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UNIV 100 (First-Year Seminar) is a 3 credit-hour, full semester course designed to help rst-year UL Lafayee students transion successfully from high school to university life and academic work. This course is mandatory for graduaon, your student is likely already registered in a UNIV 100 secon. The course has two components: (1) Cajun Connecon, Thursday, August 17, 2017, which is an extended introducon to UL Lafayee, to the campus community, and to University-level work and (2) the First-Year Seminar, which then connues for the rest of the semester. In addion to introducing your student to UL Lafayee’s campus and tradions, Cajun Connec-on provides your student with many opportunies to get involved in campus acvies and to engage with others in the Ragin’ Cajun community with similar interests. Cajun Connecon is ocially the rst day of class for freshman; therefore, students must aend as if aending any other class. Aendance from 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. on August 17, 2017 is mandatory. This means arriving on me, and being fully prepared with a bookbag, wring utensils, and a notebook. As it will be August in Louisiana, we also suggest auxiliary items such as an umbrella and a water bole. For more informaon on what to bring, see below. -in the Student Union Courtyard where students will receive a t-shirt, academic year planner, and a Cajun Connecon packet. Students will be able to conrm their Cajun Connecon classroom locaon at check-in. Students will be receiving an email about Cajun Connecon on Monday, August 7, to their UL email, detailing instrucons on how to locate their Cajun Connecon classroom. - Every incoming freshman should have their student I.D. on them at all mes. - All students should arrive in class ready with necessary supplies such as wring utensils and paper. - Certain porons of Cajun Connecon will be outside so it is important to come prepared for (August in Louisiana). This includes comfortable shoes to walk in. - A water bole is a great idea, as well as sun screen, sun glasses, some sort of hat, and an umbrella. - As a part of Cajun Connecon, your student will have the opportunity to donate your pocket change to the Make-a-Wish Foundaon, an organizaon that grants wishes to kids with life-threatening medical condions. Consider asking them to bring a pocket of coins to throw into the donaon boat. Follow OFYE on Social Media Office of First-Year Experience 106 Lee Hall 230 Hebrard Blvd. 337-482-6599 Oce of First-Year Experience “” Oce of First-Year Experience Lee Hall, Rm 106 230 Hebrard Blvd. 337-482-6599 (phone) Oce Website ofye@louisiana.edu OFYE Facebook Page Academic Student Success Lee Hall, Rm 115 230 Hebrard Blvd. 337-482-6818 Oce Website asc@louisiana.edu
Cajun Connecon is taking place on UL Lafayee’s main campus. On campus residents will park in residenal parking lots. Commuter students will park at Cajun Field and be bussed to campus. Busses will begin service at 7:00 a.m. and will run about every 20 minutes. As we expect to transport roughly 1,500 commuter students, there will inevitably be some extent of wait me. Class aendance is taken promptly at but we encourage students to arrive early! Check-in begins at 7:30 a.m. because students may need me to nd their classroom. On-campus parking is also available to commuter students in the Girard Park Circle Parking Garage. Garage rates consist of $5.00 for the rst two hours, then S1.00 for each addional hour. Lunch will be provided to all students during Cajun Connecon. For dinner and weekend meals during Freshman Week, students have access to campus dining opons, as well as o campus opons such as Old Tyme Grocery, Bisbano’s Pizza, The Saint Street Inn, Cajun Commander Café, Piccadilly Cafeteria, and local fast food. Meal plan swipes for residenal students will begin for dinner on Wednesday, August 16th which is the night before Cajun Connecon. Students may eat in the student union using cash or meal plan declining balance points before meal swipes are turned on. Free food will also be available at various events during freshmen week. See below for dining hours before the fall semester begins: Oce of First-Year Experience Follow OFYE on Social Media Office of First-Year Experience 106 Lee Hall 230 Hebrard Blvd. 337-482-6599 “” Oce of First-Year Experience Lee Hall, Rm 106 230 Hebrard Blvd. 337-482-6599 (phone) Oce Website ofye@louisiana.edu OFYE Facebook Page Academic Student Success Lee Hall, Rm 115 230 Hebrard Blvd. 337-482-6818 Oce Website asc@louisiana.edu - 1st Floor Student Union - 2nd Floor Student Union - 2nd Floor Student Union 7 am—9 am 11 am—1 pm 5 pm—7 pm 7 am– 9 am 11 am—1 pm 5 pm—7 pm 7 am—9 am 11 am—1 pm *5 pm—7 pm (*meal swipes are turned on) Students who received TOPS scholarships must aend one TOPS Workshop during Freshman Week. For the TOPS Workshop mes and schedule, click here. Buying college textbooks can be a stressful and expensive feat, but it doesn’t have to be! Students should wait unl the rst week of classes to buy books—professors will go over the syllabus on the rst day of class to cover textbook informaon. It is easy to lose money when buying books prior to the rst day of class because not all textbooks are required or specied on the syllabus. Some ways to save money include renng textbooks from the Ragin’ Cajuns Store on campus, ordering books online, buying them used, or somemes checking-out textbooks (for a limited me) from the campus library.
