Important Dates

• Saturday, August 30 - Residence halls open at 8 a.m. The first meal served on the regular board plan will be dinner
• Tuesday, September 2 - Classes begin at 8:10 a.m.
• Tuesday, September 2 - Course enrollment for returning and continuing students who did not pre-enroll. 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm in the Registrar’s Office
• Wednesday, September 3 - Add/Drop Begins
• Saturday, December 20 - Residence halls close at noon
• February 13–15 - Family Weekend 2009

Course Registration Check In
Returning, non pre-enrolled students may enroll between 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm at the Registrar’s Office on Tuesday, September 2, 2008, the first day of classes, or anytime before the add deadline on September 15. If you are pre-enrolled, you may make changes to your schedule starting Wednesday, September 3. Please check the list of closed courses and changes to the 5-college schedule at www.registrar.pomona.edu before reporting to enroll or make changes to your schedule. Juniors who have not yet declared a major should be prepared to do so before an add/drop will be permitted. Copies of the add/drop form, major/advisor/graduation date change form, and other necessary forms can be found on the Registrar’s web site.

Housing
All students living on campus must check in at the Office of Campus Life upon arrival to receive a room key. A Student Information Form and a Health Insurance/Medical Information form must be completed at the time of check in. ID cards that were issued last year are still valid and will not be replaced except for lost or damaged cards. Students who need ID cards will obtain them at the Office of Campus Life.

Pomona College is experiencing a time of high enrollment and our residence halls will be at maximum capacity this fall. For this year only, students who wish to move off campus even though they have selected a room may do so without forfeiting their fee deposit. Students interested in this option should contact the Office of Campus Life as soon as possible.

Board Options
All Pomona College students living on campus are required to be on a meal plan. There are several board options available and changes may be made at the Office of Campus Life until 10 days after classes start. Please note there are 3 new meal plans, which we developed in consultation with ASPC, and in response to student requests for different options. In the spring of this coming academic year, we will work again with ASPC to review the meal plans, and assess the new plans.

Traditional Meal Plans
$2,550.00 - 19 meals per week plus $80 Board Plus dollars per semester *new this fall!
$2,475.00 -16 meals per week plus $160 Board Plus dollars per semester
$2,475.00 -12 meals per week plus $225 Board Plus dollars per semester
$2,400.00 - 14 meals per week plus $80 Board Plus dollars per semester *new this fall!
$2,275.00 -12 meals per week plus $120 Board Plus dollars per semester
$1,995.00 - 8 meals per week plus $80 Board Plus dollars per semester

Pomona College also will be offering a new 5 meal per week plan plus $80 Board Plus per semester (at a cost of $1,275 per semester), which will be available by application only through the Office of Campus Life. Students living off campus or living in the Cottages are eligible to participate in this meal plan. Other students with documented dietary needs or off-campus activities requiring absence from the campus during meal times may also apply.

As you know, you may eat your meals in the dining halls on any of the five campuses. Board plus dollars can be used to purchase additional dining hall meals or to treat friends when they visit the campus. If you prefer, you may use your Board plus dollars to eat in any of the informal dining sites on the five Colleges: the Coop Fountain at Pomona, the Sagehen Cafe at Pomona, the Mudd Hole at Harvey Mudd, the Motley at Scripps, the Hub at CMC, the Shakedown at Pitzer, or the Grove House at Pitzer. These restaurants are open different hours than the dining halls, often until late in the evening, so you will be able to eat whenever you are hungry or whenever you want to socialize with friends on the five campuses.

Health Insurance
The Claremont Colleges maintain Student Health Services and Monsour Counseling Center for students. Services are available during regular business hours, Monday through Friday when classes are in session. Preventive medicine and health awareness are stressed and consultation and treatment by physicians, nurses and psychologists are available without charge. A charge is made for medicines, laboratory tests, special supplies and consultation; treatment by specialists in the community are arranged by the Student Health Service, but are paid for by students, not by the College. Emergency health services for serious injuries or for after hours or weekend treatment are available at two nearby (within 5 miles) hospitals and several urgent care clinics, again at the student’s expense. The free medical services provided by the College are limited. Serious injuries, illness serious enough to warrant hospitalization and many medications can be quite expensive. It is important that you review your family health coverage.

Claremont Colleges Student Health Insurance Plan

This year, the Claremont Colleges changed the insurance plan to better meet student needs. More treatments are covered at 100% when provided in network. The PPO network has remained the same. The insurance policy covers treatment for doctor visits, emergency care, medical and surgical treatment, diagnostic procedures, laboratory tests, treatment of mental and nervous disorders, specialty consultations, and hospitalization (including inpatient hospitalization for mental health/psychiatric care and chemical dependency) while you are at Pomona College. It covers you for all those services while you’re a student at Pomona College or traveling in the United States or abroad. It has a maximum benefit that is at least $100,000 per injury or sickness. It covers injuries resulting from the practice or play of intramural/club sports. The fee is $910 for the period August 9, 2008 to August 27, 2009.

Every student should be covered by some form of medical insurance. Insurance is required for all students participating in intercollegiate, club sports, or OTL. Medical insurance is not provided by the College. The student or parents should examine their insurance policy to determine if it provides an adequate amount of coverage, that it does not exclude the student because of her or his age, and does not exclude coverage for intercollegiate athletics, club sports, outdoor trips, or for whatever activity is planned. If you do not have insurance or are inadequately insured and cannot afford to purchase the CUC student insurance plan, please email a request to the Office of Financial Aid at financial.aid@pomona.edu. They may be able to help with the cost.

REMINDER: The brochures/applications for CUC Student Health Insurance Plan and Fire/Theft Insurance require your immediate attention.

Personal Property InsuranceE
Pomona College does not assume responsibility for loss or damage to personal property belonging to students. Parents and students should inspect their insurance policies to determine whether the limits and conditions are sufficient to cover student property in Claremont.

Loss or theft of personal property from student residence hall rooms does occur, aggravated by the fact that students often do not lock the doors to their rooms while away from them. It is important to both exercise caution at Pomona as one would at home, and to maintain adequate personal insurance to cover items that may be lost, stolen or damaged. Pomona College does not cover loss to students’ personal property. During vacations, students are urged to check their valuables into one of the locked alarmed storage rooms available on campus. These rooms provide an additional measure of safety, but the College does not assume liability for losses, which may occur. Please go to www.nssi.com for more details.

Re-Coop Store – NEW!
The student-run Re-Coop Store will be open when you return this fall. The store will feature a variety of used items, including fridges, lamps, rugs, fans, hangers, furniture, and more. Items will be sold for a nominal cost. The store will be located in Walker residence hall. For more information, see the website: http://recoop.pomona.edu/.

Zip Car
Pomona has contracted with Zipcar to provide rental cars for students on campus. While the College does allow all students to bring cars to campus, we strongly encourage students to identify alternative means of local transportation. Zipcar is a service that rents cars (including Honda Civic Hybrids) to students 18 and over with good driving records. The rental costs are $7.00 hourly or $48 for the day after a $35 membership fee is paid. Zipcar allows students to have short-term use of a car for shopping, medical appointments or other personal errands. For more information about membership eligibility, or to sign up, please go to http://www.zipcar.com/pomona/.

Final Exam Schedule
You have already received the final examination schedule from the Registrar. On it, you will note that exams extend through the afternoon of Friday, December 19. All residence halls will close for the fall at noon on Saturday, December 20. Please remember this when making arrangements for travel at the end of the semester. The Academic Procedures Committee frowns upon petitions requesting final exam changes because of premature travel reservations.

ENJOY THE REMAINDER OF YOUR SUMMER!