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WELCOME INSIDE ORIENTATION Inside Orientation 3 Mission 4 FAMILY NEWSLETTER 2015 5 Tradition 6 Intellectual Life 7 Easing the Transition 10 Student Life 13 Mission and Ministry 14 Student Services 15 Student Wellness 16 Technology 18 Study Abroad 19 Financial Resources 20 Transportation 22 Calendar 23

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1 WELCOME FROM THE DEANS

Dear Families of the Class of 2019, Dear Families of the Gabelli Class of 2019, Welcome to , As dean of Fordham College at Lincoln Welcome to Fordham’s Gabelli School of At Fordham University at , and on behalf of the faculty and Business at Lincoln Center. The next four Center, we welcome not just a student into staff of the college, allow me to welcome years will give your sons and daughters our University community, but his or her you into the Fordham family. Your sons the knowledge and skills they will need to family as well. As the dean of students, and daughters are entering the lead the businesses of tomorrow. part of my role is to build upon the efforts close-knit, intellectual, and creative Everything we do at the Gabelli School of our faculty to extend learning beyond community that is our college, and we is intended to innovate. We stretch what the classroom into the “laboratory” of hope that you all take pride in the fact other universities might view as the City. that they will be continuing their boundaries of a business education. In Care for our students is of the utmost education at a college with a long turn, we encourage our students to push importance, especially in light of a tradition of excellence. themselves. national increase in mental health I am sure you and your sons and Your students’ experiences here will bring concerns among college-age students. daughters want a college experience in to life what makes the Gabelli School We understand that family members may which they will prosper, and we will do distinctive. Our students develop their have concerns about your student or have all that we can to ensure that happens. writing and speaking skills, make business a question about their experience here. We recognize that starting college is a presentations that impress even the most Please contact us, as we are happy to work big event in the life of both the student demanding audiences, gain a grasp of with you. While it is the responsibility of and the whole family. We appreciate the other cultures, and get to know human all of our students to take the lead role trust you have placed in us by giving us history’s greatest thinkers and writers. in addressing conflicts and working on your students to educate, and we look They also come to an understanding of problems they may experience, we hope forward to watching them learn to see what they want for themselves in the our partnership with you will provide the the world in different ways, stretch their future. No matter what that fruitful goal appropriate combination of challenge and minds by grappling with new ideas, and turns out to be for your student, we will be support to achieve this goal. developing a keen sense of what is here to help them pursue it. If your student has a history of emotional valuable in this life. We hope that you will be as involved in struggles, please inform me, the director The members of the Class of 2019 follow your students’ Fordham experiences and of residential life and/or a psychologist in in great tradition of Fordham College at familiarize yourself with the opportunities the Counseling and Psychological Lincoln Center alumni who have gone which await them by exploring our main Services.We can discuss ways to assist on to tremendous success, whether it web site, fordham.edu/business, and our with a smoother transition and/or be be or Broadway, teaching or news stream and events calendar at better able to respond should struggles preaching, politics or poetry, medicine gabelliconnect.com. In turn, please arise. or . I trust this class will imitate them encourage your son or daughter to take In addition, I invite you to call or e-mail in intellectual, spiritual, physical, and full advantage. me if you would like further information emotional growth that will prepare them We look forward to having your family or want to discuss a specific problem for a life well lived and in the service of join ours! or concern.We look forward to having others. you join us at the Summer Orientation Have a wonderful summer, and welcome Donna Rapaccioli, Ph.D. Program, as well as on the first day of the to the family. Dean, Gabelli School of Business three-day Orientation in the fall. Robert R. Grimes, S.J., Ph.D Keith Eldredge Dean, Fordham College at Lincoln Dean of Students Center

2 ORIENTATION Contact New Student Orientation with any questions. 212-636-6260 | Twitter: @orientlc [email protected] | fordham.edu/orientlc Look out for these programs! Summer Orientation Program Monday, June 29 and Monday, July 20 | 10 a.m.– 5 p.m. Summer Orientation Programs are helpful in assisting new students and families with the adjustment to college. Daniel Patterson, Associate Director; Laura Paone, FCLC’16; These programs feature academic overview presentations for Molly Hellauer, FCLC’16; JaneAnne Halter, FCLC’17 Fordham College at Lincoln Center and Gabelli School students, breakout sessions for new students and parents, and campus tours, and Q&A sessions with current students and Dear Family, administrators. *RSVP at least one week in advance by registering at Congratulations, and welcome to the Fordham family! The http://fordhamlcsop.eventbrite.com New Student Orientation team has been working hard to make this transition as easy as possible for you and your student. Our programs are designed for families and Commuter and Transfer Student Barbecue* students to get a taste of campus life from current students, Friday, August 14 | 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. faculty members, and administrators. Plaza This fun-filled event allows new Fordham College at Lincoln With Fordham’s location in the heart of , there Center and Gabelli School commuter students, in addition to are unlimited opportunities for the students to learn and transfer residents and commuters to enjoy good food in good grow, not only as intellectuals, but also as individuals. We company, while meeting classmates who also call the New York want to ensure that your student takes full advantage of metropolitan area home. The Commuter and Transfer Student everything that the University and the city have to offer in Barbecue is sponsored by New Student Orientation and the most fulfilling way. Fordham University offers various Commuter Student Services. resources to help you and your student prepare for this *RSVP at least one week in advance for this event by transition. Some of these resources are included in this newsletter, such as information regarding Academic Affairs, registering at http://fordhamlcbbq.eventbrite.com Financial Services, Health Services, Safety and Security, and Student Life. Global Transition Program Tuesday, August 25 – Saturday, August 29 We will be working together to create the best possible International student should plan to attend, in addition to the experience for Fordham Lincoln Center’s Class of 2019. We New Student Orientation program. Additional details for this look forward to meeting with you in the coming weeks. If program can be found on page 12. you have any questions that are not answered within this newsletter, do not hesitate to contact us at 212-636-6260 or by e-mail at [email protected]. New Student Orientation Sunday, August 30 – Tuesday, September 1 JaneAnne Halter, FCLC ’17 Family members are invited to join Fordham’s new Molly Hellauer, FCLC ’16 students for Sunday’s Orientation programs. Activities for Laura Paone, FCLC’16 families on Sunday include: New Student Orientation Coordinators • Resident Move-In Daniel Patterson • Commuter Student Check-in Associate Director for Transition Year Experience • Welcome Address • Student Services Fair Dorothy A. Wenzel, Ph.D. • Multicultural Reception Director of Student Leadership and Community Development • Family Mass These events will conclude with a late afternoon send-off celebration. Parents are respectfully asked to depart at 4:45 p.m. at the end of the Family Reception.

3 3 MISSION The Mission of Fordham University As a Catholic University Fordham University, the Jesuit University of New York, Fordham affirms the complementary roles of faith and is committed to the discovery of Wisdom and the reason in the pursuit of Wisdom and Learning. The transmission of Learning, through research and through University encourages the growth of a life of faith undergraduate, graduate and professional education of consonant with moral and intellectual development. the highest quality. Guided by its Catholic and Jesuit Fordham encourages faculty to discuss and promote an traditions, Fordham fosters the intellectual, moral, and understanding of the ethical dimension of what is being religious development of its students and prepares them studied and what is being taught. Fordham gives special for leadership in a global society. attention to the study of the living tradition of The History of the University Catholicism, and it provides a place where religious traditions may interact with each other and with Founded as St. John’s College by Bishop , contemporary culture. Fordham opened in 1841 to serve the immigrant Church of New York. At the invitation of Bishop Hughes, the Fordham welcomes students, faculty, and staff of all (the Jesuits) assumed responsibility for religious traditions and of no religious tradition as the College in 1846. In 1907 the institution achieved valued members of this community of study and university status. Its name was officially changed to dialogue. Fordham University. During the 20th century, the As a Jesuit University University grew to encompass 10 schools, with campuses in , Manhattan, and Westchester County. Fordham draws its inspiration from the dual heritage of Christian humanism and Ignatian spirituality, and Characteristics of the University consequently sees all disciplines as potential paths to God. As a University Fordham recognizes the dignity and uniqueness of Fordham strives for excellence in research and teaching, each person. A Fordham education at all levels is and guarantees the freedom of inquiry required by student-centered, and attentive to the development of rigorous thinking and the quest for truth. the whole person. Such an education is based on close collaboration among students, faculty, and staff. Fordham affirms the value of a core rooted Fordham is committed to research and education that in the liberal arts and sciences. The University seeks to assist in the alleviation of poverty, the promotion of foster in all its students lifelong habits of careful justice, the protection of human rights, and respect for observation, critical thinking, creativity, moral the environment. reflection, and articulate expression. Jesuit education is cosmopolitan education. Therefore, In order to prepare citizens for an increasingly education at Fordham is international in its scope and in multicultural and multinational society, Fordham seeks its aspirations. The worldwide network of Jesuit to develop in its students an understanding of and universities offers Fordham faculty and students reverence for cultures and ways of life different from distinctive opportunities for exchange and collaboration. their own.

