STUDENT SERVICES
Academic resources and services
To help students achieve their full potential, the University operates nine academic support services.
The office of academic advising
The Academic Advising Office is a part of Asher University’s continuing effort to provide counseling. The office assists students with their academic needs, program and course selection, probation counseling, and change of academic status. The students are required to meet with a member of the advising staff to plan and to have their course schedules approved before registration, each quarter. Students should have their program checklist with them when they meet with an advisor. All students must register for themselves. No third-party registrations will be processed.
The office of student services
The Office of Student Services (OSS) exists to support the university’s mission, goals, and the non-academic needs of its students. Its primary objective is to help improve student retention. The OSS staff carries out many varied functions including Administering AU’s orientation programs; advising international students; planning activities events and making counseling referrals.
Disabled Student Services
Asher University will complies with Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 ad the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 and does not discriminate based on disability. Students are provided with reasonable accommodation according to their individual needs. Students requiring assistance and accommodation should contact the Office of Student Services.
International Student Services
Asher University will be proud to host students from more than fifty countries. Their presence helps to foster an atmosphere of multi-cultural awareness and interaction on campus. Asher University provides assistance and information and services to its international students including advising and information on immigration and visa status regulations; social and recreational activities; programs to foster intercultural relationships; learning; and orientation programs for international students new to AU. International students are encouraged to seek assistance by contacting the Office of Student Services.
Bookstore
Asher University has a partnership with the online vendor VarsityBooks.com. Students may purchase textbooks on-line. Financial aid recipients and sponsored students should contact Asher University’s Financial Aid Office before ordering their textbooks to receive their book voucher. Students should have their current course registration form in hand when ordering their textbooks as they will need to know both the course and section number of each course for which they have registered.
Tutoring Centers
The writing and Math Centers will provide additional academic support to students. Their hours of operation are posted each quarter. Students may also call to arrange special appointments. Limited tutoring will be available and may be arranged in other subject areas. In courses requiring intensive writing, Writing Center staff will cover such areas as understanding the assignment, prewriting, gathering information, drafting, revising, editing, and reflecting on the process and product. A Writing Center staff member, will not correct papers or put the student’s ideas into his or her words. The Writing Center staff will help students become better writers by assisting them in understanding specific rhetorical situations and how to use them in all courses. In addition, the students will receive help in learning how to critique and revise their writing.
Library
The Library at Asher University is intended to meet the research, informational and literacy needs and desires of the students as well as provide support or the curriculum.
A reserve system of required and supplementary reading material for courses is maintained. A wide variety of audiovisual materials and related media are available for use in the classroom.
Online Libraries:
• California Digital Library (Free)
Contains more than 1,800 free University of California Press publications.
• Library Web (Free)
Hundreds of electronically available libraries by UC Berkley
• University of Pennsylvania Digital Library (Free)
Thousands of electronic books, journals, and databases.
• Library of Congress Exhibitions (Free)
Computing Facilities
The University provides computing facilities tailored to the instructional needs of the curricula. There are two computer classrooms. Each has networked computer workstations and overhead LCD projectors. Each computer room has access to the internet and to the university’s academic local area network. The Computer Lab provides students with access to the same computing resources found in the classroom. Use of the lab is available only to enrolled students and is restricted to university activities. The faculty of the Computer Lab is present to ensure the upkeep and operation of the facility. The lab contains computer workstations, printers, and a scanner for graphics and optical character recognition. The Writing Center and the Internet Room in the Library provide computer services. All academic computing facilities are maintained by the Office of Technology Systems and Services.