CENTRAL WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY WILDCAT DAY 2013 ROLLING OUT THE CRIMSON CARPET FOR ALL FALL 2013 ADMITTED FIRST-YEAR AND TRANSFER STUDENTS

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1 CENTRAL WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY WILDCAT DAY 2013 ROLLING OUT THE CRIMSON CARPET FOR ALL FALL 2013 ADMITTED FIRST-YEAR AND TRANSFER STUDENTS

2 Welcome CWU Class of 2017! Congratulations! You have made an excellent decision in becoming CWU s newest Wildcats. Wildcat Day is designed to welcome you to CWU s campus community, provide you with information about the many academic, co-curricular, and extra-curricular opportunities available to Central students, and answer any and all questions you have. Welcome Wildcats! Table of Contents Agenda Page 1 Campus Tours Page 2 While You re Here... Pages 2 3 Campus Office Locations Page 4 5 College and Academic Departments Page 6-7 To Do List Page 8 Dining and Wildcat Shop Coupons Page 9 SURC/Campus Map Page DID YOU KNOW? CWU OPENED IN 1891 AS THE WASHINGTON STATE NORMAL SCHOOL DID YOU KNOW? THE WILDCAT WAS ADOPTED AS THE CWU MASCOT IN 1926

3 Central Washington University Wildcat Day: Rolling Out the Crimson Carpet Saturday April 13, 2013 AGENDA TIME event LOCATION 8:00-9:50 a.m. Check-in SURC Information Center 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. Wildcat Shop Open SURC 8:00-10:00 a.m. Student Clubs and SURC Main Floor Organizations Fair 8:00-9:30 a.m. Recreation Center Tours Recreation Check-in Desk 8:00-9:30 a.m. Connection Card/US Bank Maxx Card Issuance This is an opportunity to receive your CWU student ID card. Available for all admission confirmation deposits paid before April 5, Pick-up the Connection Card Checklist at the checkin table to receive your Connection Card. 8:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. Admissions Staff SURC Information Center Housing, Orientation, and Dining Services Staff 10:00-10:30 a.m. Opening Welcome SURC East Patio (SURC Ballroom, inclement weather) 10:45-11:15 a.m. College/Student Services Presentations Session I (see page 6-7 for College and academic departments information) College of Arts and Humanities Black Hall, room 150 College of Business SURC Theatre College of Education and Professional Studies Black Hall, room 151 Education and Teacher Certification College of Education and Professional Studies Black Hall, room 152 Professional Studies College of the Sciences Science Building, room 147 Housing, Dining, and Discover Orientation Wellington Event Center Academic Advising and First-year Experience Dean Hall, room 106 CAMP (College Assistance Migrant Program) SURC, room 140 STEP/Douglas Honors Program Science Building, room 101 Study Abroad Dean Hall, room :30 a.m.-12:00 p.m. College/Student Services Presentations Session II (Repeat of presentations and locations listed above) 12:00-1:30 p.m. LUNCH Central Market Place, SURC (Show your Wildcat Day book and name tag) 12:00-4:00 p.m. Registrar Staff Mitchell Hall Financial Aid Barge Hall, first floor Student Accounts Barge Hall, first floor 12:30-1:30 p.m. Academic Department Fair SURC, room 137 A and B Student Services Fair SURC, first floor 1:30-3:00 p.m. Recreation Center, Campus, and Residence Hall Tours (see page 2). 1:30-2:00 p.m. Jr. Wildcats (Future Students) SURC Theatre 1:30-4:00 p.m. Connection Card/US Bank Maxx Card Issuance Discover Network Wireless Password: springk1ttenz 1

