Tech Supports (and Other Supports) at Red River College Polytechnic
Sadly, summer is coming to an end. For many students this means embarking on a new adventure and starting your program here at Red River College Polytechnic, and for others, this means entering into a new school year, a new level, or a new term.
It can be overwhelming (to say the least) going to College, whether straight out of high school, or returning back to school after taking time off.
With that in mind, this blog post is dedicated to pointing out (just some) of the many resources that the College has to offer students. Technology supports, Mental Health supports, Accessibility supports, Indigenous supports, and Counselling supports (just to name a few).
Technology Supports
- Tech Tips: Work Smarter, Not Harder – a blog the encourages the use of technology to make your academic life easier!
- Academic Success Centre – Technology Literacy – a self-directed resource for students looking to learn about and understand how to use College-approved applications such as LEARN, HUB, Webex, MS Teams, and Office 365.
- Academic Success Centre – Tech Peer Tutors – provides individualized help with navigating online courses, or specific College applications.
- Intro to LEARN – this is a course available in LEARN which familiarizes new users with the LEARN platform.
- New Student IT Help Resources – a collection of resources and supports offered by the Information and Technology Solutions (ITS) department at the College.
- ITS Service Desk – available 8am-5pm Monday-Friday (excluding holidays). 204.632.2125 or servicedesk@rrc.ca
- LEARN Support
Mental Health Supports
- Campus Well-Being at RRC Polytech – provides programs, services and resources to support the holistic health of students, staff and faculty. Opportunities include:
- Personal and Supportive Counselling – is available to help students deal with personal concerns that may be affecting your studies or personal well-being.
- Early Assist – is a system that helps faculty, staff and students identify and reach out to a student who could benefit from these services and help them connect with appropriate support.
Accessibility Supports
Providing persons with documented disabilities fair and equal access to educational programs, services and facilities.
Indigenous Supports
Indigenous supports provides the tools and resources to help Indigenous students succeed, from community to classroom to career.
- Advising and Enrolment
- Academic Liaison and Resource Coaches
- Navigating Coaches
- Student Counselling
- Awards, Bursaries and Scholarships
- Student Employment Services
- “R-Crew” (Resources Crew)
Note: the above is just a sampling of the many different supports that the College has.
- A full list of supports can be found at Red River College Polytechnic – Supports
- The Red River College Polytechnic Students’ Association is also a great resource and offers many great events and opportunities for students!
- …and if you want to stay up-to-date with different areas of the College, consider signing up to receive email notifications when new posts are added to our various blogs. Red River College Polytechnic – Newsletter Subscriptions
Hint: Tech Tips: Work Smarter, Not Harder is already checked off using the above link, it’s listed under Accessibility Tech Tips.