A new student service will save students time, a walk around campus and even money.The Student Self-Service, a free service effective Oct. 1, will save students a trip to the Office of the University Registrar and the Office of Admissions and Student Aid by allowing them access to student loan lenders, enrollment verification certificates, good student discount certificates and enrollment history.”We’re going to basically make it a lot easier for students to obtain a number of services that before they had to come to our office or student aid to get,” said Robert Doolos, University registrar. “[Before] students who needed their enrollment certification [to give to their insurance companies] had to come in here and physically pick one up. Students will be able to get these documents and other information via the Web.”The Student Self-Service will be available on the PAWS desktop under “Student Services.” From PAWS, students can access the enrollment certificate, the good-student discount certificate and loan and lender information.”[The Student Self-Service] will bring awareness to students about how much loans they have,” said Amy Marix, associate director of Federal Financial Aid. “This gives students access to all loan data at their fingertips.”The new service is provided through the National Student Clearinghouse, a nonprofit organization which collects data from different university registrars throughout the nation. All enrollment, good student discount and loan and lender data is sent to the Clearinghouse. Doolos said students’ grades or GPAs are not sent to the Clearinghouse.”We have been shipping the Clearinghouse files just indicating basic directory information about students, [such as] they’re here, they’re enrolled, they’re full time,” Doolos said. “Lenders and guarantors go to one Clearinghouse to get all the information. We report it once, and therefore, we’re not having to report things time and again. [Lenders and guarantors] go to one place to get the information they need without having to call all the different universities.”Doolos said basic self services students can access online has freed up his staff to help students with bigger issues.James Catalano, architecture sophomore, said he doesn’t know where the Registrar’s Office is located but this new service will be helpful.”It’s quicker, faster and easier — the way everyone likes it,” Catalano said.——Contact Mary Walker Baus at [email protected]