Network Winter Seminars
Mail and Email Contact
Internet, Computer and Library Access
Accommodations
Meals
NETWORK WINTER SEMINARS
How large are the seminars? Seminars are typically between 15 and 25 participants.
What is the seminar schedule and duration? Seminars typically run from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. daily with a mid-day communal lunch. Participants are required to attend the full week of seminar meetings.
MAILING AND EMAIL CONTACT
Do I need to have access to e-mail? In order to facilitate communications and make them as immediate as possible, we ask that all participants have an active and accessible e-mail account. Seminar participants are contacted frequently via e-mail with all information related to the seminar.
What mailings may I expect to receive? Each candidate may expect to receive an acceptance/waitlist letter, an e-mail containing information on housing arrangements, and further e-mails as necessary.
I don’t seem to have received any e-mail from your office. What should I do? Please contact the Faculty Resource Network at (212) 998-2090 to confirm that the e-mail address we have on file for you is correct.
INTERNET, COMPUTER AND LIBRARY ACCESS
Will I have access to the NYU libraries? No, Network Winter participants receive access to the seminar Blackboard site in order to access seminar articles and readings.
Will I have computer access to do word-processing?While it is recommended that you bring a laptop to use during your stay, you will be able to access computers for word-processing in the Library of the University of the Sacred Heart.
If I do bring a laptop, will I have internet access? Ethernet connection and wireless capability are not guaranteed on the campus of the university. There are some locations on campus were wireless is available; however, we would not recommend that you rely on having wireless or Ethernet access. Internet-ready terminals will be available at the Library and computer labs on the campus.
Do I have access to a hard-copy version of the readings available on the Black-Board site for my seminar? The Faculty Resource Network sends out copies of any books for your seminar to your institutional liaison officer. Hard copy versions of additional articles available via Blackboard will not be available. We recommend that all participants print and bring all articles available on blackboard for your seminar.
ACCOMMODATIONS
Who is eligible to receive accommodations in campus housing in Puerto Rico? Housing accommodations in single room residence halls are provided for those participants residing more than fifty miles from the campus of the University of the Sacred Heart in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Participants living within 50 miles who wish to reside on-campus, can arrange housing upon availability and payment of a fee. Please contact the Network office for more information.
Do I need to make my own travel accommodations? Yes. Participants are responsible for their own travel arrangements.
Can my family stay with me in the University of the Sacred Heart residence room? The housing policy explicitly forbids anyone other than the Network Winter participant from occupying residential housing. No exceptions are made and the policy is strictly enforced. Family and friends may find reasonably priced accommodation at a number of hotels in San Juan, Puerto Rico. We recommend that you look online for discounted rates information.
MEALS
Which meals are provided, and which do I need to provide? The Network provides breakfast and lunch each day of the seminar. Dinner is not provided. There are a large number of inexpensive restaurants of all kinds in the immediate vicinity of San Juan, where participants can enjoy good meals at reasonable prices.