Parent Orientation

Parent Orientation is a half day-long program on the first day of New Student Orientation (NSO). Parents and guardians learn about first-year issues and campus life through information sessions and activities. Past programs have included sessions on wellness and safety, academic curriculum and advisement, financial aid, Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA), life in residence halls, commuting student programs and services, and transition issues for first-year students and their families. Parents also have an opportunity to participate in a campus tour.

Students can register their parents online for the Parent Orientation. Parents will need to say goodbye to their students when they drop them off at the James Weldon Johnson Auditorium on Monday morning at 8:30 a.m. Students will continue with their program while parents head to Parent Orientation in the J. Millard Tawes Center Ballroom. If you are picking up your student on the last day of New Student Orientation, please do so about two hours after the last scheduled event/appointment he/she needs to attend. Please be aware that not all students finish at the same time. Students will be assigned individual appointment times during New Student Orientation programming.

In the New Student Orientation brochure in your student's Welcome Folder, your student has an extensive list of things to do before New Student Orientation.

• To obtain his/her Eagle ID Card, the Office of Auxiliary Services, (410) 951-3570, can help if your student does not know how to obtain the Coppin ID.
• To check his/her EagleLinks e-mail frequently, since all Coppin offices and faculty communicates with students via Coppin e-mail, including the Office of Student Activities and New Student Orientation.
• To register for New Student Orientation, and, at the same time, register you for Parent Orientation. Registration can be done by calling the Office of Student Activities at 410-951-3922 or online at http://www.coppin.edu/orientation. Your student will need his/her Coppin ID and password in order to register online for New Student Orientation.
• Not to make travel plans until he or she receives a confirmation e-mail from the Office of Student Activities regarding the date of New Student Orientation.
• To complete placement exams prior to attending New Student Orientation. To do so please contact the Office of Academic Advisement at 410-951-3555.
• To mail high school transcripts to the Office of Undergraduate Admission and medical immunization forms to the Student Health Center. Immunization forms may also be submitted to Student Health Center during Parent Orientation.

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