Living @ Haverford: First-Year Students
Welcome to the class of 2015
First-Year Residential Life News & Updates
On behalf of the Office of Residential Life, welcome to Haverford College! We are all looking forward to your arrival and meeting you in August.
It is an exciting time with many things to think about and do as you prepare to come to Haverford in a few short months. Please know that we are here to guide and help you.
This page will provide you with an overview of and links to a number of important things related to your Haverford living experience.
Links
Links to important information and applications you will need to read, access and/or fill out and submit in the near future.
- Find your Student ID #: Incoming new and first-year students will need their Student ID number to purchase or waive the insurance.
- OneCard Application:
Please submit your application as soon as possible but no later than the deadline of July 1, 2011. Your OneCard is your "key to the campus". OneCard is your access to your campus and dorm buildings, your library card, your dining card, as well as your laundry and vending machine payment card. Visit the OneCard site. - The Coop information & Account Form: The Coop is a grill/café located in the Campus Center. If you choose to set up an account, please send in the account form as soon as possible.
- Linens Program: Students have a number of options when it comes to providing their own linens. One such choice is the Residence Hall Linens Program that shares a portion of the proceeds each year with Haverford's Students' Council.
- Theft/Fire & Accident Insurance: This information on a theft, fire & accident insurance program, National Student Services, Inc.'s Student Personal Property Plan is provided as a courtesy and Haverford College does not endorse this program.
- Haverford College Telephone Service
Links to information pertaining to your arrival in August and your living here at Haverford College. Please note that not all links below are active yet. These pages are being updated and will be posted as they become available.
- First-Year Housing: Information regarding First-Year housing.
- FAQ: Frequently Asked Questions
- Arrival and Non-Academic Registration Information
- Customs Program
- 2011-2012 Residential Life Calendar: Information about when the residence halls open and close. For future planning, it is important to note that residence halls will remain open during the fall, Thanksgiving and spring breaks but the Dining Center will be closed. During the winter break, dining services and the residence halls are closed.
- Students' Guide
- HavIT: short for Haverford Information Tracking, this is your new one-stop shop for all your secure Haverford links for academic applications, personal transactions such as campus mailbox information, web tools, etc.
- Campus Mailbox Information: This information will be available to you in August.
- Campus Map
- Directions to Haverford
The following are frequently used HaverLinks.
Got questions? Check out the Frequently Asked Questions page or ask us. We are here to help.
- Residential life questions? Contact our Student Summer Interns at hc.new.students@gmail.com or if of a confidential nature contact the Director of Residential Life at msmith@haverford.edu. You can also reach us via telephone at 610-896-1298, or snail mail at Residential Life, Chase Hall Suite 213, Haverford College, 370 Lancaster Avenue, Haverford, PA 19041-1392. Our Fax number is 610-896-4960.
- All other first-year questions? First-year Students' Page