GUIDE FOR NEW TIGER FAMILIES WELCOME TO THE LSU FAMILY Someone you love is a Tiger now, which makes you part of the Tiger family too! Just like you, we will be there to support your student, whose intellect will grow in remarkable ways at LSU, as well as support him or her through any challenges along the way. During Orientation, you will receive a great deal of information about resources that will be valuable throughout your student’s time here. This will be his or her home away from home—and we hope you’ll be involved in our resources for families too. Should you have questions, please don’t hesitate to contact us by phone at 225-578-1173 or email at [email protected]. Edward Gay Iris Street Apartments Violet Street Aster Street THE LSU Geranium Street West Campus Cedar Spruce Apartments Hall Hall State Street Alaska Street Alaska Iowa Street Iowa Wyoming Street Wyoming Azalea Street Kirby Smith State Street Hall West Chimes Street CAMPUS Cypress Lake Street The core of LSU’s campus is closed to most vehicles, making it a safer, Hall 4 Carlotta Street Bayou Hall pedestrian-friendly, and bike-friendly campus for students. The LSU Tiger Natatorium The 5 1 Chimes Street Broussard Student Health Trails Transit System provides a convenient, free bus service for LSU Marsh Hall Hall Pleasant Hall Center School students, faculty, staff, and visitors. You can track buses in real time by The of Music Pentagon Music & Visitor’s visiting lsu.transloc.com and/or by downloading the LSU app for your Delta Hall Residential Dramatic Arts Infirmary Road Nicholson College Greek Theatre Center Road Highland W. Frat Lane Frat W. smartphone. Carl Maddox Lane Frat E. One Circle Frat E. Gateway Fieldhouse Gulf Hall Dalrymple Drive Apartments Gymnastics Dalrymple Drive Nicholson Drive Nicholson Practice Facility Cypress Drive Indian Foster Hall Oxbow Hall Basketball Mounds Isaac Cline Drive Practice Facility Huey P. Long Thomas Boyd Hall Fieldhouse Peabody Hall LSU Lab School University Bernie Moore Administration KEY CAMPUS LOCATIONS Track Stadium Memorial Law Cox Hill Middleton Parade Ground Building Communications Memorial Library Tower Center PMAC Academic Center Library David Boyd Hall 1 Financial Aid Allen Hall Himes Hall The Club at Lab School Gym Lod Cook School of Veterinary Medicine Gateway Canal Hall Union Square Center Mike the Tiger’s Journalism Prescott Hall Alumni Center & Staff members are available to answer any questions you may have Garage Habitat Building Lockett The Hotel Hall Stubbs Hall Coates Hall about the FAFSA, scholarships, or other financial aid programs. River Road Quad Old President’s Parking Gateway North Stadium Road Hodges Dodson House Garage Center Hall Auditorium LSU Barnes & Noble Audubon Hall Student Union at LSU Riverbend Hall Athletics Louise Garig Highland Martin D. Woodin Hall Nicholson Hall Admin Hatcher Drive Fieldhouse Hall Hall East Campus 2 Residential Life Tower Drive Tower Evangeline Atkinson Drive Campus East Hall Apartments Dorothy Dix Drive Tiger Hall Hall Stadium Howe-Russell Annie Boyd If you have questions or need information about living on campus, Foundation Grace King Johnston Art & Design Geoscience Complex Hall Skip Bertman Drive Building 2 Hall Lakeshore our Residential Life staff will be happy to talk to you. 3 Hall South Campus Drive House W. Lakeshore Drive Studio Arts West East Human Life Sciences French Laville Laville Ecology House Hall Hall Adventure Complex J.B. Francioni Jr. Hall UREC Sports and Disability Services Williams 459 3 Tiger Park Hall Choppin Commons Campus Lake Road Lake Campus UREC Football Choppin Annex Operations Animal & Food Hall Acadian Stop here if you have a permanent or temporary disability that McVoy Public Science Laboratory Hall Frey Hall requires accommodations. 5 Lane Forestry Dairy Safety Military Science Tureaud Science Computing Knapp Blake Minnie Fisk Drive Greek Row Aerospace Hall Services Hall Hall Herget Center Miller Indoor Studies Hall Hall LSU Soccer Complex Practice South Stadium Road Facility 4 Student Health Center Old Forestry Agricultural Wilson Laboratories Energy, Coast, & Environment Facility Building Engineering Services The Student Health Center offers medical and health promotion South Stadium Road J.C. Miller Hall services. If you are a full-time student, the Student Health Fee you University Lab School Ingram Hall Sports Complex Credit Road Highland pay each semester covers your visits. Part-time students also have (Cub Complex) Union Engineering Lab Swine Palace Annex Patrick F. Taylor Hall Louisiana the option of paying the fee. You may also submit immunization Nicholson Drive Extension Digital Livestock Exhibit Media Emerging Parker Building Center Technology W. Lakeshore Drive records at this location. Sturgis Hall Coliseum Center UREC Sports Fields E. J. Ourso College of Business Stanford Avenue Nicholson Drive Nicholson 4-H Mini