Regis New Student Information Guide

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1 Regis New Studet Iformatio Guide NT O TS UDE RIE TION NTA NEW 2018 ready to r oa r 2018

2 WELCOME to Regis! Cogratulatios ad welcome! We are excited for you to joi the Regis commuity ad hope you are ready for the fall semester! We are lookig forward to your arrival o campus ad hope you will have a excitig ad productive year! I additio to your academic studies ad athletics, please take advatage of the woderful opportuities o campus to participate i oe of our early thirty clubs ad orgaizatios, icludig the Studet Govermet Associatio, multicultural orgaizatios, pre-professioal societies, leadership groups, or oe of may other activities. Please joi us for ew studet orietatio o Moday, July 16 Tuesday, July 17. The orietatio staff has worked hard to create a comprehesive overight program for all ew studets that will give you the tools to be successful at Regis. If you have registered to atted orietatio, thak you. To register for early course registratio ad orietatio, please visit regiscollege.edu/orietatio. Agai, we exted our sicere cogratulatios to you o your decisio to atted Regis. If you have ay questios, please cotact Studet Affairs at We look forward to seeig you at Orietatio! Most sicerely, Kara Kolomitz, EdD Vice Presidet of Studet Affairs ad Erollmet

3 Save the Dates! Early Course Registratio (optioal) (Jue 7 is ope to first-year studets ad Jue 26 is ope to first-year ad trasfer studets) Thursday, Jue 7, 2018, or Tuesday, Jue 26, 2018 New Studet Orietatio (required for first-year ad trasfer studets) Moday, July 16, 2018, through Tuesday, July 17, 2018 Paret ad Family Orietatio Moday, July 16, 2018 Roommate Request Due Wedesday, August 1, 2018 Fall 2018 Studet Bill Due Friday, August 3, 2018 Early Move-I Program (ivitatio oly) (Pride Scholars, Presidetial Catholic Scholars, ad Hoors Program studets are eligible) Wedesday, August 29, 2018, through Saturday, September 1, 2018 Move-I ad New Studet Welcome Suday, September 2, 2018 First Day of Classes Tuesday, September 4, 2018 Outdoor Mass of the Holy Spirit Suday, September 9, 2018 Covocatio Tuesday, September 11, 2018 Fouders Day Thursday, September 27, 2018 RegisFest: Family ad Frieds Weeked Friday, September 28, 2018, ad Saturday, September 29, 2018

4 Studet Affairs Locatio: Studet Ceter Studet Affairs empowers studets to grow academically, spiritually, ad socially i a commuity that promotes service to others, uiversal respect, ad uity through diversity i keepig with the values of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Bosto. New Studet Programs & Egagemet orietatio@regiscollege.edu New Studet Programs ad Egagemet is here to help with your trasitio to college. Through early course registratio, summer orietatio, ew studet welcome, ad peer metorig, we will make you feel at home at Regis. Orietatio registratio questios ca be directed to New Studet Programs ad Egagemet. Residece Life residece.life@regiscollege.edu Residece Life is committed to fosterig the developmet of all Regis residetial studets. We seek to provide a safe ad iclusive eviromet i which all are welcome without distictio. Housig ad roommate questios ca be directed to Residece Life. Ceter for Studet Egagemet studet.programmig@regiscollege.edu The Ceter for Studet Egagemet provides co-curricular learig opportuities that foster ad recogize leadership, service, diversity, educatio, ad the teets of the Sisters of Sait Joseph of Bosto. We ecourage persoal ad professioal developmet ad a purposeful coectio to the commuity. Ceter for Miistry ad Service miistry@regiscollege.edu The missio of the Ceter for Miistry ad Service is to provide pastoral care ad support for the Regis commuity. I additio, we offer may ways to develop your spiritual life ad faith, as we ivite you to live the values of the Sisters of Sait Joseph through service to the Dear Neighbor. Everyoe is welcome i the Ceter for Miistry ad Service.

