College of Charleston Parent Weekly Updates: August 29-September 5

Parent Website: www.cofc.edu/parents

Email Questions to: parents@cofc.edu

Important Dates:

• Students who attended the August orientations must pay fall tuition bills by today (August 29) or fall courses will be dropped

• Last day to drop or add classes to the fall schedule: TODAY – August 29
• Classes ARE in session on Monday, September 5 and departments will be open 8:30-5
• Midterm grades available on MyCharleston: Oct. 11
• Fall break: October 16-18
• Deadline to withdraw from a class: Oct. 21
• Last day of classes: Dec. 5
• Final Exams: Dec. 7-14
• Family Weekend will be held on September 23-25, 2011

Calendars:

All calendars for the semester (academic, registration, exam schedule) as well as fall/spring breaks and holidays can be found on the Registrar’s website at: http://registrar.cofc.edu/calendars/index.php

Mail Services:

If you have questions regarding mailing or shipping packages please email Mail Services directly at mailservices@cofc.edu.

Become an Authorized User:

To become an authorized ebill user visit the website at: www.treasurer.cofc.edu. All billing information is sent to the student’s campus email account – to receive the student’s bill you must be an Authorized User! If you have any questions email treasurer@cofc.edu. A payment plan for each semester is available. Check it out at: http://treasurer.cofc.edu/PaymentPlan.html

E-bill:

If you have trouble with your ebill please contact the Treasurer at treasurer@cofc.edu or 843-953-5572. Provide your student’s full name and CWID (College Wide Identification Number) in any correspondence.

Technical assistance:

Refer to the Student Computing Blog: http://blogs.cofc.edu/scs/

For assistance with MyCharleston or problems with campus email please email: helpdesk@cofc.edu or call the Helpdesk at 843-953-3375. Students should check their campus email often during the summer and academic year. All campus correspondence is sent to this email account.

Videos & Information:

Check out the new move in day video at: http://youtu.be/QYojFFGekV8

• We thank all the residence life staff and organized chaos volunteers for your help!

Department of Public Safety: http://publicsafety.cofc.edu/

• Questions about safety contact: http://publicsafety.cofc.edu/contact-us/index.php
• Check out this video on safety:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JBXruqq2hZk

About fire & EMS: http://fireandems.cofc.edu/

• Questions about fire or EMS – contact: http://fireandems.cofc.edu/contact-us/index.php

About Campus Diversity:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_jz_-PMRHnY

Helpful Websites:

• Mail Services information: http://mailservices.cofc.edu/students/index.php
• Degree worksheets, advising contacts, student resources, general education requirements: http://advising.cofc.edu/
• Financial Aid: http://finaid.cofc.edu/
• A payment plan for each semester is available. Check it out at: http://treasurer.cofc.edu/PaymentPlan.html
  • To become an authorized ebill user visit the website at: www.treasurer.cofc.edu. All billing information is sent to the student’s campus email account – to receive the student’s bill you must be an Authorized User! If you have any questions email treasurer@cofc.edu.
  • Athletics: http://www.cofcsports.com/
  • Career Center: http://careercenter.cofc.edu/
  • Center for Student Learning: http://csl.cofc.edu/?referrer=webcluster&
  • Center for Disability Services: http://disabilityservices.cofc.edu/?referrer=webcluster&
  • Dean of Students: http://deanofstudents.cofc.edu/index.php
  • Hometown news form: http://mediarelations.cofc.edu/hometown-news/index.php
    • Parent Information & Unsubscribe to Listserv: www.cofc.edu/parents
    • Public Safety: http://spinner.cofc.edu/publicsafety/
    • Registrar (calendars, exams, registration, academics): http://registrar.cofc.edu/
    • Residence Life: http://reslife.cofc.edu/
    • Student Affairs: http://studentaffairs.cofc.edu/services/index.php
    • Treasurer: http://treasurer.cofc.edu/
    • You can access the COC Parent Listserv archive for previous postings.  The directions can be found at  http://www.cofc.edu/parents/documents/viewarchive.pdf

Campus EMAILS:

MailServices@cofc.edu – Mail Services questions, shipping information, mailboxes

DiningServicesCustomerService@cofc.edu – Meal plans, dining, meal plan payment questions

Reslife@cofc.edu – Questions about residence halls, move in, room assignments

FinancialAid@cofc.edu – Questions about financial aid, awards, loans, grants, scholarships

Treasurer@cofc.edu – Questions about bill payment, payment plans

Advising@cofc.edu – Questions about academic advising, course selection

Admissions@cofc.edu – Questions about receipt of academic transcripts, admissions issues

Parents@cofc.edu – General questions, referral to campus services