eNews: Your New at PLU Connection
This week, eNews focuses on valuable information to keep you connected to the campus community and your family and friends outside of PLU. Read on to learn more about mailboxes, directories, computers and student media resources. Also, take a look at the list of To-Dos, a PLU fun fact of interest and the events happening on campus this week.
Staying
Connected
On Campus-Mail
If
you are living on-campus, your mail will be delivered to a mailbox
in your residence hall. Here is a sample address for your postal
mail:
[Your
Name]
Pacific Lutheran University
[Hall Name, Room Number]
Tacoma, WA 98447-____
Each residence hall has a unique additional 4 digit zip code assignment to speed the process of mail delivery:
Tingelstad:
0004
Stuen: 0005
Pflueger: 0006
Ordal: 0007
Kreidler: 0008
Hong: 0009
Hinderlie:0010
Foss: 0011
Harstad: 0012
South Hall: 0014
Give your new address to friends and family and remind them that you would enjoy something in your mailbox from time to time!
Shipping
If
you are sending a package that requires a street address, such as
FedEx or UPS, you should use the address of PLU Mail Services as
shown below.
[Your Name]
[PLU Department or Residence Hall]
Pacific Lutheran University
1010 122nd Street S.
Tacoma, WA 98447
Physical
Address
For
purposes of giving the physical location of the university, such
as giving someone directions to campus or for use in an online map
search, you should use the university's street address as shown
below.
12180 Park Street S.
Tacoma, WA 98447
You could also refer to the intersection of Garfield Street South and Park Avenue South.
PLU
Email
Email
is an important form of communication on campus and is a convenient
way to stay in touch with family and friends. Your Orientation Guide
will be receiving email addresses of the students in their groups
and may contact you this summer through your PLU email. If you want
to maintain a non-PLU address and haven’t already forwarded
your ePass account, click here.
Phone
& Email Directory
Want
to get in touch with a faculty member or student you met while visiting
campus? PLU makes it possible to search for email addresses and
campus phone numbers online.
Let your family and friends know they too can find your email address
online (phone numbers require an ePass).
Living
Off-Campus?
Always
keep your address up-to-date through the Student
Services Center! The Student
Involvement and Leadership (SIL) office provides support to
students who are living off campus. If you are interested in receiving
monthly emails with updates about campus events and involvement
opportunities, send the SIL office an email
stating that you are interested in joining the ASPLU Off Campus
Student Update List
Privacy
To
opt out of having your phone number and email address in the online
directory, click
here.
For further information regarding PLU's compliance with FERPA (Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974), the PLU definition of directory information, and the procedure for withholding that information please refer to the Office of Student Life webpage on What is FERPA? or to Student Code of Conduct. Questions? Please ask!
Campus
Voice
Activating
your ePass automatically subscribed you to Campus
Voice, an electronic publication that features the current
calendar of events and campus news updates. Campus Voice is sent out once a month in the summer, but look forward to a new edition weekly during the academic year!
Daily
Flyer
The
Daily Flyer is a brightly colored publication from Impact
(an ASPLU auxiliary).
Pick one up and stay informed about activities on campus! Look for
it daily in convenient locations around campus: the Dining commons;
University Center; Commuter Lounges; department offices; residence hall desks; espresso
stands and the UC Coffee Shop.
The
Mast
Published
weekly, The Mast is PLU's
award-winning student newspaper. Its writers have been recognized
both regionally and nationally for their outstanding work. Look
for the first issue of the year beginning in September -- copies
are available in the University Center, Olson Gym, Rieke Science
Center, Ingram Hall, Hauge Administration Building and at the front
desk of each residence hall.
KCNS
One
of the few student-run television stations in the state of Washington,
KCNS provides a means
for students to experience television production, regardless of
skill level. Students have the opportunity to work with various
aspects of broadcasting, from planning programs to working behind—and
in front—of the camera. The station provides a variety of
programming, including campus-focused newscasts, student documentaries,
talk shows and televised sports events. Watch them on campus Channel
26!
KCCR
Student-operated,
KCCR has become one of
the Pacific Northwest's top music reporters to College Music Journal
(CMJ), and continues to be an innovator and leader in the college
radio industry.
The station prides itself on being an active member in the PLU community, participating in a variety of events both on and off campus. KCCR continues to be a resource, educating students about radio and providing the opportunity for students to gain experience in the competitive and exciting radio industry.
On campus at PLU Cable 103.1 and AT&T Cable 103.7, or stream it on the net and listen 24 hours a day during the academic year!