5 Regis Commuity Health Services Regis Commuity Health Services promotes health ad welless. We support the physical, emotioal, ad social wellbeig of our patiets by providig high quality, culturally-sesitive, cost effective, efficiet care. Regis has partered with CastleBrach, a compliace maagemet compay to provide you a secure accout to maage your time sesitive school requiremets. Health forms, icludig medical history ad immuizatio documetatio, must be completed ad submitted by each studet. You will receive a set to your Regis address that icludes the code eeded to place a order to create your mycb Accout ad submit all requiremets. Health forms ad related questios ca be directed to Health Services. Studet Disability ad Accessibility Services disability@regiscollege.edu The Office of Studet Disability ad Accessibility Services (OSDAS) at Regis is committed to providig all studets equal access to learig opportuities, programs, resources, ad facilities. The OSDAS takes a idividualized approach, promotes self-advocacy, ad works to empower each studet to achieve his or her full academic potetial. Studet accommodatio questios ca be directed to Studet Disability ad Accessibility Services. Office of Studet Coduct studet.affairs@regiscollege.edu The Office of Studet Coduct is cetered aroud studet learig through promotio of resposible ad ethical behavior cosistet with the Regis Studet Code of Coduct, the Regis Missio ad the Charism of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Bosto. The Office of Studet Coduct is committed to maitaiig a commuity that is safe, secure ad respectful of all without distictio. I additio, the office oversees the vast majority of sexual violece prevetio educatio o campus. Studets who feel they have bee impacted by sexual violece may access the Office of Studet Coduct for resources.

6 Ceter for Studet Services Locatio: St. Joseph Hall The Ceter for Studet Services offers a cetral locatio to take care of may admiistrative eeds. Questios regardig academic courses, registratio, studet bills, health isurace waivers, fiacial aid, ad scholarships ca be directed to the Ceter for Studet Services. Academic Advisig academicadvisig@regiscollege.edu Academic Advisig supports studets ad their faculty advisors throughout the studet s academic experiece. This icludes assistace to studets i reachig their academic goals ad defiig their career goals. Academic Advisig guides studets i makig class choices toward the completio of their degree requiremets, ad i takig advatage of the may activities available at Regis. Fiacial Aid fiaid@regiscollege.edu At Regis, we are committed to makig a ivestmet i your potetial ad success. That s why more tha 90 percet of our icomig freshme received a merit scholarship or eed-based aid directly from Regis. Fiacig a Regis educatio is a step-by-step process, ad we re here to help you from begiig to ed. We offer educatioal opportuities to studets regardless of their ability to pay. This meas that we first decide which studets to accept, without regard to their fiacial circumstaces, ad oly the cosider fiacial aid applicatios.

7 Registrar As a key player i your academic career, the Registrar is resposible for orgaizig, maagig, ad maitaiig vital iformatio pertiet to your academic success. Our goal is to ehace your overall experiece ad to facilitate the missio of Regis by providig superior service to studets, faculty, ad alumi. Studet Accouts studetaccouts@regiscollege.edu The Bursar ad Studet Accouts are resposible for studet ad o-studet billig, ad cash receipt collectio. Billig icludes studet tuitio ad fees, room ad board, ad other charges. Cash receipt collectios iclude paymets for these items metioed above.

8 Frequetly Asked Questios Durig the Orietatio program, you will receive iformatio o academics ad studet life while meetig other first-year ad trasfer studets ad members of our faculty ad staff commuities. You will also schedule your fall courses ad participate i fu ad iformative workshops that will prepare you for the trasitio to Regis. You are expected to fully participate i all the programs durig Orietatio through the closig o day two. Is Orietatio madatory? Yes! New Studet Orietatio is desiged as a itroductio to academic ad studet life at Regis. Ay studet who atteded Early Course Registratio i Jue is required to atted orietatio. Do I stay overight? Studets are strogly ecouraged to stay overight durig Orietatio eve if you are a commuter studet. We will provide lies, a pillow, ad towels for your stay. We also ecourage you to brig a fa to use for the ight. If you require special accommodatios, please cotact Studet Accessibility ad Disability Services at What if I am uable to atted the Orietatio program i July? There will be a secod Orietatio program offered o Thursday, August 30, Please call Studet Affairs at Class selectio will be limited so every effort to atted the July sessio should be made. Is there public trasportatio to campus? A Regis shuttle will pick up passegers at the Riverside T Statio (o the Gree lie) i Newto. A schedule of the pick-up times will be made available o the Regis website.