As a University in As home to people from all over the globe, as a center of international business, communication, diplomacy, the arts and the sciences, New York City provides Fordham with a special kind of classroom. Its unparalleled resources shape and enhance Fordham’s professional and undergraduate programs. Fordham is privileged to share a history and a destiny with New York City. The University recognizes its debt of gratitude to the city and its own responsibility to share its gifts for the enrichment of our city, our nation and our world.

4 HERALDRY

The Fordham University Administration of Fordham University The Great Seal of Fordham University proclaims that Fordham has been a Jesuit university since its founder, The administration of Fordham University is represented by John Hughes, entrusted it to the care of the Society of Jesus in elements found on the of New York’s first 1846. Hence, the coat of arms of the Society of Jesus stands Archbishop, John Hughes, founder of Fordham University. at the center of the Great Seal of the University. The coat of The crossed keys represent St. Peter, and the mitre signals the arms bears the Greek letters for the name Jesus—IHS—with rank of John Hughes as bishop. the cross resting on the horizontal line of the letter H, and Fordham College at Lincoln Center (FCLC) three nails beneath, all gold in a field framed in maroon, the color of the University. The maroon frame is enclosed with Fordham College at Lincoln Center is represented by the silver fleurs-de-lis. Around the Society’s coat of arms, a scroll central portion of the seal of the City of New York—a with the University’s , Sapientia et Doctrina (Wisdom windmill, symbolizing New Amsterdam, the original Dutch and Learning), is etched. The scroll rests on a field in which colonial name for the city. In turn, it frames beavers, tongues of fire are displayed, recalling the outpouring of the symbolic of trade, and casks, the symbols for the commerce gifts of the Holy Spirit of Wisdom (sapientia) that marked the pursued by New York City’s founders. first Pentecost. Gabelli School of Business (GSB) The laurel wreath resting at the top of the seal at the center is engraved with the names of the disciplines that are or have The Gabelli School of Business is represented by the globe, been taught at the University. (The University had a medical scroll, and book, depicting business education, an education school from 1905 to 1921 and a College of Pharmacy from that embraces a global perspective and an international 1912 to 1971.) These central heraldic devices are enclosed marketplace. within a circular field fashioned as a belt edged with beads. The field bears the University’s name (rendered in ) and the date of its foundation. Fordham University is one of only two institutions in the world whose seals are enclosed with a belt surround. Oxford University, the mother of all the universities in the English-speaking world, is the only other university whose seal is fashioned in this way.

5 TRADITION

“Every Catholic university, as a university, is an academic community which, in a rigorous and critical fashion, assists in the protection and advancement of human dignity and of a cultural heritage through research, teaching, and various services offered to the local, national and international communities.” Pope John Paul II,

The Jesuit approach to education begins with a deep respect for your son or daughter as an individual and his or her potential. This is a principle the Jesuits call . Our faculty, staff and their peers respect your son or daughter. Because of this respect, they will challenge him or her to strive for ever-greater personal excellence in allaspects of life—intellectual, emotional, moral, and physical. That principle, called magis, accounts for the rigor of intellectual exchange and the varied challenges your son or daughter will experience in New York City and the world beyond.

“Today our prime educational objective must be to form men-and-women-for-others …” Pedro Arrupe, S.J., Former Superior General of the Society of Jesus

“The atmosphere and community of ion St “We believe in the motto of a Jesuit iss atem Fordham inspires and motivates me M e education - ‘curas personalis’ - to get involved and be active in the LC n educating the whole person. With C t F community to help and share my a Jesuit education, our son has not

talents with others and to talk with Fordham College at Lincoln only been challenged academically, and learn from others. The sense of Center is a close-knit, intellectual, but his emotional, moral & spiritual caring for others and having good growth have also been cultivated. morals and ethics throughout and creative community of faculty, Service to others is encouraged. Our Fordham’s community also inspires staff, and students, located in the son will be well prepared to go out me to spread the kindness and good heart of Manhattan and into the real world. As parents, we deeds because I know that others conducted in the Jesuit and see the value of a Fordham education work hard to do the same and Catholic tradition of education. as ‘priceless’...” uphold similar values.” Ronald and Barbara Endo, Parents of Katrina Bernhardt, FCLC ’17 Nicholas Endo, FCLC ’16

“...Cura Personalis is my Mission Statement for the Gabelli School of Business favorite Jesuit tenent. I The mission of the Gabelli School of Business is to develop business leaders think of it when I “Fordham offered the who are equipped for continuous growth in the changing global right fit with a converse with others and environment. Located in New York City, the commercial capital of the world, almost always when I world-class location, the Gabelli School is uniquely positioned to offer students the opportunity great professors, and a lead. I never learned how to participate in both regional and international economies. Its reputation to take care of all of a small community where will continue to be built upon excellence in teaching and scholarship. I would be challenged person before I came to Students are enriched by a dedicated faculty and by the larger university Fordham. It may be the without being lost in the community of undergraduate, graduate and professional schools and crowd.” most valuable thing I’ve nourished by Fordham’s intellectual and Jesuit traditions. Consistent with ever been taught.” these traditions, the Gabelli School is committed to serving students in their Riley Edwards, FCLC’16 Ross Lampert, FCLC ’16 life-long learning endeavors. 6 INTELLECTUAL LIFE AT FCLC Frequently Asked Academic Questions for Fordham College at Lincoln Center Here are the answers to some of the most frequently asked academic questions: What are FCLC’s degree requirements? How do FCLC freshmen students register for classes? At Fordham College at Lincoln Center (FCLC), the curriculum FreshmEn registration will begin officially on Tuesday, leading to the , Bachelor of Science, or the August 4 at 12 noon, EDT. Details about registration for Bachelor of Fine Arts degree consists of three groups of the fall 2015 semester at Fordham will be explained in the courses. The foundation of a Fordham education is the core document “Guiding Possibilities” which Dean Desciak will curriculum, which includes specific courses in English, send to your student’s e-mail in July. There is an optional history, mathematical reasoning, science, , and opportunity for an academic advising session by phone philosophy, as well as courses in several other disciplines (or by Skype) in July with Dean Desciak. Students make within the liberal arts. The major is the area in which students appointments by calling 212-636-6350 or accessing Dean focus on gaining in-depth knowledge in a particular field. Desciak’s e-calendar: Electives allow the student to customize his or her education https://fclc_freshman_dean.youcanbook.me. to reflect individual interests. Together, these courses must total 124 credits and 36 courses of three or more credits each. How do FCLC transfer students register for classes? Upon admission to the College, transfer students will consult What is FCLC’s attendance policy? with Dean Milton Bravo, assistant dean of junior and transfer Students are expected to attend every class of every course Students, to discuss credit transfer, course selection for the for which they are registered. If an instructor wishes to have a upcoming semester, and long-term academic plans. This will different attendance policy, it will be explained in the syllabus ensure proper transfer credit allocation and academic distributed to each student registered for the course, advisement. Your student’s class dean will also assist in including whether and how absences might affect the grade curriculum planning for the fall 2015 semester. Please for the course. schedule an appointment by calling Academic Advising at 212-636-6350. Does FCLC have an advising program? The Academic Advising Program is designed to provide How can students make changes to their course students with the guidance necessary to successfully complete schedule? (for Freshmen and Transfers) their college degree. The advising program begins in the Students may adjust their schedule up until the end of the summer when each entering freshman has the opportunity to add/drop period, which will be Wednesday, September 9, at discuss the curriculum with Dean Joseph Desciak, freshman 5 p.m. Students can call the Office of Academic Advising at dean, to begin making decisions about what their first 212-636-6350 if they have academic questions during the semester courses will include. Upon arriving for the Academic summer. Orientation Day (which begins promptly at 9 a.m. on Tuesday, September 1) each freshman is assigned a faculty How do AP scores affect registration? advisor who will introduce the student to the academic and Students should ask the Educational Testing Service to send intellectual community. The advisor ensures that students AP scores to the Office of Admission. These scores are needed have the information they need to complete their freshman to plan the student’s fall schedule. Please note that students year successfully. They will advise on academic matters, must specifically request that junior year scores be sent; they monitor progress, and serve as a resource. The advisor should are not sent out with senior year scores. be considered a mentor and students should feel free to call and meet the advisor as often as needed. After the initial • Educational Testing Service: 888-225-5427 meeting with advisors at Orientation, students are required to • Fordham’s CEEB Code: 2259 meet with them again a minimum of two additional times in both the first and second semesters of freshman year. During Students will receive a letter from the university informing sophomore year, when the major has been declared, the chair them how many credits they will receive for AP scores. of the major department assigns students a new advisor from that department. When does a major need to be declared? There is plenty of time to decide on a major. Majors may be declared as soon as the end of first year but must be declared upon completion of 45 credits. A few programs, notably natural science, pre-med, computer science, theatre, and dance, require students to begin their major during freshman year. Nevertheless, as soon as students have a sense of their intended major, they should discuss it with their class dean or freshman advisor.

