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Reservation Information

WHAT TO DO NOW

Please complete the online registration form and send it back to us no later than one week prior to the session you wish to attend. Please give us your first and second choice for the sessions you would like to attend.

Every effort will be made to accommodate your first choice. Indicate only the sessions that you are able to attend. You may reserve your session on-line at www.uah.edu/orientation or call 256-824-6203 as soon as possible, since space is limited. Enclose a check/money order for the appropriate parent fee(s). Include with your reservation the total parent COMPASS fee, plus the additional fee if an extra night of housing is necessary (see the reservation card for the extra night housing fee). Again, please make your check payable to UAH.

For more information, please view our web site: www.uah.edu/orientation

If you have additional questions, please feel free to contact us at (256)824-6203. We look forward to meeting you!

Parents and Family Member Reservations:

* Do not include the student as part of the family reservation number.

* List the names of all family members attending a summer COMPASS session. Indicate the total number of males and females attending.

* Indicate on the reservation card the total number of family members attending who will be staying in campus housing, and enclose $75.00 for each person. Do not include payment for student, which will be billed to the student's account.

* Indicate on the reservation card the total number of family members attending who will not be staying in campus housing, and enclose $58.00 for each person.

Note: While the program is not geared toward young children, older siblings are welcome to attend the Parent/Family Program. Housing and meal fees for children are the same as for adults.

New Student T-Shirts:

Each student will receive a t-shirt during their orientation. T-shirts will also be available for family members to purchase during orientation.

Items to bring with you to the COMPASS program:

Orientation confirmation notice
Social Security Number
Picture ID (driver's license or other ID)
Workout clothes for those who want to use the University Fitness Center
Alarm clock (if you are staying overnight)
Comfortable clothes and walking shoes
Immunization information (if not provided earlier)
Your questions and concerns!

Freshman School Supply Drive - Bring with you to orientation
The mission of the Student Service-Learning and Volunteer Services program is to provide UAH students with opportunities for service on and off campus. As an incoming freshman, you can play an integral part in this mission by participating in our fall school supply drive benefiting local Title I schools. Just bring your donations of school supplies (pencils, paper, crayons, etc.) with you to your orientation session. After classes begin, we will distribute the supplies to elementary and middle school students in the Huntsville City School System. This community service project will not only allow you to give back to the community by donating supplies, but you will also learn about the specific challenge that students in Title I schools face and how, as college students, you can work together to overcome those challenges.

UPON ARRIVING:

You and your parents or family members will check in at the lobby of the University Center. Check-in begins at 7:30 a.m for those needing placement test(s) and 10:00 a.m. for those who do not need testing. If you arrive after 11:30 a.m., you will check in for the COMPASS program at the Central Campus Residence Hall, later in the day.

Commercial shuttle service is available from Huntsville International Airport to the UAH campus. Approximate one-way cost (at the time of publication) is $13.00.

Participants whose travel arrangements require them to arrive the night before the program need to indicate this on the reservation card and should enclose the appropriate additional fees. These participants should make arrangements to check in at the Central Campus Residence Hall between 6:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m. the day prior to the session.

Note: Casual dress would be appropriate attire.

Special Accommodations:

The Disability Support Services (DSS) Office is committed to providing academic support and physical accessibility to all COMPASS orientation program participants with disabilities. If you need special accommodations for COMPASS, contact the DSS office in Room 113 of the University Center at (256) 824-6203 at least two weeks before your COMPASS session.

Band and Choir Auditions:

Choir and band auditions are available during each session. Please call the Music Department prior to your arrival at (256) 824-6436 to arrange a time for an audition.