Fall New Student Orientation (In-Person)

CENTRAL PENN COLLEGE’S NEW STUDENT ORIENTATION

Students expecting to begin taking classes during the Fall 2024 term are required to register and attend.

EVENT AGENDA

11 a.m. – Check-In Begins at the Conference Center

11 a.m. – Noon – Student IDs and Parking Permits with Public Safety (come early to get your student IDs and parking permits)

12 p.m. – Welcome & Lunch

12:15 p.m. – Packet Review

12:45 p.m. – Program Overview

1:15 p.m. – CPC Welcome with President Linda Fedrizzi-Williams

1:30 p.m. – General Education

1:45 p.m. – Library Resources and Textbook Ordering Help

2 p.m. – Break and Knight Life Photo Shoot

2:10 p.m. – PSECU Presentation

2:20 p.m. – Success Coaches Vs. Faculty Advisors

2:35 p.m. – Clubs & Activities

2:45 p.m. – Judicial Process

3 p.m. – Blackboard and IT Overview

3:20 p.m. – Wrap-Up and Knights’ Keep (campus Store)

The Knight’s Keep (college store) will be open 10:30 a.m.-noon and 3-4 p.m. so feel free to stop on by after NSO to get your college gear before heading home! The Knights’ Keep is now located right across from the ATEC front Desk just inside our front doors by the flag pole at the corner of Valley Rd and B St.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION

Parking is available in the Conference Center lot next to the ATEC at 600 Valley Road, Summerdale, PA 17093 or just across the street.

Begin checking-in at 11 a.m. at our Conference Center located on the ground floor of our ATEC building from the Conference Center lot. Enter the double doors just below the bridge from the patio.

If you park across the street, you may enter the ATEC from the front doors (by flag pole) and head straight for the stairs. You’ll head downstairs to check-in for the Conference Center.

Directions : The event will start in our ATEC building located at 600 Valley Road in Summerdale, Pennsylvania. Please park in our Conference Center lot and head to the left of the building on the patio. You’ll want to enter the double doors located directly under the bridge. If you park across the street, you may enter the front doors next to the flag pole and head in side straight to the stairs ahead of you and head downstairs for check-in.

QUESTIONS & ANSWERS

Parking & Directions

For GPS, please use our address: 600 Valley Road, Summerdale, PA 17093. Once you arrive on campus, you’ll want to park in either the Conference Center Lot (Lot K), or Lots D or E across Valley Road from our main building—the Advanced Technology Education Center (ATEC). Proceed to the front doors of ATEC at the corner of Valley Road and B Street (flag pole out front). A Campus Map and Directions are available here. A couple of Handicap parking spaces are available out front of ATEC by the flag pole as well as a row of handicap spaces in our Conference Center Lot behind the building.

When and where can I check-in for the event?

Check-in will begin at 10:30 a.m. (please do not begin checking in until 10:30 a.m.) at our Conference Center located in our Advanced Technology Education Center (ATEC ground floor). You’ll want to park in the Conference Center Lot next to the building (look for Conference Center sign) and proceed to the patio area to the left under the yellow bridge. Enter the double doors just below where the bridge connects to the ATEC. A campus map and directions are available here.

What if it rains?

The event will be held rain or shine! If the forecast is calling for rain, you may want to bring rain coats and umbrellas for any outside travel.