9 Helpful Iformatio Health Forms Massachusetts law requires that all icomig studets provide proof of immuizatio, have a physical examiatio prior to their arrival o campus, ad complete their health forms. Regis has partered with CastleBrach, a compliace maagemet compay, to provide you a secure accout to maage your time-sesitive school requiremets. Health forms, icludig medical history ad immuizatio documetatio, must be completed ad submitted by each studet. You will receive a set to your Regis address that icludes the code eeded to place a order to create your mycb Accout ad submit all requiremets. The deadlie is icluded i the message. Please cotact Health Services with questios at Outside Scholarships Please otify Fiacial Aid of ay outside scholarships you have or will be receivig. Cotact the Ceter for Studet Services at for specific iformatio regardig your fiacial aid status. Promissory Note for Loas If you are takig out federal loas, please complete the Master Promissory Note (MPN) for Federal Direct Loas or Paret Federal Direct Plus loa. Please go to studetloas.gov. Loa proceeds caot be disbursed without a promissory ote. Complete Etrace Couselig for Loas Studets receivig Federal Direct Loas must complete Etrace Couselig olie at studetloas.gov. Waive or Eroll i the Studet Health Isurace Program The Commowealth of Massachusetts requires all studets to carry health isurace. Regis egotiates a studet health isurace pla for all studets who do ot have outside coverage. Each year Regis charges every studet a health isurace fee. If you are already covered, you may waive the health isurace fee durig the waiver period by fillig out the olie waiver form at gallagherstudet.com/cliet to provide proof of comparable isurace. If o actio is take durig the waiver period, you will be automatically erolled i the program ad resposible for the health isurace fee. The Ceter for Studet Services will mail detailed istructios whe the waiver/ erollmet period opes. If you have ay questios about the health isurace, please cotact the Ceter for Studet Services at Campus Parkig Please ote that first-year residetial studets are ot permitted to have cars at Regis. Trasfer residetial studets ad commuter studets must register their cars with Campus Police ad display a curret parkig decal o the rear widow passeger side. Please register your car durig Orietatio for arrival i September.

10 Next Steps Checklist Before you arrive o campus: Studet Affairs Dowload the MyRegis app Complete Regis health forms via CastleBrach Register for New Studet Orietatio Residetial Studets: Complete ad submit your housig cotract ad housig applicatio o the Adirodack Portal Forms will be available begiig i Jue Studets ca select a specific roommate (due August 1) or fill out a livig preferece form to be matched with aother roommate Regisma.me/adirodackportal Ceter for Studet Services Call Fiacial Aid to iform about ay outside scholarships Complete etrace couselig for studet loas Notify Academic Advisig about ay AP (advaced placemet) scores Pay your studet bill Sig studet loa promissory ote Waive or eroll i studet health isurace Udergraduate Admissio Sed your fial high school/college trascripts Sed AP (advaced placemet) test scores Visit regiscollege.edu/extsteps for more iformatio o importat dates ad deadlies.

11 Hotel Iformatio for Families Waltham Embassy Suites Hotel 550 Witer Street Hilto Garde I 420 Totte Pod Road Natick Courtyard by Marriott Natick 342 Spee Street Newto Hotel Idigo Bosto-Newto-Riverside 399 Grove Street Marriott Hotel Newto 2345 Commowealth Aveue WALTHAM CAMBRIDGE Crow Plaza Bosto-Natick 1360 Worcester Street WAYLAND WESTON NEWTON BOSTON Hampto I 319 Spee Street NATICK WELLESLEY NEEDHAM BROOKLINE Shippig Iformatio Studets ca ship packages to the Regis mail room begiig i late August. Packages should be addressed: Studet Name Regis College 235 Wellesley St. Westo, MA /28/18 3:20 PM 400 Studets will be assiged mailbox umbers whe they arrive o campus i the fall.

12 Divisio of Studet Affairs ad Erollmet 235 Wellesley St. I Westo, MA regiscollege.edu/studetaffairs I studet.affairs@regiscollege.edu regiscollege.edu/extsteps