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- Opening Week Information
Opening Week Information for New & Returning Students
Updated January 19, 2024
Spring 2024
- Classes begin Monday, January 29, 2024 at 8 a.m.
Move-in & Housing
- Arrival & On-Campus Move-In
International students should follow the guidance communicated to them by the Global Education Office.
New Students
New students are able to check-in in the main lobby of their assigned residence hall beginning at 11 a.m. on Saturday, January 27, 2024. Students can find their spring 2024 housing assignment in their Housing Portal
Returning Students
Returning students will have access to their residence halls beginning at 8 a.m. on Saturday, January 27, 2024. Returning students DO NOT need to check in, they can proceed directly to their room.
Early Arrivals
Students who are enrolled in an educational experience (internship, student teaching, etc.) that necessitates an early arrival date, and students with extreme situations will be considered for an early move-in date. Please contact the campus housing office to explore this option: [email protected].
An early arrival fee may be applied to the student’s bill. Each request will be reviewed and a decision will be communicated to the student. Students should not make travel arrangements before receiving permission, as permission to move in early is not guaranteed.
- Housing
All on-campus students can log into the Housing Portal to see their spring 2024 housing assignment, roommate information and information regarding their mailing address.
No-shows will forfeit their room reservations by Tuesday, January 30, 2024 at 8 a.m.
The office is open Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
- Finding Your Residence Hall & Where to Park
Directions to the SUNY Plattsburgh Campus
Find your assigned residence hall and parking information for the unloading and move-in process below. Click each building for more information and an aerial map view for each residence hall.
- GPS Coordinates — 44'41'25"N 73'28'08"W
- This hall is located at 83 Rugar Street, on the corner of Rugar Street and Tower Way.
- Building 23 on the Campus Map
- Parking — Park along Rugar Street, in front of the building, or the left side of Tower Way, in front of the building. Please limit your use of these spaces to 20 minutes allowing for other families to use them to move in.
- GPS Coordinates — 44'41'35"N 73'27'50"W
- This hall is located at 7 Rugar Street.
- Building 4 on the Campus Map
- Parking — Park along Rugar Street, in front of the building. Please limit your use of these spaces to 20 minutes allowing for other families to use them to move in.
- GPS Coordinates — 44'41'25"N 73'28'02"W
- This hall is located at 79 Rugar Street.
- Building 22 on the Campus Map
- Parking — Park along Rugar Street, in front of the building. Please limit your use of these spaces to 20 minutes allowing for other families to use them to move in.
- GPS Coordinates — 44'41'29"N 73'28'02"W
- This hall is located at 61 Rugar Street.
- Building 14 on the Campus Map
- Parking — Park along Rugar Street in front of the building. Please limit your use of these spaces to 20 minutes allowing for other families to use them to move in.
- GPS Coordinates — 44'41'39"N 73'27'44"W
- This hall is located at 73 Broad Street.
- Building 8 on the Campus Map
- Parking — Park in lot 13, directly in front of the building and along the east side of the building. Please limit your use of these spaces to 20 minutes allowing for other families to use them to move in.
- GPS Coordinates — 44'41'31"N 73'28'00"W
- This hall is located at 49 Rugar Street.
- Building 13 on the Campus Map
- Parking — Park along Rugar Street in front of the building. Please limit your use of these spaces to 20 minutes allowing for other families to use them to move in.
- GPS Coordinates — 44'41'27"N 73'28'05"W
- This hall is located at 73 Rugar Street.
- Building 19 on the Campus Map
- Parking — Park along Rugar Street in front of the building. Please limit your use of these spaces to 20 minutes allowing for other families to use them to move in.
- GPS Coordinates — 44'41'22"N 73'28'07"W
- This hall is located on Tower Way, just off of Rugar Street.
- Building 24 on the Campus Map
- Parking — Park along Tower Way, in front of the building. Please limit your use of these spaces to 20 minutes allowing for other families to use them to move in. You may also park in lot 18 behind the building.
- GPS Coordinates — 44'41'31"N 73'28'06"W
- This hall is located at 64 Rugar Street
- Building 33 on the Campus Map
- Parking — Park in the spaces closest to the building in Parking lot 28 behind the building. You will not be able to park on Rugar Street in front of the building. Please limit your use of these spaces to 20 minutes allowing for other families to use them to move in.
- GPS Coordinates — 44'41'20"N 73'28'06"W
- This hall is located on Tower Way, just off of Rugar Street.