College isn’t all work and no play. Freshman Week is a fun me to get to know other students! Freshman Week begins on Sunday, August 13, and ends Sunday, August 21, 2017. See the next page for the week’s schedule. Some of the fun acvies planned for Freshman Week include: The week's acvies also include a series of First-Year Info Sessions designed to help your student succeed here at UL Lafayee. Students get their passport stamped at every session that they aend during Freshman Week, then turn it in to their Peer Mentor during Cajun Connecon on Thursday (students pick up a passport at the rst session they aend). For every session your student aends, they will be entered into a drawing for great prizes! First-Year Info Sessions range in topics including “Staying on Top of Your TOPS,” “Money Management,” “The Lafayee Experience,” “Finding the Perfect Major,” and more! There are many opportunies to aend the First-Year Info Sessions beginning on Monday, August 14, through Thursday, August 17, 2017. Click here for the full schedule. Follow OFYE on Social Media Office of First-Year Experience 106 Lee Hall 230 Hebrard Blvd. 337-482-6599 Oce of First-Year Experience “” Oce of First-Year Experience Lee Hall, Rm 106 230 Hebrard Blvd. 337-482-6599 (phone) Oce Website ofye@louisiana.edu OFYE Facebook Page Academic Student Success Lee Hall, Rm 115 230 Hebrard Blvd. 337-482-6818 Oce Website asc@louisiana.edu First Night Block Party @ Chi Alpha NPHC Pool Party @ Bourgeois Hall Swamp Party @ Student Union Commuter Meet & Greet Dessert Recepon @ Union-Vermillion Room Jump. Eat. Repeat @ Bapst Collegiate Ministry Morning Yoga @ Rose Garden Interfraternity Council Cook O @ Fraternity Row Puppies and Popsicles @ Dupre Library
Sunday, August 13 Move-In Day for residential students @ your residence hall 7pm-until, Residence Hall Games @ your residence hall 7pm-10pm, First Night Block Party @ Chi Alpha Monday, August 14 10-10:30am, 1st Year Info Session 1, “Staying on Top of Your Tops” @ Union-Bayou Bijou 11-11:45am, 1st Year Info Session 2, “Working in College: When, Where, Why?” @ Union-Teche 12-12:45pm, Out-of-State Peers Meet, Greet & Eat @ Union-Evangeline Art Gallery 12-3pm, National Pan-Hellenic Council Pool Party @ Student Aquatics Center, Bourgeois Hall 2-2:30pm, 1st Year Info Session 3, “Staying on Top of Your Tops” @ Union-Bayou Bijou 3-3:45pm, 1st Year Info Session 4, “What’s Happening the First 2 Weeks on Campus” @ Union-Teche 4-4:45pm, 1st Year Info Session 5, “Finding the Perfect Major” @ Union-Teche 4-5pm, Residence Hall Floor Meeting @ your residence hall 5-6pm, Tailgate with Young Life College @ Boucher Street 6-6:30pm, 1st Year Info Session 6, “Staying on Top of Your Tops” @ Union-Bayou Bijou Tuesday, August 15 10-10:30am, 1st Year Info Session 7, “Staying on Top of Your Tops” @ Union-Bayou Bijou 11:30am-12:15pm, 1st Year Info Session 8, “What’s in Your Wallet?” @ Union-Teche 1:30-2:30pm, Puppies and Popsicles @ Dupre Library 3-3:45pm, 1st Year Info Session 9, “The Lafayette Experience” @ Union-Teche 4-4:45pm, 1st Year Info Session 10, “Find Your Passions by Getting Involved” @ Union-Teche 6-7pm, 1st Year Info Session 11, “Ragin’ Cajun Peer Network” @ Union-Bayou Bijou 6:30-8:30pm, Freshman Fais Do Do @ OLW Wednesday, August 16 10-10:30am, 1st Year Info Session 12, “Staying on Top of Your Tops” @ Union-Bayou