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WELCOME TO LEHIGH! In just a few months you will join the Lehigh Community and we cannot wait to meet you! Our goal is to provide you with information to assist in your transition to Lehigh. Let's start with a vocabulary lesson: bLUeprint is a term you will hear throughout your Lehigh experience. We want you to intentionally create your Lehigh experience and make meaning of all your interactions, conversations, lectures, experiences, etc. We want you to discover more about yourself and Lehigh, explore the vast array of ideas and experiences in this community, connect what you learn inside and outside the classroom and apply your understanding and insight to future endeavors. We want you to try new things, step out of your comfort zone, and reflect on who you are and who you want your college experience to help you be in the future. We want you to evolve into the best version of yourself. The Office of the First-Year Experience (OFYE) is just one university office that will be guiding you throughout the next few years. Get ready, it is an exciting journey! While it is up to you to create your Lehigh experience, we will shape your exposure and learning, using the Five Foundations for Student Success: Creative Curiosity — Developing a creative and curious outlook to guide and shape every aspect of your life. Identity Development — Developing into your own unique person, living out your carefully chosen values and beliefs. Collaborative Connections — Shaping collaborative relationships and communities, utilizing your personal values. Inclusive Leadership — Developing inclusive leadership skills that guide your decisions, actions and contributions to a diverse community. Professional Growth and Success — Creating and living out a personal definition of success based on your interests, who you are, and what you want to contribute to the world. We know you have a lot on your mind as you prepare to start your college career, so the information in this Welcome Guide is designed to help make this a smooth transition. Be sure to read everything on these pages and then complete the necessary tasks. It’s your experience and you need to know what is on these pages. 1
GETTING STARTED As a new student, there are a few things you need LEHIGH EMAIL to complete before August. We call it your Summer Checklist. Make sure you complete these items (and not You should have access to your Lehigh Gmail account your mom, brother or cousin, even though they may be which is available at lehigh.edu/google. All official tempted to help you out). Finishing these tasks on your university communication will ONLY be sent to your own, or with a little guidance from us, will help you in the Lehigh email. event you have a question when you arrive in the fall. Trust us. We have done this before. SUBMIT YOUR ID CARD APPLICATION Your ID card identifies you as a member of the Lehigh LOG INTO THE LEHIGH STUDENT PORTAL community and grants you access to your residence hall, The Lehigh Student Portal (go.lehigh.edu/lehighportal) academic buildings, and athletic events. It is also how is your one-stop-shop for Lehigh information. To log in, you access your meal plan and GoldPLUS account. You use your Lehigh computing account credentials, or the must submit your ID photo via email. More information is six-character username (e.g., abc123) and the password available on the Summer Checklist. You will receive your you established after you were admitted. If you haven’t ID card at check-in when you arrive in August. created your Lehigh computing account, go to the Applicant Student Portal and click on the link “Establish your Lehigh Account.” If you need assistance, please STUDENT HEALTH INFORMATION contact the Lehigh Help Desk at 610-758-HELP (4357). Visit the checklist for links to health forms to be completed in June. You will need to have your healthcare After opening your account, you will be given access provider complete and sign your 2022-2023 health to new information on the portal. This page is just for forms, complete all online health forms in the health transfer students and has been created to help you keep portal, enroll in or waive Lehigh’s student health everything organized using the Summer Checklist. insurance plan and upload a picture of your health insurance card. SUMMER CHECKLIST The Summer Checklist is designed to help you keep CREATE YOUR LINC ACCOUNT track of the tasks you need to complete before your LINC is a “virtual campus center” and the primary arrival. You can check off items as you go and ensure location for the Lehigh community to learn about student you don’t miss any important deadlines. On pages involvement opportunities. You can manage your club 2 and 3 are a few notes regarding specific checklist and organization participation, learn about involvement items. This is not a complete list! Log into the Lehigh opportunities, and join organizations on LINC, so create Student Portal for a complete list and to view item your account now. Instructions are available on the deadlines. The checklist will include informational Summer Checklist. links, required surveys, forms, and contracts. 2
