The Academic Calendar contains important dates such as priority registration for classes, add/drop dates, holidays and graduation ceremonies for the current academic year.  It also includes projected calendars for future terms and summer sessions.

The University Bookstore allows distance students to order textbooks entirely online and have materials shipped directly to them. Students are not required to purchase textbooks from this vendor.

Career Services is a comprehensive career center for students, alumni, faculty and employers.  Their mission is to offer students self-knowledge and employment options to prepare them for the workforce, professional or graduate school, or alternative employment. 

They offer such services as:

• Vacancy Listings for Internships
• Job Search Directories and Guides
• Computer Lab and On-line Resources
• Graduate School Admission Testing Information
• Tips on Resumes, Cover Letters, Grad School Essays
• Career Exploration Resources
• Demographic and Salary Information

Graduate Studies has designed a page specifically with distance education students in mind.  Here you will find any information you may need regarding forms, deadlines, registration and much more. 

As a student, you will have access to UNL’s Libraries through http://iris.unl.edu. There is also a library website specifically designed for distance education. 

For help on accessing library information or any other library assistance click here.

The UNL Help Desk works to support the computing needs of students, faculty and staff.  Their primary areas of support include:

• Campus network and Internet connections (new requests, configuration, access failure, etc.)
• E-mail (Lotus Notes, Bigred, UNLSERVE, directory listing change requests, etc.)
• My.UNL Academic Portal (Blackboard)
• UNL system-wide applications and servers (IRIS, UNLSERVE, WAM!, etc.)
• PC and Mac problems (operating system, virus eradication, etc.)
  

Blackboard Help
There is also help available within Blackboard. While logged into Blackboard click the “Help” button at the top of the screen for answers to common questions. If you can't find the answer, create a support request, which will be addressed during regular business hours. To submit a request, you must be logged into Blackboard.