pegasus parent post, volume 4, issue 1

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Welcome to the University o Central Florida! Were glad youve joined our community. As your student moves intohe residence halls and begins his/her next adventure, you are also beginning your own journey. As UCF sta , wenderstand that you want to be a part o your sons or daughters experience and assist them in this transition. Te

Pegasus Parent Newsletter is a resource designed to aid you in this process.

As a parent o an incoming student, you may ask how can I participate in my students experience at UCF? You can

hink o yoursel as a partner - understand the resources or success in and out o the classroom; communicate regularlwith your student; share your perspectives and experiences;ncourage sel -advocacy. From time to time, you may even bealled upon or some extra money!

At some point during the move-in process and frst year, youwill most likely have questions. You will be in good company with other parents o our newest Knights on campus. Questionsmay include: how will my student pay or classes? How will my tudent stay healthy? Where and what will my student eat? Will

my student be sa e? How can my student get involved on campus?Who is my students advisor and what can s/he expect rom thedvisor.

Tis newsletter aims to provide in ormation to point you in theight direction to fnd answers to these questions, as well as help

your student in fnding answers to these questions. It is producedmonthly through April and will hope ully serve as a guide or therst year. Sta members across the University are willing andble to assist you in this signifcant milestone in your and yourtudents li e. I you have questions or concerns, please do not

hesitate to contact us.

Once again, welcome to the University o Central Florida!

Sincerely,

Corey EsquenaziGraduate StudentPegasus Parent Program

c parents@uc .edu

Table of Contents:

Housing andResidence Li e....................

Get Smart.............................

Get Involved.........................

Get Healthy..........................

Get Savvy.............................

Campus Sa ety.....................


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F O L L O W U S !

@UCFHOUSING

U N I T E D R E S

I D E N T

S T U D E N T A S

S O C IA T I O N

Te United Resident Student Association (URSA)the student government body or residents who lon-campus, at the Rosen College, or in Knight CirURSA provides many opportunities or resid

to get involved. URSA hosts several leaderevents and participates in Homecoming and FamWeekend. URSA also works with area councilprovide programming and leadership opportunitigeared to speci c community needs.

Birthday program runs rom September to November orll semesters, and January to April or Spring Semesters. Tisogram delivers balloons and cake to help your student celebrateeir special day.

rthday deliveries are made Monday-Friday between the hours 5 p.m. and 7 p.m. I your students birthday alls on a weekend,

ease indicate a weekday delivery date on the message card.

o assist in the planning, we must receive your order at least 2eeks prior to your students birthday.

[email protected]

IR T H DA Y P R

O G R A M

AV AL I AB L E D U R I N G F AL L AN D S P R I N G

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I your student has a Maintenance issue call...FACILITIES OPERATIONS: 407.823.5223

I your student is having a comptuer/internet issue call...COMPUTER HELP DESK: 407.823.5117

I you have general questions or conerns call...MAIN HOUSING: 407.823.4663

Q U E S T I O N S ? P R O B L E M S ?

R O O M M ATS U R V I V A

L T I P

Have your student clearly de ne how they want to deal with their concernsdisagreements, and related issues.

Help your student treat their roommate with courtesty and respect.alk about respecting others privacy, asking permission to borrow their

roommates personl items, and giving their roommate space when needed.

Help your student understand their roommate may not be their best riendor constant companion. Also, that spending too much time together canstrain even the closest o riendships.

Remind your student that i they cannot resolve issues with their roommaor are unsure on how to approach certain situations, their Resident Assistanis trained on mediation and can provide adivce or help acilitate a reolution

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THE ADVISING CORNER

Studentsshould visit theirFirst Year Advisor

early and often. Haveyour student contactFirst Year Advising

to set up theirappointment.

fyae.sdes.ucf.edu

The summerwithdrawal deadline is

July 19th.Prior to this deadline,

encourage your student totalk with their advisor if

they are unsure aboutstaying in a class.

F I R S T Y EA R AD V I S I N G A N D E X

P L

O R A T I

O N

Te mission o First Year Advising and

Exploration is to contributeto success ul college transitions

and positive university experiences by providing quality advising programs to rst

year students in order to acilitate studentsuccess and enhance student retention.