Bijou 11-11:45am, 1st Year Info Session 13, “Take Education Further with Study Abroad” @ Union-Teche 2-2:30pm, 1st Year Info Session 14, “Staying on Top of Your Tops” @ Union-Bayou Bijou 3-3:45pm, 1st Year Info Session 15, “Money Management: College Edition” @ Union-Teche 4-4:45pm, 1st Year Info Session 16, “Communicating with Professors & Professionals” @ Union-Teche 5-6pm, Commuter Meet & Greet Dessert Reception @ Union-Vermillion 5-7pm, BBQ Night in the Caf @ Union-Cypress Lake Dining Room 6-8pm, Swamp Party @ Union-Courtyard and Bayou Bijou Thursday, August 17 7:30am-4pm, Cajun Connection - UNIV 100 (MANDATORY) @ Union-Courtyard 5-5:30pm, 1st Year Info Session 17, “Staying on Top of Your Tops” @ Union-Bayou Bijou 6pm-until, Jump. Eat. Repeat. @ BCM Friday, August 18 11am-12pm, Roommates: Behind Closed Doors @ Union-Helma Constantine Forum A&B 7-9pm, BMLA Gameshow: Beat Shazam @ Union-Bayou Bijou Saturday, August 19 Movie Madness - “Baywatch” @ Union-Bayou Bijou (showings all day, see schedule***) 9-10am, Morning Yoga @ the Rose Garden 9-11am, Pick-up Soccer & Volleyball Games @ the Rose Garden 11am-5pm, Shopping in Lafayette** @ River Marketplace & Ambassador Town Center 6-8pm, Pick-up Soccer & Volleyball Games @ the Rose Garden 10pm-12am, RHA Foam Party @ the Rose Garden Sunday, August 20 9-11am, Pick-up Soccer & Volleyball Games @ the Rose Garden 1-4pm, Interfraternity Council Cookout @ Boucher Street 3-3:50pm, CIZE: Dance Workout @ Conference Center lobby 5-5:50pm, CIZE: Dance Workout @ Conference Center lobby 6-8pm, Pick-up Soccer & Volleyball Games @ the Rose Garden 7-8pm, Sundown Flow: Vinyasa Yoga @ the Rose Garden Welcome to Campus! ICON LEGEND Meal plan swipe accepted Cash accepted (commuter students) Concessions for sale (cash only) Transportation provided from Union ABBREVIATIONS BCM: Baptist Collegiate Ministry, 1226 Johnston St. Chi Alpha: Chi Alpha Christian Fellowship Center, 1402 Johnston St. OLW: Our Lady of Wisdom Catholic Church, 501 East St. Mary Blvd. Union: Student Union, 620 McKinley St. MEAL TIMES Cypress Cafeteria will be open during the following hours. Meal plans, declining balance, cash, and credit cards accepted. EXERCISE & RECREATION Bourgeois Hall will be open for rec activities. Bring your Cajun Card for entry. Call 337-482-5305 for shuttle. - Saturday & Sunday: 10am to 6pm - Monday - Friday: 6am to 11pm SHOPPING IN LAFAYETTE** Saturday 8/19, buses will run to the River Marketplace and Ambassador Town Center from 11am to 5pm. - Pickup from Student Union on the hour. - Pickup from Target and Costco on the half hour (last pickup at 5:30pm). PARKING FOR COMMUTERS Monday, Wednesday & Friday - Park free at Girard Park Circle garage Thursday - Before 5 pm, park at Cajun Field/ride bus - After 5 pm, park anywhere on campus - When normal bus routes are not in service, call the shuttle 337-482-5305 Saturday & Sunday - Park anywhere on campus all day MOVIE MADNESS SCHEDULE*** Join UPC for free showings of “Baywatch” on Saturday, August 19, in the Union-Bayou Bijou at the following times: 10:30am, 1:00pm, 3:30pm, 6:00pm, 8:30pm Saturday & Sunday Brunch 11am to 2pm Dinner 5 to 6:30pm Monday - Friday Breakfast 7 to 9am Lunch 11am to 1pm Dinner 5 to 7pm View the detailed schedule at firstyear.louisiana.edu/freshmanweek FOLLOW @U L Ge tIn vol v ed FOR SCHEDULE AND WEATHER UPDATES