Can’t Hide the Pride Weekend

By auwaerters | Published: April 17, 2012

This weekend (April 20-22), we’re asking the College of Charleston family (from alums to students, parents to faculty and staff) to wear their favorite Cougar gear.
 
Why? Just because!
 
It’s simple. Encourage your students to wear their CofC gear, snap a picture of themselves and post it to the College’s Facebook wall (also remind them to tag themselves in that pic).
 
We want the world to stop and think: “Wow, there are a lot of people who love the College of Charleston! Maybe, I should, too!”
 
So, pull out your maroon and white – and prove that you can’t hide the pride!

Go Cougars!

Mark

Mark Berry
Senior Director, College Publications
Editor, College of Charleston Magazine
Division of Marketing and Communications
College of Charleston
Charleston, SC 29424
p: 843.953.7645
f: 843.953.5663
e: berrym@cofc.edu

Street Address
175 Calhoun St, Room 217
Charleston, SC 29401

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Summer 2012 Orientation Registration is Open

By auwaerters | Published: March 26, 2012

Orientation registration is now open for all students who have paid their tuition deposit.  Students register through their MyCharleston account, on the Academic Services tab, in the orientation box. 

Information regarding orientation registration can be found in the registration booklet at   http://orientation.cofc.edu/docs/su12orientation_registration.pdf.  Your tuition deposit must be paid and processed for you to be able to register for orientation. It can take up to one week for the deposit to be processed.

If you have any additional questions, please feel free to contact our office at orientat@cofc.edu.

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Fall 2012 New Student Calendar

By auwaerters | Published: February 29, 2012

Do you know what you need to do next to prepare to be a new College of Charleston student in fall 2012?  If you have been accepted and would like to make sure you are keeping track of everything that needs to be done between now and August, check out the fall 2012 new student calendar. 

You can use it as a checklist to make sure you are ready to be College of Charleston Class of 2016 member of the Cougar Nation!

If you have any questions, please feel free to email orientat@cofc.edu.

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January 2012 orientation thank you and Summer 2012 orientation information

By auwaerters | Published: January 9, 2012

Thank you to all the new students and their families for participating in the January 2012 orientaiton.  The Office of New Student programs is happy to answer any questions or concerns that you may have after attending.  You can reach us by emailing orientat@cofc.edu, calling 843-953-2017, or stopping by our office.  Our office is open from 8:30 am – 5:00 pm Monday-Friday. 

For students starting in the fall 2012 semester, we are getting busy preparing to welcome you to campus.  We will mail out orientation information at the beginning of March to students who have paid their tuition deposit.  You can view the orientation dates for the summer sessions at orientation.cofc.edu. 

Orientation registration will open through MyCharleston on March 24th.  Don’t forget to register to attend Accepted Student Weekend on March 23-24, 2012. 

If you have any questions, please feel free to email orientat@cofc.edu.

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IT Outage Notification

By auwaerters | Published: December 12, 2011

The basic overview is that access to January 2012 orientation registration, financial aid information, etc will not be available from Dec 21st – Dec 25th.   We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause but this is the only time in the school year that we have this much time in which classes are not going on to be able to upgrade the system. 

From: IT Outage Notification

The BATTERY Production environment will be unavailable on Wednesday, December  21, 2011 starting at 11:00 p.m. until Sunday, December 25, 2011 at 9:00 a.m. for a system upgrade. Note these times are approximate at this time and the duration may be shorter.  Notification will be sent when BATTERY Production is available. 

The ODS and Cognos will be unavailable beginning December 21, 2011 at 9:30 p.m. until midnight, January 2, 2012, for an important application upgrade. Please make accommodations to cancel any scheduled reports (or modify the schedule accordingly) and any business processes using Cognos that may normally take place during that time period.

 The following applications will not be available during the BATTERY Production outage December 21st  - December 25th. :

-       My Charleston Portal

-       Banner Finance, HR/PY, Admissions, AR, Financial Aid and Student

-       Banner Self Service Finance, Employee, and Academic Services, Financial Aid

-       BDMS

-       Banner Enrollment Management

-       DegreeWorks

-       WorkFlow – POSM

-       StarRez

-       UC4

-       Banner ePrint

-       eProcurement

-       eVisions

-       Axiom

-       OAKS (D2L)

-       Resource 25

-       Touchnet access to Banner

-       Explorance (Faculty Course Evaluations)

-       GradesFirst

-       MapleTA

-       Echo360

-       MapWorks

Thank you very much for your cooperation during this maintenance.

If you have any questions or need further assistance please contact the Helpdesk.

helpdesk@cofc.edu

953-3375 Option #3

 

 

 

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Orientation Dates for students starting in Fall 2012

By auwaerters | Published: December 5, 2011

The Office of New Student Programs hosts ten, two-day orientation sessions for new students and their families.  The sessions are held in the summer for students who will begin classes in the fall 2012 semester. The dates are as follows:
            
June 11 and 12
June 14 and 15
June 18 and 19
June 21 and 22
June 25 and 26
July 9 and 10
July 12 and 13
July 16 and 17
August 13 and 14*
August 16 and 17**

*The August 13 and 14 session is only for transfer students

** The August 16 and 17session is limited to freshman students who live 700 miles or more away from Charleston, SC

New students who pay the enrollment confirmation fee to the Office of Admissions and Adult Student Services at the beginning of March will receive information regarding orientation registration in the mail.  Students can complete their orientation registration online through MyCharleston starting in March 2012.