Our mission is accomplished by providingindividual advising services, innovative

major exploration,technology-based advising and

collaborative outreachservices.


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W H A T

I F M

Y S

T U D

E N T

H A S 3 0

O R M O R E C R E D I T S ? Students whostart the semester with

thirty or more credits will beadvised by the Sophomore andSecond Year Center. Have your

student contact the o ce to scheduletheir advising appointment. Your

student can contact them at407-823-3375 or stop by their

o ce in Howard PhillipsHall, Room 215.

W HA T IF M Y S T U D E NT

S T U D E N T ?

rans erstudents are

advised by the collegeo their major, but rans erand ransition Services can

help answer any questions i your

student is not nding a answer. Yourstudent can contact rans er andansition Services at

407-823-5959 or stop by Howard Phillips Hall,

Room 221.


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HOW DOES MY STUDENT TRACK THEIR LINK LOOT?

Te Learning andInteracting with New

Knights, or LINK program,sponsors hundreds o excitingevents each semester to helprst year students transition toUCF, meet their peers, andlearn about academic and

personal resourcesavailable.

W H O

A R E W E ?

WHY SHOULD MY S T U D E N T P A R T I C I P A T E ?

During the SummerB term, there are over

75 events or students toattend. Troughout SummerB, students can earn LINK

Loot points at each event to use atthe Summer B LINK Lottery to winprizes such as a at-screen HD V,

UCF spirit gear, residence hallurniture, gi certi cates,

and much more!

Have your students swipe theirUCF ID card at every LINK

sponsered event. Tey then canlog-on to LINK.UCF.EDU to

track their semester LINK Loot.


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WHERE DOES THE SUMMER B FUN START?

At this event, students will have the opportunityto visit with campus resources, play games

meet other students, and get ree ood.

S U M M E R

B

L O C K P A R

T Y !ACADEMIC VILLA

JUNE 26T4:00PM

WHAT SHOULD MY STUDENT DO AT THE BLOCK PART

T H E L I N K

A M A Z I N G

R A C E 6:00PMStudents will have to create a team oto six to travel around campus solvchallenges while learning about camresources. Tere will be tons o prizes

un or students at this event!

WHAT IS MY STUDENT SUPPOSED TO DOTHE REST OF THE SUMMER?


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17/32NOT ENOUGH? DO NOT WORRY THEREARE MORE PROGRAMS.


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R E M I N D

Y O U R

S T U D E N T

T O

B E C O M E T

H E

U L T I M A T E K

N I G H

SUMMER B BLOCK PARTY--06.26Come nd out about campus resources and meet some

ellow knights! Also, sign up or the LINK Amazing Race,which will kick of at the Academic Village Courtyard! Ac d mic Vi g C ur y rd, 4-6PM

CLASSROOM AND CAMPUS ETIQUETTE--07.05Learn tips and proper ways to conduct yoursel on campus and in class through non-verbalcommunication techniques. Nik Pr gr mmi g C r, 4:30-5:30PM

MENTORS IN VIOLENCE PREVENTION--07.12Tis interactive workshop discusses bystanderintervention, ways to get involved, and how thesmallest steps to action can make all the diferencein the world. L k C ir C mmu i y C r, 4PM

SAFER SEX 101--07.13alking about sex in this un, interactive program

will help you make healthy decisions that are rightor you.

Nik Pr gr mmi g C r, 11AM L k C ir C mmu i y C r, 3PM

ECONOMIC BLUES--07.18ips on how to adapt to the bad economic climate.

