Academic Resources

Writing Center – Students (and faculty) can submit papers to this link for the Writing Center CANVAS "course.”
Student Success – The Student Success team is available for consultation and support via online meetings using Zoom and Google Hangouts. Please contact d.farrell@wingate.edu or call 704-233-8265 for assistance.
Disability Services – Students with disabilities will continue to receive their approved accommodations. With the course format of instruction changing to online, students with disabilities may need additional or revised accommodations. The DSS office will be reviewing new requests as quickly as possible. If you need to request accommodations, please go here: https://rainier.accessiblelearning.com/Wingate/ApplicationStudent.aspx
Career services are available to students by contacting careerhelp@wingate.edu. Services include career exploration, resume/cover letter writing resources and critique, job listings, and internship opportunities.
Academic Advising services are available to students by contacting academicadvising@wingate.edu. Academic Advisors who can assist with all majors will be available.
Peer tutoring through the ARC will continue during this time over Zoom. Students can sign up for tutoring on TutorTrac (wingate.go-redrock.com), and will be sent instructions from their tutor on how to access the Zoom meeting. If students need help on how to set up a tutoring appointment, they may watch this YouTube video for more information. Any questions should be directed to Laura Parker at l.parker@wingate.edu.
Supplemental Instruction will now be taking place as a “Conference” on the class Canvas page. Students should look out for communication from their SI leader about whether the time of the class SI sessions will be changing. Students can access the SI session on their class Canvas page under “Conferences” at the time the session is meant to start by clicking “Join.” If set up correctly, the SI Session should be sent to record and can be accessed by students in the class for up to 14 days after the session has taken place. Any questions should be directed to either your class SI leader or to Laura Parker at l.parker@wingate.edu.

**Because of licensing laws, our counseling services are available only to students who live in North Carolina. If you are out of state, we can assist you via email and/or with a brief phone consultation to end counseling and/or transfer to local services.**

· If you are a new client looking for services, we are offering telephone consultations as well as short-term, solution-focused counseling services in a teletherapy format to interested students who meet the qualifications. A clinician will work with you on figuring out any follow-up meetings and referral to a local clinician if needed. Please email counseling@wingate.edu and include available times (EST) in the coming week and the best phone number to reach you.

· All current clients will be able to use either phone consultation or online services via a confidential, HIPAA-compliant version of Zoom. Moving forward, sessions will focus on how best to take care of yourself during this time away from campus, explore sources of support and ways to cope with anxiety and other moods, and/or discuss next steps. Please email your counselor or counseling@wingate.edu to schedule for either option and include available times (EST) in the coming week and the best phone number to reach you.

· If you desire to have assistance finding and establishing local care, please email us at counseling@wingate.edu. We are equipped to help you establish care where you are located and learn more about using private pay, insurance, and other options. You can also use Psychology Today to find a clinician in your area or ask your primary-care physician for a referral.

· We are starting a virtual support group called “Wellness at Home” for students who are are interested in meeting with a counselor and other students to discuss their experiences adapting to being at home and find support from others going through the same things. Please email counseling@wingate.edu if you are interested in receiving more information about this support group.

Here is a list of additional resources that you may find useful for education purposes or crises:

https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/about/coping.html
https://theconversation.com/7-science-based-strategies-to-cope-with-coronavirus-anxiety-133207
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline - 1-800-273-8255
Crisis Text Line – Text HOME to 741741
o Special keyword for students of color – Text STEVE to 741741

Moving forward, please continue to carefully read all messages from the University and check the University website for the latest information. If we don’t hear from you during this time, please know that we value the work we did together. Since we didn’t have a chance to formally end our work together, if you would like to speak once by phone to do this, we are happy to make such arrangements. If you would like to continue seeing someone at the Counseling Center when you return to campus, please email or stop by the Health Center.

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EKS Library

We're happy to continue to meet your resource and research needs albeit in a virtual environment. InterLibrary Loan is suspended.

If you need access to a device or library service, please contact us to schedule an appointment or Ask Ethel.
Reference Consultations remain available (over Zoom).
Stay tuned to Ethel's Social Media accounts for updates regarding resources.
- Facebook – Ethel K Smith Library
- Twitter – @ekslibrary
- Instagram – ekslibrary
Library fines will be suspended and due dates extended. Materials checked out from the Library before March 13 will not accrue an overdue fine.
- Items will be due when the campus community resumes a normal schedule or when residence halls are completely cleaned out, whichever occurs first.
- A replacement fee will be incurred only if the item(s) is/are not returned after the Wingate campus reopens; continue to monitor your email for developments.
If you have an InterLibrary Loan (ILL) item, we are reaching out to lenders for extensions. Stay tuned for updates

Please review all other online resources on the Academic Resources section of the FAQs.

