First-Year Student Experience

Adjusting to College

Information for Parents

Resources

Services

College Costs and Paying Your Bill

SUNY Plattsburgh > Student Life > First-Year Students

Guide for Assisting New Students

A

Absence from Class Due to Emergency

  • Student Affairs: (518) 564-2280

Academic Advisement

Academic Support (study skills, tutoring, etc.)

Alternative Break Programs

Athletic Equipment Sign-out for Groups or Individuals

Athletic Facility

  • UseRecreational Sports Coordinator: (518) 564-4150

B

Bill Payment

C

Cable Television

  • Television Engineer: (518) 564-4109

Cardinal Cash Account

Career Exploration and Information

Changing Advisor or Major

  1. Contact Department Chair of Intended Major
  2. Obtain form from Academic Advising: (518) 564-2080
    Website: www.plattsburgh.edu/academics/advising

Clubs/Organizations

Computers

  • Account Password Problems - PSU Net ID (e-mail, lab access, Angel, library)
  • Banner PINs/Accounts
  • Problem with NetId Accounts. Phone the Helpdesk at (518) 564-4433, or visit Feinberg 107
  • Problems with Banner Accounts. Phone Computing Information Systems at (518) 564-3013
  • Hardware/software problems: (518) 564-4433

Counseling Services/Support Groups

Course Changes (Add, Drop, Withdraw)

Note: If a student's status (full or part-time, based on number of credit hours) changes, financial aid may be affected.

Course Selection

D

Damage in Residence Hall Rooms

  • Student's RA or RA on duty
  • Housing Office Phone: (518) 564-3824

Disability Services

 

F

Fax (Students receiving and sending)

Financial Aid

Fitness Center

Food Service (meal plans, hours of service, dietary issues)

Fraternities and Sororities

  • Center for Fraternity/Sorority Life: (518) 564-4825

G

Grades

Graduation Requirements

H

Housing (On/Off Campus) - Availability, Change Rooms, Combinations

I

ID Cards

  • College Auxiliary Services: (518) 564-3083

Illness

  • Student Health Center: (518) 564-2187

Information (General)

  • College Center Desk: (518) 564-2121

Insurance

  • Student Health Center: (518) 564-2098

International Student Information

  • International Student Services Office: (518) 564-3287

Internships

  • Student's Academic Department
  • Career Development Center: (518) 564-2071

Intramural Sports

J

Jobs (On/Off Campus) Part-Time, Full-Time, Summer

L

Leadership Development Program

  • Center for Leadership Development

        Phone:  (518) 564-2059

Legal Referrals (student seeking legal advice)

Library

Loan (Emergency)

M

Mail Delivery on Campus

  • Student's Hall Director
  • Campus Mailroom: (518) 564-2057
  • Housing Office: (518) 564-3824

Medical Leave

  • Student Health Center: (518) 564-2187

P

Parking or Parking Ticket Appeals

  • University Police: (518) 564-2022

Phone Service and Bills

  • Telecommunications: (518) 564-7975

Publicity

  • Student Activities (College Center): (518) 564-4321
  • Institutional Advancement: (518) 564-2090

R

Racial Discrimination/Harassment 

Religious Information

Roommate Concerns

  • Student's Resident Assistant or Residence Hall Director
  • Housing and Residence Life Office: (518) 564-3824

Running for Student Office and Student Government

S

Sexual Harassment

Scholarship Information

Student Discipline and Judicial Referrals

V

Verify a Degree

Volunteerism

W

Withdrawal (Course)

  • Course Instructor and Academic Advisor
  • Complete Withdrawal Form (PDF file size 135kb) Note: this document requites the latest version of Acrobat Reader, which is available as a free download)

Withdrawal (College)

  • Academic Advising Office: (518) 564-2080

 

Work-Study Information

  • How to Apply:   Financial Aid Office: (518) 564-2072

       Website:  http://www.plattsburgh.edu/offices/admin/financialaid/resources.php

 

Contact Information

For more information about the First-Year Student Experience at SUNY Plattsburgh, please contact:

First-Year Experience Program logo Stephen Matthews
 Dean of Students
 Office: Kehoe 608

Kathleen McClellan
Associate Director, First Year Experience and Retention Efforts
                                                          Office: Kehoe 709

Phone: (518) 564-INFO (564-4636)
E-mail: fye@plattsburgh.edu