Syracuse Welcome Guide Fall 2021
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SYRACUSE WELCOME 2021 NEW STUDENT ORIENTATION GUIDE INSIDE Section 1 Preparing for Your Arrival .............................. 4 Section 2 Now You Are Here ............................................ 6 Section 3 Syracuse Welcome Events ........................... 10 Section 4 Your First-Year Experience ........................... 12 Section 5 Campus Resources ......................................... 20 Section 6 Welcome From Your Student Leaders .................................... 24 Section 7 Directory ...........................................................30 2 Welcome to Syracuse University! All of us here are eager to welcome you to our vibrant Orange community. You have learned so much that you bring with you to campus. Many of you finished your senior year of high school during a global pandemic. All of us have faced challenges. We have learned that honesty is important, kindness matters, and overcoming obstacles in the face of adversity can be more rewarding than things that come easily. On behalf of Syracuse University and our 250,000 alumni from around the world, we are so grateful you have chosen to be here. You are ready to succeed. Your Syracuse University experience this fall will be a vibrant, in-person academic experience that will take you beyond the classroom, let you engage with your current interests, and experience new ones. Your Syracuse journey will be one where you chart your own course. You may work in a lab that will help discover a future cure that will save lives. You might help engineer a new material or design a building that improves a community. You may inspire a child to become the first in their family to go to college or help advance policies that make it possible for them to do so. You may join a student organization that helps you identify your passion, and find the leader within you. You will build friendships that last a lifetime and gain a professional network that will be with you wherever you go. By taking advantage of all that Syracuse has to offer, you may discover that college is everything you imagined it would be and more than you could have dreamed of. Only you can define your experience. This guide will help you begin your Orange journey. We are delighted to welcome you, eager to get to know you, and here to help you achieve your goals. Enjoy the rest of your summer and get ready for a great year ahead. We can’t wait to see what you will do next. Sincerely, Kent Syverud Chancellor and President STAY SAFE. STAY HEALTHY. DO YOUR PART. We ask students to make a commitment to help keep our campus community safe from the spread of COVID-19. Please review the Stay Safe Pledge and affirm your commitment at syracuse.edu/ staysafe/stay-safe-pledge. Welcome to our vibrant community of innovators, thinkers and creative solution finders. As you begin your Syracuse University journey, you’ll connect to new friends, expand your knowledge, embrace new experiences and join our global Orange network. Your Syracuse story starts today! Your guide to Syracuse Welcome 2021. WELCOME HEADQUARTERS What is Syracuse Welcome? Have a question? Need more information? Syracuse Welcome is Syracuse University’s required Don’t know where to go? orientation program for new students that serves as the gateway to your college experience. During Visit ese.syr.edu/firstyear for the most up-to- date location and hours, which may vary based on Syracuse Welcome, you’ll participate in academic, weather. Questions? Call 315.443.9187. educational and social programs designed to make your transition seamless and fun. These events prepare you for classes, get you settled in your residence hall, introduce you to campus resources and familiarize you with University traditions. They also offer plenty of opportunities to meet fellow students. The Office of First-Year and Transfer Programs (FYTP) hosts Syracuse Welcome and is committed to helping you make a successful transition to college life. From the day you’re admitted and throughout your Syracuse career, FYTP is your partner in achieving academic excellence and personal goals. Find everything you need to know and do at ese.syr.edu/firstyear, including key information and requirements, access to required forms and the new student checklist. Be sure to keep up to date with your Syracuse University email, too. [email protected] 315.443.9187 3 1 PREPARING FOR YOUR ARRIVAL 1 Preparing for Your Arrival Your Accessibility Accommodations Residence Hall Syracuse University is committed to providing equal access for students Street Addresses All addresses use with disabilities. Students requesting accommodations should contact Syracuse, NY 13244 the Center for Disability Resources at 315.443.4498. Booth Hall Family members who would like to request disability-related 505 Comstock Ave. accommodations during Syracuse Welcome should contact the Office Brewster, Boland and of First-Year and