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 New Students

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 Blackboard online course management system, the Banner Information System, and software applications required in university programs. New students are also required to complete the Campus Policies tutorials in our University Online Resource Center, available on Blackboard. You will need the Banweb/Blackboard Student ID and PIN assigned to you in order to access this course. Depending on the program you are enrolled in, you may be asked to complete other tutortials from this course.

If you would like to review a video introduction to the orientation by our Executive Director of Information Technology, Denise Wilcox, click on the link provided below. Additional video tutorials on the Blackboard course management system can be found on our Blackboard Tutorials page (Note: You will need Windows Media Player® to open these files. To download a free copy of this software application, please visit the Plug-Ins page.

Essential information covered in the computing technologies orientation is also accessible through the pdf files below.(Note: You will need Acrobat Reader® to open these files. To download a free copy of this software application, please visit the Plug-Ins page.

Computer Requirements for Specific Programs

So we can better serve you, please make sure that your computer meets the minimum specifications required by your College.
  • Laptop computer requirements (Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine, Pharmacy, Veterinary Medicine, Podiatric Medicine and Dental Medicine)

  • Computer requirements (College of Graduate Nursing)

  • Tablet laptop requirement (College of Optometry). The college of Optometry is requiring the purchase of a Dell Latitude XT2 Tablet Laptop to be used in the program. (Note: students who purchase through Premier.Dell.com before July 15th can receive a volume discount on the purchase. All laptops come with a 3 year warranty, with options to upgrade. All warranty issues will be handled between dell and the student directly.)

Accessing WesternU E-mail

Getting Started in BanWeb

Protecting Your Computer System

If you need assistance in changing the networking configurations of your computer, or information on the use of software applications such as Outlook, PowerPoint, or Blackboard, please visit the Tutorials area.

For more information, contact Technical Support at (909) 469-5432 or techsupport@westernu.edu.
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