LIBRARIES AND TECHNOLOGY Come and learn about opportunities and services from such offices as: Library & Technology Services (LTS) supports the technology and library needs of students. LTS offers • Writing & Math Center help and support, networking, computing labs, a myriad • Library Research of library databases, ejournals, ebooks, free software, • Study Abroad printing (up to 1500 pages), and more! The LTS Help • The Center for Career and Professional Development Desk and the Student Technology and Repair Services • RAS Services and Processes (STARS) help students with all kinds of technology issues. • University Counseling/Psychological Services (UCPS) To find out more visit go.lehigh.edu/ltsintro. There will be time after the presentation for a Q&A session, and also time to meet and greet people from PACKING LIST your cohort and engage directly with the represented The Summer Checklist links this helpful packing list offices. Snacks will be provided by RAS. including what to bring and what not to bring. If you are shipping items to campus, please note the Mail Center cannot accept packages until August. Your mailing address will be sent to you via letter and can be found in your banner account when it is assigned and available. CONNECT WITH US Move-In Information Meet your Orientation Leaders, stay on top of deadlines, and get an inside look at what’s happening at Lehigh by On-campus students move in checking out our social media. The OFYE will be posting Thursday, August 18, 2022. updates over the summer as we prepare and get excited Check-in is from 8:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. for your arrival, so be sure to like us on Facebook and at Iacocca Hall on Mountaintop Campus. follow @LehighOFYE on Instagram and Twitter. Directions to campus can be found on TLC: TRANSFER LEARNING COLLECTIVE our website and more information will be emailed to you in August. Now that you've joined the Lehigh family, we want to make sure we stay connected! Registration & Academic Please note: In order to pick up your residence hall Services (RAS) is excited to introduce you to our initiative room key, you will need a government-issued for transfer students -- TLC: Transfer Learning Collective. photo ID to confirm identity. Driver’s license, To support and enhance your new academic experience state ID or passport will be accepted. at Lehigh, six key offices will offer presentations throughout the fall semester about how their services, expertise, and suggestions can help you succeed. 3
COURSE REGISTRATION Scheduling your classes can be an exciting aspect of WHAT TO DO WHEN… being a college student. To prepare for the process, check out the university catalog (catalog.lehigh.edu), Deciding which courses to take in fall? your college channel on the portal for helpful links, and Review your college requirements, check the portal and speak with your college contacts in the back of this book. your email for additional information, and contact your advising unit. Resources you need to complete registration are: Questions about transfer credits? • Internet access Contact Registration and Academic Services at • Course information provided by your college ras@lehigh.edu or their live chat at ras.lehigh.edu/chat. • The Course Catalog: catalog.lehigh.edu Have questions about utilizing the registration system? • College information posted on the Lehigh Review the First-Year Enrollment website Student Portal (fysenroll.lehigh.edu) for videos on how to utilize the • College contacts located on the back pocket of registration system and contact Registration & Academic this booklet Services. • Alternate PIN provided by your College (This six- Having trouble during the registration period? digit code serves as your advisor’s approval of your Use the Live Chat on the Registration & Academic registration and changes each semester.) Services webpage to talk with someone in the moment. ADVISING ACADEMIC SUPPORT & RESOURCES By the middle of June, a Lehigh staff member in your The Center for Academic Success is just one of the advising unit will reach out to you via your Lehigh email offices committed to helping all students reach their full address. They will remind you of resources available to academic potential. The Center for Academic Success you and offer to assist you as you explore and decide provides peer tutoring services in many first and second- which courses you should register for. There will be year courses (introductory and 100-level courses) and virtual advising sessions and webinars available during study skills assistance free