January Orientation 2009

Champlain's orientation program is designed to get students acclimated to the college before classes begin. January's orientation is quite a bit smaller than August, however, it is still just as important. The majority of incoming students in January are students transferring in from other colleges. We know that many students have been through orientations before, so we try and focus the weekend on getting to know the campus, as well as some familliar faces before the semester begins.

Students will be in put into small groups with Orientation leaders, and have plenty of time during the weekend to meet other students-new and old, find class locations, and settle into living in Burlington by becoming acclimated to the campus and the town.

Orientation 2009: January 10-11

Information you need to know about Orientation and Residential Life

Orientation for New Students

Orientation takes place Saturday, January 10 through Sunday, January 11. Residential students attending orientation may move into their residence halls beginning at 9:00 am on Saturday, January 10. View an updated Orientation schedule and registration form on the website at www.champlain.edu/orientation/january. Classes begin Monday, January 12. Please keep these dates in mind when making your transportation and arrival plans. If you have additional questions, contact the Student Life Office at (802) 860-2703 or e-mail urbahn@champlain.edu.

Orientation for New International Students

All new international students should plan to attend a special International Student Orientation the first week of classes. Topics will include U.S. academics, culture shock, health care, personal safety, banking and U.S. tax and visa requirements. The International Student Advisor will contact all incoming international students regarding the day, time and location. Any questions concerning International Student Orientation including arrival, immigration or getting settled on campus can be directed to Kathy Lynn at (802) 865-6485 or e-mail lynn@champlain.edu.

Residential Student Information

Residential students should check their housing assignments on WebAdvisor beginning December 31. Instruction on page labeled “Access Information.” This information will not be mailed or e-mailed to you. Please check this information frequently because sometimes assignments change.Please contact us at reslife@champlain.edu if you have questions.

Information you need to know about accessing information

Activate Your WebAdvisor Account

Most of the information you will need about your schedule, housing assignment, email account and other details is available on Web Advisor, Champlain’s Web-based student information system. Please activate your account immediately at http://welcome.champlain.edu/activate.htm and follow instructions. If you have difficulty activating your account, contact the Computer Helpdesk at (802) 860-2710 or helpdesk@champlain.edu.

Email Account

Champlain provides a free e-mail account to every student. Faculty and staff communicate to students through the Champlain email system regularly about homework assignments, class cancellation notices, registration information, etc. Therefore, it is essential you check it regularly. Go to my.champlain.edu From WebAdvisor, enter the username and password you created above

Additional information available via WebAdvisor

You can check current course offerings, pay your bill, contact your advisor, check your grades, review your program evaluation, submit a change of address and more! We encourage you to spend time exploring both WebAdvisor and the my.champlain.edu portal. You will find the answers to many of your questions here.

Other Information You're looking for

Note to Transfer Students

It is essential that the Champlain Admission Office receives a copy of all of your official college transcripts as soon as possible. Using the information on your transcript, we will be able to build your schedule for your first semester at Champlain. Should you view your schedule online and see that you are scheduled for something that you have already taken at your previous institution, please email your academic advisor immediately.

Receiving Your Class Schedule

Your schedule will be available through WebAdvisor. Log into the Champlain portal http://my.champlain.edu using your firstname.lastname and your newly created password. Click “Launch WebAdvisor >> Student >> My Class Schedule.” Academic schedules for incoming students will be available beginning December 15^th.

Downloads

Student Orientation Schedule [PDF]

Parent Orientation Schedule [PDF]

We understand that you might have more questions at this time. Please refer to materials you recieved with your acceptance letter, or contact Lisa Mazzariello, the Director of the IDX Student Life Center. (mazzariello@champlain.edu). Also keep in mind, that Orientation weekend will be the best time to get all your questions answered before your classes begin. We look forward to seeing you then!