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January 2012 Orientation Registration Available

By auwaerters | Published: November 15, 2011

We are proud to announce that the January 2012 New Student orientation registration is open through MyCharleston.  Students who have paid their tuition deposit will be able to access the registration form two to three days after they pay their tuition deposit.  The orientation will be January 5 and 6, 2012.  Spring 2012 classes begin on Monday, January 9, 2012. 

One week after students have registered, they will be able to view their confirmation on the orientation confirmation link in MyCharleston.  You can view the confirmation newsletter  for more details about check in, etc. 

Thank you to our IT department for all their hard work on this project. 

Please feel free to email orientat@cofc.edu if you have questions.  Please note that the College of Charleston will be closed from Dec 22, 2011 to Jan 2, 2012.  The campus offices will reopen on January 3rd at 8:30 a.m.

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2012-2013 Orientation Internship Application Packet Available

By auwaerters | Published: November 10, 2011

Remember those interns you met at orientation? You can be part of the orientation intern team!

 

New Student Programs is recruiting talented and motivated students to be part of the 2012-2013 Orientation Intern Team!

 

Being an Orientation Intern is a great way to make connections on campus, meet new friends, and earn valuable work experience! 

 

The 2011-2012 Orientation Interns had the following to say about being an intern…

 

I enjoyed learning more about the school, getting familiar with various departments, & working closely with incoming freshmen,
transfers, and their parents.

 

I learned how to be more adaptable and to be prepared for just about anything.  I also developed better communication and leadership skills.

 

Being an orientation intern has provided me with an amazing experience.  I have become a better leader, group facilitator, and (overall) more confident person.  I would, without a doubt, recommend this job to anyone considering it. 

 

 

The internship application packet is available for summer 2012 and January 2013 at http://orientation.cofc.edu/orientation-internship/application.php

 

Interested students can bring your completed application packet to the Office of New Student Programs (Lightsey Center Annex building located in front of the entrance to McAlister residence hall) no later than 5:00pm January 18, 2012.

 

Interns must be available for all training and orientation dates and are paid for training time and hours worked during orientation. Once your application is reviewed, selected students will be contacted for a personal interview.

 

Questions? Email your questions auwaerters@cofc.edu or call 843-953-2017.

 

 

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Thank you for participating in Summer 2011 Orientation

By auwaerters | Published: August 29, 2011

Thank you to all the new students and their families for participating in the summer  2011 orientations.  The Office of New Student programs is happy to answer any questions or concerns that you may have after attending.  You can reach us by emailing orientat@cofc.edu, calling 843-953-2017, or stopping by our office.  Our office is open from 8:30 am – 5:00 pm Monday-Friday. 

You can view the pictures from orientation at https://www.facebook.com/pages/College-of-Charleston-New-Student-Orientation/318742021258

For students starting in the spring 2012 semester, we are getting busy preparing to welcome you to campus.  We will mail out orientation information in November to students who have paid their tuition deposit.  The orientation will be held on January 5-6, 2012 and the first day of classes is January 9, 2012.   

If you have any questions, please feel free to email orientat@cofc.edu.

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Beginning of School Year Reminders

By auwaerters | Published: August 11, 2011

We are excited to have you returning to Charleston to start your first year at the College of Charleston. 

 

A few reminders before move in next week.

 

Don’t forget to bring back with you:

 

  • First Book
  • The College Reads! book selection – The Known World by Edward P. Jones

 

  • Cougar Card

 

If you weren’t able to pick up your cougar card at orientation, you can pick up on Monday (8/15) if you are moving in on 8/13 or 8/14.  If you are moving in the weekend of 8/19, you can take pick it up during the weekend. 

 

  • Undergraduate Catalog

 

 

Move in Information

Don’t forget to bring your organized chaos/move in information (parking passes, etc).  It is VERY important to bring a picture ID!!  If you are living on campus and have not received your move in information by US mail, please email reslife@cofc.edu.

 

Campus Offices Open

The Addlestone Library will be open from 10 am – 6pm on Saturday (8/20) and Sunday (8/21) in case you don’t have your computer set up and need to access a computer.  

 

For a list of offices open during move in weekend, go to http://spinner.cofc.edu/academicaffairs/EnrollmentManagement/www/pdf/Office%20Openings%20SatSun%20Fall%202011.pdf

 

Important Dates

 

August 21st –Georgestock

 

August 20-28 – Welcome Week (http://cofc.edu/welcomeweek)

 

August 22nd – New Student Convocation – 9:30-11:30 am – various locations on campus.  Students should watch their College of Charleston email account for more details. (required for all freshman and optional for transfer students)

 

August 23rd – First day of Fall 2011 classes

 

You can find a calendar of fall 2011 semester important dates at http://registrar.cofc.edu/calendars/index.php

 

If you have any questions, please feel free to email orientat@cofc.edu.

 

Stephanie

 

 

 

Stephanie Auwaerter, M.Ed.

Director of Orientation

Office of New Student Programs

College of Charleston

Charleston, SC  29424

p: 843.953.2017

f: 843.953.5800

e: auwaerters@cofc.edu

 

Street Address
160A Calhoun Street

Charleston, SC  29402

 

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