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National Resource Center for the First Year Experience and Students in Transition at the University of South Carolina > www.sc.edu/fye

Online personality questionnaire; Keirsy Temperament Sorter (similar to the Myers-Briggs Test); explanations of personality types > www.Keirsey.com

Extensive list of self-help brochures published by the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; topics include study skills, health, alcohol/drugs, relationship, time management, etc > www.couns.uiuc.edu/Brochures/brochure.htm

Online (or paper) questionnaire developed by Barbara Soloman and Richard Felder of NCSU > www2.ncsu.edu/unity/lockers/users/f/felder/public/ILSpage.html

Many links to learning styles tests and information on learning styles > snow.utoronto.ca/Learn2/modules.html

Links to articles on learning styles and the Myers-Briggs > www.csrnet.org/csrnet/articles/web-learning-styles.html

A brief learning styles test (can be used easily in class) > www.hcc.hawaii.edu/intranet/committees/
FacDevCom/guidebk/teachtip/teachtip.htm

Freshman Seminar web site at the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs; The "Internet Career Journey" has links to the Keirsy Temperament Sorter, Implicit Associated Test (Yale), Occupational Outlook Handbook, and lots of college and career web sites > web.uccs.edu/freshsem/

Lots of links to useful handouts on a variety of topics: study skills, times management, reading, health, sexual choices, etc > www.wadsworth.com/colsuccess_d/special_features/weblinks.html#time

Lots of links to freshman Seminar-related sites for faculty and students > www.berry.edu/academic/services/fc/ilinks.htm

Traditional degrees for nontraditional students. How nontraditional students can earn on-campus traditional degrees at America's great colleges and universities > www.traditionaldegrees.com

Back to school resources for re-entry students > www.back2college.com

Accessing special resources for nontraditional students > www.eac-easci.org/BORROWER/Student-Parent/
Non_Trad/special_resources.htm

Council for women concerns. Site currently under construction > www.as.wvu.edu/cwc/nontrad.htm

Single Parent Resource Center covers a wide variety of information relevant to single parents > singleparentresources.com

Single Parents Association Online is an international nonprofit organization devoted to providing educational opportunities and resource information > www.singleparents.org

Various articles and links on single parenting > babyparenting.about.com/parenting/babyparenting/msubsingle.htm

The single parent network provides resource and information guide > makinglemonade.com

About.com's Adult and Continuing Education Page
A comprehensive listing of links touching on various aspects of adult learning from learning styles to web-based degree programs. There are also many articles and websites addressing issues that adult learners face in traditional college settings > www.adulted.about.com/education/adulted/mbody.htm

American Education
An on-line journal providing information to foreign students wanting to apply to educational institutions in the United States. Covers immigration procedures for students applying for education visas as well as those hoping to remain in the U.S. after graduation > www.ies-ed.com/americaed/index.html

The Armed Forces
Links to the armed services for students interested in reserve duty, enlisting instead of finishing college, or entering the service as an officer after completing a degree. Information on Western's own Army ROTC program is also helpful > (www.wiu.edu/users/mimil).
www.army.mil, www.navy.mil, www.marines.com

The Black Collegian Online
A resource providing career development information for African-American students. A wonderful reference for the particular issues that face African-American students in college and in the job search > www.black-collegian.com

Disability information for Students and Professionals
A website devoted to providing information and news on issues affecting disabled students to students and professionals working with them > www.abilityinfo.com

Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities
The website of a national educational organization representing Hispanic-serving institutions (schools whose total enrollment is comprised of at least 25% Hispanic undergraduate or graduate students). The association is also active in providing opportunities for Hispanic students at all institutions through internships, financial assistance, and educational opportunities. In addition, the site contains on-going news and information affecting Hispanic students in higher education > www.hacu.com

Tribal College Journal
A journal devoted to issues concerning American Indian education and American Indian students > www.fdl.cc.mn.us/Tcj/magazine.html

Updated: Monday, July 17, 2006

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