Thursday, September 8, 2016

Your guide to the new PEL student resources website


The home page for PEL students can be found at pel.eckerd.edu.

by Amanda Hagood

Looking for more information about experiential credit? Need to apply for graduation? Interested in learning more about the reflective service-learning requirement or how to organize your writing exhibit? Visit the new, improved PEL student resources website!

First, start with the right address. While student resources were once available under https://sites.google.com/a/eckerd.edu/pel/, they can now also be accessed with the much simpler URL pel.eckerd.edu. You may wish to bookmark this page for your convenience.

On the homepage, you will find some of the most frequently accessed resources, including electronic check-in, which all returning students must complete before the beginning of each term, and campus contact information. In the navigator bar immediately under the banner, you will find links to many different types of resources including:

The Reflective Service Learning website has several pages of information.
·        Academic Resources: Academic calendar, the Academic Programs handbook; course schedules, as well as information about online directed studies, majors and minors, and the PEL Honors Program. You can also access information and resources relating to the Writing Competency requirement (including how to prepare and submit your Writing Exhibit) and other writing services offered to PEL students. Be sure to check out the new pages devoted to our Reflective Service Learning requirement, also linked here.

·        Financial Resources: Here there are links to the Bursar’s Office, eBill login, and loan programs and scholarships available through Eckerd College.

       Careers and Jobs: Explore the Office of Career Services, Eckerd College LinkedIn, and TritonTrack, Eckerd’s online database for job listings and application materials.

·        Experiential Credit: Here you may learn more about earning credit through CLEP and DSST exams, as well as many aspects of our experiential learning program, including fees, portfolio preparation, and frequently asked questions.

·        Graduation: Access information about the Commencement ceremony and download the application for graduation.

·         Forms: Here you will find links to key forms, including Change of Name Request, Petition for Special Academic Consideration, and Withdrawal from a course.

PEL invites you to browse the links and get acquainted with the many resources available to support students in their progress through the program. Still can’t find what you are looking for? Feel free to email pel@eckerd.edupel@eckerd.edu with suggestions for additional material for the website.

Amanda Hagood is PEL's executive director and also is co-editor of The PEL Connector. 

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