Academic Advising
At Gardner-Webb University, academic advising is a shared responsibility of the student, success coach, and faculty.
Students entering Gardner-Webb Online are assigned a personal success coach (with the exception of Nursing and Education) from the Digital Learning Enrollment Division who assists them with academic advising and registration from their first semester through graduation. Upon demonstration of academic success, Nursing and Education students transition to a faculty advisor who mentors students in their major career field and assists students in the registration process. The faculty advisor and success coach work closely with students to successfully clarify and attain their personal, professional, and academic goals. Success coaches also provide direct assistance and serve as a bridge or ombudsperson between students and faculty advisors (Nursing and Education), Registrar Services, Student Accounts Office, Financial Planning, academic support services, and other University resources in order to help students enroll successfully and persist to graduation.
New Student Orientation
Orientation provides an opportunity to learn about student resources and services that support and prepare students for the transition into Gardner-Webb Online. Upon registration, new students are provided access to a self-paced orientation, an Online Readiness Assessment, and resources to prepare for their first term of study. Students attend a web-conference orientation prior to the beginning of their first term.
Noel Center for Disability Resources
The Noel Center for Disability Resources provides reasonable accommodations and services to qualifying students with disabilities. Upon acceptance to the University, the student should register with the Center using the following link: https://yukon.accessiblelearning.com/GardnerWebb/staff/Default.aspx.
Professional documentation of the disability and its functional limitations should be uploaded using the link above or sent directly to the Noel Center at disabilityservices@gardner-webb.edu. Documentation Guidelines are available on the Noel Center Home page.
Once eligibility has been determined, the student is assigned an Accessibility Advisor who will work collaboratively with the student to determine reasonable accommodations and services. The Accessibility Advisor will work with the student throughout his or her time at Gardner-Webb, and can provide assistance with developing effective study skills as well as organizational, time management, and test taking strategies.
The Noel Center is located in Frank Nanney Hall and can be reached at 704-406-4271 or at disabilityservices@gardner-webb.edu.
Peer Tutoring
Peer Tutoring is an academic support service connected to Gardner-Webb University’s Student Success Division. Peer tutoring is a course-specific tutoring service to contribute to the tutors’ and tutees’ personal development and academic success. Peer Tutoring offers tutoring assistance to all general education courses as well as most major courses. Peer Tutoring is one of the many student resources Gardner-Webb University offers undergraduate students in need of academic assistance.
Peer tutoring provides undergraduate students with the opportunity to schedule an individual tutoring appointment with a peer tutor who has previously excelled or is currently excelling in the requested course. During the student’s tutoring session, the tutee will receive individual attention in a supportive environment in which he or she has the opportunity to discuss course-specific concepts, review course-specific material, and/or prepare for a course-specific exam or presentation. Peer tutoring is a free service.
Peer tutoring is open to student input and needs as we seek to provide the best tutoring services possible. Our policies and responsibilities are developed to benefit the student-learning process.
Smarthinking
Smarthinking is an online tutoring support service that is available to online students. Smarthinking is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Courses to be tutored include Math, Spanish, Science, Business, and Technology. Under those courses there are an array of subjects that offer tutoring help. Each student has 4 free hours and if more is needed, contact the Director of Testing and Tutoring.
University Writing Center
The University Writing Center, located in the Tucker Student Center, offers assistance to all Gardner-Webb students on any problem related to writing. Qualified graduate and undergraduate students, under the direction of a faculty specialist in writing, provide individual consultations and answer questions about all aspects of the writing process. Students who live off campus can receive Writing Center services via telephone or video conferencing.
Dover Memorial Library
Dover Memorial Library
Dover Memorial Library
https://gardner-webb.edu/library/
800-253-8330 (Toll Free)
704-406-4295 (Circulation)
Students, faculty, and adjunct faculty enrolled or teaching in online or distance programs are entitled to the same library privileges and services as student and faculty located at the main campus.
The Dover Memorial Library is located on the Gardner-Webb University main campus in Boiling Springs, NC. The Library’s collection includes 70,000 books, 1,020,761 eBooks, and 162 databases and is a selective depository for federal government documents. Online research assistance and information literacy instruction is available through the Library homepage by filling out a Research Consultation Request, Library Instruction Request, or by using Reference Chat. Distance students, faculty, and adjunct faculty can access the Library’s collection through the Library homepage using our collection of databases and the Library’s online Catalog. Library books located at the main campus and materials (books and articles) not in our collection can be requested through Interlibrary Loan. Requested items will be delivered electronically or through the mail.
Students, faculty, and adjunct faculty will be prompted for their WebbConnect username and password when accessing the Library’s databases, eBooks, and Interlibrary Loan request forms from off-campus.
Christian Life and Service
The Office of Christian Life and Service advances the Christian and Baptist identity of the University and nurtures students, faculty, and staff in the development of a mature Christian faith. Varied opportunities are provided for expressing that faith through service to God and humanity.
Gardner-Webb Online students can access resources, support, and events via two online areas to connect to Christian community at Gardner-Webb. ln each Blackboard course, a link to "Christian Community" can be found in the left-hand course navigation. This area features a welcome video, resources for pastoral care, and access to RightNow media, an extensive collection of faith-based videos. Also in Blackboard, in the top navigation tabs, the "Faith@GWU" area provides contact information, campus event information, additional resources and support.