1. Family Session New Student Orientation 2017
COMMUTER STUDENTS
Family Session
New Student Orientation 2017

2. Off-campus apartments
SNAPSHOT
20.5%
Commuters
22 %
Off-Campus Apartments
22%
Off-campus apartments
79.5%
Residents
49% Residents
51% Commuters
Incoming
First Year Students
All Undergraduate Day Students
Where Are Students Commuting From?
78 %
Family Homes
78%
Family homes

3. TRANSPORTATION

4. TRANSPORTATION MBTA DRIVING Green/Orange Lines
Buses to Longwood Medical Area
15% Discounted Semester Pass Program
On sale now (
Orders due: August 10, 2017
DRIVING
3+ parking lots
Permit: $200/semester
Purchase on LConnect or in Student Service Center beginning 9/5
Consider the cost, timing and duration, class and/or work schedule
Offer Forms

5. LOCKERS Reserved for commuter students Approx. 600 across 5 buildings
First-come, first served
Free with WIT ID
Lock included
Sign a lease at the Info Hub on 1st day of class (9/5)

6. MEALS LOCATIONS MEAL PLAN BRING YOUR OWN Beatty & MassArt Dining Halls
Menu:
C-Store
Local establishments
MEAL PLAN
Fenway Flex Plan:
Put $ on your WIT ID (Fenway Cash-
BRING YOUR OWN
Microwaves in Beatty Cafeteria
Mini fridge in the Center for Student Engagement (Beatty 026)

7. PUBLIC SAFETY Blue Light stations Walking Escort to car or T
RAVE Alerts
Sign up on LConnect
Self-Defense Courses
Reporting Lost or Stolen Items
WIT ID Card Access
Office: 610 Huntington Ave
Phone: (617)

8. FREE TIME / STUDY SPACE FLANAGAN CAMPUS CENTER: Fitness Center
Prayer/Meditation Room
Breakout spaces
Pool room
Beatty Cafe
Center for Diversity &
Social Justice Programs
OTHER AREAS:
Library
Studio/Lab
On-campus job
The Center for Academic Excellence
Empty classrooms/conference rooms
Dining areas
Quad
Ira Allen Forum

9. COMMUTER ASSISTANTS Plan social & educational events
Encourage involvement outside the classroom
Advocate for commuter student needs
Office Hours
Create a commuter community on campus

10. COMMUTER PROGRAMS Over 45 commuter-specific programs every semester!
Commuter Coffee Breaks
Commuter Connections
Faculty Lunches
Commuter Appreciation Breakfast
PLUS access to campus-wide evening & daytime programs!

11. GET CONNECTED
@WITCommuters Facebook.com/witcommuters

12. INVOLVEMENT Join or start a club
Special Interest & Major-related: Center for Student Engagement
Cultural: Center for Diversity & Social Justice Programs
Community service projects (CLP)
Create campus programs
On-campus job
Wentworth Student Government (WSG)
Apply to be a student leader (RA, Orientation Team, Admissions Ambassador, etc.)
Accelerate
Wentworth Leadership Institute

13. TRANSITION How Can Families Help? Help provide quiet study space
Understand your student’s new schedule
Consider how you can adapt norms/rules
Stay involved
Follow social media
Provide a Quiet Study Space
2 hours of study time/1 class hour (30 hrs/week)
Stay Involved
Learn about the campus, visit the website, & show support
Enable student to be independent & seek on-campus resources
Understand Your Student’s New Schedule
The library, labs and studios stay open late (after 10pm)
Clubs may meet between 6-9 pm
Help students balance their responsibilities & prioritize.
Consider Adapting Current Household Rules
Curfew, chores, meal expectations, family contributions, and visitors

14. TRANSITION Encourage: Joining or Creating Study Groups
On-campus jobs (work-study, LeopardWork)
Finding a mentor (professor, advisor, coach etc.)
Getting Involved
Creating new friendships & relationships
Making time for stress relief
Joining or Creating Study Groups
Facilitated Study Groups (The Learning Center)
On-campus jobs (work-study)
Ensures regular contact with other students & staff
Finding an adult mentor (professor, advisor, coach etc.)
Students connect to campus and feel included
Getting Involved
Involved students are more connected to campus, more likely to persist to graduation and have higher GPAs
Leadership positions, club and organizational involvement, including professional organizations, will help their career by developing leadership skills and building a social network on campus.

15. IMPORTANT DATES MBTA Semester Passes on sale Now!
MBTA Semester Pass payment due
August 10th
Wentworth Opening Week (WOW)
August 31st – September 3rd
First Day of Class
September 5th
Parking Passes on sale
September 5th (Student Service Center or Lconnect.wit.edu)
Locker Distribution
September 5th (Info Hub)
*WOW is part of their grade for FYS, and if they miss it, it’s really difficult to pass the class!

16. CONTACT INFORMATION
Rebecca Ryan, Coordinator of Student Engagement
Phone:
(617)