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PA R E N T C O N N E C T I O N N E W S L E T T E R D E PA RT M E N T O F R E S I D E N C E L I F E
! In This Issue The Final Stretch Successful Check-Out Summer Housing Summer Storage Summer Transitions Events and Programs Additional Information Residence Life Contact Information
! Final Stretch! The End is Near! Almost Done!
We are finishing up another year and checkouts from the Residence Halls will be scheduled soon! Commencement is Friday, May 9th. Finals begin Saturday, May 3rd. The residence halls officially close at noon on Friday, May 9th. We know there are lots of things to do and to celebrate. Students enjoyed E-‐Days and many other activities this past month. There are still many more opportunities going on-‐campus over the next several weeks but students are gearing up for final exams and we are ready to provide them the resources to make a smooth transition to their next chapter in life. Residence Life hopes that you and your student have found 2013-‐2014 year at Mines a rich and rewarding experience! We are truly honored and privileged to serve you and your student. If you have a moment we would really like to hear your feedback about your experience with Residence Life. Please click on the link below and fill out our Parent Survey!
FINALS WEEK RESOURCES FOR YOUR STUDENTS Final Exam Schedule Center of Academic Services and Advising
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Academic Calendar(through 2015-‐2016)
Mines Dining
Successful Residence Hall Check-Out Over the next several weeks Residence Life will be communicating through floor meetings, email, and social
media with all students living in the residence halls about the most effective way to check-‐out. Commencement is Friday, May 9th. Finals begin Saturday, May 3rd. The residence halls officially close at noon on Friday, May 9th. We strongly encourage all students to leave 24 hours after their last final. Residents are expected to sign up for a checkout time with their RA 72 hours prior to expected departure. Checkouts (walk-‐throughs of each room, common areas, bathrooms, etc.,) will take approximately 20-‐25 minutes each. Residents are expected to have their belongings removed from the hall and rooms cleaned. Any damages will be noted on the residents’ check-‐in sheets and compared to “Conditions at Check-‐in” to see what damages, if any, have occurred. Once the walkthroughs are complete and both staff and residents sign the paperwork, residents will turn in their keys and your student may leave at that time. In an effort to be more sustainable, Residence Life partners with Goodwill to provide donation bins and trailers on-‐campus during the move-‐out process. Additionally, if your students are needing Summer Housing(page 3) please contact us at housing@mines.edu. Finally, if you are in need of storage solutions please refer to page 4.
Summer School Housing
Is your student attending Summer School and looking to live on campus? Or is your student working on-‐ or off-‐campus and registered for fall classes and needs summer housing? If so, the Department of Residence Life offers housing for our students from May 10th thru August 2nd. Summer residents will be assigned a room in Weaver Towers East – moving either directly from their current residence hall by Saturday, May 10th – enjoying the recently renovated Towers with access to a fully-‐furnished kitchen (since summer residents are not required to purchase a meal plan. Mines Dining will offer a special Summer Agate Meal Plan(15 Meal Swipes and $90 in Munch Money) for $225. Space is limited – please have your student apply through the Residence Life Housing Portal(Trailhead.mines.edu). For more information please see below or contact us at housing@mines.edu, or call 303-‐273-‐3351. Summer housing charges will be posted to your student’s Trailhead account once checked in.
Summer Storage Solutions
* Please note the below article is from College Student Storage and is not contracted by Colorado School of Mines. Please use your own judgement before signing up for this resources in the Golden area. The below is an advertisement written by College Student Storage.
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At the end of the school year, all the students living on campus have to move out of the residence halls. Many parents and families help their student with the move out process. For out of state student’s, parents and family members have to fly or drive long distances in order to help. This usually cost a lot of money and time off work. Here are some of the cost out of state parents and families incur: 1. Fly or drive to Colorado, so airfare or gas money and or car rentals 2. Hotel cost and meals 3. Time off work, or you have to use vacation days 4. Buying moving supplies 5. Renting a storage unit, and buying a lock 6. Moving items out of residence halls and to a storage unit 7. Doing the whole process again in August when school starts back up
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You can see how this process is expensive and exhausting for parents. Also, moving out of the residence halls is very stressful on students during finals even if they have their own vehicle and are going to do it themselves. There is a service that can help you and your student with ALL of this and is way cheaper and easier on the all of you. Its called College Student Storage(CSS). CSS have been in business in Colorado for 18 years and have moved, stored, or shipped over 15,000 college students in that time. Here is what CSS summer storage service offers: 1. CSS deliver boxes (3 different sizes), tape, poster tube, tags and a marker ahead of time before move out to your student 2. Pick up your student’s items from their on or off campus residence 3. Storage in a climate controlled warehouse for the summer 4. Deliver all items back to your student’s new address on or off campus when school begins.
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CSS can store anything! The items do not have to be boxed (bikes, plastic containers, furniture, rugs, fridges, etc..). CSS also offers shipping, freighting, car storage, and moving services as well. Please check CSS out at csstorage.com or to sign-‐up. You can also call CSS office at 303-‐545-‐9525 or email CSS at info@csstorage.com. CSS is a locally owned and operated company here in Colorado. CSS does not use independent contractors and are licensed and insured. Students have are going abroad, taking a semester off, moving off-‐campus, repacking services for injured students, shipping or freighting everything home after finals or graduation have found CSS to be a convenient solution for storage needs. No matter what the situation, we can help you out. Parents save yourself the hassle of moving your student while saving money and time. College Student Storage could be a simple solution.
