Finding Answers to Questions
Because University Park campus offers so many challenges and opportunities you will probably, soon after arrival, find yourself captivated by just how much there is to know and to do.
A valuable skill to learn early is knowing where to get accurate information when you need it, and who to ask for help if you have a problem. We offer several tips:
- On campus, the Residence Life staff are helpful sources of information and referral. RAs or CAs will introduce themselves soon after you move in, and you may also want to visit the coordinators in the area Residence Life offices.
- Since many students use the HUB-Robeson Cultural Center (HUB) between classes as a place to eat, study, or talk with friends, it's helpful to know about the services offered by the HUB-Robeson Information Center personnel. The HUB-Robeson Information Center staff is well informed about campus events and activities. They sell CATA bus tokens, lend the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette newspaper, and is one of the campus receptacles for lost and found. The "HUB-Robeson Information Desk" is open twenty-four hours a day, 7 days a week. The ground and first floors of the HUB-Robeson Center are open twenty-four hours a day, during the semester.
- Consult the Students Guide to General University Policies and Rules, A Guide for Students, for information about the code of conduct, discipline system, and facilities use.
Conduct policies: http://studentaffairs.psu.edu/judicial
Academic policies: www.psu.edu/ufs/policies
Other sources of information, which you may want, include those on student clubs and organizations, health education issues and religious worship activities.
- The Office of Health Promotion and Wellness staff provide alcohol and marijuana intervention programs, HIV testing, nutrition counseling and tobacco cessation programs.
- Visit the Center for Ethics and Religious Affairs, housed in the Pasquerilla Spiritual Center/Eisenhower Chapel, to learn more about the religious/spiritual groups at Penn State and the opportunities for character and ethical development. You may also visit our Web site at www.studentaffairs.psu.edu/spiritual.
- Linking up with student groups, volunteer opportunities, or interest clubs is very important to most students. The Student Organization Directory can be found online at www.clubs.psu.edu.
- Finally, look for the Preface magazine with its Orientation Express insert; it will be arriving in the mail shortly before arrival day. These publications will continue your introduction to UP and give you a calendar of the introductory orientation activities that have been arranged for students who are new to the University Park campus.
