ENVIRONMENT SOCIETY Welcome Week Guide 2013 Week Welcome COLLEGE EIGHT COLLEGE EIGHT WELCOME TO UCSC WELCOME TO COLLEGE EIGHT Welcome and Congratulations! This is a very exciting time in your life Welcome to College Eight and UC Santa Cruz! as you begin your new journey learning more about yourself and the There are a number of things you’ll need to accomplish during your first world around you. Every year students tell us that a key factor to their several days on campus. This Welcome Week Schedule is designed to success is getting involved on campus and making a difference in their help guide you. Use it to learn about the many workshops, orientations, community. We expect you to take advantage of this week to learn as office hours and events across campus during Welcome Week. If much as possible about your new environment. you need more information ask an Orientation Leader (OL), Resident Assistant (RA), Programs Assistant (PA) or a member of our college Fall Welcome Week has been planned for you to learn about the staff. We’re excited to have you here in your new home! academic resources available, to become familiar with the campus, and For More College Eight Information to learn about the Santa Cruz community. Use this guide to learn about In Person the many workshops/events taking place campus-wide during Fall Student Life Office Welcome Week. Room 204 Student Commons Building Website Notice that some academic and college workshops are MANDATORY eight.ucsc.edu/activities Facebook Your academic and social transition to UC Santa Cruz is extremely facebook.com/UCSCCollege8StudentLifePrograms important to us. We consider you a partner in your academic and social Twitter success here at UC Santa Cruz. Therefore we expect you to actively twitter.com/EightUCSC participate in the many programs and services this first week and well beyond. So, start now and begin making connections! Online Welcome Week Resources “Packet” housing.ucsc.edu/welcome-week Campus Maps maps.ucsc.edu Or scan this code with your smart phone using QR code scanner software to access Welcome Week resources. 1 2 WELCOME WEEK DINING COLLEGE ADMINISTRATION EIGHT/OAKES DINING College Eight Office Welcome Week Schedule: 9/21/13 – 9/25/13 Monday - Friday Monday – Friday 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. and 1:00 - 4:00 p.m. Breakfast: 7:00 a.m. - 8:30 a.m. (831) 459-2361 Lunch: 11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. College Eight Mail Room - Package Pick Up Hours Dinner: 5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. Please check Mail Room door for current hours Saturday - Sunday: (831) 459-2361 Brunch: 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. College Eight Academic Advising - Drop In Advising Dinner: 5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. Monday - Friday: Check office for current hours Regular Academic Year Schedule - Beginning Thursday: 9/26/13 (831) 459-2361 Monday – Thursday: 7:15a.m. – 11:00 p.m. Friday: 7:15 a.m. – 8:00 p.m. Saturday: 10:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m. CAMPUS SERVICES & RESOURCES Sunday: 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 p.m. Admissions Office Bring your UCSC ID or temporary meal card w/picture ID to eat during Extended Hours: 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. meal times. Guests are able to cash at the door or use one of your 150 Hahn Student Services guest meals. Porter Dining Hall is the nearest alternative dining hall. Open for information regarding conditions of admission, transfer credit, and readmission. COLLEGE EIGHT CAFE Move-In Day 9/21 9:00 a.m. - 2:00 - p.m. Financial Aid and Scholarship Office After move-in, the cafe will be closed until 9/25. Please check the cafe Extended M - F Welcome Week Hours: 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. for current hours or visit: eight.ucsc.edu/activities/c8-cafe.html Also open Saturday 9/21: Noon - 4:00 p.m. 205 Hahn Student Services Advisers are available on a drop-in basis to assist students and their families with any questions regarding their financial aid awards, loan 3 4 requirements, and more. and e-check information, entrance interviews for Financial Aid, Direct Deposit refund sign-up information and Deferred Payment Plans for Office of the Registrar registration fees. Extended M - F Welcome Week Hours: 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. 