1. At Your Service: Campus Resources
SUMMER 2019 FAMILY ORIENTATION
Welcome and good afternoon! My name is __________ and position tile. It is my pleasure to welcome you to our presentation.
Hopefully your orientation experience has been enjoyable and informative thus far. This session has a couple of overall goals. First is to introduce and highlight the Division of Student Affairs and our campus Partners.
Next is to have a panel of experts from different functional areas briefly introduce themselves and provide a snap shot of their services.

2. Following that, I will turn the session over to you
Following that, I will turn the session over to you. We know that as family members you come to us with tons of questions. You may have questions about housing, meal plans, parking and the list goes on. Today you will have the opportunity to ask our panelist specific questions you may have as your family prepares for your students transition to college.
So before I turn it over to our panelist I wanted to give a brief overview of who we are as a Division. Student Affairs houses several departments many of which are represented here today. As a division we work collaboratively with your students to ensure a successful experience at UMBC. We at times also partner with other departments across campus as well as family members when any concerns arise.   
At the end of this presentation I will provide you with some information on how we can stay in touch as well as an opportunity to sign up for our Family Connection Newsletter. Our newsletter is one of the many ways we stay connected to families during their students academic experience.
So let’s get started with our first panelist….. Residential Life

3. University Health Services
Location:
Erickson Hall, Ground Floor
umbc.edu/uhs
University Health Services
Staffed with Board Certified Physicians and Certified Registered Nurse Practitioners
UHS will bill most health insurances and is a participating provider with most major insurance companies – students should come to campus with their insurance ID
All new undergraduate students must waive the student health insurance plan with proof of insurance, or they will be billed for the UMBC Student Health Insurance. Deadline for the waiver is August 16, 2019
Immunization requirements are outlined on the Mandatory Health Form – due August 16, 2019
Consent & Respect and Alcohol Wise and Other Drug prevention requirements online – due August 16, 2019
 Hours of operation: 
 8:30am - 5:00pm
Monday - Friday
On-call physicians available after hours by dialing UMBC Police at 

4. Dining Services Dining Locations: Resources: True Grit’s Dining Hall
dineoncampus.com/umbc
Dining Services
Dining Locations:
True Grit’s Dining Hall
The Commons
University Center
Administration Building
A.O.K. Library
Resources:
Dietitian
Special Dietary Needs
Kosher/Halal
Vegan/Vegetarian
MyMeal Assistant

5. In case of emergency, call 410-455-5555
Location:
Beside Parking Lot 8
police.umbc.edu
University Police
Full service police department that serves the campus 24 hours a day; 365 days a year!
Offers a variety of prevention and safety awareness programs
Responds to calls and requests for services, investigates crimes, and provides escort services
Provides timely notification about crimes and incidents that impact safety on campus
In case of emergency, call

6. Parking Services Parking on Campus is a 2-STEP Process
Location:
Facilities Management Building, Room 100
parking.umbc.edu
Parking Services
UMBC utilizes virtual parking permits.
This means your permit is electronically linked to your license plate.
Student permits are available on August 15th.
Students must have a virtual permit to park.
Every vehicle must be registered.
Student parking permit fees are included in the mandatory fees with your tuition. There is no additional charge for the student permit.
Parking on Campus is a 2-STEP Process
Register your vehicle.
Activate a virtual permit.

7. Transit Hours of operation 7:00am - 11:30pm Your GPS Bus Locator
Location:
Stadium Lot –Warehouse 113
umbc.edu/transit
Transit
Your GPS Bus Locator
ROUTES
COURTNEY ROAD
ARUNDEL
OCA MOCHA (late fall)
CATONSVILLE
DOWNTOWN
ARBUTUS / MARC
RT 40
 Hours of operation 
 7:00am - 11:30pm
Monday - Friday
8:00am - 11:30pm
Saturday - Sunday
zipcar.com/umbc

8. Fritzie Charne-Merriwether
Family Connection
The Division of Student Affairs facilitates learning and prepares students for success in our multi-cultural and increasingly global society and work force.
Contact Us!
Fritzie Charne-Merriwether
Special Assistant to the Vice President of Student Affairs
Family members are invited to us at or call us at if you have any future questions or concerns.
Additionally, we like to stay connected to families. So our office distributes an electronic Family Newsletter throughout the academic year that focuses on issues, events and information that is pertinent. To sign up visit familiyconnection.umbc.edu or send us an requesting to be subscribed.
STAY CONNECTED
Sign up for the monthly newsletter via
familyconnection.umbc.edu

9. Questions?
Now we will be turning the session over to you. Since we have many of you in the room, it will be difficult to get to your questions individually. So I am going to ask you to work together at your tables to come up with questions. If you have less than three at your table, I ask that you please join another table.
Please come up with 2 questions. One is your top question that you think will be extremely important for fellow family members to hear. The second question, will serve as your back up question in case your first question gets asked before I can get to your table.
Also please choose a representative for your table to ask your question. I will be coming around to the tables with the microphone. Take approximately 2 minutes to come up with your questions and then we will get started.

10. After Orientation Support your student!
The items on this checklist are the students’ responsibility
Family members, you can help students stay on top of this list!

11. UMBC Homecoming & Family Weekend October 11 – 13, 2019
SAVE THE DATE
UMBC Homecoming & Family Weekend October 11 – 13, 2019

12. Now we will be turning the session over to you
Now we will be turning the session over to you. Since we have many of you in the room, it will be difficult to get to your questions individually. So I am going to ask you to work together at your tables to come up with questions. If you have less than three at your table, I ask that you please join another table.
Please come up with 2 questions. One is your top question that you think will be extremely important for fellow family members to hear. The second question, will serve as your back up question in case your first question gets asked before I can get to your table.
Also please choose a representative for your table to ask your question. I will be coming around to the tables with the microphone. Take approximately 2 minutes to come up with your questions and then we will get started.
Thank You!