Federal Student Loans

On March 13, 2020, the president announced that interest would be waived on all federally held student loans. Which loans are covered by the announcement?

All loans owned by the U.S. Department of Education (ED) will have interest waived. That includes Direct Loans, as well as Federal Perkins Loans and Federal Family Education Loan (FFEL) Program loans held by ED.

If my loans are owned by ED, do I need to do anything for the interest on my loans to be waived?

No, ED will automatically adjust your account so that interest doesn’t accrue. The account adjustment will be effective March 13, 2020. During this period of no interest, if you continue to make payments, the full amount will be applied to principal. However, if your loan had already accrued interest prior to President Trump’s March 13 announcement, your payments will first be used to pay off that outstanding interest.

Will my monthly payment go down because interest is being waived?

No. Your monthly payment will remain the same, but the full amount of the payment will be applied to already accrued interest and/or outstanding principal. This means that you are likely to pay your balance down more quickly during this zero-interest period.

If I make loan payments after March 13, how will they be applied?

During the period of no interest, the full amount of your payments will be applied to principal once all the interest that accrued prior to President Trump’s March 13 announcement is paid. As you will see below, you can suspend your payments for at least 60 days without additional interest accruing.

How long will interest be waived?

Interest will not accrue on federally held student loans for at least 60 days, beginning on March 13, 2020. ED may extend that period, depending on the status of the COVID-19 national emergency.

On March 20, the president said I can suspend payments on my loans. What do I need to do to suspend my payments?

You can ask for an administrative forbearance. Being in an administrative forbearance means that you can temporarily stop making your federal student loan payments without becoming delinquent. Because interest is being waived during the COVID-19 national emergency, interest will not accrue (accumulate) while you are in forbearance. If you request an administrative forbearance, you will not have any payments due for as long as the administrative forbearance lasts. Your loan servicer will cancel any scheduled auto-debit payments. After the administrative forbearance ends, you will have to resume making payments. If you wish to use auto-debit, you may restart auto-debit payments; they will not automatically resume.

What if I am already more than 31 days past due on my payments?

If you’re at least 31 days behind on your payments as of March 13, 2020, or become more than 31 days delinquent after that date, you’ll automatically be placed in an administrative forbearance to give you a safety net during the COVID-19 national emergency.

If I want an administrative forbearance, do I have to request it, or will I get one automatically?

If you want to request an administrative forbearance, you should request one by contacting your loan servicer. If you do not know who your servicer is or how to contact them, visit StudentAid.gov/login or call us at 1-800-4-FED-AID (1-800-433-3243; TTY for the deaf or hearing-impaired 1-800-730-8913) for assistance.

Note: If you’re at least 31 days behind on your payment as of March 13, 2020, or become more than 31 days delinquent after that date, you’ll automatically be placed in the administrative forbearance to give you a safety net during the COVID-19 national emergency.

For further information, please contact your loan servicer. Contact information for your loan servicer can be found by logging into NSLDS at https://nslds.ed.gov/npas/index.htm.

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IT Help Desk

Labs and Research

Lyceums

Director of Lyceum and Multicultural Programming Antonio Jefferson is organizing up to 20 virtual Lyceums just for graduating seniors who still need the credits. They will run through the end of the semester. To present Lyceums from each category, we will be using Zoom, which tracks student attendance and attention in reports that will be used for Lyceum credit. Please check your email for days and times for these virtual Lyceums.

McGee Center

Until new group fitness classes resume, McGee Center patrons can access more than 100 previously-recorded classes on the WU Campus Rec Facebook page. The McGee Center is closed until Jan. 11. Once the facility reopens, click on the Bookings icon to access the reservation system. Face masks are required at all times in the facility. Stay tuned on social media for spring-semester updates.

Pass/Fail Policy

This message was sent to Wingate students on March 30, 2020 from Vice Provost for Student Engagement Nancy Randall.

Amidst all the challenges and unknowns associated with COVID-19 and coursework during this semester, I am so pleased to be able to let you know that Wingate University will, for the Spring 2020 semester only, provide you with options (like pass/fail) on how your final grade in each course will be permanently recorded on your Wingate University transcript.
Let me explain.

Undergraduate Grading Policies:

A student may withdraw from a course at any time prior to the day of the final exam.
Upon receipt of the final grade (as posted in WinLINK), a student with a grade of “D” or better may withdraw from the course if formally requested of the Registrar by May 15, 2020.
Upon receipt of the final grade, a student with a grade of “C-” or better may have that grade recorded as a “P” (indicating Pass) if formally requested of the Registrar by May 15, 2020.

