Arrival Checklist for Students & Families

ARRIVAL CHECKLIST FOR STUDENTS & FAMILIES

Before You Leave Home

·  Locate your academic schedule, which contains your ‘A-number.’

·  Register your computer for Internet access; instructions provided at http://www.res.westfield.ma.edu/bcm

·  Confirm that you have sent all required health records to Health Services

·  Double-check all deadlines, mailings and information

·  If you’re living on campus for the fall, please review the “Things to bring/Things not to bring” list (online in the ‘Res Life Courier’ section of the Residential Life webpage or the Residential Life policies section of the Student Handbook)

Resident Students

Check-in at your residence hall is on Sunday, September 2 from 9am – 3pm for new students and on Monday, September 3 beginning at 9am for returning students.

Please check in at your residence hall FIRST and THEN take advantage of the other opening day services listed below. The steps for resident check-in are as follows:

1.  Proceed to your residence hall

2.  Receive drop-off area and parking directions from Public Safety staff and unload your belongings

3.  Go to the check-in desk to sign for your room key and receive your Room Inventory Form

4.  A staff member will escort you to your room

5.  Complete your Room Inventory Form and return it to the check-in desk

6.  You will then receive your University ID and important residence hall and University information

7.  Now, go spend some time with your roommate and section members!

ELY ONE STOP – The following services are offered in the Ely Campus Center on Sunday, 9/2 from 11am – 4pm

·  Financial Aid – information on procedures

·  Student Accounts - Billing and payment information

·  Academic Records – class schedules/information

·  Information Technology - technical support for gaining access to the internet

·  Subway – Will be open starting on 9/2 from Noon – 11pm

·  Family Day information (NOTE: Family Day is September 29th)

·  Adding Owl Bucks to IDs

·  ‘Proud Parent’ shirt pick-up

·  Student IDsfor incoming commuter students (all resident student IDs will be provided at your hall)

ALL CAMPUS OFFICES will be open for regular business hours on Tuesday, September 4.

Other Services Available on Sunday and Monday:

·  Bookstore, Ely first Floor Open9am – 5pm both days

·  Residential Life, Scanlon Open 9am – 4pm both days

·  Health Services, Scanlon Open Sunday 11am – 4pm

·  Card Office, Wilson 124B Open Sunday 11am – 4pm and Monday Noon - 3pm

·  Food Services The first meal on the dining plan is Brunch on 9/2 in the Dining

Commons; please look at postings when you arrive on campus

regarding hours for all other campus restaurants

·  Programs/activities See ‘Welcome to Westfield’ schedule posted on campus

Accuplacer Exams - Will be held on Sept. 4 from 10am-noon for students who did not attend New Student Orientation in June. Testing will be in Bates PC Lab 03.

Student Schedules and Textbook Information

1) Log into your myWestfield account:

·  Username equals your first initial, full last name and last four digits of your College-wide ID (ex: jsmith5678)

·  New Student Initial password is your College-wide ID including the “A” (ex: A12345678)

2) Go the Academics tab – Registration Tools

·  Select Student Detail Schedule – remember to select the Fall 2012 semester.

·  You can also select WSU Barnes and Noble Booksellers. Link provides a list of books (including ISBN’s) for the courses you are registered in for the selected term.