7 INTELLECTUAL LIFE - GABELLI SCHOOL OF BUSINESS The Gabelli School Curriculum daughter’s primary academic advisor. Each student’s relationship with their dean has some built-in structure, All students at the Gabelli School, no matter what their through mandatory class advising sessions, but also remains eventual major or specialization, complete our dual core flexible and tailored to individual needs, through individual curriculum, which comprises both an integrated business academic consulting sessions. Gabelli School students also core and a liberal arts core. receive support from other staff and administrators, such as There is no clearer reflection of our hands-on, integrated the director of honors opportunities and the staff of our approach to business education than our business core. Personal and Professional Development Center. This rigorous program provides a comprehensive grounding Parent and Family Involvement in accounting, economics, finance, information and communication systems, management/strategy, and In recognition of the fact that you have probably been involved marketing. At the same time, it gives students the universal in your son or daughter’s education until this point, we will skills that every business leader must have: innovation, do our best to keep you informed of any major concerns creative problem-solving, critical thinking, an ability to work regarding his or her progress, as well as any programmatic in teams, excellent oral and written communication, and the changes at the school. Here are some ways you can keep capacity to handle ambiguity and uncertainty. yourself in the loop regarding important developments: The program begins in freshman year with The Ground Floor, • Bookmark gabelliconnect.com, the news site where we offer a course that introduces students to all the major disciplines students information about ways they can build their of business and then challenges them to draw upon this professional networks, improve their career prospects, and knowledge to propose a brand-new business venture – expand their horizons in business and beyond. Visit often, as something imaginative but practicable which meets a current new stories and listings are added almost daily. need. The Ground Floor gets students to think • Join our Facebook page at facebook.com/gabellibusiness. entrepreneurially while working in small teams, developing We post our GabelliConnect stories here, and they will their business writing and speaking skills, and becoming automatically end up in your news stream. familiar with New York City through class assignments. Please be aware that freshmen will receive a midterm grade Meanwhile, business students at Fordham also embark on no report in both the fall and spring semesters. This report will fewer than 13 liberal arts core courses which give students a be distributed directly to the students and sent home to you. well-rounded education, setting them apart from their peers Final semester grades, however, will not be mailed to you in at other schools. Not every accomplished businessman or hard copy, because they are made available to students online. woman has studied philosophy from the time of the ancient We suggest you discuss grades with your son or daughter Greeks through to the Enlightenment, or selected an English before the year begins so that you can establish a family class which explores “Food and Gender in American protocol for your review of the semester grades. Literature” or one called “Poets and Detectives,” or taken a Academic Orientation history course in which they come to understand the driving factors in the European economy after World War II. Gabelli Academic orientation will be held on Tuesday, School graduates have had just such opportunities. September 1. Your son or daughter will receive information that is absolutely necessary to successfully begin his or her Gabelli School Advising career as a Gabelli School of Business student. Students will hear from Dean Donna Rapaccioli as well as from other deans, The Gabelli Freshman Enrichment Program is a year-long professors, students and business professionals, often series of sessions focused on academic advising, developing Fordham alumni. They also will discuss the summer reading the skills needed to succeed in college, and building an in small groups; please ensure that your son or daughter has awareness of the proficiencies that are valued in the business completed the reading assignment in advance of orientation. world. The assistant dean for the Gabelli School is your son or It will be sent to all incoming freshmen over the summer.

Administration Dean Donna Rapaccioli and her staff oversee all Michael Polito Stefanie Gianakis Gabelli School of Business programs with an emphasis Assistant Dean; Director of International Programs Finance Advisor on academic achievement and personal and [email protected] [email protected] professional development. Zina King Lisa Henkoff Donna Rapaccioli Director of Career Advising Finance Advisor Dean, Gabelli School of Business [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Laura Bassin (718) 817-4466 Assistant Director of Career Advising - Accounting Harry Kavros and Tax Associate Dean [email protected] [email protected] Gina Hill LoBasso Vincent DeCola, S.J. Assistant Director of Career Advising - Marketing Assitant Dean [email protected] [email protected] 8 New York is My Campus Fordham is My School

9 9 EASING THE TRANSITION Preparing for your student’s first year of college can be a time of many mixed emotions; it can be exciting and fulfilling, yet daunting and bittersweet for both parents and students. Fordham’s Division of Student Affairs is committed to easing this transition for your family and student. Counseling and Psychological Services (CPS) has prepared this guide to help families better understand and navigate some of the challenges that may arise as your student adjusts to college life during his or her first year at Fordham. Common First-Year Student Concerns reach out to you when they are struggling. Here are some additional suggestions that can help you support your College is a time of growth and change. Students encounter students during their transition to Fordham: many ‘firsts’ as they leave behind some familiar supports and assume greater responsibilities. During your student’s first •Remind them of how they have coped with transitions in the year, it is not uncommon for them to feel or experience one or past and discuss these coping strategies in the context of their more of the following: upcoming transition to Fordham. • Homesickness •Anticipate, discuss and prepare for situations, challenges or ‘triggers’ that could interfere with their adjustment and/or • Struggling with making new friends and fitting in compromise their psychological, emotional, or physical health. • Insecurity about their academic abilities • Brainstorm possible supports on campus and try to become • Struggles with balancing academic, social, work, and familiar with them prior to needing them. These supports extracurricular demands include, but are not limited to residential life staff, commuter • Conflicts with roommate freshman mentors, the Dean of Students, Counseling and Psychological Services, Health Services, Office of Disability • Body image and eating concerns Services, and Public Safety. • Drug and alcohol experimentation • Remind them that seeking help and support is a sign of • Curiosities, questions, and explorations about their identities strength and independence. • Sexual experimentation • Discuss common first year concerns and challenges (as noted • Cultural adjustment/culture shock to the left). • A need to explore their independence by testing the limits, Empathize with your student’s struggles and encourage which can manifest in a variety of ways such as liberal spend- him/her to proactively seek the assistance and supports ing, class absenteeism, decreased contact with family, staying needed. If your student has experienced significant out or up late, or other risk-taking behavior psychological or emotional difficulties in the past, or you anticipate that he/she may experience these difficulties while Most students cope effectively with the transition to transitioning to college, consider the following: college, but unfortunately some may find it so overwhelming that it compromises their psychological, emotional, or • Talk to your student about campus supports, including the physical health. While it’s not unusual for students to office for Counseling and Psychological Services (CPS). experience some stress or mood changes during their college • Visit CPS with your student during orientation to familiarize years, if their anxiety or sadness persists, interferes with their him/her with our office and procedures for making an daily functioning, and/or compromises their well-being, appointment. Also visit CPS’s website: please encourage them to seek professional support. fordham.edu/counseling. Assistance is just a phone call away! Call the Counseling • Inform the dean of students, director of residential life and/ Center at 212-636-6225. or a CPS staff psychologist about any past, present, or How You Can Support Your Student anticipated psychological concerns you may have about your Let your students know that you recognize and respect them student. as young adults who can make their own decisions AND that • Consult with a CPS staff psychologist. Our staff can provide you are still invested in their well-being and will be there for guidance on how to approach your student about your them when they need you. Acknowledging and respecting concerns and advise when further intervention may be their emerging autonomy will increase the likelihood that they necessary.

