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Do I have to register for this program or create an account of some sort?
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Nope. The first time you complete one of the point activities and click on the submit button, the system automatically opens an account in your name. You can check on you points anytime by going to the Hostos Reward Points page @ http://www.hostos.cuny.edu/oaa/rewardpoints and logging in using your Hostos User ID and password. |
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How do I access it?
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The Reward Points Program is accessible from the ILC and OAA Home page. Just click on the link and log in using your Hostos USER ID and Password and follow the directions on the screen.
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What if I don’t know my Hostos User ID and password! How can I get in?
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No problem. Just go to any of the ILC Venues and an ILC or Tech Tutor will help you find your ID and password. Your unique Hostos ID is the first part of your Hostos email address. You can also find your Hostos email address/ID and password by clicking here and following the directions.
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What’s in it for me?
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The benefits are endless! To begin with you are rewarded for taking personal initiative and responsibility for your education. Also, by becoming more engaged in the process you have the opportunity to voice your opinions and be heard. This program puts the power in your hands! This whole thing is about getting your feedback and input to better serve you. Your opinion matters. Really. Oh yeah, don’t forget about the prizes—99 of them the first year! Check out the list. This is totally worth your effort.
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How do I know if my account gets credited with the points when I complete one of these activities?
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Just log on to your account and see for yourself. There will be a list of your activities and the point values of each.
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What kind of prizes are you talking about? 99 what?
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Wow! Check it out— we are talking about 99 excellent prizes worth $10,000 and well worth the effort to double your chances of winning:
- Laptops (4 winners)
- Digital Camera (5 winners)
- I-Pod Touch (10 winners)
- $50 Metro Cards (50 winners)
- 500 Printing/Copying Units (30 winners)
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Where do I go for help?
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You can get help with at any of the ILC venues --the Library, HALC, and the Academic Computing Center. ILC Tutors are there to help you login to your account, check your balances, and access both the GenEd Mapping Tool and the Online Student Feedback Evaluation in order to start earning points.
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What is the GenEd Mapping Tool?
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This new tool has been designed to assist faculty and students to identify the General Education Competencies that are being developed in each of the courses that are being taught. These competencies, or learning goals, represent our promise and commitment to YOU. We want to make sure that we provide you with the skills you need to achieve success inside and outside the classroom and beyond Hostos.
When you enter the GenEd Mapping tool you will see a list of all of the courses you are taking. Just fill out an online interactive form for each course you are taking and simply identity skills you think you are learning in each of your classes. There is no right or wrong answer. It is meant to inform and enlighten you as to what GenEd competencies actually are and help you understand why they are so useful. Check out our Student Guide to General Education. Have fun and earn points at the same time!
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What if I don’t want to enter the Sweepstakes, can I use my points for something else?
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For now since this is the pilot we are starting with the Sweepstakes and that is the only way to redeem points. We plan to expand it in the fall 2008 semester to possibly include more options for redeeming your points. Let us know what you think! |
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How do I complete my online student feedback evaluation forms?
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Okay, this is easy—(and you earn 125 points for each class!) This is simply the online version of those faculty evaluation forms you fill out in class as the end of each semester to evaluate your professor. There is a direct link to the Student Feedback page on the college’s home page, so just go the college home page and click into the site; there will be a link at the bottom of the page.
You will need your Hostos USER ID and Password to enter the system, so make sure you know it so you can log in and see the list of classes you are taking. You can also find your Hostos email address/ID and password by clicking here and following the directions. From there you are home fee—just follow the directions and start earning your way to a new laptop, or an I-pod Touch, or a digital camera…! |