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NEWNEW STUDENTSTUDENT CONNECTIONSCONNECTIONS Spring 2018 #HowToCollege WELCOME TO Welcome to the University of South Florida! The Week of Welcome (WOW) & First Fifty Days (FFD) event series are campus-wide programs that aim to make you feel at home. WOW and FFD are packed with social, informative, academic events and activities, providing you with the chance to meet and interact with other students, faculty, and staff. NEW STUDENT CONNECTIONS College is one of the greatest adventures you’ll ever experience – make sure you don’t do it alone! New Student Connections (NSC) is here to help you meet new friends and discover your place on campus. NSC supports your successful transition to college by creating shared experiences that connect you to the USF community. Let NSC make your first year fantastic! Contact us at usf.edu/newstudent. TABLE OF CONTENTS 3 January Checklist 4 Commuter Checklist 5 Campus Traditions 6-7 Campus College Directory 8 Commitment to Honor 9 USF Dining Map 10-12 WOW Events // BASKETBALL • 2018 // 13 Student Org. WOW Events Jan. 6 - 7 PM Women's Basketball v. UCONN - USF Sun Some 14-15 Tips for Navigating USF Jan. 13 - 7 PM Men's Basketball v. 16-20 First Fifty Days Events Cincinnati - USF Sun Dome 21 Group Counseling Workshops Jan. 14 - 12 PM Women's Basketball v. UCF - USF Sun Dome IMs Registration Deadlines 21 Jan. 20 - 6 PM Men's Basketball v. UCF - USF Sun Dome 23 Important Dates 2 New Student Connections • MSC 3200 • 813-974-2896 JANUARY CHECKLIST NOTES EVENTS TO ATTEND: 1/7 Mandatory Floor Meeting - Various residence halls 1/8 Got Questions?, 10:30 AM - MSC Atrium 1/10 Bull Market, 9:00 AM - MSC Lawn 1/11 Corral: New Student Mixer, 7:00 PM - MSC Ballroom 1/12 Bulls Nite Out, 8:00 PM - MSC Ballroom 1/13 Stampede of Service, 7:30 AM - Corbett Soccer Stadium THINGS TO BUY: Parking Pass - http://bit.ly/2aWt3Bh USF ID Card (SVC 1032) - Print form and bring to office - http://bit.ly/2kUJEw2 Textbooks (rent or buy) - http://bit.ly/2lDq6ti EXPENSE DEADLINES: 1/12 - Tuition payment due 1/12 - Add/Drop deadline 2/1 - On-Campus Housing second installment due 2/9 - Meal plan payment due in OASIS THINGS TO REMEMBER: Attend the first day of class - it’s a requirement! Add/drop any needed classes by 1/12, 5 PM Locate campus computer labs and printers - SG Computer Services (http://bit.ly/2mtjhcY) - Library Learning Commons (http://bit.ly/2l81PcH) Submit classroom accommodations if necessary to Students with Disabilities Services, SVC 1133 (http://bit.ly/2lS4rA5) #HowToCollege • usf.edu/newstudent • /newstudentconnections 3 COMMUTER CHECKLIST MAKE CONNECTIONS: Jump into Spring with these USF Traditions! 1/8 Got Questions?, 10:30 AM - MSC Atrium 1/10 Bull Market, 9:00 AM - MSC Lawn 1/10 Transfer & Commuter Coffee Connection, 3:00 PM - MSC Ballroom 1/11 Corral: New Student Mixer, 7:00 PM - MSC Ballroom 1/17 Jump into the Network (Transfer & Commuter Network), 6:00 PM - MSC Ballroom PARKING TIPS & TRICKS: Buy a Parking Pass - http://bit.ly/2aWt3Bh Find the right parking lot using the USF Parking & Transportation maps - http://bit.ly/2jxkyn0 Arrive on campus at least 30 minutes before your schedule begins to ensure enough time to find parking HANG OUT BETWEEN CLASSES: Grab lunch at the Marshall Student Center (MSC) Study or browse the internet at the USF Library (LIB 5th floor) Have a cup of coffee at the USF Bookstore Cafe (BKS) Eat a snack at Rocky’s Hideout in the Business Building (BSN ground floor) Print assignments at the SG Computer Services (MSC 1308 and 2308) Visit Castor Beach and get some sun. MEET & GO Looking for ways to spend time between classes? Want to get connected to campus and expand your social circle? Meet & Go to campus events with Peer Advisor Leaders and other interested students! Check out this semester’s Meet & Go’s: 1/9/18 1/10/18 1/12/18 1/18/18 10:30 AM 8:30 PM 7:30 PM 4:30 PM Patio Tuesday Movies on the Lawn Bulls Nite Out Taste of Leadership *** *** *** *** Einstein Bros. Bagels Einstein Bros. Bagels Einstein Bros. Bagels Einstein Bros. Bagels Marshall Student Center Marshall Student Center Marshall Student Center Marshall Student Center (MSC) (MSC) (MSC) (MSC) 4 New Student Connections • MSC 3200 • 813-974-2896 CAMPUS TRADITIONS Jump into Spring with these USF Traditions! Monday, January 8 Thursday, January 11 Got Questions? We've Got Answers! CORRAL: Welcome Back Mixer Marshall Student Center (MSC) Atrium Marshall Student Center (MSC) Ballroom 10:30 AM - 1:30 PM 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM Tuesday, January 9 Friday, January 12 Got Questions? We've Got Answers! Bulls Nite Out: Comedy Marshall Student Center (MSC) Atrium Marshall Student Center (MSC) Ballroom 10:30 AM - 1:30 PM 8:00 PM - 10:00 PM Patio Tuesday: Involvement Invasion Saturday, January 13 Marshall Student Center (MSC) MLK Lawn Stampede of Service 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM Corbett Soccer Stadium (SPS) 7:30 AM - 1:00 PM