If Your Student is Having a Mental Health Crisis If you believe that your student is experiencing a mental Dean of Students Office: 212-636-6250 health emergency during business hours, please call the dean of students and let him know that a student is experiencing a mental health emergency or contact Public Safety (24 hours a day): 212-636-6076 Counseling and Psychological Services and ask to speak with a counselor immediately. During all other times, or if Counseling and Psychological Services: 212-636-6225 you are concerned about your student’s immediate safety, please contact Public Safety.

10 Encouraging Commuters to Get Involved Helping Residents Minimize Roommate Problems Fordham aims to help commuting students not only manage Most of our new residents will be sharing a bedroom with their commute, but thrive as active members of the campus someone either for the first time, or perhaps for the first time community. Coming to campus on Thursdays is an important in a number of years. Sharing space with others is a challenge way to take advantage of the various opportunities to actualize for everyone to varying degrees, and this can be intensified this participation. The academic course schedule is when the other person is someone you are just getting to deliberately designed with a three-hour block on Thursdays know. A healthy roommate relationship starts with open from 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. during which almost no communication. Please encourage your student to connect classes are held. This allows for the various clubs and with his or her roommate(s) prior to arriving on campus to organizations to plan meetings and events at a time when start getting to know one another by talking about each other’s students do not have a conflict with their courses. Please backgrounds and interests, as well as likes and dislikes. Help encourage your student to schedule his/her classes your student keep an open mind to better understand and and other commitments in such a way that they can appreciate the variety of lifestyles and uniqueness of his or be on campus during this block. her roommates. Oftentimes, roommates who are complete One of the best resources for students commuting to campus strangers from different backgrounds profoundly impact one is the Commuter Student Services (CSS) area of the Office of another in positive ways and some even forge lifelong Student Leadership and Community Development. CSS plans relationships. and implements a variety of activities and programs designed This is a best-case scenario, as roommates are not always best with the needs of commuting students in mind. Most notably, friends. Building strong roommate relationships calls for the CSS oversees the Commuter Freshmen Mentor (CFM) same courtesy, consideration, understanding, and listening program. Every incoming commuter freshman is matched that good friendships require. with a CFM who will help provide guidance throughout their When issues arise, support your student in working through first year. The objectives of the CFM program are to: the difficulties by encouraging him or her to communicate • Provide guidance and support to freshman commuters to directly with his or her roommate. Our experience is that help assist with their transition to and success at the some students are reluctant to voice concerns until they reach University; a point where conflict becomes difficult to resolve. • Assist with freshman commuters’ development and Understandably, a new student can be reluctant to in a way awareness about Fordham and its resources by responding that could be perceived as complaining, but it is helpful that all successfully to questions and concerns; students learn to express concerns in a direct, but polite and courteous way. Most frustrations do not go away on their own, • Help freshman commuters become effectively integrated and early intervention often prevents them from into Fordham and the campus as a whole by building becoming more complicated. Resident Assistants (RAs) have community and participating in campus events; and been trained specifically to help students work through • Assist in the implementation of events, programs, and roommate conflicts, so encourage your student to seek workshops for first-year commuter students. guidance and support from his or her RA. Another valuable resource is the Commuting Students Association (CSA), which is the governing body for commuter students at the Lincoln Center campus. CSA puts on programs such as coffee breaks, Commuter Students Appreciation Week (C-SAW), game nights, and restaurant outings. Please encourage your student to attend one of their meetings, held on Thursdays at 11:30 a.m., in addition to meetings for other clubs or organizations he or she thinks look interesting. Also keep in mind that during New Student Orientation and throughout the academic year there will be some events on campus that go late into the evening. Talk with your son or daughter ahead of time about travel plans following evening events, when they will be on campus late.

11 Encourage Your Student to Participate in Urban Plunge What is First Year Formation? The program will begin on Friday, August 28. The First Year Formation (FYF) program is a Resident students will move into their permanent room symposium designed to assist new students with their assignment that morning and commuter students will transition to college life at Fordham University. come to campus for the day’s activities and have the Sponsored by New Student Orientation and the Office opportunity to stay on campus Friday and Saturday of Student Leadership and Community Development, nights. The weekend includes gathering activities on FYF is an extension of the summer and fall orientation Friday and group excursions led by returning Fordham programs. student leaders during the day on Saturday. This is a great way for students to start making connections with The program promotes student involvement in the their new classmates via a smaller group of students Fordham academic and co-curricular community, and with a common interest. Applications were included in explores the University’s distinct Jesuit mission by the Student Newsletter mailing. Completed applications, engaging new students during their very first days on which include the registration form, essay, and $100 campus. program fee, must be postmarked by on Friday, The symposium meets weekly during the fall semester, July 24. Limited scholarships are available. This and features modules that promote academic and program has rolling admission. career success, exploration of personal values, ethical decision-making, and service in its many dimensions. The symposium consists of a small group of new students, and is taught by a Student Affairs administrator with the help of an upperclass student orientation leader who knows what it is like to be a Fordham University student. The course is taught using a variety of teaching techniques, including discussion, weekly reflections, and service learning. This is done in order to help these first- year students make the most of their college experience. FCLC students can register for FYF during registration on Tuesday, August 4, beginning at 12 noon EDT. GSB students,should talk with Fr. Vin Decola, S.J., Assistant Dean for GSB, about how to register for FYF.