4 wildcat day TOURS 8:00-9:30 a.m. and 1:30-3:00 p.m. Recreation Center Tours Recreation Check-in Desk (8:00, 8:30, 9:00, and 9:30 and 1:30, 2:00, and 2:30) 1:30-3:00 p.m. Full Campus Tours Tours leave from SURC - East End (1:30, 2:00, 2:30, and 3:00) 1:30 p.m.-3:00 p.m. Residence Hall Tours Tours leave from SURC - East Patio (1:30, 1:45, 2:00, 2:15, 2:30, 2:45, and 3:00) Wendell Hill Hall (North Area) Beck Hall (Bassetti Complex) Kamola Hall (South Campus) Meisner Hall (Bassetti Complex) Barto Hall Davies Hall (Bassetti Complex) Please adhere to group size of 25 or less. These halls are only a selection of the 16 residence halls that are available. Please visit the University Housing web page at for details on all the options. Barto Hall While you re here, you can also check out: Admissions Staff: 8:00 a.m. 3:00 p.m. SURC Information Center Representatives from the Office of Admissions will be available on the first floor of the SURC to answer any questions you have about your admission status to CWU. University Housing, New Student Programs, and Dining Services: 8:00 a.m. 3:00 p.m. SURC Information Center Representatives from University Housing, New Student Programs, and Dining Services will be available on the first floor of the SURC to answer any question you have about the room assignment process, the housing deposit, orientation registration, or meal plans. Financial Aid Office: Noon 4:00 p.m. Barge Hall, room 115 Financial Aid staff will be available to meet with you. If you ve been asked for verification documents this would be an excellent time to hand deliver those important documents. Student Accounts: Noon 4:00 p.m. Barge Hall, Room 104 Take this opportunity to pay your confirmation fee and housing deposit and get additional information about your student account. Registrar Staff: Noon 4:00 p.m. Mitchell Hall Representatives from the Office of the Registrar will be on hand to confirm your registration status and answer questions about transferring credits to CWU. Center for Leadership and Community Involvement: 1:30 p.m. 3:30 p.m. SURC 256 For information on the fall incoming student leadership retreat and a variety of other leadership and community engagement opportunities at Central, please see us at our table during the Student Services Fair or in our office from 1:30 4:00 p.m. 2

5 Center for Diversity and Social Justice: 1:30 p.m. 3:30 p.m. SURC 250/253 Diversity and Social Justice staff will provide information on programs, events, and services that relate to diversity, gender, social change, and global equity. Please see us at our table during the Student Services Fair or in our office from 1:30 4:00 p.m. Student Employment: 1:30 p.m.-3:30 p.m. SURC 140 The student employment staff is ready to help you we can explain how to find a job (on-campus or off) and help you know what paperwork you will need to bring to school with you. Visit us at our table during the Student Services Fair or in SURC 140, from 1:30 3:30 p.m. We look forward to meeting you and helping you decide is where you will Learn-Do-Live. Wellness Center: 1:30 p.m.-3:30 p.m. SURC 139 Wellness Center staff will be available to answer questions on programs relating to the reduction of high risk behavior and promotion of positive health behaviors. Please see us at our table during the Student Services Fair or in our office from 1:30 4:00 p.m. Disability Services: 12:30 p.m.-1:30 p.m. Service Fair, SURC If you have questions about disability accommodations, the process of documenting a disability, or are just curious about what CDS offers, stop by our table at the Student Services Fair between 12:30 and 1:30 p.m. in the SURC. Brooks Library: 11:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. Brooks Library Become an Empowered Undergraduate Researcher! Librarians will be available to answer your questions about scholarly resources for students, faculty, staff, and the communities of Central Washington. Museum of Culture and Environment: 10:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. Dean Hall The museum approaches our diverse and changing world with an interdisciplinary perspective, examining home life, culture and our interaction with the environment. Exhibits: Voices of the River: Storytelling, Nature, and Culture along the Yakima Wildcat Sports Join us for a full day of Wildcat sports starting at noon at the baseball field where the CWU baseball team takes on Oregon Tech. Then at 1:00 p.m. on Nicholson Field, men s lacrosse will compete against the University of Puget Sound and men s rugby plays Cal Poly at the Alder Recreation Comlex. Climbing Wall: 12:00-3:00 p.m. Your Recreation Center Daily Pass will give you access to the CWU Climbing Wall during their scheduled open hours. Day passes will be available for free for all Wildcat Day visitors at the Recreation Center front desk throughout the day. Recreation Center Daily Pass: 8:00 a.m.-8:00 p.m. All Wildcat Day visitors are encouraged to experience their Recreation Center for FREE during their stay. Passes will be available all day at the Recreation Center Front Desk. All participants will be asked to sign a release on the day of the event. Participants under the age of 17 must be accompanied by a guardian; visitors must be 14 or older to participate. US Bank: 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. SURC 138 Full service branch 3