- Building 30 on the Campus Map
- Parking — Park in the spaces closest to the building in lot 18 next to the building. Please limit your use of these spaces to 20 minutes allowing for other families to use them to move in.
Campus Life, Activities & Dining
- New Student Welcome
For those students coming to take classes at the main campus in Plattsburgh, those living on-campus and off, we wanted to get a chance to welcome and meet you, as well as to start the process of getting you acclimated to the campus.
New Student Welcome
- Saturday, January 27, 2024 from 4 – 8 p.m. Clinton Dining Hall
The Dean of Students and staff from the university’s Academic Advisement Office will be located at a welcome table inside of Clinton Dining Hall, just down the stairs as you enter the eatery. Come over to our table and check in with us, receive your “Rock the Red” t-shirt, review the new student checklist to make sure you’ve taken care if everything and meet us. You do not need an active meal plan to come see us. We are here for you and want to give you a chance to get any last-minute questions answered.
- Food & Dining Service
All residential students are required to purchase a meal plan. The meal plan options available are dependent on earned credit hours at the time of purchase. All meal plans will activate at 4 p.m. on Saturday, 1/27. Residential students can make meal plan adjustments through the Meal Plan Portal until Thursday, February 8, 2024 at 4 p.m.
Opening Weekend Hours:
Saturday, 1/27
- 11 a.m. – 10 p.m. Cardinal Market in the College Center (Dining Dollars accepted)
- 4 – 8 p.m. Clinton Dining Hall
Sunday, 1/28
- 9 a.m. – 8 p.m. Clinton Dining Hall
- 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. Tim Horton's, 2nd floor of the Angell College Center
- 11 a.m. – 10 p.m. Cardinal Market in the College Center (Dining Dollars accepted)
- 8 p.m. – midnight. Late Night at the Sundowner, 1st floor of the Angell College Center
Campus Dining venues will follow their published hours beginning on Monday, 1/29.
Off-campus students may select their meal plan while processing their bill. Any meal plan changes required can be submitted to Student Financial Services by the February 9 deadline. You may stop in, call or email changes to [email protected].
- Cardinal Cash
Cardinal Cash deposits may be made anytime online or weekdays throughout the school year at the College Auxiliary Services office, Clinton Dining Hall, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Deposits can also be applied to your student bill at the Student Financial Services office.
- College Store
The College Store is located in Saranac Hall. We recommend students place orders online for free in-store pickup when ordering their textbooks.
Opening Weekend Hours:
Saturday and Sunday, January 27 & 28:
- 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Extended hours the first week of classes:
- 8 a.m. – 5 p.m.
- Cardinal Market
The Cardinal Market convenience store is located in the Angell College Center
Opening Weekend Hours:
- Saturday, 1/27 - 11 a.m. – 10 p.m.
- Sunday, 1/28 - 11 a.m. – 10 p.m..
- ID Cards
Students are highly encouraged to upload their ID photo at our campus ID card portal prior to arriving on campus. ID cards may be picked up in the College Auxiliary Services office located in Clinton Dining Hall Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
The office will also be open the weekend of Saturday, January 27 and Sunday, January 28, 2024 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Alternately, students needing to have their photo taken may do so by visiting the College Auxiliary Services Office located in Clinton Dining Hall, Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
- Parking On Campus
All students — whether you park on campus or not — are billed two optional parking fees on your tuition bill. If you do not intend to park on campus, you must remove these optional parking fees before confirming enrollment or risk being charged. Tuition bills are available in MyPlattsburgh (STUDENTS tab to MY ACCOUNT under the Student Accounts heading.)
Visit Campus Parking for more information on vehicle registration, picking up and displaying your parking hangtag, to view the campus parking map, find where to park on campus and frequently asked questions.
- SA Shuttle
The shuttle pick up and drop off location is at the Angell College Center.
The shuttle will return to normal operating hours on Sunday, January 28, 2024, as follows:
- Everyday, from 11 a.m. until 9:30 p.m.
- Fitness Center
The campus fitness center will open for use on Monday, January 29, 2024. Further details about the fitness center will be posted on their website as they become available.
Academics, Advisement & Financial Services
- Placement Exams — Required for Course Registration in Some General Education Courses
All information related to competency and placement can be found on the college’s competency and placement page.
- Course Advising & Registration for New Students
2 p.m. promptly – Friday, January 26
Claude J. Clark Learning Center & Computer Lab (both in Feinberg Library, 1st floor)
- New Student (Domestic & International) Course Registration Session
- International students meet with academic department chairs and other professionals for course advising and to create a spring schedule. Registration will immediately follow.