Please note, undergraduates, that:

A grade of “P” will not impact your grade point average positively or negatively.
You do earn course credit with a grade of “P”.
Withdrawing from a class means you are losing those credits.
Any grade of F will lower your grade point average.
The U. S. Department of Education is awaiting final language from the CARES Act which was signed by President Trump this weekend. A separate email with information regarding Satisfactory Academic Progress and P/F grades will be sent to you from the Financial Planning Office as soon as final language is received.
Contact your advisor or ACDC (Academic and Career Development Office at academicadvising@wingate.edu) before you make any decisions based on these options.

Graduate & Health Sciences Grading Policies:

A student may withdraw from a course at any time prior to the day of the final exam
Upon receipt of the final grade, a student with a grade of “C” or better may have that grade recorded as a “P” if formally requested of the Registrar by May 15, 2020.
Students applying to graduate programs should determine if a Pass will satisfy admission requirements.

Again, I am glad we can provide you with some options for the recording of final grades that will meet your individual circumstances during this most unusual and, for many, difficult semester.

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Refunds/Reimbursements

Residential Students

All students returning to campus for class, including commuters, must be tested for COVID-19 before they return to their residence halls or before attending class. These tests will be provided at no cost, so that we can ensure a smooth transition into the Spring semester and to mitigate the spread of COVID-19. The University will also stagger residential return in much the same way you experienced in the Fall.

Here’s what Return to Campus will look like in January:

We suggest students quarantine for 14 days prior to their return to campus. This will minimize the likelihood that a student will return to campus and test positive.

Residential student access will not be activated until a student’s approved sign up day. Once a student has been tested, they will receive a wristband. Students will be required to show their wristband to Residence Life staff, and in order to enter dining locations and other spaces on campus until February 5th.
Testing will occur at locations throughout campus. See the map below for testing location sites.
COVID entry testing will be available from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. each day. Please see below for your specific testing location.

Wingate COVID Testing Locations Campus Map

Drive-Thru Location

Football Stadium
- Commuter Students

Indoor Locations

Northeast Lobby
- Helms, Northeast, Faculty Drive Apartment Residents
WT Harris
- Wilson East, Wilson West, CM Black, Old Cannon, New Cannon Residents
South Village (Apartment 217)
- All South Village Residents
Watson Village (Welborn 814)
- Beam, Welborn, Byrum, Greek, Bennett, and Holbert Residents
JM Smith
- JM Smith and Alumni Residents
Health Center
- All other students

Student-athletes will begin their return to campus earlier as their team schedules indicate. Coaches will contact student-athletes directly with Return to Campus instructions.

Residential students who are NOT student-athletes can sign up for a residential return date here. The University will allow 350 students to return at a time. The dates are as follows. Students can sign up here:
- January 14
- January 15
- January 19
- January 20
- January 26
- January 29
- February 1

Students will receive communication through WUSync indicating if they are approved for their requested return date. Students who are not approved can resubmit and request an available date.

New residential students should plan to check-in on January 15 or January 19.

Commuter students can drive through and be tested on any of the days indicated above.

A nasal swab will only go one inch inside your nose. Testing will take approximately five minutes, and results will be available within 15 minutes. You will receive a call from the Health Center with further instructions only if you are positive.

Students who test positive upon entry to the campus will have the option to isolate on campus for 10 days or return home.

If you’ve tested positive in the past 90 days, you do not need to be re-tested. You will need to bring proof of your positive results with you to your testing site (i.e. A doctor’s note or a copy of your test results that shows your name. Screenshots of test results without identifying information will not be accepted.) If you do not have proof of your positive test, you will be re-tested.

Test results from an outside agency will not be accepted. You must be tested by the Health Center unless you’ve tested positive in the past 90 days.

Student Teaching and Educational Field Experience

Students Without Internet Access

FCC agreement states that providers will waive late fees, not cut off service for lack of payment, and open hot-spots.
Comcast COVID-19 response: offers free WiFi for 2 months to low-income families, plus all Xfinity hot-spots are free to the public during this time.
Charter Free Internet offer for 2 months.
AT&T COVID-19 response: offers open hot-spots, unlimited data to existing customers, and $10/month plans to low income families.
Verizon's COVID-19 Response: waives overage charges and late fees, two months waived internet and voice service charges for current, lifeline customers and new affordable internet option for low-income households, adds 15GB of high speed data for wireless consumers to be automatically applied with no customer action necessary.
Sprint COVID-19 response: follows FCC agreement, provides unlimited data to existing customers, and, starting Tuesday, 3/17/2020, will allow all handsets to enable hot-spots for 60 days at no extra charge.
T-Mobile COVID-19 response: follows FCC agreement, plus unlimited data to existing customers, and, coming soon, will allow all handsets to enable hot-spots for 60 days at no extra charge.
Altice USA – offering Altice Advantage 30 Mbps broadband solution free for 60 days to any new customer household within their footprint.
Cox – New plans include offering a low-income internet tier with no annual contract and relaxing data usage overage charges for all tiers.

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