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Get to Know Pitt!

Discover valuable resources, tips, and essential information for families of first-year or transfer students at the University of Pittsburgh. Get insights into the campus, area attractions, student services, and communication guidelines.

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Get to Know Pitt!

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  1. Get to Know Pitt! Office of Parent and Family Resources Sandy Talbott Parent and Family Liaison

  2. Who Is Here? Families of First Year/First Semester Families of Transfer Students

  3. Who is Here? • Parents of first time college students? • Parents of transfer college students • Regional Campuses? • Other Institutions

  4. Get to Know the Area - Pitt Campuswww.parents.pitt.edu • Parking • Soldiers and Sailors • Cost Center • Forbes Avenue • Hotels and Restaurants • Pitt Athletics • Campus Map - http://www.tour.pitt.edu/campus-map

  5. Get to Know the Area - Pittsburgh • Downtown - Southside - Waterfront • Cultural Center • Penn and Liberty Avenues • Athletics • Heinz Field – football • Petersen Sports Complex – Pitt athletics • PNC Park – Pirate baseball • PPG Paints Arena – Penguin hockey • Highmark Stadium – Riverhounds soccer

  6. Student Resources • Student Health Service • University Counseling Center • Academic Resource Center • Hillman Library • Career Development and Placement Assistance • SORC • Residence Life

  7. Mail • On Campus • Each student has a Pitt email account and a physical mailbox • Addresses for students http://www.pts.pitt.edu/mailserv/student/parents.html • Packages – students get an email for pickup • Off Campus • Make sure to empty mailbox • Campus Post Office in Tower B • USPS Post Office on Bouquet Street

  8. Encourage Your Student to Get Plugged In! • Pitt Program Council – weekday and weekend • First Year Experience – weekday and weekend • Activities Fair, Career Fair • Resident Students Association – hall activities • Pitt Serves – volunteer activities • Pitt Arts and Free Area Museums • Student Organization Resource Center • Intramurals / Fitness

  9. Communication • Give them time to adjust • Dwell on positive things • Establish a plan • texting, calling, social media

  10. FERPA • Federal Education Right to Privacy Act • Every federally-funded higher education institution in required to protect the privacy of student records • Clear expectations conversations • Waiver, but third party must be on campus to see records.

  11. Campus Clarity and SHARE • Campus Clarity https://www.studentaffairs.pitt.edu/shs/education/alcoholhaven • SHARE Sexual Harassment and Assault Response Education http://www.share.pitt.edu • National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism https://www.collegedrinkingprevention.gov/ParentsandStudents/Parents/Default.aspx

  12. Resources for Parents and Families • Transportation • Buses Home for the Holidays • Port Authority • Trains, planes, automobiles • Handbook and Calendar • Public Safety/Pitt Police/ENS • Parent Liaison – parents@pitt.edu / 412-624-8548

  13. Resources for Parents and Families • Parent/Family wait area • Tansky Lounge, WPU • Hillman Library, Cup and Chaucer Lounge • Starbucks, Oakland Bakery

  14. Resources for Parents and Families • Student Affairs Parent Web site www.parents.pitt.edu • Webinars • Area Hotels, Restaurants • Newsletters **

  15. **Parent and Family Newsletter Monthly distribution Our main form of communication Advanced notice of upcoming webinars, events, breaks, events Financial opportunities as they become available

  16. Panther Parent Ambassadors Custom polo shirt Assist with summer sendoffs Tours and special programs Assist with on-campus programming when convenient Occasionally write newsletter articles Register at www.parents.pitt.edu

  17. Upcoming Schedule • Classes begin January 8 • Add/Drop Period/Meal Plan Adjustment • 2 weeks • Martin Luther King Day – no classes Jan 15 • Spring Break • March 4 – 11 inclusive

  18. Thank you for your Partnership We want your student to be successful! Thank you for supporting them from home as we support them while they are at Pitt. Please read the newsletters and view the webinars and our web site to stay connected with the Pitt community.

  19. Office of Parent and Family Resources • www.parents.pitt.edu • parents@pitt.edu • 412-624-8548 • Sandy Talbott • Parent and Family Liaison • Electronic version is uploaded at parents.pitt.edu under “Parents of First Year Students”

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