of charge to Lehigh University June. Check your Lehigh email address and the portal students. for specific details. Colleges and programs may approach Some of their services include: advising differently over the summer, but there is always someone to help. • ACES - academic coaching and educational support in a group setting structured to help you achieve your goals SCHEDULE CHANGES • Peer Academic Coaching - ongoing individual You will have the opportunity to meet with a college academic coaching from a peer representative on Friday, August 19 during Orientation for • Individual Study Skills Appointments - to receive any last-minute questions and course changes. Students assistance with many academic-related concerns can continue making schedule changes through the first such as study strategies, note taking, textbook- two weeks of the semester, so there’s plenty of time to reading strategies, time management, text anxiety, ensure that you have an appropriate course schedule. and more. 4
LIVE LEHIGH HOUSING GOLDPLUS Welcome Home! Every student who lives on-campus GoldPlus functions as an optional debit card and is Lives Lehigh. Your residence hall will not only be the accepted at all Lehigh Dining locations as well as place where you sleep, study, and hang out... but also many local off-campus restaurants and services. where you will begin to further explore your identities, More information about GoldPlus can be found at: your understanding of community, and how your financeadmin.lehigh.edu/goldplus. education at Lehigh will equip you to make an impact on those around you. Lehigh is your community now, and you belong here. So, meet your neighbors. Talk to your PARKING Gryphon. Grab a hot drink or a bite to eat with someone Any car parked on-campus must have a valid Lehigh you haven’t met yet. Choose to Live Lehigh. parking permit. Parking permits are available at Parking Services, located 622 Brodhead Avenue. Information Learn about the housing contract and roommate about parking permits can be found at: selection process at go.lehigh.edu/trhousing. First and financeadmin.lehigh.edu/content/undergraduate- second year students are required to live on-campus. student-permit-instructions. The transfer housing process opens May 21 and will All students with valid parking permits (including be available to you a few days after your Lehigh email commuter permits) may park: address is activated. • In the student commuter parking lot located on Goodman Campus at all times • In unreserved faculty/staff parking areas Monday LEHIGH DINING SERVICES through Friday from 4:00pm to 6:00am and all day Lehigh Dining offers the most extensive dining portfolio on weekends in the Lehigh Valley. Our team is committed to providing • At the brown and gold parking meters. The meters the Lehigh community with an extraordinary dining must be paid from 6:00am to 12:00am. More experience at our three custom-designed student information about the meters can be found at: restaurants, nine retail locations, two food trucks and a financeadmin.lehigh.edu/content/parking-meter- first-of-its-kind 24/7 self-serve micromart. guide. At Lehigh, students have three methods to purchase food. All of these options are loaded onto your Lehigh SOUTH BETHLEHEM ID card. As an incoming Lehigh student, you are also joining the Bethlehem community, and we encourage you to explore MEAL PLANS and engage with South Bethlehem. The SouthSide Arts Meal plans are accepted at all on-campus dining halls. District is the Lehigh Valley’s central location for art, Information about specific meal plans can be found at: entertainment, shopping and dining. From our vast art lehighdining.com galleries, unique boutiques, diverse restaurants, and special events, t he SouthSide Arts District is one of the DINING DOLLARS most eclectic places t o live and visit in the Lehigh Valley. Dining Dollars work as a separate debit account that you Learn more at: southsideartsdistrict.com access through your Lehigh ID and can use to buy items or meals at any Lehigh Dining Services location. The amount of Dining Dollars deposited into your account roll over from fall to spring semester. Any unused funds in For more information about the your account at the end of spring semester are forfeited. Housing Contract and roommate You may add Dining Dollars to your account by visiting selection process visit the University Center, calling (610) 758-6179 or through go.lehigh.edu/trhousing the self-service page at go.lehigh.edu/housing. 5