To Do
NEW! Medical Withdrawal Insurance: Did you know you can insure your tuition, room and meal plan fees for under $300 per year? Students are offered an optional insurance plan through Dewar Insurance Company that covers tuition, room and meals should the need arise to withdraw from PLU for medical reasons. Printed information will be coming to your permanent address this week. Information is also available by accessing the Dewar website at http://www.collegerefund.com and select Pacific Lutheran University or contact the Office of Student Life at 253 535-7191 or slif@plu.edu. Please note: Dewar will not accept applications postmarked after Fall Semester classes begin, Tuesday, September 8, 2008.
Health History Form: Required for Attendance! Complete Health History Form and return to Health Center by August 1. Questions? Contact the Health Center 253-535-7337.
Student Health Insurance! Medical health insurance is required for all domestic full-time undergraduate students and all full-time and part-time international students. Students will be automatically enrolled and billed in the PLU Health Insurance Plan if they do not waive-out of the insurance plan by midnight on September 19, 2008. No waivers will be accepted after this date. There are no exceptions. If you have a comparable primary health insurance plan, you may waive-out online at www.plu.edu/health. You can also view the costs, plan and details at the website!
Eating
and Sleeping -- Housing Contracts and Meal Plans!
First year students, who will be living on-campus,
are required to sign a Housing Contract and Meal Plan online here.
When you electronically sign your housing contract, you are automatically
signed up for the meal plan The Lute Choice.
It offers approximately 3 meals a day. If that’s okay with
you - you're done and you don't have to do anything else. However,
there are other options! If you'd like to choose one of them, you'll
also need to complete a 2008-2009 Optional Meal Plan
Contract online.
Read these contracts carefully before you submit them! There are
deadlines for changing or canceling meal plans.
Did
you sign and return your 08-09 Payment Contract? If you need to submit a copy, go to the SSVC
website and click on Downloadable Documents.
· If you selected the Monthly
Payment Plan, did you contact Tuition Management Services
to set up payments?
· If you selected Payment
in Full, did you know your payment is due on August
25, 2008?
· If you selected Financial
Aid and Other Resources Cover Costs Plan,
did you know you are responsible for your financial aid and other
resources being applied to your student account by September 30,
2008 for Fall?
· If you will have a credit
balance for fall and would like a refund, please go
to the section below titled Refunds.
· Did you submit an Address
Confirmation Form? If not, go to the Student
Services Center and click on Downloadable Documents. Questions? Contact the Student Services at 253-535-7161 or 800-678-3243.
Request your final high school
transcript, AP scores and/or college/university
transcripts be sent to PLU. Questions? Contact the Registrar's Office at
253-535-7131.
"I wonder who my roommate is..." Roommate assignment letters will be mailed from Residential Life the first week of August. Questions? Contact Residential Life 253-535-7200.
Plan for New Student Orientation! Residence Halls open at 9 am on Thursday, September 4 and Orientation events begin at 3:30 pm. Parents and families are invited for special programs on Thursday and Friday. Check out the online orientation schedule and click here for local hotel information.
What about info on Orientation? You will receive an Orientation Brochure in the last week of July. This will contain information about student and family orientation programs. Your response will be needed, so watch your mail for this important information. Questions? If you have not received your orientation brochure by August 1, then contact Student Involvement and Leadership (SIL) at sil@plu.edu or 253-535-7195.
In the area? Visit the LuteCard and Information Center located on the main level of the Mortvedt Library and get your LuteCard. Getting your LuteCard today is one less thing to worry about on check in day! Questions? Contact the Lute Card and Information Center at 253-535-7457!
Vehicle
Information
· Did you know that if you park in the university parking lots, your
vehicle must be registered with Campus Safety?
· Resident students can register online starting Julty 18th.
· Commuter students can register online starting July 30th.
· Student interested in the Tingelstad gated lot can register online at
the Campus Safety website starting August 8th. Lot is available to all students with an additional fee.
· There are designated parking
lots for student and faculty. Did you know that you will be ticketed if you do not comply with the Vehicle
Parking Regulations?
Fun Fact of Interest
The
first edition of the student newspaper, The Mooring Mast,
was printed on October 29, 1924. It is named to honor the large
mooring structure built near Fort Lewis for the appearance of
the famed dirigible Shenandoah.
Next Week in eNews
Making
yourself at home at PLU. Important information
about Residential Life, Lounges, Campus Dining, Parking
and finding resources.
Happening @ PLU
Summer is quite an exciting time on campus! With
jazz concerts, fruit festivals and conference events, check out the PLU
Events Calendar for what's happening this month!
The PLU Events Calendar
Campus Voice
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Us
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