Wednesday, January 17 Jump into the Network Marshall Student Center (MSC) Ballroom A & B 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM Thursday, January 18 Taste of Leadership Marshall Student Center (MSC) Ballroom A & B 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM Wednesday, January 31 Pastries with the President Wednesday, January 10 Marshall Student Center (MSC) 4300 Bull Market 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM Marshall Student Center (MSC) Plaza 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM Wednesday, February 21 Showcase of Service Volunteer Fair Taste of Career Services Marshall Student Center (MSC) Ballroom Marshall Student Center (MSC) Atrium 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM Transfer/Commuter Coffee Connection Marshall Student Center (MSC) Ballroom A & B 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM Movies on the Lawn: Spider-Man: Homecoming Marshall Student Center (MSC) Oval Theater 8:30 PM - 11:00 PM #HowToCollege • usf.edu/newstudent • /newstudentconnections 5 CAMPUS COLLEGE DIRECTORY + COLLEGE OF THE ARTS COLLEGE OF BEHAVIORAL AND Main Office Location: FAH 110 COMMUNITY SCIENCES Phone: (813) 974-2301 Main Office Location: MHC 1143 Advising Email: [email protected] Phone: (813) 974-4602 Website: usf.edu/arts Website: usf.edu/cbcs Featured Events: Featured Events: January 9, 2018 January 18, 2018 USF Sings Student Success Cafe Music Building (MUS) 119, 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM College of Behavioral and Community Sciences (MHC) Sponsored by USF Choral Departmanet Atrium, 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM January 19, 2018 January 23, 2018 Meet and Greet & Tours Hacks and Snacks Architecture (HMS) 301, 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM Social Sciences Building (SOC) 351, Sponsored by the School of Architecture 1:00 PM - 3:00PM & Community Design COLLEGE OF BUSINESS COLLEGE OF ARTS Main Office Location: BSN 2102 AND SCIENCES Phone: (813) 974-4290 Main Office Location: CPR 107 Advising Email: [email protected] Phone: (813) 974-6957 Website: usf.edu/business Website: usf.edu/arts-sciences Featured Events: COLLEGE OF EDUCATION January 8, 2018 Main Office Location: EDU 105 Quick Connect with STEER Peer Mentor Phone: (813) 974-2979 Chemistry (CHE) Breezeway, 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM Website: usf.edu/education Sponsored by the College of Arts & Sciences Featured Event: January 10, 2018 January 11, 2018 WelChem Back The Game of Life: College of Education Edition Chemistry (CHE) Breezeway, 1:30 PM - 3:30 PM Eudcation (EDU) TECO Hall, 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM Sponsored by the College of Arts & Sciences Sponsored by the College of Education January 10, 2018 COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING Meet Your Health Professions Advisors Main Office Location: ENB 118 Library (LIB) 231, 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM Phone: (813) 974-3780 Sponsored by the Division of Health Website: usf.edu/engineering Professions Advising January 23, 2013 Book a Date with English Cooper Hall (CPR) lobby, 1:30 PM – 3:30 PM Sponsored by: English Department 6 New Student Connections • MSC 3200 • 813-974-2896 CAMPUS COLLEGE DIRECTORY + COLLEGE OF GLOBAL UNDERGRADUATE STUDIES SUSTAINABILITY Main Office Location: SVC 2002 Main Office Location: CGS 101 Phone: (813) 974-4051 Phone: (813) 974-0185 Advising Email: [email protected] and Advising Email: [email protected] [email protected] Advising Contact: Kelly Gaskell Website: usf.edu/undergrad Website: usf.edu/pcgs COLLEGE OF GRADUATE STUDIES Main Office Location: ALN 241 Phone: (813) 974-5762 Website: grad.usf.edu HONORS COLLEGE Main Office Location: ALN 241 Phone: (813) 974-3087 Website: usf.edu/honors MORSANI COLLEGE OF MEDICINE Main Office Location: 12901 Bruce B. Downs Blvd., Tampa, FL 33612 Phone: (813) 396-9459 Website: health.usf.edu/medicine NEED TO MEET WITH YOUR ADVISOR? COLLEGE OF NURSING Main Office Location: 12901 Bruce B. Downs Blvd, Tampa, 1. Log on to my.usf.edu with your FL 33612 Phone: (813) 974-2191 Net ID and Password Website: health.usf.edu/nursing 2. Navigate to the “Learning and COLLEGE OF PHARMACY Teaching Tools panel and click Main Office Location: 12901 Bruce B. Downs Blvd, Tampa, on “Advisor Appointments” FL 33612 Phone: (813) 974-5699 Website: health.usf.edu/pharmacy 3. Schedule your appointment in that window COLLEGE OF PUBLIC HEALTH Main Office Location: CPH 1309 TIP: Advising appointments fill up quickly during peak Phone: (813) 974-4633 times in the semester, so schedule an appointment after Website: health.usf.edu/publichealth the first week and before registration for best results. #HowToCollege • usf.edu/newstudent • /newstudentconnections 7 COMMITMENT TO HONOR As an ethical community, the University of South Florida is dedicated to the ideals of excellence in student development, academic learning, scholarship and research.