{"id":50,"date":"2013-09-13T17:40:16","date_gmt":"2013-09-13T17:40:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/westernudev.kinsta.cloud\/computing?page_id=50"},"modified":"2023-09-19T17:30:06","modified_gmt":"2023-09-19T17:30:06","slug":"new-students","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/westernudev.kinsta.cloud\/computing\/new-students\/","title":{"rendered":"New Students"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"hero-secondary\">\n  <div class=\"relative bg-black\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"adhere object-cover\" src=\"\/media\/computing\/images\/westernu-students-esplanade.jpg\" srcset=\"\" sizes=\"100vw\" alt=\"WesternU Students on esplanade\">\n      <div class=\"adhere gradient-overlay\"><\/div>\n        <div class=\"relative container pt-56 md:pt-112 pb-144 md:pb-192\">\n      <div class=\"md:flex md:justify-between px-12\">\n        <div class=\"sm:w-8\/12 md:w-6\/12 xl:w-5\/12 px-12\">\n                      <div class=\"mb-20\">\n              <div class=\"block font-sans font-bold text-14 text-white leading-130\">\n  <span class=\"inline-block\">\n    <a href=\"\/\" class=\"block hover:underline\">WesternU<\/a>\n  <\/span>\n      <span class=\"inline-block mx-6\">\/<\/span>\n          <a href=\"https:\/\/westernudev.kinsta.cloud\/computing\" class=\"inline-block hover:underline\">Office of Information Technology<\/a>\n          <span class=\"inline-block mx-6\">\/<\/span>\n    <span class=\"inline-block\">New Students<\/span>\n  <\/div>            <\/div>\n                                        <h1 class=\"t-h1-sans  text-white\">New Students<\/h1>\n        <\/div>\n              <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"relative my-48 md:my-72\">\n  <div class=\"container\">\n    <div class=\"lg:flex px-12 lg:justify-center\">\n      \n      \n                  \n                  \n      <div class=\"w-full px-24 wysiwyg-content xl:w-10\/12 2xl:w-9\/12\">\n        <p>Upon admission to the university, new students are invited to attend an orientation that will familiarize you with the University Resources and computing technologies available to you. This orientation will introduce students to the campus network, the online course management system, the Banner Information System, and software applications required in university programs. New students are also required to complete the\u00a0<strong>Campus Policies<\/strong>\u00a0tutorials in our University Online Resource Center. To access this course, you\u2019ll need to log into the learning management system using your WesternU username and password.<\/p>\n<p>Essential information covered in the computing technologies orientation is available in the Support area here as well as on the Technical Support website at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/techsupport.westernu.edu\/student\">techsupport.westernu.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"btn\" href=\"https:\/\/support.westernu.edu\/TDClient\/1848\/Portal\/Requests\/ServiceCatalog\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Request Support<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Computer\/Laptop Requirements<\/h2>\n<p>So we can better serve you, please make sure that your computer meets the minimum specifications required by your college.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/support.westernu.edu\/TDClient\/1848\/Portal\/KB\/ArticleDet?ID=78200\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Laptop Requirements<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li>College of Health Sciences<\/li>\n<li>College of Dental Medicine<\/li>\n<li>College of Graduate Nursing<\/li>\n<li>College of Osteopathic Medicine (&amp; Northwest)<\/li>\n<li>College of Optometry<\/li>\n<li>College of Pharmacy<\/li>\n<li>College of Podiatric Medicine<\/li>\n<li>College of Veterinary Medicine<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Useful Links \/ Websites<\/h2>\n<p>The following links and websites will be helpful to you as a new WesternU student. For additional information and resources, go to our\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/support.westernu.edu\/TDClient\/1848\/Portal\/KB\/?CategoryID=13505\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">IT Knowledge Base<\/a>\u00a0website.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Main Support Website<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/support.westernu.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">support.westernu.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>E-mail \/ Office 365<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/go.westernu.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">go.westernu.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Student Printing<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/pharos.westernu.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pharos.westernu.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Student Portal<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/my.westernu.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">my.westernu.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":501,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"class_list":["post-50","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/westernudev.kinsta.cloud\/computing\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/50","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/westernudev.kinsta.cloud\/computing\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/westernudev.kinsta.cloud\/computing\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/westernudev.kinsta.cloud\/computing\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/westernudev.kinsta.cloud\/computing\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=50"}],"version-history":[{"count":19,"href":"https:\/\/westernudev.kinsta.cloud\/computing\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/50\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1666,"href":"https:\/\/westernudev.kinsta.cloud\/computing\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/50\/revisions\/1666"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/westernudev.kinsta.cloud\/computing\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=50"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}