NLU maintains a website at www.nl.edu. Information for registering, logging on, account names, etc. should be accessed through the NLU portal at http://my.nl.edu. The NLU helpdesk is available 24/7 at 1-866-813-1177 to assist students with login questions. Students are able to access their grades, unofficial transcripts, account balances, tuition bills, and student schedules through the NLU portal. Students can also access course home pages for all of the classes in which they are enrolled through the Desire to Learn site at https://d2l.nl.edu/. Every registered student at NLU has a university supplied email account that can be accessed through any internet connection. Student email stations are conveniently located at each campus. This will provide fast, direct communication between the students, the university faculty, and administration. It is NLU policy to send information to students only through the NLU email accounts, and it is the students’ responsibility to check the NLU email frequently to stay aware of university policies and deadlines. Cell Phone and Laptop Use Please mute all cell phones in district schools and in NLU classes. Laptops may be used for note taking and for in class projects at the discretion of the instructor. There may be “screen down” times requested by the instructor. Textbooks Candidates are responsible for buying and/or renting textbooks and other related materials. Textbooks are available on-line through the Virtual Bookstore at: https://nl.textbookx.com/institutional/index.php. Starting class with the required texts is important so make sure to order books and/or materials early. Policy Regarding Physical Fitness The Illinois School Code requires that all adults in schools must be physically healthy. The Code [105 ILCS 5/24] reads as follows: “Employee” means any employee of a school district, a student teacher, an employee of a contractor that provides services to students or in schools, or any other individual subject to the requirements.” Practicum students must also meet this requirement. “School boards shall require of new employees’ evidence of physical fitness to perform duties assigned and freedom from communicable disease. Such evidence shall consist of a physical examination by a physician licensed in Illinois or any other state to practice medicine and surgery in all of its branches, an advanced practice nurse who has a written collaborative agreement with a collaborating physician that authorizes the advanced practice nurse to perform health examinations, or by a physician assistant who has been delegated the authority to perform health examinations by his or her supervising physician not more than 90 days preceding time of presentation to the boards, and the cost of such examination shall rest with the employee.” Policy Regarding Grades of C or Lower in Practicum Courses Candidates who receive a grade of C in Practicum I or II will not be permitted to enroll in advanced coursework or field experiences. Candidates must contact the ECE Program Chair to determine their future in the MAT Program. Candidates will meet with their Program Chair and course instructor to determine a plan of action; this may require re-taking the Practicum course or receiving a support plan stipulating actions for future success in the program.
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