Enjoying Your Summer with Your Student What have you missed the most about your student being gone this year? Maybe it’s their great sense of humor or their nice smile or the friends they brought over?
And what have you not missed? Maybe you don’t miss the messy room, arguments with younger siblings, or the smelly shoes by the front door? Whether you have missed your student a li<le or a lot, the news is that Finals Week is upon us, and your student will be coming home sooner than you think! Which leads me to ask, what are your summer plans? Most of the Ame, first-‐year students spend their first summer back home with their family. They look for jobs in their hometown community or they just take a long break from anything school or work-‐related. Needless to say, their room, which is now so empty, quiet, and neat, will be in loud, working order again. Your Student Has Matured But before you make a whole bunch of family plans, realize that this summer will not be like past summers when your student was in high school. This summer will be unique because your student has changed since they last lived at home. Your child has now lived their first year of adult life and has developed in many ways. Furthermore, this summer will probably be their last Ame living in the house before they move onto living under their own roof. Maybe you had the problem during Winter Break where you and your student clashed because you expected them to follow house rules set when they were in high school. But they were used to college life, living on their own and being responsible. Winter Break might be full of bad memories. If that happened, you are not alone. And unless you and your student had a good conversaAon and figured out the problem before they leN in January, you will probably clash with your student again during this summer. Would you like to avoid those arguments and misunderstandings? Wouldn’t it be nice to make one of your student’s last summers at home full of posiAve memories? Communica3on and Compromise The simple strategy to achieving both of these ideas is communicaAon and compromise. When your student comes home and begins to unpack is a great Ame to sit down with them and talk about expectaAons for the summer.
Find out what your student wants to get out of this summer. Tell them what you want to get out of the experience. Share plans, projects, and ideas. You will be surprised at how similar and how different some of the answers will be. Discuss Expecta3ons Next, discuss the things that you don’t want to have happen this summer. Perhaps this is where you can say that you don’t want them coming home at 3 a.m. and waking everyone up and causing an argument. And perhaps this is where your student will express that they don’t want to be treated like a child or given a curfew. Get these concerns out into the open and discuss them in detail. Listen to your student and ask them to listen to you with the same respect. From there, you can effecAvely compromise and develop summer expectaAons so that a middle ground is established that respects and takes into consideraAon every member of the family. By taking the Ame to communicate and compromise at the beginning, you will save your family community from many needless arguments, allowing everyone to have a fabulous summer.
-‐Debi Pretz, Administra2ve Coordinator at Colorado School Of Mines. As a parent of two college-‐age students, this ar2cle, which was taken from the Transi2ons NewsleEer (Ball State University, Muncie, IN) has been a “Go To” ar2cle for the summers in par2cular for Debi. We hope you enjoy it and find it as useful as her family has. Thanks to Ball State University for allowing us to share their ar2cle with you.
Events and Programs On-Campus
So many programs were put together and submi<ed to us to share with you that it has been hard to pick any one (or two or three or….) to menAon specifically in this Newsle<er. From the “WAM” programs to special events (E-‐Days) to students a<ending “Chicago” at the Denver Center of Performing Arts, RHA Events, and community service programs at local food, animal, and women’s shelters, that we thought we would share some photos of our staff in acAon with their residents! As you can see, there has been some great ways to parAcipate in various events.
Watch the Video That Inspired This Program
Additional Information Transportation to DIA
Mines Dining- Finals Week Schedule
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Place your Smart Cookie Order by May 4th
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• Call Mines Dining: 303-‐384-‐2508
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• Email Mines Dining: morgan.mickleson@sodexo.com
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• Download the order form: http://csmdiningservices.com/ community/images/Finals_cookieSpring2014.jpg
Residence Life Contact Info Phone: 303-273-3351 Email: Housing@mines.edu Residence Life Website
Director of Residence Life and Housing Brent Waller 1733 Maple St., Golden, CO 80401 303-273-3046 | bwaller@mines.edu Maple Hall and Aspen Hall Brice Bleem Residence Life Coordinator 1733 Maple St. Golden, CO 80401 303-273-3995 | bbleem@mines.edu
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Residence Halls at Mines Park & Weaver Towers Erik Buol Residence Life Coordinator 1733 Maple St. Golden, CO 80401 303-273-3994 | ebuol@mines.edu Traditional Halls (Morgan, Thomas, Bradford, Randall) Katie Schmalzel Residence Life Coordinator 1222 W. Campus Road, Perez Lounge, Golden, CO 80401 303.273.3982 | kschmalz@mines.edu
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Apartment Housing at Mines Park (upperclassman, graduate, and family housing students) Scott Leppla Residence Life Coordinator for Apartment Life 2001 Infinity Circle. Golden, CO. 80401 303-273-3351 | sleppla@mines.edu
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Administrative Coordinator for Residence Life Maryann Kozar Administrative Coordinator of Residence Life 1733 Maple St., Golden CO 80401 303-273-3181 |mkozar@mines.edu Housing Assignments Coordinator Debi Pretz Residence Life Assignments and Parent Relations Coordinator 2001 Infinity Circle, Golden, CO. 80401 303-273-3351 | dpretz@mines.edu
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Housing Assignments Specialist Jackie Garramone Residence Life Assignment Specialist 2001 Infinity Circle, Golden, CO 80401 Golden, CO. 80401 303-273-3928 | jgarramo@mines.edu
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