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HOW TO ZAG GUIDE New Student Orientation Booklet | 2020-2021 1 Table of Contents Snapchat gonzagau Welcome 4 August 21 Welcome from First Year Experience Resolution Center for Student Conduct Programs and GUide Core .............................. 4 and Confl ict .......................................................... 22 June 7 Parent and Family Relations ........................... 23 Student Financial Services .............................. 8 Campus Security and Public Safety ............ 24 Housing and Residence Life ........................... 9 Offi ce of Health Promotion ............................ 26 WordPress blogs.gonzaga.edu/ orientation Mail Services ........................................................ 11 Transfer, Veteran and Returning Adult July 13 Services (TVRAS) ............................................... 27 New Student Orientation ................................ 28 Offi ce of Sustainability ..................................... 14 Packing List ........................................................... 29 First Year Experience Programs ................... 14 YouTube gonzagau Center for Cura Personalis ............................. 15 Fall Opportunities 33 University Core ................................................... 34 Welcome Zags! Health & Counseling Services ....................... 15 Center for Student Academic Success ....... 16 Mission and Ministry ........................................ 35 We are looking forward to your arrival on campus this fall. Zag Dining by Sodexo ....................................... 17 Rudolf Fitness Center and Intramurals ..... 36 As you look ahead and plan for fall at Gonzaga, we recognize the uncertainty ZAGCARD and Bulldog Bucks ...................... 18 Center for Community Engagement .......... 37 right now. Please know that our team is working and planning with your safety Student Involvement and Leadership ........ 38 in mind, while still providing you the Gonzaga welcome you deserve. COVID-19 Diversity, Inclusion, Community provides an ever-evolving landscape and as President McCulloh announced Facebook Year Gonzaga First Experience Programs Gonzaga University & Equity (DICE) ................................................... 40 this spring, we fully intend to welcome you to campus this fall. Planning and Center for Global Engagement ..................... 41 preparation are underway and dates and information in this guide are subject to Career and Professional Development ..... 41 change based on the response to COVID-19. Check back regularly for the latest John J. Hemmingson Center / GUEST ...... 42 information on the University’s response at www.gonzaga.edu/coronavirus. You Auxilary Enterprises .......................................... 42 can anticipate regular emails from fi [email protected] updating you on our progress. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact our Twitter @ZagFirstYear @gonzagau offi ce at fi [email protected] for further information. Know there is a team of people at GU doing everything we can to assure your health and safety when you arrive on campus. St. Aloysius Gonzaga, patron saint of young people—pray for us! Instagram @ZagFirstYear @GonzagaU Best, Gonzaga takes very seriously the COVID-19 pandemic. The health and Kelly Alvarado-Young, Ph.D. safety of our students, employees and community are top priority. Dates DIRECTOR, FIRST YEAR EXPERIENCE PROGRAMS and information in this guide are subject to change based on this evolving DIVISION OF STUDENT DEVELOPMENT health situation, local and regional guidelines and restrictions, and our response. For updates on new student orientation dates and programming, visit www.gonzaga.edu/orientation. For updates of Gonzaga’s fall re- opening, including academic, health safety, facilities and other information, visit www.gonzaga.edu/coronavirus. Connect + Follow First Year Experience Programs First Year Experience Programs (FYEP) develops and facilitates programs for new Gonzaga students (including fi rst year, international, transfer, veterans and returning Welcome adults) that provide academic, spiritual, social and cultural introduction to the University, connect students with faculty, staff and current students and facilitates a Class of 2024 PHOTO CREDIT: JULIA KAVALIEROS series of programs to support students’ development and academic success during their fi rst year. Dear New Zag, Crosby Center, Suite 110 We cannot wait to fi nally welcome you to the Zag family. First Year Experience GUide Core P. (509) 313-4346 programs (FYEP) and GUide Core have been working year-round to make sure Welcomes You! E. fi [email protected] that your fi rst experience as a new Zag provides you with everything you need