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1. Review and print the orientation schedule. Bring this schedule with you to campus in August.
   
2. Review and optionally print the Quick Guide to Catawba Technology. Particularly note the information on how to login to CatLink (the Catawba web-based information portal for the campus community) and how to access the Catawba email system, as you will need this information to perform the next three steps.
3. If you have not already done so, login to CatLink to change your initially assigned password to something more secure, per the instructions in the Quick Guide to Catawba Technology.
4. While logged into CatLink, visit the Student Affairs function under the My Info tab to view your housing status (boarding or commuting). If you are living on-campus, you will also see your room assignment, roommate information, and campus mailbox information.
5. Begin reading your Catawba email per the instructions in the Quick Guide to Catawba Technology. Use the Catawba email system and its campus address book to easily contact faculty, staff, and other students. Email is used by the entire campus community to communicate with you. Both official notifications that you must know, as well as event and other information you may want to know, are communicated via email. Stay in touch by checking your Catawba email, as well as the Catawba website, often.
6. Be sure to return your Health History and Physical Examination forms to the Proctor Student Health Center by July 21, 2012.
7. Be sure to return your Health Insurance Forms by July 21, 2012. About the Health Insurance Requirement »
8. Review the information links below:
   
   
   

   NEW Student Info: - Schedule - What to Expect - What to Bring - Your ID (ONE Card) - Student Advantage Card Program - Technology Information - Freshman Retreat - First-Year Experience - Housing/Residence Life - Student Life & Activities - Campus Bookstore - CatawbAlerts (Emergency Notification System) - Academic Calendar - Alpha Program - Placement Tests - FAQs - Resources - Ask a Question - Submit Your Feedback Common Summer Reading The Checklist Manifesto by Atul Gawande is the 2012 Common Summer Reading selection. Be sure to read it before you arrive on campus! It is available in the campus bookstore. Catawba Gear for a Good Cause! Help us raise funds for the Thanksgiving Duck Draw, a service project to supply Thanksgiving meals to local families in need by purchasing one of these new Catawba items. Read More » Just for PARENTS: - Important Issues & Helpful Links - Catawba ONE Card - CatawbAlerts (Emergency Notification System) - Books & Websites Around CATAWBA: - Maps/Directions - Travel Options - Current Weather - Local Community

   Be Prepared When You Arrive: Log into CatLink and do this before you arrive: - Change your default password - Check for Hold Codes Campus BOOKSTORE: RENT-A-TEXT at the Catawba Bookstore - Save 50% or more off new book prices. Valid on rental titles, see store for details or read more. Corriher-Linn-Black Library: - Library Information MAIL Services: - Location & Hours - How to get your mailbox info   (and other common questions) Housing & Residence Life: MICROFRIDGES: Residence halls are not furnished with microfridges. Read Policy » Check the academic calendar for opening/closing dates for residence halls. HEALTH Services: Students who do not sign the waiver and provide private coverage will be charged for school insurance ($1,119.00). Health forms due by July 21, 2012. - Physician Services Policy - Insurance Waiver - Meningitis Vaccine (due by 7/21/12) - Gardasil Vaccine Dining Services: - Meal Plans (Resident Students) - Meal Plan (Commuter Students) - Dining Services MUSIC Students: - Performance Calendar THEATRE ARTS Students: - Welcome Letter - Upcoming Productions STUDENT-ATHLETES Participating in Varsity Sports Follow ALL directions explicitly in completing and returning forms: - Required Medical Forms