Wesley Biblical Seminary is committed to offering its students resources to assist them in their preparations for ministry. The Department of Information Technology at WBS seeks to meet the technological needs of the 21st century student. Below you will find an assortment of helpful resources specifically geared toward helping students utilize and make the most of learning in a digital age.
- Contact WBS IT
WBS IT will assist and support WBS faculty, staff, and students with technology-related questions and service requests. Support requests will only be handled if the request is not answered by an FAQ or Tutorial already available on the WBS IT website.
Contact WBS IT for help.
- MyWBS Portal
Every student enrolled at Wesley Biblical Seminary is provided student access to MyWBS Portal. The Portal is a centralized location for campus news and announcements, academic information, and other student services. This resource is available to students with Internet access anywhere in the world. To see an introductory overview of the Portal, download the Welcome to MyWBS Portal PDF document here.
- E-mail
Every student enrolled at Wesley Biblical Seminary is provided a web-based wbs.edu e-mail account. It is required that students use this WBS e-mail account as their primary account for all school-related e- mail. You can access your mail in one of two ways:
- Go to the Web: http://mail.wbs.edu or click on E-mail in MyWBS Portal
- Use third-party e-mail client such as Microsoft Outlook, Outlook Express, Mozilla Thunderbird with the following settings:
- Incoming Mail Server (POP3): mail.wbs.edu
- Outgoing Mail Server (SMTP): mail.wbs.edu
- Detailed instructions can be found on the Tutorials/How-to Page on this site.
Your WBS e-mail address and username will either be the initial of your first name plus your last name plus @wbs.edu, or the initial of your first name plus the initial of your middle name plus your last name plus @wbs.edu. For example: John Doe - JDoe@wbs.edu or John A. Doe - JADoe@wbs.edu (case-sensitive).
- ANGEL
WBS has contracted with ANGEL Learning to offer online classes. However, ANGEL can also be used by resident students for various purposes. Some on-campus courses require students to use ANGEL as a supplement to the course. Students can also use ANGEL to create new community groups, engage in campus message forums, and see news and announcements. Log into ANGEL using the username and password given to you at orientation.
WBS IT recommends that your personal computer meet or exceed the following minimum specifications for use with ANGEL:
For help in obtaining free antivirus software, visit the FAQ & Troubleshooting page and reference FAQ number 6.
For help in obtaining free antispyware software, visit the FAQ & Troubleshooting page and reference FAQ number 5.
- Computer Lab
Wesley Biblical Seminary offers currently enrolled students access to its computer facilities. Room 237 in the Northside Drive campus is the main computer lab, while additional computers can be found in the library. Visit the Computer Lab page on this site for more information.
- WBS Library Online Catalog
The WBS library offers its entire catalog online. Click here to launch the catalog in a separate window.
- Helpful Online Tutorials
Visit the Tutorials/How-to page on this site for helpful Flash walkthroughs and downloadable PDF documents that show you how to do some common tasks in Windows, ANGEL, and more.
- Featured Free Software
Web Browsing
Desktop Productivity
Office Suites
Anti-Virus and Anti-Malware
Multimedia
Operating Systems
- Used IT Hardware for Sale
The IT Department has a collection of used hardware that is kept in storage. We would like to make this equipment available to our
currently enrolled students for purchase at a very discounted price. You can view a list of the available equipment
here (opens new window).
- Connect to Lab Printer
WBS IT is making the laser printer in the computer lab available for students to use right from their own personal laptops! No longer do you need to go to the lab and copy your work from a disk. You can now print right from wherever you are.
The going rate for using the laser printer is the same as in the library -- 10 cents/copy -- and payments must be made in the library.
For a detailed tutorial on how to connect to the laser printer, check out the following tutorial:
Download PDF file (0.98 MB): Connect to Printer.pdf
- Hotspot Locater
WBS IT makes it easier then ever to locate Wi-Fi "hotspots" in the Jackson area. To launch the Wi-Fi locator, click here.
>Not finding what you're looking for? Contact WBS IT for help.
