The ten summer 2009 orientations are completed. We enjoyed meeting all the incoming students of the class of 2013 and their parents.
The first week of school was busy with move in, welcome picnic, Georgestock, convocation and all the welcome week activities. You should check out the videos on YouTube of move-in and Georgestock.
We look forward to seeing parents and families during Family Weekend on October 2-3, 2009.
The college is busy getting prepared for move in weekend. It is a flury of cleaning, painting, door dec design, RA training, etc.
Office Hours During Move In Weekend
A number of campus offices are open during move in weekend. You can find the list of open offices and their hours at http://www.cofc.edu/academicaffairs/EnrollmentManagement/www/pdf/Office%20Openings%20for%20School%20Fall%202009.pdf
Fall 2009 Move-in dates
New and currently enrolled students can find their fall move-in date at http://reslife.cofc.edu/oncampushousing/move_in_dates_2009.pdf. The 2009 move-in date for your student is based on their residence hall and the assigned room floor.
If you have questions about move in or residence life you can e-mail reslife@cofc.edu. If you have questions about a residence hall you can reach a Residence Life staff member by contacting the main office (843)953-5523 You can find information about halls and details about moving in at http://reslife.cofc.edu/
Residence Hall descriptions
Rooms sizes, room colors, etc – http://http://reslife.cofc.edu/?page=halls
Moving into the residence hall
Move-in info including what to bring and not to bring when you move into the residence hall - http://reslife.cofc.edu/?page=movein
Local businesses and street addresses
Get your GPS out and start plugging in these handy addresses. If your student needs stuff check out this listing of local businesses in the Charleston area – http://www.cofc.edu/orientation/documents/need_stuff.pdf
If you have any questions, please feel free to email orientat@cofc.edu. We look forward to seeing you next month!
We are counting down to the first day of classes at College of Charleston on August 25th. You may be asking what you need to be doing in the month of July to prepare for the start of school. On the Fall 2009 New Student Calendar, we have a list of activities for each month.
For the month of July, make sure you have done the following:
Update your personal information on Cougar Alert
Complete student Financial Aid Requirements via CougarTrail
Set up authorized payer on Ebill
Complete Student Health Form and submit to Student Health Services
Submit your official AP/IB/CLEP score information to the Office of Admissions and your final high school transcripts.
Check out the computer and technology information at http://www.cofc.edu/it/helpdesk/students/
Reserve textbooks online after attending orientation at the College of
Charleston bookstore website.
Check your College of Charleston email weekly for important news for incoming students
If you have any questions, please feel free to email orientat@cofc.edu.
It was great meeting all the students and families at the orientation sessions in June. We hope you all enjoyed your stay at the College of Charleston and that students have begun to build their bridge to the future. If you have any questions, please feel free to e-mail us at orientat@cofc.edu.
The presentations and handouts from orientation can be viewed at our website at (http://www.cofc.edu/orientation). Click on handouts and presentations under Quick links. Check out the student orientation group pictures at http://picasaweb.google.com/CofCOrientation
Students can still register for Cougar Excursion. Check out more information about this great experience at http://www.cofc.edu/slc/excursion.html
For the students who are scheduled to attend orientation in July and August, we are getting ready for you during our break. The interns are recharging their batteries (at the beach, home, trips with families) and are excited to meet you. If you have any questions, please feel free to email orientat@cofc.edu.
The orientation interns had a great time meeting the first group of students from the Class of 2013 and their families. We hope the students and families learned more about the college and all it has to offer to students and their life of discovery.
For students and parents coming to the upcoming sessions, you can find directions to campus on our website. Check-in is between 7:30 and 8:15 am in the Cougar Mall. Cougar Mall is the area between Maybank Hall and the Robert Scott Small building with an entrance off Calhoun street. Look for the signs and orientation interns who will be able to provide directions.
If you have any questions about orientation, please feel free to email orientat@cofc.edu.
The countdown to the first orientation is ON! We are excited to meet the students and families we have been working with all spring.
To help you be prepared for orientation, you should be checking your College of Charleston email account. Admitted students will find their College of Charleston email account (known as the Edisto account) information, including password, at Cougar Trail (https://cougartrail.cofc.edu/). If you need to reset your pin, follow the instructions at the bottom of the page.
The College of Charleston faculty and staff use the campus email system to communicate with students. Due to student privacy concerns, faculty and staff may not answer emails from accounts other than the official campus email account. Students can forward their email to personal accounts but should send messages from their official College of Charleston email. The contact information for forwarding email can be found at https://cougartrail.cofc.edu/.
All new students can access their email address through the Cougar Trail system. The email account can be accessed from any computer through the WebMail link. The address is https://cougartrail.cofc.edu/
Information for first-time users can be found at the http://www.cofc.edu/~orientat/documents/Webmail_Tutorial.pdf.
You can get a sneak peak at the orientation schedules at http://www.cofc.edu/~orientat/documents/Webmail_Tutorial.pdf
If you have any questions, please feel free to email orientat@cofc.edu.
It is great to have so many students and families signed up for orientation. It is a busy time with graduation, end of year award ceremonies and finishing up at other schools (if you are transferring). We are busy here stuffing packets, organizing the student group fair and cutting name tags.
New students and their families might not have thought about where they plan to stay during orientation. The travel information section of the orientation webpage has great resources for you. Information about staying on campus, staying in downtown Charleston and even airline information.
If you have any questions about orientation, please feel free to email orientat@cofc.edu.
The Office of New Student programs is now “twittering”. To follow the twitter site, go to http://twitter.com/CofCOrientation and follow the orientation program, receive updates during orienation and follow news and updates for new students and their families.
You can also join the twitter page for the College of Charleston.
If you have any questions about orientation, please feel free to email orientat@cofc.edu.
As the rest of the campus winds down for the school year, the Office of New Student Programs is getting geared up for orientation. The orientation interns will start working in the office in May on signs, schedules and a multitude of other projects to prepare for orientation. They will have training for a week in June and then the first orientation is June 15-16. The first orientation came up on my College of Charleston Twitter feed last night and I got excited for orientation to begin!
If you want a sneak peak at our orientation programs, check out the video that our wonderful marketing department shot last year of all our orientation activities.
For students and families who have signed up for orientation, you should be receiving the student information booklet and the family information booklet. If you want to stay on campus during orientation, please complete the orientation housing form and sent it in with the payment to the Office of Residence Life and Housing.
Check out the Fall 2009 New Student calendar to help you make sure you aren’t missing any important deadlines or activities.
If you have any questions, please feel free to email orientat@cofc.edu.
What’s Happening in the Office of New Student Programs
The Office of New Student programs is buzzing with peer facilitators, new students (and their families with questions) and planning for the January 2010 orientation on January 7-8, 2010. We are looking forward to having families on campus for family weekend (Oct 2-3).
We will start mailing out orientation registration information for the Janauary 2010 orientation in October with the online registration being open the first week in November.
If you have any questions, please feel free to email orientat@cofc.edu.