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Q. How will students receive information about the enhanced
system, eSTORM?
A. The SWIC Web site will provide information and give students
the ability to ask questions. Also, articles and ads will appear in
the student newspaper Eye of the Storm. Additionally, students
who use the current STORM Services will receive an e-mail
message, and a letter will be mailed to all students containing:
• The student’s ID number and password
• Instructions for logging in
• The student’s email address
• Other pertinent information
Q. What circumstances could prevent a student from
registering online?
A. Current students who have had restrictions placed on their
accounts from the Business Office or Admissions and Records
will not be able to register online.
Prior students, who have not attended class since Spring 2007,
will be able to create a login, password and e-mail address, but
will need to talk with the registrar before gaining access to
online registration.
New students must register in person the first time.
Enrollment Appointments
eSTORM online registration requires that a student have an
enrollment appointment. The appointment is the day
and time a student may begin using online registration for a
specific term. For example, if the fall 2008 appointment is for
April 23, 2008 at 1:15 p.m., the student may register online at any
time or day after 1:15 p.m. on April 23.
Q. Will a student be able to drop or add a class online?
A. Yes. Drop/Add is one of the features of the online registration.
Q. Will the eSTORM server be able to handle first-day
registration?
A. Initially, online registration will follow the current appointment
system, which provides staggered beginning registration dates
for specifically defined groups of students.
A New Look
S-Net will
become iSTORM
after winter break.
But only the
name and colors
will change.
Q. How are enrollment appointments assigned?
A. Enrollment appointments are assigned by the registrar based on
number of previously completed hours and other criteria.
Students may register in person on campus as soon as
registration for the term begins without waiting for their
enrollment appointment.
Q. When will students be assigned their personal SWIC e-mail
account?
A. Current students will be assigned an e-mail account at the time
their student ID number and password are assigned. Their
personal SWIC e-mail account will be included in the letter that
will be mailed March 31 for students enrolled in at least one
class in summer 2007, fall 2007 or spring 2008.
New students will be assigned an e-mail account when they
register for the first time in person.
Q. What about security? Will a student need to use their social
security number?
A. Students will need to use their social security numbers only to
register for an account. Once the account is activated, student ID
numbers will be used for log in.
Active security features built into eSTORM encrypt sensitive
information for both wired and wireless connections, making it a
secure site. As long as students don’t share ID numbers and
passwords, their information is secure.
Q. Will faculty e-mail students when grades have been posted?
A. Although faculty/student e-mail communications is a major
eSTORM enhancement feature, e-mail notification won’t be
necessary, since grades will be posted to eSTORM as soon
as the faculty enters them.
Q. Will students be able to reset their password on eSTORM?
A. When students log into eSTORM for the first time, they will be
required to change their password immediately for security
purposes. They will also be required to change passwords every
90 days. Students may also change their password at any time
before the 90 days.
Stay tuned for STORM Watch updates on S-net (iSTORM) and in all future issues of Insider Chat.