Parent and Family Newsletter
September 2019
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Experience Family Weekend |
Oct. 18-20, 2019
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Welcome and Registration Center Check-In
We look forward to seeing you one month from today!
If you registered for Family Weekend,
please visit the Goldstein Alumni and Faculty Center to check-in, pick up football tickets and other Family Weekend materials, and take a family photo. We will be open on Oct. 18 from 9 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. and Oct. 19 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. You will receive additional information as we approach Family Weekend.
If there is an event that you registered for, but don't plan to attend, please review and edit your registration using the link found in your confirmation e-mail.
Please note that confirmation e-mails were sent to the e-mail address of the primary registrant--in some cases, that is your student.
Schedule and Information
Football
The Syracuse Orange football team will welcome the University of Pittsburgh Panthers the evening of
Friday, Oct. 18. Kick-off is set for 7 p.m
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Parking
Please plan to park at the Skytop Lot on South Campus on Friday, Oct. 18. A parking pass is not required. Shuttles will run from 8:30 a.m. until after the football game.
Parking will be available in all unrestricted open lots on Saturday and Sunday. The lots are indicated in
orange on the
parking maps available here.
Shuttles
Family Weekend Shuttles (including accessible shuttles) will run on Friday, Oct. 18 from 8:30 a.m. until after the football game. Shuttle routes to various residence halls will be posted and available at the Goldstein Alumni and Faculty Center.
Please note that some Family Weekend shuttle routes will be altered a few hours prior to the football game.
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Encourage your student to try CLASS academic coaching
A free 8-hour program to help college students make sure they spend their study time wisely
.
Why academic coaching?
Successful studying in college requires different skills than most students learn in high school. Research shows that many new college students rely on weak study strategies – especially re-reading, highlighting and reviewing problems someone else has solved. Coaching introduces students to effective study strategies based on cognitive science and tailored to their own coursework and goals.
Learn more about coaching
here.
Learning more about CLASS – the Center for Learning and Student Success – by visiting our
website
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Thinking About Signing a Lease?
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When selecting housing off campus, be an informed consumer
Early fall is the peak time for students to select housing off campus for fall 2020. Parents and families can play an important role in helping students to make well-informed decisions. The following are some tips to share with your student and things to think about prior to signing a lease:
- When searching for housing, utilize Syracuse University’s Off-Campus Housing Finder. This website was created in cooperation with Off Campus Partners and the City of Syracuse’s Division of Code Enforcement to provide credible listings in the immediate University area. Always visit the unit you’re being offered, and take photos prior to signing a lease.
- Check for the presence of those elements that will contribute to your personal safety – lighting near all exterior doorways, in driveways and in yards; and working security locks on all doors and locks on windows.
- Prior to signing a lease – schedule a visit with Student Legal Services, 720 University Avenue (Marshall Square Mall) or 315-443-4532 for a free review of your lease. Be certain that you understand what is, and is not, included in your rent – utilities, wi-fi, parking, etc.
- Understand your responsibilities as a tenant – expectations related to snow removal, trash, basic maintenance, and if there is any additional expense associated with maintenance-related items.
After signing a lease, be sure to obtain a copy after its been signed by both you and the landlord
Be certain to know the effective beginning and end dates of the lease, which often range in duration. Are you paying for months in which you will not be living in the house? Is there a time gap between where you’re living just prior to occupying our apartment, and your new lease? If so, where will you go?
Other considerations
If you plan to study abroad in either the fall or spring semesters, the Office of Student Living recommends living on campus in University housing. Syracuse University will structure your on-campus housing contract to accommodate your plans to study abroad regardless of which semester you choose. Students whom reside off campus and wish to study abroad should work with Student Legal Services to prepare a plan to sublet their off-campus space, develop a contract, and establish a legal agreement with the student who assumes their lease.
If you will be in need to public transportation to access campus, be certain to check
University-supported bus
, and
DPS safety escort
information to ensure that the walk from where you are dropped off is one you are willing to make in the cold and after dark.
Students are required to live in University housing for their first two years. Be careful not to sign a lease if you are not eligible to live off campus. The University will not exempt you from your housing requirement just because you have signed a lease to live off campus.
Recognize that living off campus carries with it additional responsibilities to both yourself, your neighbors and your community. Discuss with your roommates the realities of living in a neighborhood – trash, parking, noise, etc.—and how you will work together to ensure a good experience for yourselves and your community.
Staff members from the Office of Student Living are always available to consult with students about their next living experience. We encourage all students to contact the Office of Student Living on South Campus or stop by the Goldstein Student Center, suite 206 and talk with us!
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Free Flu Clinic
Wednesday, October 16
11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Flanagan Gymnasium, Barnes Center at the Arch
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Time to reapply!
If your student is returning to Syracuse University for the 2020-21 academic year, please note that you may begin your financial aid application on October 1, 2019. Although the financial aid filing deadline is February 1, 2020, you are strongly encouraged to file as soon as possible.
Remember to use the IRS Data Retrieval Tool when completing your FAFSA.
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Thanksgiving Charter Buses to Major Metro Areas
Student Association organizes shuttles for Thanksgiving and Spring Break.
Please note that the 3 p.m. buses to Boston, New Jersey and New York City are sold out.
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Free Shopping Shuttles
Student Association offer free service to Target and Wegmans to make shopping convenient for students. The shuttle runs from the College Place Bus Stop and Goldstein Student Center on designated Sundays from Noon until 5 p.m. Click below for details.
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Resources for Your Student
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Group Therapy at the Barnes Center at the Arch
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2020 Yearbook and Senior Portrait Information
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Special Back to School Offer through October 18
Yearbook Price: $74.99
Personalization: $10
Icons: Up to 4 icons free with the purchase of personalization name stamping option
Portrait Sittings
Beginning
September 30, 2019,
portraits will
be taken in Women's Building, Room 005.
The school code is 87122.
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