STUDENT ORIENTATION SPRING For Domestic Students

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1 STUDENT ORIENTATION SPRING 2018 For Domestic Students

2 OPENING STEPS Welcome to Spring 2018 Orientation at the University of Bridgeport! BEGIN MEMORIES HERE. Spring 2018 Orientation at the University of Bridgeport! We are pleased to offer a wide variety of activities and workshops that are designed to start your educational experience here at UB on the right track. Orientation is your first taste of college life at UB. Participation is required in all orientation programming as it will help you to establish new friendships, meet faculty and staff, ease anxieties and provide an overview of life at the University. You will be held responsible for all of the information provided. This is your official schedule for orientation. Please keep it with you at all times. If you have any questions, please ask a friendly Orientation Leader. We look forward to meeting and assisting you as you begin some of the most rewarding years of your life!

3 University of Bridgeport Friday, January 12 9 a.m. 12 p.m. Advising and Registration for Spring 2018 Semester for all new students Location: 6th Floor, Wahlstrom Library If you have billing questions after you register, please stop by the Bursar s Office. 11:30 1:30 p.m. Lunch (free with ticket received at Orientation check in) 1 1:30 p.m. University Welcome Location: Private Dining Room, Student Center The Assistant Dean of Students will welcome new students and facilitate discussion of how to successfully transition to UB. 1:30 2:15 p.m. Career Development Location: Private Dining Room, Student Center This presentation is your chance to meet the staff, and learn what the Center for Career Development can do for you! Don t wait until it s too late to think about your career, your planning starts now! 2:20 3:10 p.m. Safety and Security Tips Location: Private Dining Room, Student Center Learn how to stay safe on campus. 3:15 4 p.m. Financial Aid 101 Location: Private Dining Room, Student Center Learn important information about financial aid awards, your account, and how the Office of Student Financial Services can assist you. 4:30 6:30 p.m. Dinner (cash or credit card) 6:45 p.m. Movie Night Location: Meet at the clock at University and Park Ave. The first 50 participants will travel to Bowtie Cinemas in Trumbull for a FREE showing of the latest films. 1

4 Orientation Schedule Spring 2018 for Domestic Students Saturday, January :30 p.m. Brunch (cash or credit card) 4:30 6:30 p.m. Dinner (cash or credit card) 7 p.m. Game Night Location: Knights End Lounge, Student Center basement Come play billiards, table tennis and other games. Sunday, January :30 p.m. Brunch (cash or credit card) 12 4 p.m. Shopping Trip Location: Meet at the clock at University and Park Ave. In the mood for some shopping? Join us for a trip to the Trumbull Mall. First 50 students can travel for FREE. 4:30 6:30 p.m. Dinner (cash or credit card) 7 p.m. Football 101 Location: Student Center Lobby Enjoy free pizza while catching the latest NFL action. 2

5 University of Bridgeport Monday, January 15 8:30 a.m. 3 p.m. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Life s most persistent and urgent question is: what are you doing for others? Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Location: ABC Lobby As part of the student body of the University of Bridgeport, you are invited to join other students, faculty, and administrative staff, together with community leaders, in a day of reflection and service. Dr. King wrote: Education without social action is a one-sided value because it has no true power potential. Come prepared for a day of giving back to the community. You will have a choice of a variety of projects including working with children, senior citizens, and other populations of need in various locations via community agencies. 4:30 6:30 p.m. Dinner (meal plan, cash or credit card) 3

6 Orientation Schedule Spring 2018 for Domestic Students SPRING 2018 ORIENTATION WHO s WHO?? Orientation Leader Staff Orientation Captains Tiara Averhart Rashawn Powell Cheyenne Washington Orientation Leaders Brianna Alexis Joel Fernandes Richard Greo Joshua Samuel Manuel Sara Marques 4

