RESOURCES?! ...WHAT Resources?

Let's start with what a resource is... (from www.websters.com)
1) Something that can be used for support or help.
2) An available supply that can be drawn on when needed.
3) The ability to deal with a difficult or troublesome situation effectively; initiative.
4) Means that can be used to cope with a difficult situation.

The point is....?
Resources are things, and people, that we can call upon when we need help with situations that are difficult for us to handle by ourselves. Sometimes we all need a little help. Some people have a harder time asking for it than others. But you won't get any help unless you ask someone for it.

The number one resource is....?
PEOPLE. Co-workers. School-mates. Professors, secretaries, graduates, undergraduates, mentors, peers, library workers, advisors, students, the guy walking down the street with the map in his pocket... PEOPLE.

  
DON'T FORGET PEOPLE. Keep a rolodex, or address book, or list... it doesn't have to be fancy. Just useable.

"No man is an island, entire of itself; every man is a piece of the continent." ~ John Donne
(from http://www.quotedb.com)

PEOPLE

The start of your address book:

Kent State PEOPLE you might need:

• Misty Sommers-Tackett (Who????) - 29050

• Virginia Wright (If you don't know who this is...) 29045

• Mark Lewis - 29033

• Bernie Kline (A&S Grad Office) - 22681

• Charles Nieman and Deb Lyons (Int'l Office)- 22718 and 20917

• Dawn Bellino (Health Insurance)- 22443

• Motorist Assistance - 24444

Kent, Ohio PEOPLE you might need:

• Fire Department Non-emergency 678-8814 - call if you are going to have a campfire. This keeps them from embarrassing you by driving up to your door, sirens blaring. (I should know)

• Income Tax Budget & Fin Dept. 678-8103 - call here for questions about your city taxes.

• Police Dept Non-emergency 673-7732

• Recreation programs Parks & Rec. Dept 673-8897 - get some exercise!

• Water & sewer bills Utility Billing Div. 678-8104 - make sure you pay your water bill!

Try looking here: http://www.kentbiz.com/relocationresources.htm

Who else will you need?
Professors?
Research contacts?
Fellow students?
Do you need everyone???

Associate yourself with men of good quality if you esteem your own reputation; for 'tis better to be alone than in bad company. ~George Washington
(from http://www.quotedb.com)

MATHEMATICS

But what is there for a me... a MATH student?

Research Resources: START WITH THE OBVIOUS: Libraries, Internet, Professors, Colleagues, Office-mates, books...

Organizations:

NCTM

The Math Library:

The KSU Library: http://www.library.kent.edu

HOW ABOUT THESE RESOURCES? (from the department)
and maybe these? (from Misty)

An education isn't how much you have committed to memory, or even how much you know. It's being able to differentiate
between what you know and what you don't. ~ Malcolm Forbes
(from http://www.quotedb.com)

WORK

What about my assistantship... or my teaching... or student stuff...

START WITH www.kent.edu and go from there!
(try using the search bar at the top of the site)

Or maybe www.math.kent.edu ?

Don't forget about web for students and web for faculty!
(If you haven't used one of these yet, you NEED to explore them!)

Some little known useful links:
http://imagine.kent.edu/ecalendar/ - the online calendar that tells you semester deadlines, when plays are held, special talks around campus, holidays, etc.
http://helpdesk.kent.edu/ - this is the website of the helpdesk. You don't always have to call 24357 (330-672-HELP).
http://www.kent.edu/longlist/ - You know where the phone directory is, but have you tried the INDEX? All you have to do is click on one of the letters at the top of the KSU homepage.
http://www.kent.edu/FrequentlyAskedQuestions/index.cfm - How about Frequently asked questions?
http://www.kent.edu/campuslife/StudentOrganizations/StudentOrgsCategories.cfm - a complete list of student organizations on campus

Research and Graduate Studies:
http://www.kent.edu/rags/GraduateStudies/index.cfm - RAGS information for Graduate Studies
http://www.kent.edu/rags/Forms/index.cfm - FORMS that grads might need

Arts & Sciences:
http://as.kent.edu/ - go here and hover over "Graduate Office" to see the information available to you. You can get forms here too!

Human Resources:
http://www.kent.edu/hr/ - use HR services to find out about benefits for part-time employees, find leave of absence forms, or to find out what programs they host on campus!
(http://www.kent.edu/hr/register - go here to register for workshops that HR offers.)

Student Ombuds:
http://www.kent.edu/Administration/EMSA/dean_stud_ombuds.cfm - confidential consultation for the possible resolution of any university-related concern, grievance or appeal

If I ran a school, I'd give the average grade to the ones who gave me all the right answers, for being good parrots. I'd give the top grades to those who
made a lot of mistakes and told me about them, and then told me what they learned from them. ~Buckminster Fuller
(from http://www.quotedb.com)

Other stuff?

There aren't just resources for school and work on the web... There are LOTS of OTHER resources available to you...

??????
What other stuff? What else is there?

JUST LOOK AT THIS...
(Misty's grad site)

AND THIS
(Misty's "Life Links")

Progress comes from the intelligent use of experience. ~Elbert Hubbard
(from http://www.quotedb.com)

WHAT ELSE???

What do you mean what else?!?!? Isn't this enough?!?!?!

Well, honestly, someone comes up with a question each semester that I've NEVER heard before.
So, if you have a great link to add, just email me.
(Oh come on - you know the email... mtackett@math.kent.edu)

Never fear... your fellow students will always be here to help you out...

"Keep your fears to yourself, but share your inspiration with others." ~Robert Louis Stevenson
(from http://www.quotedb.com)