Who and Where We Are

Karen Claus, Office Manager
N-509 Turner Hall, MC-047
217-333-5824
kclaus@illinois.edu

Susan Helmink, Undergraduate Advising Coordinator
N-507 Turner Hall, MC-047
217-265-0170
shelmink@illinois.edu

Piper Hodson, Director of the NRES Online M.S. Program and Student Services Coordinator
217-244-5761
phodson@illinois.edu

Pam Leiter, Recruitment Coordinator
217-333-5549
leiter@illinois.edu

Useful Resources

• ACES Academic Programs Information & Protocols for Off-Campus Programs (doc)
• Advising Undergrads
  A wealth of resources to answer your advising questions.
• Canvas
  All online course materials are required to be in Canvas rather than on a department/unit's site or other third party platform. Campus instituted this requirement in order to protect your intellectual property and to help you avoid infringing on copyright.
• Course Outline Form
  Campus form from the Office of the Provost for the development of a new course. The form is available in PDF, MS Word, and Rich Text formats.
• Course Fee Request
  The Office of the Provost has very specific rules about course fees. NRES is only allowed to charge course fees for classes that have been approved.
• Course Information
  • Class Schedule
  • Course Catalog
• FERPA Tutorial
  The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act makes you responsible for protecting student academic information. All faculty should complete the FERPA Tutorial each year.
• Field Trip Calendar
  At the request of the Courses and Curriculum Committee, we have created a calendar on which faculty members should enter all required field trips. To add your field trip to the calendar, complete this form, which you can also access by clicking the + in the upper right corner of the calendar. This will facilitate planning to minimize conflicts with other field trips, exams, and other required class activities.
• Field Trip Acknowledgement of Risk and Release of Responsibility Form (pdf)
  Use the NRES form, which complies with the College of ACES Information & Protocol for Off-Campus Programs.
• Generative AI Teaching Information
• Grades
  Information about grades and grade entry from the Registrar's Office
• Graduate Admissions
  For information about the application review process and instructions for using my.aces
• NRES Graduate Student Handbook
  This handbook contains all NRES policies related to graduate programs.
• Photo/Video Release Form (pdf)
• Recommended Syllabus Statements
• Services Available to Students (pdf)
  The Student Affairs division of the University provides more than 15 sources of support for our students. While you are likely familiar with some of them (McKinley Health Center, International Student and Scholar Services, etc.), there are others of which you may be unaware (Veteran Student Support Services, Student Legal Services, and the Office of Student Conflict Resolution, for example). This PDF provides a summary of of the support resources available for our students.