Welcome
New NYU Parents and Welcome Back Returning Parents!
The Parent
Helpline Newsletter is a monthly online e-newsletter produced
by the Student Resource Center to help parents stay informed
and connected to what's going on around NYU in a timely way.
The Parent Helpline also serves to supplement the NYU Parent
Resources website which has numerous resources available
to you and your student. Be sure to check the website regularly
for dates, deadlines, hotels, neighborhood resources, and more
at www.nyu.edu/parents.
MOVE-
IN for New Students and Returning Students
For students living in the residence halls, the buildings
officially open on Sunday, August 30th. New freshmen
are required to RSVP for a move-in time (for Sunday
only) at www.nyu.edu/welcome.
For transfers and returning students, no RSVP is
required. Note that returning students can move in
at anytime. Classes begin Tuesday, September 8th,
following the Labor Day Weekend.
WELCOME
WEEK for
New Undergraduates: August 31 - September 4
Welcome
Week kicks off the year with helpful (and fun!) programs for
new freshmen, transfers, and transitioning from abroad students
(sorry there are no parent's programs). Held the week before classes
begin, Welcome Week provides new students with a great opportunity
to learn about NYU and NYC, and meet lots of new people in the
process. During this time, some students will be attending their
individual school orientations. Note that there are plenty of
Welcome Week activities, especially in the evening, to supplement
your student's school
orientation schedule. Students can create their own Welcome
Week schedule and incorporate other events using the calendaring
system at www.nyu.edu/welcome.week.
For
returning students, NYU hosts Back to the Square Week which
includes receptions for the various classes, the NYU Club Festival,
and a variety of workshops and programs for sophomores to seniors.
STUDENT
EMPLOYMENT
Students
looking for part-time employment are encouraged to visit the
Wasserman
Center for Career Development. Once registered with
the Wasserman Center, students can speak with a career counselor,
get assistance with resumes, and access NYU CareerNet which
has both on and off campus jobs, as well as internships for
students. Students can also find out information
about work-study positions.
- On
Campus Tip: If your student is looking to work
on campus, encourage them to stop by a university office
or department in which they are interested in working and
ask about openings. Having a job on campus helps students
feel more connected, and on-campus jobs tend to offer more
flexibility with academic schedules.
NYU
DATES AND DEADLINES:
The
Parent's
Website (www.nyu.edu/parents)
has compiled a listing of common dates and deadlines. We will
also use this newsletter as a means to highlight upcoming dates
and deadlines. For a printable PDF version, click
here.
PARENT'S
DAY: Saturday, October 17, 2009
Held annually for the parents of new freshmen and transfer students, Parent's
Day features a variety of academic and informational programs
designed to introduce parents to academic and student life at NYU. It is also
a great opportunity to visit with your son or daughter and explore the city.
If you prefer, we also invite you to make the day your own, participating in
what your schedule will allow. Registration will be available in late September
at www.nyu.edu/parentsday.
RELIGIOUS
HOLIDAYS AND ATTENDANCE
New York University, as a nonsectarian institution, adheres to
the general policy of including in its official calendar only
certain legal holidays. However, it has also long been University
policy that members of any religious group may, without penalty,
absent themselves from classes when compliance with their religious
obligations requires it. In 1988, the University Senate affirmed
this policy and passed a resolution that elaborated on it as
follows:
- Students who anticipate being absent because of any religious
observance should, whenever possible, notify faculty in advance
of such anticipated absence. Whenever feasible, examinations
and assignment deadlines should not be scheduled on religious
holidays. Any student absent from class because of religious
beliefs shall not be penalized for any class, examination, or
assignment deadline missed on that day or days. If examinations
or assignment deadlines are scheduled, any student who is unable
to attend class because of religious beliefs shall be given the
opportunity to make up that day or days. No adverse or prejudicial
effects shall result to any student who avails him/herself of
the above provisions.
NOVEL H1N1
Flu (Swine Flu)
With the start of the fall semester, the return of students to classrooms and
residence halls, and the likelihood of an increasing number of cases of H1N1
influenza during the months ahead, we want to reassure the NYU community that
plans have been developed and implemented to minimize the impact of any H1N1
outbreak. Click for more details. . .
www.nyu.edu
. . . A New Look Coming in October
NYU's website is undergoing a change that we hope will provide you an easier
way to navigate resources and information, as well as allow for more consistency
of information across NYU. Look for the great reveal in the early Fall semester.
