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) 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 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), 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 GWU Online. Upon registration, new students are provided access to a self-paced orientation and resources to prepare for their first term of study. Students attend a web-conference orientation prior to the beginning of their first term. New students who have earned fewer than 15 credits from a higher education institution (not dual enrollment) are automatically enrolled in UNI 111 University Life during their first semester, which is a two-credit course devoted to improving the success of online students.
Learning Resource Center
The Learning Resource Center (LRC) offers academic support services within Gardner-Webb University’s Division of Student Success . Assistance is offered as course-specific tutoring services as well as writing support. Tutoring assistance is available for most general education courses as well as most major courses, and writing support is offered in every writing style. Tutoring is one of the many student resources Gardner-Webb University offers undergraduate students in need of academic assistance.
Students can schedule an individual tutoring appointment with a peer tutor who has previously excelled or is currently excelling in the requested course (students who live off campus can receive writing support via telephone or video conferencing). 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. Tutoring is a free service.
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 64,000 books, 925,000 eBooks, and 193 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 MyGWU 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.
GWU 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.