H rcu Pr gr mmi g C r, 3-4PM

MISSING HOME, MAKING FRIENDS,AND CONNECTING TO CAMPUS--06.27Tis program will address common issues that all students

ace being away rom home or on their own or the rsttime. Nik Pr gr mmi g C r, 6-7PM

WHAT CAN MASS DO FOR YOU?--O6.28Come and learn what MASS (Multicultural Academicand Support Services) is all about. We will discuss ourservices, programs, and the support we provide our FirstGeneration and Multicultural Knights throughout theirtime at UCF. Nik Pr gr mmi g C r, 3-4PM

YOUR VIPS PASS: EXPLORING MAJOR ANDCARER OPTIONS--07.03Learn how to explore academic and career optionsrelative to your Values, Interest, Personality, and Skills.Te steps or creating your own personal action plan willalso be discussed along with help ul resources to make theprocess smoother.C r r S rvic d Exp ri i L r i g, 11AM-12PM


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WHAT DOES MY STUDENT DO WITH ALL THEIR LINK LOO

S U M M E R B

L I N K L O T T E R Y

!

6:00PMKEY WEST BALLROO

JULY 31

Students will have the opportunity to cashtheir Summer B LINK Loot at the annual LLottery. Students can win prizes ranging

Vs to Laptops. Remind students that LILoot does not roll over to the all semes


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Two Locations:

Health Center:407-823-6337

Knights Plaza:407-882-0600

Te UCF Dental Cliniccan assist your studentwith all o their dentalneeds rom cleaningsand llings to teeth

whitening and more.Te prices are about 20%

less than Orlando areadentists.

Health Services has aregistered dietician who

can help guide yourstudent down a path

o healthy eating, evenon a students budget.

Visits are $10 each anda re erral rom yourprovider is needed.

Need a prescriptionlled? Te UCFpharmacy ofers

reduced prices ona variety o themost common

prescriptions. Mostinsurance plans are

accepted as well.

IndividualCounseling,

Group Counseling,Career Counseling,

Research,and much more...

Need Someone totalk to a er hours?

407-823-2811

hs.sdes.ucf.edu counseling.sdes.ucf.edu


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T h e U C

F R e c r e a t i o

n a n d

W e l ln e s s C e n t e r

F i t n e s s

O u t d o o r Ad

A q u a t i c s

I n t r a m u r a l S p

o r t s

Te RWC FitnessProgram is comprisedo six areas: Assisted

Workout, Assessment,Fitness Orientation,

Group Exercise, Personalraining, and FitnessPrograms. All o these

areas are designed tohelp UCF studentsachieve their tness

goals.

Outdoor Adventure is aprogram compromised o ve main areas: Adventure

rips, the ChallengeCourse, Equipment Rentals,Climbing ower and Lake

Claire. Te program ishoused in the Outdoor

Adventure Center (OAC) onthe rst oor o the RWC.

Te Recreation andWellness Center has twopools: a leisure pool andan outdoor lap pool. TeAquatics program ofersswim lessons, li eguard

tryouts, and SCUBAcerti cations. Te Aquatics

program also hosts twoSplashdown events a year.

Intramural Sports (IMSports) ofers all Activity

and Service Fee paying UCFStudents the opportunity

to participate in a variety o team, dual, and individualsports. Participating is

a great chance to getinvolved. Several divisionso play are ofered or mostactivities to accommodate

various skill levels or bothrecreational and competitive

participation.

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n recognition o the health risks caused by smoking, the University o CentraFlorida will provide a smoke- ree environment or its students, aculty, sta an

visitors beginning Fall 2012. Te policy is the result o a grassroots e ort started bya UCF student more than two years ago.

Tere are now at least 639 smoke- ree campuses in the United States, up rom about400 a year ago, according to the American Nonsmokers Rights Association. Tere areat least 13 in Florida, including UF, FIU, Valencia College, and Miami-Dade College.

Even small amounts o secondhand smoke have proven to be harm ul to people,said Michael Deichen, M.D., director o Health Services. Te smoke- ree policysupports everyones right to breathe clean air.

o help those who want to stop smoking, the university is providing cessation servicesand resources, including individual and group classes, support groups, telephoneand online counseling, sel -help materials and medications. For more in ormationabout the smoke- ree policy, please visit www.uc .edu/smoke ree.


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All o the menuselections are developed

and evaluated by our culinary experts just or you. Tats why Just4Unutrition in ormation ( or individual

serving sizes) and color coded descriptive

icons or easy identi cation o healthy options are provided at each ood station. A

ew o the Just4U icons you might see are:organic, under 500 calories, whole wheat,

low sodium . . . and more! We providethis in ormation to help you make

easy selections that t yourpersonal pre erences.