12 Housing and Residential Life STUDENT LIFE 212-636-7100 | McMahon, Room 108 Learn about the offices that help students through their [email protected] | fordham.edu/reslifelc years at Fordham. Instant Messenger: reslifelc Student Leadership and Community Move-In Information Development Move-in Day is Sunday, August 30. Detailed information 212-636-6250 | Lowenstein, Room 408 regarding your move-in timeline will be emailed to your [email protected] | fordham.edu/leadershiplc student in mid to late July. Specific instructions on how to https://www.facebook.com/OSLCDFCLC access West 60th and 62nd Streets will be sent with your room assignment information. The Office of Student Leadership and Community Development (OSLCD) is responsible for Student Clubs and Freshmen move into McKeon Hall or McMahon Hall. Organizations, New Student Orientation, Commuter Student McKeon Hall is located on West 62nd street between Services, Leadership Development, and Student Columbus and Amsterdam Avenues. McMahon Hall is Programming. Fordham students who are involved in located on West 60th street between Columbus and extracurricular activities learn a variety of different leadership Amsterdam Avenues. skills. These skills include conflict resolution, program Transfers move into McMahon Hall which is located at planning, and time management. By getting involved, your 155 West 60th Street between Columbus and Amsterdam son or daughter will get a head start on having a sense Avenues. of belonging to the Lincoln Center campus, and will be supported in accomplishing their short term and long term International Students move into their housing goals. The OSLCD staff will support your son or daughter’s assignments on Tuesday, August 25 as part of Global development as a person of competence, conscience, Transitions. compassion, and commitment. Resident freshmen and transfer students who submit their Office of Multicultural Affairs online housing application by the specified deadline will 212-930-8834 | Lowenstein, Street Level, SL 19 receive their housing assignment in early August. This [email protected] | fordham.edu/oma assignment will be sent to their Fordham e-mail account and will include the room assignment and telephone number, as The Office of Multicultural Affairs recognizes that for new well as information on roommates. students coming to college can be an exciting new experience, Alcohol and Other Drug Education (AODE) Program but it can also be intimidating. Students will meet new people 212-636-6250 | Lowenstein, Room 408 from a variety of backgrounds and experience situations that [email protected] | fordham.edu/aodelc may be unfamiliar to them. We are here to support students in their transition as they navigate their new friendships and This program coordinates the on-campus AODE efforts at the relationships, and adjust to their new environment. The goal is Lincoln Center campus, and is located in the Office of Student to help students learn how they can help form an Leadership and Community Development. The AODE inclusive campus culture in which each member is welcomed Program includes prevention, education, and early and valued. Our office works to realize the University’s intervention efforts by using educational classes, awareness mission to prepare citizens for leadership in an increasingly campaigns, alternative programming, and informational multicultural and multinational society by intentionally training sessions with orientation leaders, resident assistants, engaging diversity to benefit both our student population and and other student leaders on campus. These efforts are aimed the greater University community. at assisting students to make healthy and socially responsible decisions throughout their four years at Fordham.Students The Office of Multicultural Affairs promotes in students an also play a vital role by participating in peer education groups understanding of and reverence for cultures and ways of life on campus that exist to educate the Fordham community other than their own by providing leadership opportunities in the areas of alcohol and other drug alternatives as well and programs, including the Sustained Dialogue Series, as general health and wellness activities including healthy Deeper Dialogues, Cultural Heritage programming, the relationships, stress relief, and mental health with the goal to Diversity Peer Leaders Program, and many others. We also promote social responsibility and provide support for peers in invite all Fordham community members to join our all aspects of their lives while at Fordham University. Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender (LGBT) and Ally Network of Support designed to encourage a campus environment that is open and welcoming to all LGBT students and their allies. Finally, we serve as a resource for students looking to make connections with cultural organizations or for students seeking out a community to which they can personally relate and work actively with to create a socially just world.

13 MISSION AND MINISTRY “When speaking about the Jesuit values of Fordham, the word tradition is vital. Your experiences at Fordham will truly allow you to grow in your faith, and the tradition of the Fordham tenets is something you can share and pass along to all who enter your life for generations to come…a true tradition.” —Austin Malone, FCLC’16

Office of Campus Ministry connect with other students interested in social justice issues 212-636-6267 | Lowenstein, Room 217 and explore the different neighborhoods and cultures through [email protected] | fordham.edu/cm our connection to community organizations. Interested resident and commuter students should apply. Applications Welcome from Campus Ministry! As a that were sent along with the Student Newsletter your son or was founded and sponsored by the Society of Jesus, our daughter received earlier in June. mission continues in that Jesuit/Catholic Tradition but expanded to meet the pastoral and religious needs of our Service-Learning students of all faith traditions, Catholic, Christian, Jewish, The Service-Learning program combines academic Muslim, Orthodox Christian Fellowship, and Buddhist. learning in the classroom with community-based learning in our surrounding communities. Students expand their Catholic students serve as Liturgical Ministers at our academic experience by volunteering with community Sunday night and daily masses. Students can discuss matters organizations that provide direct service and advocacy of faith and meaning in small Christian Life Communities. The opportunities. groups are student led and meet at their convenience. We also have a lively retreat program. Global Outreach The Fresh Vision retreats help incoming students transition 212-636-6269 | Lowenstein, Room 217 to college. There is a men’s and women’s retreat program and [email protected] | fordham.edu/go a silent, directed Ignatian retreat called “Contemplatio.” We Global Outreach (GO!) is a cultural immersion and service offer retreats such as Kairos and Emmaus, as well as program where students learn about social, political and Interfaith retreats that welcome all. Each year there is a environmental issues affecting our local and global Faith and Justice retreat. communities. We encourage our students to incorporate the We work with many student clubs and other departments to program’s four pillars of social justice, community, simple develop programs that nurture spiritual growth or examine living, and spirituality into their daily experience as they work contemporary issues from various faith perspectives. We work with poor and marginalized communities. We send teams of closely with the Jewish Students Organization, Middle Eastern students each consisting of approximately ten students, one Students Association, and the Muslim Students Association to student leader and one chaperone to live, work and learn with program spiritual and religiously cultural events. partnering organizations in approximately thirty locations There are many social gatherings that build a sense of throughout the United States as well as in countries in Asia, community among students, faculty, and staff. Mission and Africa, Latin America, and Europe. Ministry includes collaboration with Global Outreach, the Global Outreach teams travel to collaborate with our Center, and the Fordham Center on Religion and partnering organizations during Winter, Spring and Summer Culture. We look forward to meeting you on Sunday, August breaks. The projects vary in both length and scope. Some 30. Please join us at the Family Mass at 3p.m. at the Church of projects are one week in duration while others are more than St. Paul the Apostle. Welcome to Fordham University Lincoln three weeks long. In addition, some of the projects focus on Center! service-related experiences such as working with Stand Up for Kids in San Diego, California, while others are immersion Dorothy Day Center for Service and Justice experiences such as living with host families in Miraflor, 212-636-7464 | Lowenstein, SL Room 18-A Nicaragua. Regardless of its focus, each project shares the [email protected] | fordham.edu/dorothydaycenter ultimate goals of creating solidarity, learning about issues of The Dorothy Day Center for Service and Justice (DDCSJ) poverty and injustice, and connecting local and global realities. provides support and resources to students interested in social At Fordham, students are encouraged to become change, offering ongoing and one-time service opportunities, knowledgeable and active citizens and share in the Jesuit service learning options, nonprofit and public service philosophy of homines pro aliis (men and women for and with internships, workshops, film screenings, and advocacy trips. others), fostering an ongoing commitment that embodies and Experience Urban Plunge | August 28 and 29 promotes these values in their communities. We welcome students to visit our office to learn more about the program Urban Plunge is a pre-orientation program sponsored by and how to get involved! DDCSJ, which introduces students to service and social justice in New York City. Students will have an opportunity to

