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First Generation College Students: Welcome

Provides useful resources for First Generation Students and best practices for those who seek to support this group of students.

Manhattanville University

Reid Castle Image courtesy of Manhattanville College Special Collections

Image courtesy of Manhattanville University Special Collections

Getting Started With WebAdvisor, Office365 Email, Blackboard & ePortfolio”

Manhattanville University now has a powerful email, web, and collaboration tools for all former and current students. Microsoft Office 365 has your favorite Office features online and allows you to create sophisticated reports and presentations, collaborate in real time with classmates, and share and edit documents. Accessing your office 365 from your smart phone coming soon!

Getting Started With Office 365

Log in at: http://outlook.com/owa.student.mville.edu
or visit MyMville > Students, and in the Student Quick Links box at right, click Office 365 E-mail.
Username: lastname, first initial (in most cases).
For example: smitha
.
Password: Your initial password is:

Your first name initial in CAPS,
Your last name initial in lower case, and
Your full 7 digit student ID number.

For example: Andrew Smith's password would be: As1234567).

Manage your OWN password

We strongly encourage you to change your password immediately:

Visit https://selfservice.mville.edu
Or visit MyMville and in the Manhattanvile Quick Links box at right, click Self Service Password Utility.
Enter your user name. For example: smitha
Enter your initial password For example: As1234567
Select your 2 security questions.
(For security reasons, do not share your answers with anyone.)
Change your temporary password.

If you need further assistance, please call the IT Help Desk 914-323-7230.

Microsoft Office 365 includes email, document sharing, Microsoft Office Web Apps and more. There are important setup tasks that you need to do to use all of the features of Office 365.
A video guide leads you through those steps. Watch Office 365: a tour for users today!

Resources for First Generation College Students

Congratulations for being the first in your family to attend college! Being first in the family to attend college can present unique challenges.  This guide is designed to help you.

Guide to Using the Manhattanville Website to Conduct Research

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August 9, 2023

What You Can Do In the Library

When you come to the Library bring your Manhattanville  ID card with you – you will need it to check out books, DVD’s,  and materials on reserve.  You will also need it to print and copy materials.

Find and check out books and DVDs

Borrow materials from other libraries, called Interlibrary Loan> At Mville we call it Illiad

Ask a librarian and get help with your research paper

Find materials that your professor put on reserve for you (You can borrow this material for 3 hours)

Access electronic journals, magazines, e-books, and scholarly websites

Meet with your colleagues and work on projects

Use the computers to work on a paper or project

Copy and print (You will need to have your Manhattanville ID to do this)

Have a cup of coffee, tea, food, and chat with your friends

We encourage you to ask for reference assistance when you need help finding information sources to support a paper, project, or presentation, or about any topic that interests you!

Asking for Help

There are a few ways to get help at the library.

When you are in the Library:

  • Visit the front desk to "Borrow/Return, Get Quick Help" (Also called Circulation Desk)
  • Come to the Reference Desk to get help with research assignments and citations during our regularly scheduled hours

If you are not in the Library, but you still need help, there are many ways that you can contact us.

  • By email at reference@mville.edu
  • By texting us at (914) 288-6288
  • By submitting a question to our Ask Us service 
  • By scheduling a Research Appointment with a librarian to set up an appointment to work individually on your research assignment or citations
  • By going to the Library homepage and Chat with Us via text or video in real time with a reference librarian during service hours or use our Chat Bot when librarians are not available.

We look forward to working with you!!!!!

 

Here are some of the questions a librarian may ask you when they meet with you:

  • "What are you researching?"

  • “What type of information are you hoping to find?”

  • “What have you done so far?”

  • “How much information do you need?”

  • “What kinds of information do you need or want to use?”

  • How current do your sources need to be?

  • "Can you show me the instructor's assignment?"

  • "What citation style do you need to use?"

 

Librarian

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Paula Moskowitz
Contact:
Manhatttanville University Library
2900 Purchase Street
Purchase, NY 10577
Paula.Moskowitz@mville.edu