preLUsion ...your pre-orientation experience PRELUSION will receive a confirmation with specific program details and move-in information. Please don’t make travel PreLUsion, a collection of seven optional pre-orientation arrangements until you receive your confirmation email. programs, is designed to jump-start your Lehigh experience! With a variety of programs offered, For a full description of each preLUsion program visit preLUsion welcomes you to campus before Orientation go.lehigh.edu/preLUsion. begins and allows you to connect to Lehigh by engaging with a smaller community of students and staff who share similar interests. REGISTERING FOR PRELUSION PreLUsion begins on Monday, August 15, 2022, three Registration will go live on May 17, and the link can be days before the rest of the incoming class arrives. found on the Summer Checklist. To register you will need Check-in will be at Iacocca Hall from 8:00am–10:30am. your Lehigh ID Number (LIN). You will move into your fall housing assignment in the To find your LIN: morning and your program will begin at lunch. Your • Log into Connect Lehigh at connect.lehigh.edu schedule will be packed, so you’ll say goodbye to family • Select Banner from the “Where to?” menu and visitors by then. • Click on Personal Information • Click on What’s My Lehigh ID Number? While each of our programs is different, they do share some common elements. During the day, faculty, staff, If your plans change over the summer, refund requests and upperclassmen will lead you in a variety of activities must be made in writing to fye@lehigh.edu before based on your program theme. At night, all participants June 30. No refund requests will be accepted after whose program stays at Lehigh attend social events to June 30, 2022. meet the students in the other preLUsion programs. PreLUsion programs have been intentionally planned by Lehigh staff, faculty and students, so participants PRELUSION SCHOLARSHIPS will need to make arrangements to attend the entire If you need assistance in covering the cost of a preLUsion program. And honestly, you won’t want to miss any of program, please consider applying for a scholarship. The the action! application can be found at go.lehigh.edu/prelusion. We encourage students to register first to secure a spot in Each preLUsion program has a limited number of spaces their preferred program, and we can provide refunds once and sign-up is on a first-come, first-served basis. To a scholarship has been awarded. maximize your experience, each program requires a minimum number of students in order for the program to run. Students who register for a preLUsion program 6
ORIENTATION ...your introduction to Lehigh Orientation for Transfer students is designed to create ORIENTATION SCHEDULE a similar introductory experience that all new Lehigh students go through, while also fostering an environment Thursday, August 18 for you to meet and get to know other students transferring 8:00am–11:30am Orientation Check-In/ into Lehigh University. We recognize that you have been Residence Hall Move-in to college before. We hope that these programs and 8:30am–1:30pm Optional Programs, Information conversations help distinguish Lehigh from your previous Sessions, and Lunch institution, while not to devalue the growth that has 1:00pm–1:45pm Commuter Student Meeting occurred along the way. Transfer students will be placed 2:00pm–2:30pm Orientation Kick-off into a group with other transfer students. These groups will 2:45pm–3:45pm Orientation Group Meeting be led by our Transfer Orientation Leaders. The Transfer 4:00pm–8:00pm Dinner, Campus Tour, and Orientation Leaders are upper class students that will help Health and Safety Programs guide you through your four-day Orientation experience 8:15pm–9:15pm Residence Hall Meeting and can act as a resource as you navigate Lehigh. 9:15pm–12:00am Social Activities During Orientation, you will: Friday, August 19 • Learn about college course requirements 7:00am–9:00am Breakfast • Explore South Bethlehem during Faux Friday 9:00am–9:45am Orientation Group Meeting • Attend a multitude of social events 10:00am–10:45am University Convocation • Learn about campus resources 11:00am–3:00pm College Welcome and Advising • Discuss Lehigh and community expectations 12:30pm–3:30pm 5x10 Campus Resource Tracks & Lunch 3:30pm–4:30pm Lehigh 5x10 Symposiums 5:00pm–8:00pm Lehigh ‘Faux’ Friday Dinner and Residence Hall Meeting International Students* 8:00pm–11:00pm Social Activities You are also required to attend the International Student Orientation which begins on Sunday, Saturday, August 20 August 14, 2022. 7:00am–9:00am Breakfast 9:00am–4:45pm Resource Rotation, Lunch This orientation program is designed to help you: & Free Time • Learn about your immigration responsibilities 5:00pm–7:00pm Culture Fest Dinner & • Learn campus resources and services specific to Orientation Group Meeting international students 8:00pm–8:45pm First-Year Student & Alumni Rally • Get tips from current international and domestic 9:00pm–11:00pm Social Activities students to build a support network on campus Sunday, August 21 More information on the date and time of this 9:00am–2:00pm Brunch, Resource Rotation, orientation program is available on the Office of and Orientation Group Meeting International Students and Scholars (OISS) website at 2:15pm–3:30pm Work Study Job Fair global.lehigh.edu/oiss. *This schedule is subject to change. An updated schedule *U.S. Citizens Living Abroad are encouraged to attend. will be provided at Orientation. You will be able to find Email intnl@lehigh.edu for information. your customized schedule using the smart phone app, Guidebook, in August. 7
