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Welcome Class of 2020 First-Year Student Guide WELCOME CLASS OF 2020 FIRST-YEAR STUDENT GUIDE FAIRFIELD UNIVERSITY i WELCOME TO FAIRFIELD UNIVERSITY WELCOME! Welcome, and congratulations once again on your acceptance and enrollment at Fairfield University. This First-Year Student Guide has been designed to simplify the next steps in the process and to answer questions you may have about what to expect as a first-year student. For more information, contact the Office of Student Engagement at: e-mail: [email protected] phone: (203) 254-4053 fax: (203) 254-5565 website: www.fairfield.edu/orientation FIRST YEAR GUIDE SECTIONS Action Items Student Life & Resources Important Action Items for first-year Learn about campus life and important students to complete resources available to students Getting Started Financial Planning Describes the first-year student transitional See important deadlines, payment plans, experience at Fairfield University and resources Academic Planning Just for Families Details information students need to Specifies parent/guardian(s) Orientation consider when selecting classes information, pre-college conversation topics, and other resources www.fairfield.edu iii FAIRFIELD UNIVERSITY Items Action FIRST-YEAR STUDENT CHECKLIST ACTION ITEMS To ensure your successful transition to Fairfield University, please visit the First-Year Student Checklist at First-year students are required to complete several tutorials and/or tests that assist in the transition to college. www.fairfield.edu/orientation as soon as possible. Here you will have access to all the assignments and forms Please log in to the First-Year Student Checklist at www.fairfield.edu/orientation as soon as possible. Here, you need to complete before June Orientation and Fall Welcome. To facilitate a smooth transition, please students will have access to all the assignments and forms they need to complete before June Orientation and complete each task and adhere to the deadlines. Fall Welcome. It is essential that students complete each task and adhere to the deadlines. ■■ CHECKLIST ITEMS DEADLINE CLAIM NETID DUE ASAP You will need to claim your NetID in order to access Fairfield online resources. You will receive an email ■■ Claim NetID ASAP notifying you that your netID is ready to be claimed. To claim your NetID, go to fairfield.edu/netid and make ■■ Complete StagAlert Information (Emergency Notification System) ASAP sure you have your Fairfield issued ID number. During the claim process you will be required to create a password and up to 10 challenge questions . Please note that your NetID will be displayed during the claim ■■ Register for Student Orientation (attendance is essential) May 20 process so be aware of this. Once claimed, you can log into my.Fairfield.edu to access your Student Gmail account. Your NetID Login (which is generally your "firstname.lastname") information is also required to use ■■ Register for Parent/Guardian Orientation (attendance is optional) May 20 the First-Year Student Checklist (www.fairfield.edu/orientation). ■■ Academic Interests Questionnaire May 20 ■■ UPDATE STAGALERT DUE ASAP ■■ First-Year Housing Application May 20 Students must add their cell phone number to StagAlert, which is the University’s emergency notification ■■ Parent/Guardian Information Form May 20 system used to call student cell phones and/or send text messages in the event of an emergency. To add or change a cell phone number, log into my.Fairfield.edu, click on Self Service Links, then Update Cell Phone ■■ Disability Services: Complete a New Student Intake Form (optional) May 20 Number. Follow the on-screen instructions. ■■ Honor Code Signing May 20 ■■ REGISTER FOR STUDENT ORIENTATION DUE MAY 20 ■■ Language Placement Exam May 20 Students must register for June Orientation. Please note that if a student is unable to attend Orientation, they must still complete the registration process, stating the reason for not attending. ■■ Immunization/Student Medical Report Form June 1 How to complete: Via the First-Year Student Checklist ■■ Awarding of Advanced Placement, IB, or College Credit July 11 ■■ ■■ Financing College Expenses: Payment Plan Enrollment (optional) August 1 REGISTER FOR PARENT/GUARDIAN ORIENTATION DUE MAY 20 Parents/Guardians also register for June Orientation. ■■ Health Insurance Waiver August 2 Attendance is optional and highly encouraged. There is an $100 fee per parent/guardian. ■■ CIRP Freshman Survey August 26 How to complete: Via the First-Year Student Checklist or Parent/Guardian Checklist located at www.fairfield.edu/orientation. ■■ Student Handbook Acceptance August 26 ■■ ACADEMIC INTERESTS QUESTIONNAIRE DUE MAY 20 ■■ Code of Conduct Quiz August 26 The Academic Interests Questionnaire is essential for preparing students for their academic life on ■■ Register Your Computer September 2 campus and specifically, their fall semester course schedule. The information received guides placement in mathematics and in languages for which an online exam is not available. Please complete all sections of the ■■ Everfi Wellness Program: AlcoholEdu & Haven September 2 Academic Interests Questionnaire. Students can e-mail questions to [email protected]. ■■ Login & Explore Orgsync September 2 How to complete: Via the First-Year Student Checklist ■ The First-Year Student Checklist and forms are to be completed online at www.fairfield.edu/orientation. ■■ FIRST-YEAR HOUSING APPLICATION DUE MAY 20 Assignment Process For more information, contact: The process for assigning rooms and roommates, including the assignment of varsity athletes, is overseen by the Office of Residence Life and based upon students’ completed First-Year Housing Applications. Office of Student Engagement Room assignment and roommate(s) information will be e-mailed to students’ Gmail accounts in July. E-mail: [email protected] There are a number of factors used to determine how students will be assigned a room: whether students Phone: (203) 254-4053 request a specific type of room and its availability; whether students have applied for a Living and Learning Fax: (203) 254-4107 Community; and gender (Fairfield’s housing is single gendered by floor or wing). Residence Life utilizes Website: www.fairfield.edu/orientation computer-generated random lottery numbers to assist with the housing assignment process. How to complete: Via the First-Year Student Checklist Note: Deadlines relating to financial aid and billing are Access the First-Year Student Checklist at located in the Financial Planning section of the Guide. www.fairfield.edu/orientation. First-Year Student Guide www.fairfield.edu v FAIRFIELD UNIVERSITY Items Action ACTION ITEMS ACTION ITEMS Action Items Action ■■ PARENT/GUARDIAN INFORMATION FORM DUE MAY 20 Chinese, French, German, Russian, or Spanish The information shared facilitates parent/guardian involvement. For example, Student Affairs produces an • Go to the website webcape.byuhtrsc.org electronic newsletter especially for parents and guardians. An e-newsletter keeps parents/guardians apprised • Select ‘Fairfield University’ from the drop-down menu of general campus news and events. Parents/Guardians will automatically begin receiving the newsletter • Enter the password ‘stags20’ (no quotation marks) and click on the ‘login’ button provided they submit their e-mail information. For ongoing news, parents can visit news.fairfield.edu, • Select the placement test language from the drop-down menu a weekly electronic publication. • Enter last name, first name, and 8-digit Fairfield ID number at the top of the profile screen that appears How to complete: Via the First-Year Student Checklist or Parent/Guardian Checklist located at • Answer the preliminary questions about language experience. For the question ‘How have you learned www.fairfield.edu/orientation. [name of language] other than in school,’ students can select up to two choices. The choice ‘Exchange ■■ DISABILITY■ SERVICES: NEW STUDENT INTAKE FORM (OPTIONAL) DUE MAY 20 OR ASAP Student’ means the student was studying abroad as an exchange student living in a country speaking the language in which he or she is being tested. Fairfield University is committed to providing qualified students with disabilities an equal opportunity to access the benefits, rights, and privileges of its services, programs, and activities in an accessible setting. • Click ‘Continue’ at the bottom of the screen Furthermore, in compliance with Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act, the Americans with Disabilities Act, • The BYU test is an untimed, adaptive test and Connecticut state laws, we provide reasonable accommodations to qualified students to reduce the • Students should expect to complete the test in 20 to 45 minutes impact of disabilities on academic functioning or upon other major life activities. • The test will indicate to students when the exam is complete A student who wishes to be considered for reasonable accommodations at Fairfield University must identify Italian Test him/herself to the Office of Disability Support Services. Detailed information regarding consideration for • Go to the website fairfield.edu/blackboard reasonable accommodations at Fairfield University can be obtained atfairfield.edu/prospectivestudents or by contacting the Office of Disability Support Services at (203) 254-4000, ext. 2615. • Log in with your Fairfield University NetID user name and password. • Click `2016 Language Placement - Italian' link located in `My Organizations & Communities' on the How to complete: Access the form via the First-Year Student Checklist or fairfield.edu/prospectivestudents.
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