6 CAMPUS offices ACADEMIC ADVISING Course selection and scheduling BOUILLON HALL ADMISSIONS Transcripts and admissions status MITCHELL HALL first floor ALUMNI OFFICE Always a wildcat. Stay connected to CWU BARGE HALL ATHLETICS Intercollegiate Athletics Program NICHOLSON PAVILION CAMPUS LIFE Activities and special events SURC CAREER SERVICES Holistic approach to career and life planning BOUILLON HALL CASHIER S OFFICE (Student Accounts) All payments to your student account BARGE HALL CENTER FOR DIVERSITY AND SOCIAL JUSTICE Providing dynamic events, services and advocacy for all students to promote a diverse and inclusive campus. SURC 250/ CENTER FOR LEADERSHIP AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT Leadership development and public service opportunities SURC 256 and or leadership-engage COLLEGE ASSISTANCE MIGRANT PROGRAM (CAMP) Provides support to first year students from migrant or seasonal farm working backgrounds HERTZ HALL CONFERENCE SERVICES Provide on-campus orientation lodging MUNSON HALL CONNECTION CARD OFFICE CWU identification card and meal plans SURC DEAN OF STUDENT SUCCESS Provide educational purposeful programs, events, services and activities that promote academic, personal, professional growth within and beyond the classroom BOUILLON HALL DINING SERVICES Meal plans, dining facilities, employment opportunities SURC DISABILITY SERVICES Assistance and assessment for special needs BOUILLON HALL EMPLOYMENT (Student) Part-time jobs on campus BOUILLON HALL FINANCIAL AID Financial assistance BARGE HALL Self Help Scholarship and loan information BARGE HALL DID YOU KNOW? 825 CWU STUDENTS COMPLETED INTERNSHIPS LAST YEAR 4

7 HOUSING Residence hall and apartment contracts BUTTON HALL first floor 888-CWU-HOME ( ) INFORMATION CENTER Laptop Check out, Lost and Found, General Information SURC INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SERVICES (ITS) Wireless connections, network issues, Safari issues, passwords, etc. BOUILLON 112 Office: Help Desk: INTERNATIONAL STUDENT ADVISOR Advising for students in the U.S. in F-1 status INTERNATIONAL STUDIES AND PROGRAMS/ STUDY ABROAD CWU offers opportunities to study internationally with 1500 programs in 80 different countries. INTERNATIONAL CENTER LEARNING COMMONS BROOKS LIBRARY first floor Math and writing help: Tutoring/supplemental instruction: NEW STUDENT PROGRAMS Orientation BUTTON HALL second floor PARKING SERVICES Parking Permits PUBLIC SAFETY BUILDING REGISTRAR Enrollment, records, academic evaluation MITCHELL HALL first floor SCIENCE TALENT EXPANSION PROGRAM (STEP) Program focused on increasing Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics degrees at CWU LIND 119B STUDENT GOVERNMENT (ASCWU-BOD) Working to represent you in a variety of ways that affect your daily life at Central SURC STUDENT MEDICAL AND COUNSELING CLINIC Physician, nurse, and counselor assistance 11th Avenue and Poplar Street medical counseling STUDENT SUPPORT SERVICES (TRIO) Department of Education TRIO program; provides academic assistance HERTZ HALL STUDENT TRANSITIONS AND ACADEMIC RESOURCES (STAR/WaTEP) Intensive academic support program that assists academically at-risk students in their transition to CWU HERTZ HALL TESTING SERVICES Compass test, placement exams, graduate and professional school admission tests, certification tests BOULLION UNIVERSITY POLICE PUBLIC SAFETY BUILDING (Non-Emergency) 911 (Emergency Services) UNIVERSITY RECREATION/ OUTDOOR PURSUITS AND RENTALS Gym, rock-climbing wall, fitness programs, intramural sports, sports clubs, and OPR Recreation: OPR: US CWU Full service branch SURC VETERANS CENTER Support and services for veterans or dependants BOUILLON HALL WELLNESS CENTER Drug, alcohol and violence prevention and wellness promotion SURC WILDCAT SHOP Textbooks, computers, supplies, and all Wildcat gear SURC