Marketplaceand Knightros

are the premiererestaurant-style diningconcepts at UCF. A mealplan gives you access to

over 8 different foodstations.

Createyour own

customized, healthy entreeat the Peace o Mind ood station.

While all our stations ofer at least one vegetarian option, this station was createdspeci cally with special dietary needs and

environmental sustainability in mind. At thisnew whole oods station choose rom a selectiono gluten- ree grains, vegan proteins, and resh,

Florida produce and then watch as our che swill saut your made-to-order meal in a

diferent sauce daily--right in ront o you! Go nuts about this station--but

no meat, nuts, dairy, or wheatserved here!

N E W T H I S

S U M M E R

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F AF S A

Te 2011-2012 FAFSA isrequired to receive nancial aid

or summer 2012. Te FAFSAcan be completed online at

www. a sa.ed.gov. Note: Te2011-12 FAFSA must besubmitted no later than

June 30, 2012.

E L I G I B I L I T

Y

Financial aid is awarded a er studentsare enrolled in the minimum hours

required or the aid program.

Please see Program Eligibility Chartsat www. naid.uc .edu/receiving/pec.

html.

Most nancial aid programs require aminimum o 6 credit hours.

C H E C K I N G T H

E I R T O

D O

L I S T

Students should review their oDo List on myUCF to insure

that there are not any outstandingitems listed. Any requests or

in ormation/documentation on theo Do List should be respondedto as quickly as possible. Failure to

take action will delay or preventreceipt o aid.

F U N D S F O R

B O O KTere are two programs to assist

nancial aid recipients withpurchasing their textbooks.

Students must select to use one orthe other o the two programs, notboth, during any given semester.

Students who apply late ornancial aid or have incomplete

les should be prepared to covertheir textbook expenses

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T E X

T B O O K P U R C

H A S E P R O G

R A

M

Te opt-in period or the PP orsummer B is June 20 - 27. Te rstday purchases can be made is June21. Students who have success ully opted in and have been granted anallowance will have through June29 to utilize the program in the

UCF Bookstore.

S H O R T - T E R M A

D V A N C E

Applications are available onthe O ce o Student FinancialAssistance Web site, 2011-12Forms: www. naid.uc .edu.Repayment is due

July 25.

D I S B U R S E

M

iming o disbursements iscontingent upon students meeting

all conditions or receiving aid.Disbursement o nancial aidbegins the second week o the

semester and continues each week therea er.

For students who have an awardprogram that requires 6 credit

hours, disbursement o theirfnancial aid will not occur untilclasses have begun or all 6 hours.

D E F E R M E N

T S

De erments allow students to extend the paymentbeyond the published due date or tuition & ees and

on campus housing. Once the student is enrolled in theminimum hours or the aid program, and the aid has

been awarded, the amount o estimated nancial aidawarded or de erment can be ound on the ee invoiceas Estimated Financial Aid De erment or on thestudents account on myUCF as Anticipated Aid.

I the amount o the Estimated Financial Aid

De erment on the ee invoice is equal to or greaterthan the amount due, the students tuition & ees areautomatically de erred until the aid disburse. I the

amount is less than the amount due, student must pay the balance by the ee payment deadline.


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CAMPUS SAFETY

H A V E Y O U R S T U D E N T R E G I S T E R

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P E R

T Y

Students may register

their personal property online withthe UCF Police Department. Items such

as computers, bikes, iPods, cameras, and other valuables can be entered. Why would you want to dothis? Te is the number one crime that afects college

students across America.

Te police enter your serial number into the national and statedatabases. Law en orcement agencies are now able to retrieve the

in ormation so that stolen item may be recovered and returned toyou. Te in ormation is kept or 4 years and is kept con dentialand is only accessible to law en orcement o cers. Tis program

is available 24 hours a day throughout the year and just takesminutes to do. For urther in ormation about Property Registration Program, stop by the Crime Prevention

O ce at the John . Washington Center or contact theCommunity Relations Unit at

407-823-2165 or 407-823-6576www.police.ucf.edu

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