FAUX FRIDAY A few programs to look out for include: Faux Friday is an Orientation tradition that allows • Participate in NavigateLU students to eat off-campus at one of the many tasty Meet individually with a staff member to set goals, South Bethlehem restaurants on Friday, August learn about resources, and discuss your transition. 19th. The program and the name were inspired by This is a great way to get connected to someone who South Bethlehem’s very own First Friday event where can be a sounding board and a resource for you as restaurants and shops open their doors to celebrate you navigate Lehigh. As challenges arise, you'll have the community on the first Friday of every month. Since someone to turn to who can be a support network our program occurs on the last Friday, we call it “Faux” and enhance your Lehigh experience. Friday! • Attend 5x10 programs This programming series will expose you to the Over the summer, you will be asked to select your multitude of opportunities that exist on campus to restaurant through the Orientation registration form. enhance and maximize your Lehigh experience. We Cuisine options range from Italian to Mexican, Irish, encourage all students to attend 5 programs in the Malaysian, and more! first 10 weeks of the semester - one for each of the Five Foundations for Student Success. In the first Some restaurants will offer to-go options so you can join ten weeks of the semester, you begin to develop new us on the South Bethlehem Greenway for ice cream, live routines, create new social connections and establish music, games, and fun. your place at Lehigh. Get your semester started off on the right foot. READING IS CLUTCH! • Register for Camp Hawk Camp Hawk is Lehigh's version of summer camp for We partner with elementary and middle schools in first-year students AFTER classes have started. It's our neighborhood and want to create a community of the perfect opportunity for you to continue making readers TOGETHER! We are asking all incoming students new connections while you indulge your inner camper to bring with them a new (or gently used) copy of their with classic camp games--like Gaga and the famous favorite book from their childhood or adolescence. Write IronHawk Competition--and s'mores! It's a great an inspirational message inside the front cover and we place to talk about the transition, what your Lehigh will collect these during Faux Friday to share with South experience has been like, and explore what it can Bethlehem kiddos. be. This two-night retreat takes place in the Pocono Mountains. Camp Hawk will be held September 9-11. Registration will open at go.lehigh.edu/camphawk on OFYE PROGRAMMING Monday, August 22 at 7:00 P.M. The OFYE offers a variety of programs and resources to support you in your transition to Lehigh after Orientation. Watch out for monthly newsletters with information about campus resources, important reminders, and exciting opportunities. Register for Orientation on your Summer Checklist by June 30! 8
FAMILY RESOURCES FAMILY ORIENTATION SUMMER SCHEDULE Like you, we know that your family is going through a big Office of the First-Year Experience Welcome & Resources adjustment. To help answer your family’s questions and Thursday, May 26 at 7:00 P.M. EDT provide them some additional resources, we offer a one day Introduction & Overview of the Center for Career & Family Orientation. This program is not required of families, Professional Development although we strongly encourage families to attend. Even if Wednesday, June 8 at 7:00 P.M. EDT your family has already attended orientation at a different Not Just "The Talk": How to Help Prepare Your New institution, it’s a great way to learn more about Lehigh and Student for College Relationships and Sexuality the resources we offer you. It is held on either: Wednesday, June 15 at 7:00 P.M. EDT Talking with Your Student About Alcohol • Monday, August 15—Ideal for families of students Wednesday, June 22 at 7:00 P.M. EDT participating in the Marching Band, a preLUsion program, LUSSI, ROTC or a fall varsity sport. Tech Talk for First-Year Students and Families: Ask Lehigh computer techs! • Thursday, August 18—This program is open to all Wednesday, June 29 at 7:00 P.M. EDT families. The webinar schedule will continue to be updated The Monday Orientation will contain the same sessions and throughout the summer with registration links, as well as content, so there is no need to come back later in the week! recordings at