- Domestic students can make final course schedule adjustments or speak with college staff about their schedules. (Wherever possible, it is highly advisable to consult with your academic chair or department contact about your schedule prior to opening weekend.)
Academic division and department representatives, global education, academic advising and registrar’s office staff will be present to advise you, answer your scheduling questions, and see that you are fully registered for the spring.
- New Student (Domestic & International) Course Registration Session
- Drop/Add
Course drop/add begins Monday, January 29, 2024 and ends Sunday, February 4, 2024 at 11:30 p.m.
- Admissions Office
The admissions office, located on the 1st floor of Redcay Hall, is open Sunday, January 28 from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. During these hours, newly admitted students to the spring 2024 semester may stop in to discuss concerns related to their enrollment (e.g. transfer students whose credits have not been evaluated, students with questions about their academic majors or any student wishing to pick up information)
Contact
Phone: 518-564-2040
Toll-Free: 888-673-0012
Email: [email protected] - Student Financial Services — Student Accounts & Financial Aid
Student Financial Services (student billing and financial aid) will be open Sunday, January 28, 2024 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. The office is located on the 4th floor of the Beaumont Hall Building (office number 446).
Contact Student Financial Services:
Phone: 518-564-2072
Email: [email protected]Regular business hours for the office are Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., except on Thursdays when the office opens at 9 a.m.
Resources, Accessibility & Support
- Library
The Feinberg Library will be open:
- Saturday, January 27, 2024 from 9 a.m. – 6 p.m.
- Sunday, January 28, 2024 from 9 a.m. – 6 p.m.
- Computer Lab
The Feinberg Library Computer Lab will be open:
- Saturday, January 27, 2024 from 9 a.m. – 6 p.m.
- Sunday, January 28, 2024 from 9 a.m. – 6 p.m.
- Computer Helpdesk
The Computing Helpdesk will be open:
- Monday – Friday, 8 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
- Telecommunications Office — Landline Telephones & Voice Mail
The Telecommunications Office is located on lower level of Saranac Hall, underneath the College Store.
Lobby Hours
- Monday – Friday: 8:30 a.m. – 4 p.m
Telephone Office Hours
- Monday – Friday: 8 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
If you are a new or returning student residing in a residence hall and are interested in hooking up a landline phone, at your own expense, please call telecommunications at 518-564-7975 or 877-493-0247, or visit the office on the lower level of Saranac Hall.
If you require assistance with your PBN or voicemail box, or if you changed rooms, please contact our office at ext. 7975.
- Jobs & Career Development Center
The Career Development Center, Angell College Center room 118, is a great resource for locating employment on and off campus and for all long-term career needs.
Office Hours: Monday through Friday: 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m, with appointments available throughout the day.
Walk-in hours for quick resume, job search and graduate school questions are held noon to 2 p.m. Monday through Friday.
Student Employment & Career Resources
Employment opportunities are posted in the career portal, Handshake, https://sunyplattsburgh.joinhandshake. . Handshake also hosts virtual employer recruitment events.com/login Don't miss the annual Career Fair on March 28 from 3 – 5:30 p.m. in the Angell College Center Ballrooms. Over 70 employers will attend, with opportunities for summer, part-time, internship, and full-time positions. All students are welcome!
- Student Mail Center & Your Mailing Address
The Student Mail Center is located in Mason Hall. The entrance is located on the lower level of the back of the building. Personal Service is available in the Center on Saturday, January 27, 2024 from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m.
Phone: 518-564-2541
Email: [email protected]All on-campus students will have a Student Postal Box (SPB) number assigned to them, and should have their mail addressed as follows:
Student Name
SUNY Plattsburgh
SPB # XXXX
73 Rugar Street
Plattsburgh, NY 12901Students can find their SPB number posted in their Housing Portal and may begin to have items shipped to their on-campus address.
- College Center Information Desk
Beginning on Friday, January 26, 2024, the Angell College Center (ACC) and Information Desk hours (518) 564-2121 are:
Angell College Center
- Monday – Thursday from 7 a.m. – midnight
- Friday from 7 a.m. – 1 a.m.
- Saturday from 10 a.m. – 1 a.m.
- Sunday from 10 a.m. – midnight
Angell College Center Information Desk
- Monday – Friday from 9 a.m. – 10 p.m.
- Saturday and Sunday from 11 a.m. – 10 p.m.