8 COLLEGE AND ACADEMIC DEPARTMENTS COLLEGE OF ARTS AND HUMANITIES DEPARTMENTS: Art Communication English History Music Philosophy and Religious Studies Theatre Arts World Languages PROGRAMS: African and Black Studies Asia/Pacific Studies Film and Video Studies Latino and Latin American Studies COLLEGE OF THE SCIENCES DEPARTMENTS: Anthropology and Museum studies Biological Sciences Chemistry Computer Science Geography Geological Sciences Law & Justice Mathematics Physics Political Science Psychology Science Education Sociology INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES: American Indian Studies Environmental Studies Ethnic Studies Primate Behavior and Ecology Public Policy Resource Management Science Talent Expansion Program Science Honors Women and Gender Studies 6

9 COLLEGE OF BUSINESS DEPARTMENTS: Accounting Economics Finance and Supply Chain Management -Human Resource Management COLLEGE OF EDUCATION AND PROFESSIONAL STUDIES EDUCATION AND TEACHER CERTIFICATION Physical Education, School and Public Health Language, Literacy, and Special Education Teaching Elementary, Adolescent, and Young Children Educational Foundations and Curriculum COLLEGE OF EDUCATION AND PROFESSIONAL STUDIES PROFESSIONAL STUDIES Aviation Family and Consumer Science -Apparel, Textiles and Merchandising -Recreation and Tourism -Global Wine Studies Engineering Technology, Safety and Construction -Construction Management -Electronics Engineering Technology -Technology Education -Mechanical Engineering Technology -Safety and Health Management IT and Administrative Management Nutrition, Exercise and Health Science -Paramedicine CHECK OUT CWU S MOBILE COURSE CATALOG. 7

10 NOTES: TO DO TODAY! o Get Wildcat gear in the Wildcat Shop o Get Connection Card o Go on a hall tour o Check out academic majors in SURC 137 at 12:30 o Pay $100 admission confirmation deposit in Barge Hall 104 o Turn in housing contract and pay housing deposit in Barge Hall 104 TO DO NEXT. o Register for July s Discover Orientation CWU GO WILDCATS! 68

11 each meal for up to four guests from 10:30 a.m.- 1:00 p.m. with this coupon any item at any station in Central Marketplace with this coupon. Do not tear out coupon. Wildcat Day book must be presented with Wildcat Day name tag to use coupon. All coupons valid on 4/13/13

12 SURC Upper level GO WILDCATS! Mezzanine / Lounge Meeting Room Meeting Room Theatre Ballroom Sections A-D Dining Services Administration ASCWU Board of Directors 250 / / Center for Diversity and Social Justice Center for Leadership and Community Engagement Campus Life Administration and Accounting Meeting Room Publicity Center Campus Activities R - E - * - Restrooms, Drinking Fountains Elevator Wildcat Access Screens Internet Kiosk Station 10

13 Surc Main level b - 137a Student Union Operations & Scheduling Meeting Room Wellness Center US Bank Meeting Room Meeting Room Meeting Room Connection Card Office KCWU Radio Station M - R - E - * - $ - # - Internet Kiosk Station Mail Drop Box Restrooms, Drinking Fountains Elevators Access Screens ATM Lost and Found 11

14 PARKING MAP 12

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16 Welcome Wildcats! Phase I Phase II Phase III Phase IV Wildcat Discover Wildcat First Six Day Welcome Weeks Orientation Weekend Today September September November July 2013 Up next See you in July at Discover Orientation! Register for Discover Orientation NOW! 400 East University Way Ellensburg, WA CWU is an AA/EEO/Title IX Institution. For accommodation: CDS@cwu.edu PA