Old Dominion University Athens Site Closing: December 2008

What this means for Students No physical location in Georgia after December 2008 Students would be considered “site-less” students All courses will be broadcast either via videostream methods or web-based using Blackboard Academic advisor will now be Ron Woodard (rwoodard@odu.edu)

Degree Completion Students must check in with Ron Woodard for advising issues before each registration period Students must have the minimal hardware requirements to videostream a class Students must choose either VS7 or WEB7 CRN’s. There will no longer be Athens specific CRN numbers.

Who to contact Advising- rwoodard@odu.edu Financial Aid- MStracha@odu.edu Registrar’s office- register@odu.edu Computer help desk- occshelp@odu.edu Distance Learning- dl_support@odu.edu

How to send assignments Place a course assignment cover sheet on each assignment Mail documents via certified mail (preferred method) to: Old Dominion University Distance Education 127 Gornto Center- Mail Distribution Norfolk, VA. 23529

What about Exams? Exams may be proctored by a local library, education center (UGA, Athens Tech), etc. Student must submit a proctor request form prior to exams Exams will be mailed from ODU to the proctor

Returning Exams Exams will be returned by the proctor ONLY Students must provide the proctor with proper mailing labels/postage and envelope

Graduation Must have taken and passed the Writing Sample Placement Test and the Exit Exam (preferably before the site closes) Must take the Senior Assessment Must Apply for Graduation by the deadlines that can be found online For more questions you may e-mail graduate@odu.edu

Q and A Any questions?