go.lehigh.edu/webinars. Times will vary slightly from the Thursday schedule. Please see the Office of First-Year Experience website (go.lehigh.edu/FYfamilies) for the final schedule in August. MONTHLY SUMMER EMAILS In your application for admission to Lehigh, you gave us After Family Orientation ends around 6:00pm you can tell contact information for a parent or family member. They your parents and family they are welcome to leave campus should receive a monthly email from the Office of the First- and head for home! Your schedule is so packed during Year Experience over the summer. They will not receive Orientation that you won’t have time to hang out with them every email or be given access to your checklist, but we once you get started. will try to keep them aware and informed throughout the summer as you get prepared for your college transition. For a family member to be added to this list, they can email SUMMER WEBINAR SERIES askrecords@lehigh.edu. Remember, this is your experience! The summer webinar series will occur throughout the You’ll have to stay on top of your checklist and regularly summer starting in June. It will be a virtual series to check your Lehigh email address. introduce families to a variety of campus resources, provide support on discussions that may be helpful before students’ arrival, and to introduce campus partners and FAMILY WEEKEND administrators who will be instrumental in a student’s You can invite your family back for Family Weekend, Friday, transition and success. September 16 to Sunday, September 18, 2022. More information regarding this program will be sent shortly. 9
2022 ACADEMIC CONTACTS COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES SPECIAL PROGRAMS (continued) Beth Pelton Computer Science and Business Program (CSB) Assistant Dean of Undergraduate Advising Troy Adair, Professor of Practice inadvise@lehigh.edu | (610) 758-3301 College of Business tra418@lehigh.edu | (610) 758-2741 COLLEGE OF BUSINESS Sharon Kalafut, Professor of Practice Undergraduate Programs Office College of Engineering and Applied Science businessadvising@lehigh.edu | (610) 758-3400 smk5@lehigh.edu | (610) 758-6306 COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING AND Integrated Degree Engineering, Arts and Science APPLIED SCIENCE (IDEAS) Office of Undergraduate Learning Bill Best, Professor of Practice engineeringadvising@lehigh.edu | (610) 758-4460 College of Engineering and Applied Science wab205@lehigh.edu | (610) 758-3551 COLLEGE OF HEALTH Jenna Lay, Associate Professor Jennifer Topp, College of Arts and Sciences Student Experience Manager jdl210@lehigh.edu | (610) 758-3308 incohadv@lehigh.edu | (610) 758-1800 Integrated Business and Engineering Honors Program SPECIAL PROGRAMS (IBE) Arts Engineering (AE) Richard Kish, Professor Sabrina Jedlicka College of Business Associate Professor and Associate Dean rjk7@lehigh.edu | (610) 758-4205 for Academic Affairs Robert Storer, Professor College of Engineering and Applied Science College of Engineering and Applied Science ssj207@lehigh.edu | (610) 758-4025 rhs2@lehigh.edu | (610) 758-4436 Jenna Lay, Associate Professor College of Arts and Sciences jdl210@lehigh.edu | (610) 758-3308 STUDENT SERVICES MAIN UNIVERSITY TELEPHONE NUMBER Office of International Affairs (610) 758-3000 global.lehigh.edu | (610) 758-4977 Academic Life and Student Transitions Office of the First-Year Experience studentaffairs.lehigh.edu/support studentaffairs.lehigh.edu/ofye | (610) 758-1300 (610) 758-4159 Parking Services Athletics financeadmin.lehigh.edu/parking lehighsports.com | (610) 758-4300 (610) 758-7275 Bursar’s Office Post Office financeadmin.lehigh.edu/bursar financeadmin.lehigh.edu/mail-center (610) 758-3160 (610) 758-4193 Counseling and Psychological Services Registration and Academic Services studentaffairs.lehigh.edu/counseling ras.lehigh.edu | (610) 758-3200 (610) 758-3880 Residence Life Office Dining Services studentaffairs.lehigh.edu/reslife | (610) 758-6598 lehighdining.com | (610) 758-6179 Student Affairs Financial Aid studentaffairs.lehigh.edu | (610) 758-3890 lehigh.edu/financialaid | (610) 758-3181 Transportation Services GoldPLUS financeadmin.lehigh.edu/transportation financeadmin.lehigh.edu/goldplus (610) 758-4410 (610) 758-6169 For 24-hour bus service information Health and Wellness Center call (610) 758-1700 studentaffairs.lehigh.edu/health University Bookstore (610) 758-3870 lehigh.bncollege.com | (610) 758-3375 Housing Services University Police lehigh.edu/housing | (610) 758-3500 police.lehigh.edu | (610) 758-4200 ID Office Open 24 hours financeadmin.lehigh.edu/content/id-office (610) 758-5843 10
Office of the First-Year Experience 29 Trembley Drive University Center C112 Bethlehem, PA 18015 Phone: 610.758.1300 Email: fye@lehigh.edu Web: studentaffairs.lehigh.edu/ofye @LehighOFYE facebook.com/OFYELU @LehighOFYE
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