14 STUDENT SERVICES Career Services Office of International Services 212-636-6280 | 45 Columbus Ave, Suite 307 212-636-6270 | 45 Columbus Ave, Suite 315 fordham.edu/career | www.facebook.com/fordhamcareers [email protected] | fordham.edu/ois @fordhamcareers | http://fordhamcareerservices.blogspot.com The Office for International Services (OIS) offers special The Office of Career Services is here to support and assist services for international students and scholars. It is the most your student in developing a career path and professional reliable source for international information and compliance. life throughout his or her tenure at Fordham. We meet with Our job is to help students understand complex immigration students daily to provide assistance on resume and cover letter regulations and assist in adjusting to a new academic, social, development, networking and interviewing skills, professional and cultural environment. The OIS defines “international” dress, and proper etiquette, and much more. students as “non-immigrants,” those students who are holding/retaining F-1, J-1, or any other non-immigrant visa/ Additionally, we maintain CareerLink, a Fordham-exclusive status. Students who are U.S. citizens or U.S. Permanent online job and internship database, to assist students in their Residents but lived abroad are NOT considered international search for available jobs and internships. You may find more students; however, they are more than welcome to participate information about our office at fordham.edu/career, and your in any of our cultural programming. It is acceptable if students student may stay in touch with us via Facebook and Twitter! wish to obtain and/or retain another valid non-immigrant ID Services status (e.g. H-4) while studying at Fordham. Your student should submit a photo to ID Services through Global Transition Program the University Portal at my.fordham.edu as soon as possible. Global Transition, the mandatory international Information on how to submit the photo is on the New student orientation program, is from Tuesday, Student tab in the portal. August 25 through Saturday, August 29. To access the portal, your student must claim their Global Transition includes many events and activities that AccessIT ID. Information on how to claim it is available in the will be very helpful and informative, and it is a great chance Student Newsletter your son or daughter received in June. for new international students to get to know each other and If your student needs assistance, have him or her contact IT to become familiar with their new surroundings. Our annual Customer Care at 718-817-3999, Monday-Friday, orientation program provides important information 8 a.m. – 6 p.m., or [email protected]. concerning immigration matters such as employment, travel authorization, health insurance, Social Security cards and banking. In conjunction with the One to World organization, the office sponsors and provides access to programs promoting cross-cultural and international awareness. International students should have already registered for Global Transition via the my.fordham.edu account. Details about location, move-in times/dates, transportation, and ESL testing can be found when you register. For more information or questions related to Global Transition, please visit our website fordham.edu/gt or e-mail [email protected]. International students are also expected to participate in the New Student Orientation program from Sunday, August 30 through Tuesday, September 1. For questions about New Student Orientation, please contact [email protected]. Please encourage your student to contact the OIS directly if they have any questions related to immigration. For more info, visit the OIS website: fordham.edu/ois.

15 Public Safety 212-636-6076 | Lowenstein Lobby STUDENT WELLNESS Fordham University places a high priority on providing the University Health Services best security for students, faculty, and staff. The University’s 212-636-7160 | McMahon Hall, Room 203 Associate Vice President of Public Safety uses both in-house [email protected] | fordham.edu/health and contract personnel to ensure the highest level of security The University Health Services are available to all students of on campus at all times. The Department of Public Safety the University. There is no for visits; however, students includes former NYPD ranking police professionals who may incur fees for certain medical supplies, medications, lab supervise every shift. Guards are stationed at all University fees, and some procedures. The Health Services is directed by entrances to monitor and control campus access. The a certified nurse practitioner and staffed by a part-time residence hall posts a Fire Safety guard 24 hours a day and physician, nurse practitioners, and a licensed practical nurse. also uses cameras and monitors to increase safety. In order to Visits to the Health Center are by appointment only; walk-ins enter the campus, all students, faculty, and staff are required will be triaged for severity of illness and given the next to place their current University ID card at the readers available appointment. provided. A Public Safety presentation is a component of the Responding to Health Emergencies Orientation Program in August. The New York metropolitan Fordham has an extensive and well-coordinated area is a very safe place to live and work. New students are Emergency Management Plan designed to provide timely encouraged to become familiar with the University’s safety and appropriate care for our students, faculty, and staff in the and security guidelines, which are designed to create the event of a medical emergency. We strongly recommend yearly most secure and comfortable environment possible. These influenza vaccinations; Fordham University’s Health Services guidelines appear in the Student Handbook, the Residential will also offer vaccinations. Life Handbook, and the Safety and Security Booklet produced Students with any underlying health concerns should by the Public Safety department. Using these guidelines and contact the Health Services to make arrangements to provide practicing common sense are the most effective ways to stay all relevant information to help the University best assist them safe. over the year. If you have additional questions or concerns, With the cooperation of the students and faculty, the please contact the director of health services at 212-636-7160, Public Safety department will ensure a safe and comfortable the assistant vice president for Public Safety at Rose Hill at place to work, study, and live. Students are encouraged to 718-817-4080, or the dean of students at 212-636-6250. report any incidents to security immediately, by calling 212-636-6076. Insurance All registered students, full- and part-time, are automatically Emergency Information enrolled in a basic medical insurance policy covering accidents 877-375-HELP (4357) while they are enrolled at the University. This insurance is Fordham University is fully prepared to deal with any supplemental to other insurance coverage. The maximum crisis through extensive Emergency Management Plan. benefit per accident is $2,500. Our coordinated response can be found at fordham.edu under the Resources/Public Safety link. Fordham maintains close Immunization working relationships with the New York City Police and Fire Please call the Immunization hotline with any immunization Departments. Fordham University has a representative on the questions: 718-817-0940 New York City Office of Emergency Management In order to comply with New York State law, students must Operations Center, should there be a city-wide emergency. have complete measles, mumps, and rubella immunization records on file. Those needing a measles, mumps, and rubella The University provides updated accurate information from (MMR) vaccination can receive it for a fee of $65 in the Health our Emergency Operations Center to our students, faculty, Services. and staff using their contact numbers. Please update your contact information to reflect any changes. Please call New York state also recommends meningitis vaccinations for 877-375 HELP (4357) or 212-636-7777 for updated those who have not received one within the last 10 years. If information during a campus-wide emergency. this vaccine is refused, the law requires you to sign and return a waiver. Please return the required Immunization form, as mentioned in the Student Newsletter, by Monday, July 13. The waiver and other health forms are available online at fordham.edu/health. Forms can be sent by USPS, fax, or scanned and e-mailed to [email protected].

16 Disability Services Counseling and Psychological Services 212-636-6282 | 45 Columbus Ave, Suite 106 212-636-6225 | McMahon Hall, Room 211 [email protected] | fordham.edu/disabilityservices fordham.edu/counseling | Hours: Monday – Thursday, Hours: Monday – Friday, hours vary each semester 9 a.m. – 7 p.m; Friday, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. The Office of Disability Services (ODS) works closely with Fordham’s Counseling and Psychological Services (CPS) is a students, faculty and University administrators to ensure comprehensive mental health center that is dedicated to appropriate services for students with documented disabilities promoting the emotional and psychological health and in accordance with Section 504 of the Federal Rehabilitation wellness of our students. At CPS, we recognize that University Act of 1973 and Title III of the Americans and Disabilities Act life can be stressful due to academic, financial, family, and of 1990. social pressures. These stressors can sometimes contribute to or exacerbate more significant psychological problems, such Students who register with ODS will complete the same as depression, anxiety, substance abuse, trauma, or difficulties coursework as their peers and registering does not become a with sleeping, eating, or attention. CPS provides a range of part of a student’s transcript. The University will make every services to help students address and cope more effectively attempt to provide reasonable accommodations to students with their stress and psychological concerns. No matter what who have a documented disability with recent documentation. challenges your students may be experiencing, our safe and Freshman students who have a disability are eligible to confidential services can help them better understand their participate in the Transition Year Program (TYP) that begins difficulties, develop more self-awareness, and enhance their in early September and continues throughout the student’s coping skills, academic performance, self-esteem, entire freshman year. relationships, and overall well-being. Our services include: Please call ODS to obtain information about the following: • Short-term individual and group counseling documentation guidelines (which vary by disability), and about the registration process for receiving academic • Psychiatric evaluations and medication management accommodations at Fordham University as well as • Consultation services to Fordham faculty, staff, students, participating in the Transition Year Program. Please note that parents, and families students are not eligible to receive any academic accommodations until they have formally registered with ODS • Walk-in and crisis intervention for urgent situations and completed their intake appointment. Accommodations are not made retroactively, so it is best to contact ODS to begin • Personalized referrals for off-campus, specialized, and/or this process during the summer before entering Fordham. longer-term options If a student has one of the following types of disabilities it is essential to contact ODS as soon as possible to ensure that accommodations can be put in place before classes begin in September: physical, mobility, visual impairment, hearing impairment, and certain health conditions. Please do not send documentation of a disability to the Admission office. The Admission office will not forward any information regarding a student’s 504 Plan or IEP directly to ODS.

If your son or daughter needs any accommodations for Orientation activities, please contact the office at 212-636-6282, or [email protected], by July 1, to allow time to coordinate accommodations with the Orientation staff.

