Plan-It Purple! - Tips And Tricks To Navigate UW-Whitewater

Welcome Warhawks! Get ready to learn all about your new home!

WELCOME TO PLAN-IT PURPLE!

Brenna Larson

Waukesha, WI

Public Relations Major and Advertising Minor - I Graduate a week from today!

I have three cats and one dog that love very much!

Now I want to learn a little bit about you!

Introduce Yourself!

Share your name, hometown, major, and where you transferred from!

First Year Experience

The First Year Experience Office (FYE) is located on the second floor of the University Center in room 245.

Email: [e-mail]
Phone: [phone]

FYE puts on many programs to help new students transition to college.

FYE Programs

Plan- It Purple

Hawk Squad - employed through this office for the calendar year

FYE4U Videos (Each Monday of August)

Team Transfer

Check In/ Move In: Sunday September 3, 2017 from noon- 5pm in the University Center, Hamilton Room. Club U-Dub-Dub and TRANSFERmation on Monday, September 4th and Tuesday, September 5th.

Transfer New Student Seminar

University Housing!

Room Layout - Wells Towers

Floor Plan for Wells West and Wells East on the East side of campus,

Room Layout- All Other Halls

Floor Plan for all other Residence Halls on campus.

The People You will meet in the Residence Halls

There are a few people you will want to identify when you move into your hall. They are:

*Complex Directors

* Assistant Complex Director

* Resident Assistants (RAs)

What to Bring for your Room!

* Shower caddy & shower essentials

* Tooth brush and tooth paste

* Fan

* Microwave (900 wat)

* Fridge (waist high or smaller only)(4.7 cubic feet)

* Coffee Maker

* Futon

* TV

* School Supplies

* Clothes

* Food and snacks

* Your Hawk Card

* Your Warhawk gear

A good rule of thumb to follow is to check with your roommate to see what they are bringing!

You are ready for move in!

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Don't Forget!

DON’T FORGET YOUR HAWK CARD! — You will need it to scan into your residence hall, use your meal plan, Purple Points, Dining Dollars, check out books, equipment, go to the gym, and much more. It is your life line!

Purple Points vs. Dining Dollars

Meal Plans

Fixed Meal Plan- 10, 14,19, or 24 meals per week.

(You are able to change your meal plan week 2&3 of school. Try out your current plan for 1 week!)

My Meals

1.) You must enroll in a 25, 50, or 75 My Meals plan first.

2.) Unused meals at the end of the fall semester WILL roll over to the spring semester.

3.) Unused meals at the end of the spring semester WILL expire.

4.) Unused meals are non-refundable.

5.) After the initial sign up for "My Meals," you may buy additional meals through the fall or spring semester.

Dining Dollars (pair with Fixed Meal Plan with your choice of =$ 50, $75, $100, or $150) Dining dollars WILL roll over into the next semester.

Full Dining Dollar Plan per semester: Cost - $1,330

This plan is designed to offer the average student the equivalent of 6-7 meals per week.

The Mega Dining Dollar Plan per semester: Cost - $1,940

This plan is the same as the Full Dining Dollar Plan, but has $535.00 more spending money during the semester. This plan is designed to offer the students the equivalent of 10-11 meals per week.

Meal plans can be changed during the second and third week of the semester. You are allowed one meal plan change per semester!

Eating Locations/ Options

* Eating Locations/ Options

* Drumlin (Meal plan)

* Esker (Meal plan)

* Prairie Street Market (Meal plan)

* Erberts and Gerberts (Meal plan)

* Cafe in Hyland (Meal plan)

* Ike Shafer Commons (Purple Points or Dining Dollars, or My Meals)

* Graham Street Cafe (My Meals, Purple Points, and Dining Dollars)

* Willies 360 (Meal plans, Dining Dollars, Purple Points)

* Food for Thought Cafe - Library (My Meals, Purple Points, Dining Dollars)

* Cafe in Center for the Arts (Meal Plan, My Meals, Purple Points, Dining Dollars)

Visitor Center

UW- Whitewater Visitor Center located on Starin road and is directly across from Hyland Hall.

Parking Services

Annual On-Campus Resident

Proximity Parking (lot closest to your building)……… $260.00

Lot 22/24 (Perkins Stadium) ……… $135.00

Commuting Student Permit

Commuter Semester: $155 (for both semesters)

Lot by Residence Hall $208

One Semester: $80

Evening Commuter Pass (all day in William center lot and any lot after 4:30); both semesters: $80 one semester: $40

Annual Motorcycle/ Moped/ Scooter………….. $30.00* prices may change

Temporary and Visitor Permit

Per 12 hours……. $2.00

Enterprise Car Rental

Brown Cab Service for $2.25

***Most places in Whitewater are within walking distance***

Campus Police and Safety

262-472-4660 —-> Campus Police number. Put it in your phones!