190 Hahn Student Services Fall Welcome Week Information Table Open for general questions about registration, course enrollment, Friday 9/20 - Tuesday 9/24: 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. residency, and enrollment verification. Quarry Plaza Students from the Campus Orientations Office are available to answer Student Housing Services questions about the Welcome Week schedule or any other questions Extended M - F Welcome Week Hours: 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. you may have about the campus. Also open Saturday 9/21: Noon - 4:00 p.m. 104 Hahn Student Services Commercial Services Orientation Fair & Poster Sale Advisers are available on a drop-in basis to assist students with any Friday 9/20 - Monday 9/23 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. questions regarding housing contract policies and procedures, housing Quarry Plaza and dining charges, payment plan options, meal plans, and more. Visit “Dorm Central” at the Bay Tree Bookstore to equip your new living quarters with all you need to move in! From dorm fridges and ID Card Services: Open To ALL Students microwaves to lamps, bedding and housewares. Select posters to Wednesday 9/18 - Friday 9/27 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. decorate your room. Talk to local bank representatives about new ID Card Services Office (Quarry Plaza, near Bay Tree Bookstore) accounts and wireless providers about phone service. Register to vote, Photos for student IDs; government issued ID required along with buy your Boardwalk Frolic ticket, look at special computer deals for UC Student ID number. Card received at time of service. Students who took students, and more. their ID picture at Summer Orientation may pick up their ID at their college. Library Cards Monday 9/23 - Friday 9/25 Library Hours: 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Student Business Services 9/26 and thereafter: www.library.ucsc.edu/hours Mon. 9/23 - Wed 9/25 10:00 a.m. - Noon and 1:00 - 4:00 p.m. McHenry or Science & Engineering Library 203 Hahn Student Services To activate your card bring your UCSC Student ID to the main desk and Open for anyone needing information and assistance with e-billing let them know you want to activate your card. 5 6 Residential Network (ResNet) Bienvenida para Familias [en español] Noon - 5:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. College Eight: Study Center [Next to West Field Gym] College Eight 201 Multipurpose Room: Red Room ResNet provides fast network connections. Staff will be available for Una Bienvenida para familias- oportunidad para conocer a miembros assistance during Welcome Week. Phone support available 10:00 a.m. del personal de El Colegio Ocho. - 5:00 p.m. at 831-459-4638. Following move-in weekend, the regular office is located at College Eight Room 258. College Eight Family Welcome 2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. College Eight Dining Hall SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 21 Join Provost Ronnie Lipschutz and members of the College Eight staff for a special introduction to the College Eight community! COLLEGE SPECIFIC & HIGHLIGHTS [MANDATORY] College Eight Student Life Welcome COLLEGE EIGHT MOVE-IN! 2:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. 8:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. AL & BL Stage College Eight Join the College Eight Student Life Staff in an introduction the the Arrive at the College Eight Lower Parking Lot at your assigned move community. Meet the Resident Assistants, Programs Assistants, and in time. Staff wil direct you to the check-in table to receive your room Orientation Leaders that will help introduce you to the College Eight assignment, move-in instructions and Welcome Week Information. community. College Eight Welcome Week Information Table Recycle Rally 8:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. 3:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. College Eight Cardboard Corrals College Eight Orientation Leaders are here to help and answer any Want to learn more about where move-in waste is going? Join the questions you may have. Sign up for tours and activities here! Orientation Leaders at the Cardboard Corrals to find out different opportunities of becoming involved with campuswide efforts to move UCSC towards a Zero Waste Campus! 7 8 Food & Farewells Fall Welcome Week Information Table 5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Eight/Oakes Dining Hall Quarry Plaza Take this opportunity to say your good-byes at the College Eight [Refer to full description on Campus Services & Resources] Dining Hall. Meals for non-meal plan holders can be purchased, guest meals can also be used. Commercial Services Orientation Fair & Poster Sale 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. [MANDATORY] Residential Community Meetings Quarry Plaza 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. [Refer to full description on Campus Services & Resources] See your RA for specific location This meeting covers residence hall safety, campus policies, and much Student Housing Services more. Noon - 4:00 p.m. 104 Hahn Student Services Quad Connections 9:00 p.m. - 11:00 p.m. Advisers are available on a drop-in basis to assist students with any All Residence Hall First Floor Lounges & AL/BL Stage questions regarding housing contract policies and procedures, housing Join fellow students in small scale social activities.