www.gonzaga.edu/fyep to thrive and feel like a valued member of our community. Your next few years at GUide Core, a team made up Save the Date: of Gonzaga students, is here Gonzaga are going to be incredibly formative and exciting, with an array of new New Student Orientation to help GUide you through faces, experiences and memories that you are sure to carry with you for the rest your fi rst year by “igniting August 26 - 31 of your life. your spirit!” *Subject to Change That seems awfully daunting, right? No worries. We are here to help you in any See page 28 for more Jesus Espinoza (’23) info on orientation! way that we can and make this transition as smooth as it can be. As FYEP, we Program GUide believe that you are exactly where you belong. You may believe that too, or Major: Computer Science maybe you are still unsure. You could still be feeling a vast range of emotions: excitement, fear, happiness, restlessness…it is all normal. This is a big time in Lucy Reed (’21) your life that carries a lot of change with it. But change is good, and this is an Program GUide important experience that will bring with it incredible things for you and your Major: Accounting future. We have been in your exact position. We understand how thrilling, Brooke Lee (’21) confusing or nerve-wracking this time can be, and we are here for you. Student Leader GUide We cannot wait to show you what makes this school truly special and allow it to Major: Psychology welcome you to our community. This booklet is meant to answer any questions Grace Edwards (’23) that you may have about Gonzaga and what it means to be a Zag. Our purpose Student Leader GUide is to help you connect with the multitude of resources available to you and Major: Business reassure you that Gonzaga is yours. Administration Welcome home – it’s time to Ignite YOUR Spirit and begin your college experience. Sincerely, First Year Experience Programs and GUide Core 2020 Written by Ava Joy Smith, Class of 2020. Ava is an Offi ce Assistant for FYEP and is a recent graduate with a degree in English Writing with a Public Relations minor from Boise, Idaho. 4 New Student Orientation Booklet | 2020-2021 New Student Orientation Booklet | 2020-2021 5 How to Use This Guide June Whooo hooo! The How To Zag GUide is a workbook to set you up for Thanks for choosing to #BeAZag. success at Gonzaga University. Happy graduation! Get excited for the first tasks of your college career. The workbook is set up in monthly sections with Check out the latest and overviews of to-dos you have to accomplish over the greatest with our How to Zag To Do: summer. Additionally, there are monthly reflection Guide online at Complete the Academic Interest Review terms and conditions of questions for you to start thinking about some Survey and any applicable financial aid offer important transitional things you will encounter on www.gonzaga.edu/HowToZag placement assessments your way and when you are here at Gonzaga. Share your journey to campus BY JUNE 2 Accept or decline loan and work study offers with #HowtoZag Get set, ready, and Go Zags! Request campus mailbox • STARTING JUNE 1 Report any outside scholarships you • Once you receive your MSC#, will be receiving in Zagweb you can start shipping items In order to vote in the November Check out monthly newsletters Presidential Election, please from First Year Experience Register to Vote Absentee Programs (TurbVote.ORG) before coming to campus: Leave your permanent Select building, room, and address as your HOME address. roommate assignment gonzaga.edu/voteredu COVID-19/Coronavirus is a serious, and dynamic BY JUNE 19 health situation. Gonzaga is constantly monitoring the evolving Login to gonzaga.edu/zagtivities situation and planning accordingly. For the most up to date Create authorized bill payer (user name = zagmail before @ information, please visit Gonzaga University’s COVID-19/ sign). Update your profile and start Coronavirus webpage at www.gonzaga.edu/coronovirus perusing clubs and activities 6 New Student Orientation Booklet | 2020-2021 NewNew Student Student Orientation Orientation Booklet Booklet | |2020-2021 2020-2021 7 Crosby Center, Suite 001 | P. (509) 313-6582 or (509) 313-6812 Crosby Center, Suite 201 | P. (509) 313-4103 | E. [email protected] E. [email protected] | www.gonzaga.edu/sfs www.gonzaga.edu/housing Student Financial To Do: Housing and To Do: Services Create Authorized Bill Payer Select building, room and If your parents/guardians will Residence Life roommate assignment Welcome to Student Financial Services. The division be making payments on your BY JUNE 19 includes Campus Card Services, Financial Aid, Student account, you must set them up Welcome to your home Watch your ZagMail in early June for an as an authorized payer on your Accounts and Student