Resources (Blue Light Posts, Residence Hall Officer (RHO: Kelsey Servi), Academic Officer (AO Mike Sacco)

Cell calls go to the county. (Campus is split in two counties. East side is Jefferson County and West side is Walworth. Make sure to tell them you are on campus)

There are 22 blue light poles around campus for you to use.

Making the Most of Your UW-W Experience

Student Organizations--> Over 200!

Athletics/ Recreation Sports

Activities/ Events on campus

University Health & Counseling Services (16 Free counseling visits per semester. That equals out to about one visit per week. AND discounted massage therapy)

University Health and Counseling Services on campus is located in the Ambrose Health Center on Starin Road!

Andersen Library

In the Library you are able to rent movies, video games, books, cameras, laptops, chargers, extension cords, and a lot more with your Student ID.

You are also able to rent Collaboration Labs if you want a private room to study by yourself or with a group.

Academic Support Services

***Above Haley Hawk Squad tutoring other Haley Hawk Squad.***

Tutoring Center — Currently located in McCutchan Hall (in the fall there is a new tutoring center that is set to open in Laurentide Hall.)

Writing Lab/ Math Lab

Supplemental Instructor

Textbook Rental under the Bookstore!

You can check out books for all your classes here! Pretty much all books are essentially free.

Make sure to have your semester class schedule with you and your student ID.

Know course number, section, and professor.

Transfer New Student Seminar

What is it? ~ One- credit academic course that is instructed by faculty/ staff and a Team Transfer member.

Purpose: This class is an extension of orientation. You will build connections with other students and learn strategies to achieve success at school.

Perks: By enrolling in the Transfer New Student Seminar students are more likely to return the following academic year and are more likely to graduate from UW-W.

Student Accounts

E-bill

Forms of Payment (Check, Cash, or Credit Card)

Places to Pay (Cashiers Office, Online (Touchnet), mail)

WINS/ Authorized User — Touchnet

Terms and Conditions

Billing due dates:

9/15/2017 - Term Due Date - if electing for NO payment plan

10/13/2017 - 1st installment on payment plan with 1.875% activation fee

11/10/2017 - 2nd and final installment on payment plan

Authorization for release of information/ FERPA

*** If you need to visit Financial Aid or the Cashier Student Accounts Office they are located in Hyer Hall on the first floor. --- Hyer Hall is located right across from the Library.

Academic Advising

Our Academic Advisers are Master Level professionals in their field. They are here to help you plan out your courses and to keep you on track to graduate in 4 years.

Advising Hold - Need to accept terms and conditions before you are able to register for classes.

You will be advised by your department unless you are a Freshmen (24 credits or less) or are undeclared.

24 credits or above, you will be advised by someone in your major/ department.

Roseman Building

If you need to meet with an adviser, this is the place you will want to go. Roseman is located just outside on the University Center.

Instructional, Communication & Information Technology (ICIT)

Username/ Password (NetID) Needs to be changes every 180 days.

^^^ Change password in lab today. Make sure you know it!

ICIT Website -- Computers 4U

ICIT is located in Andersen Library (Right next to the Center for Students with Disabilities)

TechQuest in D2L— What is it?

Available August 1st! This is due on the second Friday of classes (September 15th @ 11:55 pm)

***Check your email daily!***

You Got This!

Bystander Intervention — Will be launched (date TBD) to raise awareness on how you can help prevent sexual assault.

Registration

Undergrad catalog online : http://uww-public.courseleaf.com/undergraduate/general-information/course-listings/

Academic Advising Report (AAR)

WINS

*Instructions

*Add/Drop a class

*Class Schedule

*Holds: Academic and Financial

The WINS homepage again, Make sure you know your Username (Net ID) and Password!

Net ID= LarsonBM16 (First 7 letters of last name, first initial, middle initial, and the day you were born.)

Last, but not least!

Let's head on out to Lunch in the Hamilton Room!

***Don’t forget your meal ticket!***

If you did not take your ID picture in the morning, you can do so now in Room 250 at the Hawk Card Office.

Finally, make sure you know you NetID and Password before you go into the lab to pick classes!

***CLASSES BEGIN September 6th @ 7:45 am***