17 TECHNOLOGY

Student Technology Services fordham.edu/STS New Student FAQs from the Fordham IT Staff Fordham IT has prepared the following information to help orient parents and new students to technology at Fordham, including purchasing a computer, finding technical assistance, and accessing Fordham Gmail.

Q: Are students required to purchase a computer? A: No. There are hundreds of computers available in computer labs and the library. However, most students bring their own computer for the convenience of being connected to the Fordham network and the Internet in their own room. Q: Where can students learn about purchasing a computer at a discount? Q: Should students have their own printer? A: For personal computing, Fordham IT has arranged A: Most students find it more convenient to have their for special pricing on computer equipment sold by Dell, own printer. Your son or daughter may want to coordinate Apple, and Lenovo. The University does not endorse any with their roommate(s) about sharing a printer. Printers particular computer platform or vendor. For more are available in the public computing labs and libraries on information, please visit our website at campus. Printing from library computers and fordham.edu/studentcomputerpurchases. computers labs is managed via a vended printing system, which students pay for with their Fordham ID cards. Q: Should my son or daughter buy a Windows or Students can add value to their ID cards at the library card Macintosh computer? vending machines. A: Both operating systems are supported at Fordham. Q: How does my son or daughter connect to the Fordham Academic programs that rely heavily on business- oriented software are better served by the Windows network on campus? platform. Academic programs that rely heavily on graphics A: Fordhamwifi, the name of our wireless network, is and multimedia software are better served by the available on all three campuses. Students wishing to Macintosh platform. connect their computer to the Fordham network via a data jack will need an ethernet cable. The first time students Q: What is the difference between the Fordham computer connect to the network, they will need to sign in through offerings and what we can buy retail? our Network Authentication Control software using their AccessIT ID username and password. A new sign in is A: Fordham’s recommended offerings include Microsoft required at the beginning of each month. For more Office and an extended service warranty. Retailer information, see www.fordham.edu/NAC. If assistance packages can be less expensive, but if you decide to go with connecting is required, students should contact a with a different laptop, make sure it meets Fordham’s Resident Technology Consultant or IT Customer Care minimum specifications. A link to those requirements is (see below). found at fordham.edu/studentcomputerpurchases. Q: How do Fordham students back up work on their Q: Do we need to purchase anti-virus software? computers? A: No! The University has licensed Symantec Antivirus A: The University currently offers unlimited free storage scanning software, which is free to all students. The space on Google Drive, which is part of the Google Apps installation file is accessed at fordham.edu/antivirus. for Education suite of products. Every student has access Students downloading the file will be prompted to enter to Google Drive through their Fordham Gmail account. their AccessIT ID and password. Students are not allowed Students may also use a portable flash drive, an external on the Fordham network without anti-virus software. hard drive, or a storage cloud service, to back up work. McAfee, Trend-Micro, and many other popular antivirus applications are also supported.

18 18 IT Customer Care (ITCC) International and Study Abroad Programs (ISAP) Fordham IT Customer Care provides support to all Fordham 212-636-7135 | [email protected] University faculty, staff, and students. In the long-standing tradition of Jesuit education, Fordham Questions about a personal computer’s operating system, University actively adheres to the belief that foreign study initial setup, software applications, claiming an AccessIT ID profoundly enriches and distinguishes our students’ via the Portal (my.fordham.edu), e-mail access or network educational experience. In light of this philosophy, which connection may be directed to ITCC by phone, e-mail, or integrates study abroad with the college curriculum, the request form. University offers one of the most extensive networks for foreign study of any major university. Our goal is to help Phone: 718-817-3999 | Toll Free: 1-877-366-HELP (4357) students prepare for the challenges and rewards of global E-mail: [email protected] citizenship by enabling them to gain an understanding of Regular Hours: Monday – Friday, 8 a.m. – 8 p.m. other cultures and to incorporate a global dimension to Online Service Request Form: fordham.edu/STS their chosen field of study. In-person help is available at our IT Customer Care Since the number of sponsored programs is extensive and Centers located on the Rose Hill and Lincoln Center the reasons for studying abroad vary, all prospective study campuses. ITCC also provides warranty hardware support abroad applicants are expected to research thoroughly—and . for Dell and HP computers in advance —their foreign study options and to discuss with Rose Hill | McGinley Center, Room 229 their advisors and the ISAP staff which programs will meet Monday–Friday, 8 a.m. – 8 p.m.* their academic and personal objectives. It is also important Saturday, 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.* to acknowledge that while the University recognizes that a sustained period of study in another culture is desirable, Lincoln Center | Street Level, Room SL19A study abroad is neither a requirement nor an entitlement Monday–Friday, 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.* of a Fordham education. Rather, students earn the right to *Please refer to our website for our summer and holiday study abroad by high academic performance (a 3.0 GPA and hours at: fordham.edu/HelpIT favorable recommendations from major advisors and faculty are required), a clearly reasoned academic purpose, Residential Technology Consultants appropriate preparation and conduct that demonstrates genuine enthusiasm for learning about and experiencing The Resident Technology Consultant (RTC) is the other cultures. primary source of technology-related assistance for students living in the residence halls. RTCs: Does your student have general questions about • Educate residents on all aspects of computing at programs, how to apply, and what Fordham expects of Fordham study abroad participants? Please contact us at 212-636-7135 or [email protected]. • Consult and troubleshoot with residents on computer-related issues • Support in-room network connections • Deliver technology-related workshops Please visit fordham.edu/RTC to find out who your RTC is and how to make contact. You can also apply to be a Freshman RTC online at fordham.edu/ITJobOpportunities.

The IT Team (Back to School Peer Computer Support) The IT Team, made up of technically savvy Fordham students, are available during move-in on Sunday, August 30, through Friday, September 18, to help incoming students set up their computers and connect to the Fordham University network.

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19 FINANCIAL RESOURCES Enrollment/Financial Services E-Bill : 212-636-6700 | Lowenstein, Room 214 The E-Bill Suite is an integrated e-bill and e-payment web [email protected] |fordham.edu/finaid portal, which provides students with the following services: The Office of Enrollment/Financial Services is located on the • Provide permission to others (parents, employers, etc.) second floor of Lowenstein. Representatives are available to view the student’s bill and make payments. to answer questions regarding student accounts, including tuition, payment plans, and financial aid. Promissory notes for • View the student’s electronic bill. Perkins Loans are handled by the office as well. • View recent account activity in real-time. Student Accounts • Make an electronic check payment toward a student [email protected] | fordham.edu/financialaid/contact account. Freshman tuition bills are mailed in the middle of June. • Save electronic check payment information. If you have any questions about your bill, please call Students can access their E-Bill Suite via a single sign-on. Enrollment/Financial Services at 212-636-6700. Log onto my.fordham.edu. Under the student tab click on • The estimated payment due date for the freshman My E-Bill Suite link located under the My Account tuition bill is early July. Please make checks and money channel. This will link to the secure E-Bill website. orders in U.S. dollars payable to: Fordham University. Students can also invite parents/authorized users to Student’s identification number should be included on the access your (E-Bill Suite) account. check or money order. Students may also make payments online with an • The payment address is: electronic check (ACH Payment) by logging on to Fordham University, my.fordham.edu. Payments for tuition, fees, room and Fordham Tuition board as well as other charges can be made, free of charge, P.O. Box 416817, via Web check. This service is available via the student’s Boston, MA 02241-6817 my.fordham account. Log into my.fordham.edu, click on the “Student tab,” under the “My Account” box, click on “Make a Payment,” select the applicable term for the payment, and select “Pay by Check.” You will need your bank’s name, routing number, and your checking account number to use this service. Payments will be reflected on the student’s account within 24-48 hours. • Visit fordham.edu/financialaid/contact to explore financing options. • Tuition Management Systems offers affordable payment plans to help meet your student’s educational goal. They can be contacted at 800-722-4867 for questions and adjustments to your plan. • Your student can review his or her tuition bill by visiting my.fordham.edu. Financial Aid Awards To fax a financial aid document to Financial Aid: 718-817-3921 You may also upload and submit financial aid documents securely using my.fordham.edu. If they have not previously done so, please have your student read and sign all certifications on their award letter and return the original letter accepting or declining their aid. All awards listed on the award letter are annual amounts. Also if you filed the FAFSA using estimated income and have now filed your taxes, you must go back to the FAFSA and update your information. You should have received an e-mail from the Department of Education reminding you to make this update. Use the IRS data retrieval process to complete this step.