Transfer Programs at 315.443.9187. Please make such Brockway Halls requests as early as possible to ensure time to arrange for and provide 401 Van Buren St. auxiliary aids and services. Day Hall 1 Mount Olympus Dr. 1 Package Shipping Prior to Arrival DellPlain Hall 601 Comstock Ave. Packages may be shipped to North Campus residence hall addresses by UPS, FedEx and other parcel services for delivery to the applicable Ernie Davis Hall campus mailroom on or after Aug. 20, 2021. Details on shipping 619 Comstock Ave. packages to South Campus will be available later this summer at Flint Hall ese.syr.edu/firstyear. Packages for delivery must include the full 2 Mount Olympus Dr. campus address. Haven Hall 400 Comstock Ave. Kimmel Hall What’s my North Campus address? 305 Waverly Ave. Your name Example: Lawrinson Hall Residence hall name and room number Otto the Orange 303 Stadium Pl. Residence hall street address Booth Hall Room 44 Oren Lyons Hall Syracuse, NY 13244 505 Comstock Ave. 401 Euclid Ave. Syracuse, NY 13244 Marion Hall 311 Waverly Ave. Students living in residence halls receive a mailbox assignment and Sadler Hall information about package pickup at check-in. 1000 Irving Ave. Shaw Hall 201 Euclid Ave. What’s my South Campus address? Skyhall I Your name Example: 410 Lambreth Ln. Building number, street name, Otto the Orange Skyhall II apartment number 310 Slocum Heights #2 420 Lambreth Ln. Syracuse, NY 13244 Syracuse, NY 13244 Skyhall III 430 Lambreth Ln. Mailbox clusters are located close to apartments on South Campus and Walnut Hall residents are issued mailbox keys during check-in. 809 Walnut Ave. Washington Arms 621 Walnut Ave. Watson Hall 405 University Pl. 5 2 NOW YOU ARE HERE Parking DIDN’T UPLOAD YOUR PHOTO? Parking is limited to certain areas on campus during If you didn’t submit your photo by the Syracuse Welcome. After you finish unloading your car deadline, follow the instructions for upload at 2 at your residence hall, staff/volunteers will direct you housingmealplans.syr.edu/idcards/photo- to a permitted parking area. To accommodate student submission. A staff member will reach out to Are Here Now You move-in, parking is prohibited at residence halls. you with information on how to pick up your Syracuse University I.D. card once you arrive Parking Permits on campus. Residential first-year and transfer students may not bring vehicles to campus without prior approval by Parking and Transit Services. Eligible students may pick up or purchase permits at the Parking and 2 Transit Services Office, 621 Skytop Road. Visit ese.syr.edu/firstyear for hours of operation during Syracuse Welcome. Syracuse University I.D. Card Dining Centers, Meal Plans What Is Your Syracuse University I.D.? and More The Syracuse University I.D. card is the official There are five residential dining centers on campus: identification card for every student, faculty and staff Brockway, Ernie Davis, Graham, Sadler and Shaw. member. Your I.D. allows you to do all of the following For hours of operation during Syracuse Welcome, and more: visit ese.syr.edu/firstyear. • Gain entry to various campus facilities Meal Plans • Access your meal plan Syracuse University uses a block meal plan system. • Check out library materials Based on your class year and on-campus residence, • Ride campus shuttle buses for free you’ll select a block meal plan that best suits your needs. • Use campus recreation facilities Plans include a set number of meals that can be used • Use ’CUSE Cash funds each semester at any of the five campus dining centers. Example: A student who chooses the Block 220 meal Obtaining Your Syracuse University I.D. plan may eat 220 meals at any campus dining center Before the July 15 deadline, upload your photo over the course of a semester. at housingmealplans.syr.edu/idcards/photo- submission so your I.D. can be ready when you Most meal plans also include a set amount of Meal Plan arrive on campus. If you uploaded your photo by Dining Dollars, a supplemental declining balance that the deadline, your I.D. will be waiting for you when can be used on food purchases at various locations you check in to your residence hall or South Campus operated by University Food Services (cafes, the West apartment. I.D. cards will not be distributed before Campus Starbucks, Schine Dining) across campus. The the check-in/move-in time. Orange Unlimited and Blue Unlimited meal plans also include 10 guest meals per semester. Commuter Students If you have special dietary needs such as a food allergy, If you submitted your photo, you can pick up your please contact the Food Services’ registered dietitian at Syracuse University I.D. card from the Housing, Meal 315.443.9884. Plan and I.D. Card trailer, located on the Quad during move-in week. Questions? Email [email protected]. 7 GETTING CONNECTED ’CUSE Cash All Syracuse University residence halls are equipped ’CUSE Cash is a declining balance account you can use with high-speed wireless and wired network service.