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S E R V I C E S F O R S T U D E N T S
hours authorization, preferably
via email. Faculty members
and faculty advisors should
check with the dean of their
respective college regarding
the policy on allowing extended
access to facilities of that
college. The dean, faculty
member, or advisor may forward
extended access authorizations
via email to ltu_safety@ltu.edu.
Please allow two
working days for confirmation.
Individuals found not in compliance
with this policy may
be subject to the University
discipline system. Students
using campus facilities, especially
after hours, must carry
their Lawrence Tech ID card
with them and must present it
if requested to do so by a
Lawrence Tech Campus Safety
officer.
CAREER SERVICES
Career Services is much more
than a place where students
can go to find a job when they
graduate. Career Services provides
a wide variety of services
and programs that, as early
as the freshman year, can help
students develop their career
plans and establish career
goals by identifying their abilities,
values, and interests, and
then targeting occupations that
reflect those same abilities,
values, and interests. The
office can also help students
gain experience in their chosen
field.
Services include career
advising, on-campus employment,
cooperative education
and internships, career workshops,
resume critiques, mock
interviews, career fairs,
employer presentations, and
on-campus interviews. Career
Services is also responsible for
the Career Center section of
Tech Net
(www.lawrencetech.net), the
University’s web-based information
system. Students may
post their resumes for viewing
by prospective employers and
can also view job postings.
The Office of Career
Services is located in M130,
Buell Management Building,
and is open daily 8 a.m.-4:30
p.m.; with extended hours
(until 7 p.m.) Monday-
Wednesday during fall and
spring semesters. The office
moves to the Taubman Center
early in 2006.
COMPUTER RESOURCES
Lawrence Tech has taken
aggressive steps to create a
technological environment
which assures that students are
well prepared and positioned
to take full advantage of
advanced learning opportunities,
greater access to educational
resources, and ultimately,
achieve a competitive edge
in the workplace. Lawrence
Tech’s extensive computer
resources help students as they
learn, retain, analyze, present,
use, and exchange complex
technological and graphical
information.
The University’s wireless
laptop computer initiative provides
all undergraduates with a
state-of-the-art notebook computer
customized to their academic
discipline with the latest
releases of professional software.
All registered students at
Lawrence Tech receive a free
computer account that includes
access to email, Internet2, and
protected storage on the
University’s servers.
Students, faculty, and staff
can access their account from
any campus terminal, personal
computer, or laptop. Students,
faculty, and staff are expected
to obtain Internet service if
they wish to access the
system from off-campus.
The University no longer provides
modem-based access to
the system. Additional information
is available at
www.ltu.edu/computercenter.
The Southfield campus has
wireless coverage using
802.11b technology. Users
should set their ESSID to
“LTU Wireless Network” to
connect. This service is provided
in all central campus
buildings and the residence
halls. Public printers are provided
in the Computer
Laboratory in S115. Additional
public printers are located in
University Housing South and
North and in the library. The
Computer Lab is open
Monday-Friday, 8 a.m.-8 p.m.
At the end of each term, hours
are extended until 10 p.m.,
Monday-Thursday.
The Laptop Support
HelpDesk provides walk-in
support for student computer
problems. It is located in
T215, and staffed 7:30 a.m.-
7:30 p.m., Monday-Thursday,
and 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Fridays.
Telephone support is also provided
during these hours at
248.204.2330. The HelpDesk
moves to the Taubman Center
early in 2006.
My.ltu.edu – Lawrence Tech’s
comprehensive e-learning and
services portal, my.ltu.edu,
offers an expanding variety of
resources and conveniences.
Among them is Blackboard, a
comprehensive and flexible e-
learning software platform that
delivers the University’s
course management system,
customized institution-wide
portals, on line communities,
and an advanced architecture
that provides for Web-based
integration with the
University’s administrative
systems.
The University’s course
management system offers students
the 24 hour/7 day per
week access to professors and
fellow students not available in
the typical classroom environment.
Professors can post their
syllabi online, as well as class
lectures and assignments for
immediate retrieval anytime,
anywhere. Other features
available through Blackboard
are discussion boards for posting
questions and receiving
answers to and from other students
and the professor in the
class, Virtual Chat Room capabilities
for asynchronous communication
with the entire
class, and the Digital Drop
Box, which enables students to
send assignments to professors
on-line.
Registering for classes,
inquiries about account balances
and financial aid disbursements,
internal and external
job searches, payment of
balances, and access to the
library databases are among
the large number of the additional
services that Lawrence
Tech students have available
through BannerWeb by accessing
my.ltu.edu via Lawrence
Tech’s Website, www.ltu.edu.
Training sessions, selfpaced
study courses, and other
online assistance help students
learn to use the computer –
these aids are in addition to
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