Geneva College - Parents FYI Newsletter - August 18, 2020
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Need 2 Know!
New Students: Move-In Day is Wednesday!
There’s a lot of excitement as families prepare to drop off new students at the Geneva campus this week. Check out the details to make it a smooth process!
While guest access to buildings must be limited for the health and safety of the community, and in compliance with health guidelines, we still welcome family and guests of our students to come to campus during move-in time. Please read and follow the instructions in advance.
We are so glad to welcome the incoming class of 2024 to campus! Welcome Week will be held from Wednesday, August 19 through Sunday, August 23. Check out a schedule full of activities including campfires, lawn games, ice cream on the pedestrian walkway, iced coffee, Golden Gala and lots more.
Coming back to campus this fall with health and safety in mind means incorporating new routines, practices, and expectations into the everyday activities of everyone in our community. The College has developed a community covenant that states expectations everyone—faculty, staff, and students—needs to adopt to care for each other through the fall semester.
Beginning Tuesday, August 18, Geneva will send a daily text message reminder to students, faculty and staff to complete a personal health screening form before coming to campus. The text will include a link directly to the screening form on myGeneva. Students should complete this form every day before leaving their residence hall or traveling to campus.
Fall Schedule!
In response to guidelines from the PA Department of Health, Geneva Provost Dr. Melinda Stephens presents the fall schedule – including revised start date and end date.
Here’s information about billing, including how to make tuition payment (now overdue), payment plan info and deadline, and process and deadline for removing the student health insurance from your bill.
As we all prepare for the fall 2020 semester, the college has developed plans and guidelines to keep the community safe. Find out answers to questions commonly asked by students about the fall semester and watch a replay of the most recent Fall Update Information Session for students and parents.
When students return to campus, they will find that dining at the dining hall is much different. It’s all because of significant investments being made to ensure safety and adherence to regulations and best practices for food service operations. While changes abound, so do your choices!
Geneva is one of two colleges nationwide selected for a Mayo Clinic research study screening for COVID-19 antibodies. It provides an opportunity for Geneva faculty, staff and students to be tested when they arrive on campus and again about six weeks after classes start, helping shed light on how COVID-19 spreads and impacts communities. And participants get their own test results.
The Geneva College Store is excited to see students back on campus and shares a lot of information about ordering online, in the store and changes one can expect this semester.
Your Student's COVID-19 Safety Kit: Don't Leave Home Without It
For the health and safety of the entire community, it’s important that all students come prepared with a COVID-19 Safety Kit. Gather the items now needed for your student's arrival this week.
Geneva’s Information Technology Services identifies general computer specifications to optimize a personal educational experience. These guidelines cover the typical needs of most students for most programs. Students advisors can help them determine if their program requires any additional hardware or software.
HR Reminds Student Workers to Bring Whats Needed to Work This Fall
Is your student planning to work on campus this fall? If so, they will need to bring identification to complete the I-9 form. Here are the original documents your students needs to bring to campus if they'll be working.
A Message from Dan Dieter, Assistant Director of Marketing Services & PR
The much anticipated return to campus is upon us. Sending our students off to college can be a bittersweet time--sadly saying goodbye but full of hope for this new season of life. The Winnie the Pooh movie, Pooh's Grand Adventure, set on the last day of a golden summer, speaks to these moments and reminds us at this unique time that God does His best work in the bittersweet...