7 NEXT STEPS If you are a resident student, please go to your assigned residence hall. If you do not yet have a residence hall assignment, and would like one, please speak with the Office of Residential Life located in the rear of Seeley Hall, to inquire about room availability. ( reslife@bridgeport.edu) Check-in for Orientation. Student Center: Friday, January 12. Pick up an orientation packet and Key to UB Student Handbook. Have you submitted your Health Records and proof of inoculation? If not, please visit Health Services (Health Sciences Center, room 119). If you have all documents and believe that you have met your health requirements, healthservices@bridgeport.edu for confirmation. You may NOT register for classes or move into the residence halls until your Health Records are submitted. Health Services is open 8:30 am to 4:30 p.m. on Monday Friday. All full time and resident students and students enrolled in the Physician Assistant program will be charged health insurance; domestic students who are covered by their parent s insurance can waive the charge by February 14, 2018, by completing the online waiver form and showing proof of coverage by submitting a copy of their insurance card to the Bursar s Office or to the University s Health Insurance provider. Graduate domestic students may apply for student health insurance online. Both the waiver and the online enrollment forms can be accessed through the website: and go to the University of Bridgeport option. After you have registered for classes on Friday, please go to Student Financial Services Office in the Garden Level of Wahlstrom Library to make payment arrangements if you have not yet done so. Payment is due by the first day of classes. UB ID Card and PAL. After you register for classes, get your photo taken for your ID card. Have proof of your class registration with you and stop by the Security Office on Friday, 9 a.m. 3 p.m. to get your photo taken. If this time does not work, you can contact Campus Security at and make an appointment to get your ID at another time. If you would like to change your meal plan, you may do so anytime from now until Friday, January 26. No meal plan changes will be made after that point in time. To change your meal plan you must submit a Meal Plan Change Request which can be accessed in the Residence Life section of the Forms Library on the myub Portal. If you are a commuter student and have not yet purchased a meal plan, you may do so at Marina Dining Hall. ( diningservices@bridgeport.edu) Get your free UB account! In order to obtain an UB account, you must be a registered student. More information is at All accounts created will take 48 hours to process before being available. Once your account is active, you will be able to access information and services at the myub portal. For Domestic Students Receiving Federal Financial Aid: YES NO q q Have you completed the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) at q q Have you received a financial aid award package? q q Have you made arrangements to cover any balance not funded by financial aid? q q If you have been selected for verification, have you completed the paperwork? q q Have you completed your Master Promissory Note and Entrance Interview for the Stafford Loan at q q Have you completed your Master Promissory Note and Entrance Interview for the Perkins Loan at (only for Perkins Loan recipients) If you have answered NO to any of these questions, please see a representative in the Student Financial Services Office on the Garden Level of the Wahlstrom Library. For all students not receiving Federal Financial Aid: YES NO q q Have you paid your account in full or made payment arrangements? If you answered NO, please see a representative in the Student Financial Services Office on the Garden Level of the Wahlstrom Library.

8 Warren Court 1 A 2 3 B C D E F G H 27 Acupuncture Institute A3 1 Admissions D2 1 Administration D2 11 Arnold Bernhard Arts and Humanities Center H2 8 Barnum Hall G3 37 Bates Hall E2 24 Bodine Hall A1 4 Bookstore C1 20 Bryant Hall E1 45 Buildings & Grounds E1 1 Bursar D2 2 Carlson Hall D2 23 Carstensen Hall C1 17 Chaffee Hall F2 33 Charles A. Dana Hall C2 29 Chiropractic College B3 16 Cooper Hall F2 19 Cortright Hall E1 50 Cortright Annex E1 36 Darien Hall E3 27 Dental Hygiene A3 28 Eleanor N. Dana Hall (END Hall) B3 5 Engineering - Technology Building C2 44 Greater Bridgeport Symphony G1 30 Gymnasium (Harvey Hubbell) C3 42 Halsey Hall G2 27 Health Sciences Center A3 21 Howland Hall E1 38 Ingleside Hall G3 12 IncUBator C1 1 International Student Affairs D2 4 John J. Cox Student Center C1 34 Knights Field B2 35 Linden Hall E3 6 Print & Mail Center D1 3 Mandeville Hall D1 7 Marina Dining Hall F2 39 Milford Hall C2 27 Naturopathic Medicine A3 25 North Hall A2 27 Nutrition Institute A3 1 Registrar and Financial Aid D2 9 Residential Life G3 31 Security C2 9 Seeley Hall G3 26 South Hall A2 18 Stratford Hall D1 32 Trustee Auditorium C2 14 University Hall G1 52 University Place Apartments G1 1 Wahlstrom Library D2 10 Waldemere Hall H3 27 Warner Hall A3 15 Wheeler Recreation Center F1 40 Wisteria Hall G Broad Street A Hazel Street B Lafayette Street B Linden Avenue C Linden Avenue C Myrtle Avenue D Myrtle Avenue C Myrtle Avenue C Myrtle Avenue D Myrtle Avenue C Park Avenue E Park Avenue E Park Avenue E Park Avenue D University Avenue G Waldemere Avenue D Warren Court B1 Rev LT-GRD