20 On your student’s account bill, one-half of all accepted awards When completing the financial aid application, be sure your (except work study) should be credited toward payment of student’s Social Security number is accurate and that it is the each semester’s charges (tuition and fees, and room and board same student Social Security number on file at Fordham. if you are a resident). Work-study earnings are paid directly to the student based on the number of hours the student works. New York State residents may still file for TAP. Upon completing your FAFSA on the Web application, you received If your student is a New York State resident and has received a submission confirmation. If your student is a New York state notification of eligibility for a TAP award from the Higher resident and listed Fordham University on the FAFSA, you Education Services Corporation (HESC), the anticipated will immediately be given a link to complete your TAP on the award for the fall should be reflected on the bill. If it is not on Web. the bill, the award may have been sent to Fordham after your bill was created. Check to confirm that all data on the HESC Follow the instructions on the website. If you did not complete award certificate is correct and the code for Fordham (0245) it, you may go back and complete it, or request a paper is listed. If you have applied for a TAP award and have not application from HESC. For more information, visit received any communication from HESC, or if any items are fordham.edu/finaid. incorrect, go to www.hesc.org to update your information. Financing Fordham Federal Loans Financial Planning is a useful tool in maintaining good In late May, the Office of Student Financial Services began financial standing at Fordham. The Financing Your Fordham originating Federal Direct Subsidized/Unsubsidized Loans for Education guide your student received with your financial aid all students who have filed the FAFSA, completed the financial award is an excellent resource for now and for the next four aid application process, accepted their awards and completed years. Please review it regularly as part of your planning. It is a Master Promissory Note (MPN). Students must also also available online at fordham.edu/finaid in the Financing complete an Entrance Counseling session at Your Education section. http://studentloans.gov before Fordham can process the The Financing Fordham online interactive tool at loans. Three business days prior to the start of the term, one my.fordham.edu can simulate various methods of half of the loan will be disbursed and applied directly to your financing the student’s education. Determining the right student’s account. The Office of Student Accounts will allow a combination of financing options and resources that serves temporary estimated credit until September 15 for Subsidized/ you best is not an easy task. That is why we are pleased to Unsubsidized loans that have final approval but have not yet offer “Financing Fordham” online. “Financing Fordham” is been disbursed. an innovative online planning tool that allows you to create a By now, your student should have completed the financial aid college financial plan that is right for you. On this website, you application process. If they have not filed for financial aid, they can simulate financing alternatives and assess cost and may still be considered for a Federal Pell Grant and Federal affordability over your college career at Fordham. Loans if you file the FAFSA at www.fafsa.ed.gov.

21 TRANSPORTATION

Fordham University’s Lincoln Center campus is located at the northwest corner of Columbus Avenue at 60th Street (113 West 60th Street, New York, NY 10023). How to get to Fordham’s Lincoln Center Campus Parking By Subway Alfred Car Park LLC (GGMC) | 212-397-8949 The A, B, C, D, and 1 subway trains all stop at 59th Street/ 161 West 61st Street on Amsterdam Avenue . Proceed west on 60th Street. The campus is $15 for 12 hours ( or until 1 a.m.) with validation* located at the corner of 60th Street on Columbus Avenue. Allied Garage | 212-246-7220 By Bus 425 West 59th Street off Columbus Avenue $12 for 12 hours For local bus service take the M5, M7, M10, M11, M31, M57, or with validation* M104. All stop close to Columbus Circle or Lincoln Center. Regent Garage 212-245-9594 | 45 West 61st Street By Car (between Broadway and Columbus avenues) Detailed directions on how to access the Lincoln Center $16 for 12 hours (until midnight) with validation* Campus from points north, from points west, and from points south of New York City, from the east side, from , *Validate parking stubs at the Lowenstein Security Desk and from at fordham.edu/directions. All prices subject to change. Contact the garage for most up By Ram Van to date pricing. 718-817-4636 | [email protected] | fordham.edu/ramvan To get you back and forth between our Rose Hill and Lincoln Center campuses, Fordham University offers intercampus transportation via the Ram Van. For $3.50, the Ram Van offers transportation between the Rose Hill campus in the Bronx and the Lincoln Center campus in Midtown Manhattan. Vans depart frequently and run seven days per week during the academic year. Thursday through Saturday, vans run until 4 a.m. and Sunday through Wednesday until midnight. Free passes are available for students residing at one campus and taking classes at another campus. To purchase tickets, stop by the vending machine located in the Lowenstein Lobby. Please see our website for more details.

22 UNDERGRADUATE ACADEMIC CALENDAR Summer 2015 - Spring 2016

Summer 2015 June 29 Monday Summer Orientation Program 1 (SOP) July Academic Advising for FCLC students available by phone (or SKYPE) July 20 Monday Summer Orientation Program 2 (SOP) August 4 Tuesday FCLC Freshman Registration begins at noon August 14 Friday Commuter and Transfer Student Barbecue August 25 Tuesday International Student Move-in, and start of Global Transitions Program August 28 Friday Urban Plunge Move-in

Fall 2015 August 30 Sunday Move-in Day; Fall Orientation: Welcome to Fordham Day August 31 Monday Fall Orientation: Student Life Day September 1 Tuesday Fall Orientation: Academic Life Day September 2 Wednesday Classes Begin September 9 Wednesday Add/Drop ends; last day for program change October 12 Monday Columbus Day - University closed October 13 - 20 Tuesday - Tuesday Midterm Examinations November 6 Friday Last day to withdraw from a course without incurring a WF November 25 - 29 Wednesday - Sunday Thanksgiving recess - University closed November 30 Monday Classes resume December 10 Thursday Last day of classes December 11 - 14 Friday - Monday Reading Days December 14 - 22 Monday - Tuesday Final examinations December 24 - January 3 Thursday - Sunday Christmas recess - University Closed

Spring 2016 January 4 Monday University reopens January 18 Monday Martin Luther King Jr. Day - University closed January 19 Tuesday Classes begin January 26 Tuesday Add/Drop ends; last day for program change February 15 Monday President’s Day - University closed February 16 Tuesday Classes will follow a Monday schedule February 25 - March 3 Thursday - Thursday Midterm examinations February 26 Friday Last day for designating a course Pass/Fail March 17 - 23 Thursday - Wednesday Spring recess - no classes March 24 - 28 Thursday - Monday Easter recess - University closed March 25 Friday Last day to withdraw from a course without incurring a WF March 29 Tuesday Classes resume May 4 Wednesday Last day of classes May 5 - 6 Thursday - Friday Reading days May 9 - 16 Monday - Monday Final examinations

23 CONTACT NUMBERS

Academic Advising - FCLC 212-636-6350 Academic Advising - Gabelli School 212-636-6696 Admission 212-636-6710 Alcohol and Other Drug Education 212-636-6250 Campus Ministry 212-636-6267 Career Services 212-636-6280 Commuter Student Services 212-636-6250 Counseling Services 212-636-6225 Dean of Students 212-636-6250 Disability Services 212-636-6282 Dorothy Day Center for Service and Justice 212-636-7464 Enrollment and Financial Services 212-636-6700 Global Outreach 212-636-6269 Health Center 212-636-7160 IT Support Services 718-817-3999 Multicultural Affairs 212-930-8834 New Student Orientation 212-636-6260 Public Safety 212-636-6076 Residential Life 212-636-7100 Student Leadership and Community 212-636-6250 Development

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