Master of Science in Nutrition and Integrative Health Program Communication Guidelines

Your MS in Nutrition and Integrative Health (MSNIH) program contacts: Rebecca Snow, Program Director Nutrition and Integrative Health Melissa Huselton, Program Coordinator Nutrition and Integrative Health Eleonora Gafton, Interim Cooking Lab Coordinator rsnow@tai.edu mhuselton@tai.edu egafton@tai.edu 410-888-9048 x6653 410-888-9048 x6654 410-888-9048 x6658

WEEBLY WEBSITE Nutrition Program Specific Information A) HOW DO I GET TO IT? Visit: jan12msnih.weebly.com The website is password protected. During your orientation, you will be given the password. Please do not share this password. Please bookmark this link.

B) WHAT IS ITS ROLE/WHAT INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND THERE?

The intention of the Weebly Website is to provide one location for you to access program information and communicate with your classmates via forums on the site. The site is only accessible to students and faculty of the Nutrition and Integrative Health Program. You must have the password to view this site. The following information is available on the Weebly site: Portals for each course managed by the appropriate faculty Most up-to-date syllabi, schedules, handouts, presentation notes, and other relevant documents. Upcoming nutrition-related conferences Career and internship opportunities Student focus group dates

C) HOW DO I MAKE SURE I AM IN THE LOOP WITH COMMUNICATION

You must update Student Services with any changes in your contact information. To update Student Services, please use the update form found on the intranet (log on and password needed): http://intranet.tai.edu:8000/studentupdate.aspx or you can use this pdf format: http://intranet.tai.edu:8000/uploads/assets/080109_023935_ContactChangeForm.pdf

TAI SOPHIA EMAIL Your Main Institute Communication Link A) HOW DO I GET TO IT? Your Tai Sophia email is established when you start class. At that time, you will receive your email address and password. The address will be the first letter of your first name and the full last name followed by @tai.edu. (for example: rsnow@tai.edu) The name used will generally be the legal name on your application. Access to your email: http://www.tai.edu/ then go to: Our Learning Community Current Students Email Access directly: http://www.tai.edu/FSEmailAccess.aspx Please bookmark this link.

B) WHAT IS ITS ROLE/WHAT INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND THERE? It is very important that you check this email regularly. This is the way that faculty and other staff at the Institute will contact you regarding upcoming events, health updates, policy and/or procedural changes, or other information that would affect you directly. The program faculty will use this email address to send you program information such as schedule changes, course handouts, assignment updates or other pertinent information. It is best to check your email once a day. Please delete any emails that are no longer needed so the Institute can maintain enough space for future emails to you.

C) HOW DO I MAKE SURE I AM IN THE LOOP WITH COMMUNICATION?

If you forget your password, you can contact Dan Wessels at dwessels@tai.edu or by phone: ext 6643. Please contact Dan if you have problems accessing your email.

TAI SOPHIA INTRANET For the Tai Community

A) HOW DO I GET TO IT?

Access to Tai Sophia Intranet: http://www.tai.edu/ then go to: Our Learning Community Current Students Intranet Access directly: http://intranet.tai.edu:8000/ Please bookmark this link. Because this site is secure, you will be prompted to enter your name and password. Use your username ONLY (rsnow) and the same password used to access your email.

B) WHAT IS ITS ROLE/WHAT INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND THERE?

Accessible to only to our internal community of Staff, Faculty, Board, and Students, the Tai intranet site was created with the intention of bringing more ease to the tasks of our internal community. The vision for the site is that it act as a central resource where you can find the information that you need and find out what is happening in other parts of the Tai Sophia community. 2

The following information is available at the Intranet: Class directories and photos Staff and faculty directories Course grades Support Services Forms to update your contact information, audit classes, update health requirements for clinic Student Handbook, and more

C) HOW DO I MAKE SURE I AM IN THE LOOP WITH COMMUNICATION As long as you continue to remain a student in good standing with the Institute, you should not have any problems accessing the Intranet. Again, if you experience any problems, please contact Dan Wessels as noted above. D) Accessing Your Data Report (contact information, class schedule & grades) Your personal data report includes contact information, grades, class schedule, and incomplete grades. To access your data report: Go to www.tai.edu. Then click on OUR COMMUNITY, then CURRENT STUDENTS, and finally INTRANET. Log on to the intranet (with your user name and password), click on STUDENTS and then DATA REPORT. Tai Sophia Tech support E) Chip Ali, Data Analyst, cali@tai.edu ext 6669 - email, login, passwords reset & accessing intranet F) Dan Wessel, IT Specialist, dwessel@tai.edu ext 6643 - Accessing Internet (connectivity issues) Chip and Dan can be found on the second floor around the corner from finance. 2012 Fall Registration of courses/electives Information will be posted by July 2, 2012