Barn Alex Box Renewable Stadium Natural AgCenter 5 Campus Police Resources The LSU Police Department operates 24 hours a day to enhance E. Parker the safety and security of the campus. You can contact the LSUPD Gourrier Lane by calling 225-578-3231 or dialing 911. Tennis Stadium LA House Gourrier Lane Burbank Drive W. Parker Golf Club House Highland Road 500 ft 200 m LSU Golf Course ABOUT THIS GUIDE TABLE OF CONTENTS This guide is to help familiarize you and your family with the LSU campus and its policies. We encourage you to use it in conjunction with the online parent and family resources page, lsu.edu/family. Welcome 7 How can you help your student Olinde Career Center 24 First-year Tips for Families 31 with career development? 18 Parent & Family Programs 24 LSU 1001: Intro to Tiger Life 8 An LSU Professor’s Keys to Success 19 The LSU Community 33 Residential Life 24 Tiger Terminology 8 Parent & Family Programs 33 Life on Campus 20 Retention & Student Success 25 myLSU 8 Mission 33 Living On Campus 20 Office of Diversity 25 myProxy 8 Goals 33 On-Campus Mail 20 Office of Multicultural Affairs 25 TigerCASH 8 Stay Informed 33 Dining On Campus 21 Women’s Center 25 Paw Points 8 Family Engagement Events 34 Parking 22 Clarence L. Barney Jr. Completing Registration 9 African American Cultural Center 25 Family Weekend 34 Getting Around Campus 22 Fee Bill Information 9 LSU Food Pantry 25 Spring Family Fling 34 Getting Around Baton Rouge 22 Registration “Holds” 9 LSU Code of Conduct 25 Get Involved 34 Holiday Shuttles 22 Additional Services 9 Family Association 34 Health & Wellness 23 Emergency and Safety 27 Frequently Asked Questions 10 Family Council 34 Student Health Center 23 LSUPD 27 Advising 12 LSU Cares 23 LSU Shield 27 Contacts/ Departmental Directory 36 University College Center for Freshman Year 12 Student Life 24 Emergency Text Messaging 27 What’s Next? 38 Senior Colleges 12 Emergency Contacts 27 Student Organizations 24 Important Dates 38 Academic Programs 13 Tiger Link 24 Money Matters 28 Move-in Day for First-year Students 38 Academic Programs Abroad 16 Student Involvement Fair 24 Understanding Costs 28 Welcome Week 38 Academic Support 17 Students Affairs 24 Applying for Aid 28 Greek Recruitment Dates 38 Center for Academic Success 17 Campus Life 24 Paying Your Student’s Fee Bill 28 First Day of Fall Semester 38 Shell Tutorial Center 17 Disability Services 24 Family Weekend 38 Communication across the Making the Transition 29 Curriculum Writing Support 17 Greek Life 24 After Orientation Checklist for Your Student 39 What is FERPA? 29 LSU Libraries 17 Student Advocacy & Accountability 24 After Orientation Checklist for You 39 What does FERPA mean for You? 29 Career Planning 18 William A. Brookshire Military & Veterans Student Center 24 Books for Families of College-bound Students 30 Choosing or Changing a Major 18 Transfer Student Programs 24 What can I do to help my student Four-year Career Plan 18 be successful at LSU? 30 Student Health Center 24 Part-time Job Search 18 University Recreation 24 Events and Services 18 WELCOME FROM THE INTERIM PRESIDENT YOUR TIGER IS NO. 1 At LSU, our talented faculty and staff members are devoted to the well-being and success of every student in our Tiger family. Providing a comprehensive support system for our students—with special attention on those who are entering their first year—is a top priority. From academics and finances to health care and career development, we strive to ensure our students have all the resources they need to achieve everything they set out to accomplish at LSU. I encourage you to explore the many programs and services we offer, both for students and their family members. There are many ways for you to stay connected and involved with LSU as your loved one is on our campus, and I hope you’ll be an active member of our family. The Tiger family is an inclusive, caring, and compassionate community of students, faculty, staff, and alumni who are committed to supporting one another in every possible way. I’m thrilled that you’ve joined us, and I can’t wait to celebrate the many successes that await us in the future. THOMAS C. GALLIGAN LSU Interim President COMPLETING REGISTRATION LSU 1001: Each semester, your student will need to register for classes and then complete registration by INTRO TO TIGER LIFE paying the fee bill. Here are some things to remember as you get accustomed to the process. Fee Bill Information A fee bill will be available through your student’s myLSU account prior to the start of the semester. Students may use a bank draft TIGER TERMINOLOGY or a credit card to pay their fee bill balance through myLSU, under “Registration Services,” then “Fee Bill.” If the balance due is zero, There are a lot of acronyms, program names, and phrases used at LSU that might take a while students must click the “Complete Registration” button in the “Fee Bill” application.