How to find out your assigned orientation session

Please do not make travel plans and/or lodging reservations until you have checked that your orientation date is confirmed.

One week after you have submitted your online registration form, you’ll be able to see your confirmation online. (We do not mail or email confirmations.) Log onto my.cofc.edu, select the “academic services” tab, locate the “orientation” box and click on “orientation registration confirmation.”

If you have any additional questions or need to change your orientation session, please email orientat@cofc.edu with your name, student ID number and request or question. 

 

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Summer 2013 Orientaton Registration is Open

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 .  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.

To view the academic services tab, you will need to use your permanent credentials (made up of letters not numbers) that was sent to you after the tuition deposit was paid.  If you don’t have that information, email helpdesk@cofc.edu  and request that the permanent credentials information be resent to you. It will be sent to the email address you used on you application.

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

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Fall 2013 New Student Calendar

Do you know what you need to do next to prepare to be a new College of Charleston student in fall 2013?  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 2013 new student calendar

You can use it as a checklist to make sure you are ready to be College of Charleston Class of 2017 member of the Cougar Nation!

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

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January 2013 orientation thank you and summer 2013 orientation information

Thank you to all the new students and their families for participating in the January 2013 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 2013 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 in March.  Don’t forget to register to attend Accepted Student Weekend on March 22-23, 2013. 

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

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College of Charleston Planned IT System Maintenance

Attention Students:

Access to MyCharleston and other systems will be down for a major system upgrade starting on Thursday, December 20, 2012 at 2:30 p.m. through Tuesday, January 1, 2012.  IT personnel will be working throughout the holiday break on this upgrade. 

MyCharleston being down means that Students will not be able to register for orientation, see their transcript evaluations or access student records during the holiday break.  Please plan accordingly.

The following applications will not be available during this time:

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

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

-       MyCharleston, DegreeWorks, BRM, POSM, eProcurement, BDMS, WorkFlow, Grades-First, MAP-Works, Axiom

-       Cognos, ODS, eVisions, Touchnet, ePrint

During the outage MyCharleston will not be available.  However, if you access MyCharleston during the outage you will be re-directed to another web page.  This alternate page will allow access to systems outside of the Banner environment such as OAKS and Cmail.   Please note that Cmail will be available throughout the holiday break.

Thank you very much for your cooperation during this upgrade.

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

helpdesk@cofc.edu

953-3375 Option #3

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2013-2014 Orientation Internship Application Available

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 2013-2014 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 internship application packet is available for summer 2013 and January 2014 at http://orientation.cofc.edu/orientation-internship/application.php

Interested students can complete their application online and turn in their reference form to the Office of New Student Programs no later than 5:00pm January 17, 2013.

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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Calendar for students starting in January 2013

Do you know what you need to do next to prepare to be a new College of Charleston student in spring 2013?  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 January, check out the spring 2013 new student calendar.

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January 2013 orientation registration is open

We are proud to announce that the January 2013 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 7 and 8, 2013.  Spring 2013 classes begin on Wednesday, January 9, 2013. 

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. 

Please feel free to email orientat@cofc.edu if you have questions.  Please note that the College of Charleston will be closed from Dec 21, 2012 to Jan 1, 2013.  The campus offices will reopen on January 2nd at 8:30 a.m.

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Dr. Temple Grandin at the College of Charleston

Dr. Temple Grandin will be coming to the College of Charleston on Tuesday evening, November 27th  at 7:00pm (doors open at 5:30). Dr. Grandin is a professor at Colorado State University and a gifted animal scientist who revolutionized practices for the humane handling of livestock.  She is also a person with autism.  She is known for both her contributions to animal welfare and her advocacy for individuals with disabilities.  She is a best-selling author and her books include, Unwritten Rules of Social Relationships, The Way I See It:  A personal look at autism, and Asperger’s and Thinking in Pictures: My life with autism.  Her presentation will be held in the Sottile Theater (44 George Street) and is free and open to the public.  Come early, as seating is limited!

  • Before her visit we will host a free screening of Temple Grandin, the HBO movie about Temple’s life starring Claire Danes.  The movie will show in the Robert Scott Small building room 235 at 7:00 pm on November 16th.
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Thank you for being a part of summer 2012 orientations

Thank you to all the new students and their families for participating in the summer  2012 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 2013 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 7-8, 2013 and the first day of classes is January 9, 2013.   

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

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