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💰 Your first AU bill is due in three days!

📍 Countdown to Orientation: 3 weeks!

💉 Submit your immunization records

📸 Upload your OneCard photo

✅ For a more detailed checklist, click the link below!

"Start the packing process early! You do not realize how much goes into moving into your dorm until you arrive, so the more prepared you are the better."

Nolan Cazzari, Orientation Chair
School of International Studies (SIS)

📍Monitor your AU emails for welcome email with a preview of Orientation, which begins in just a few weeks. Make sure to take your time in reading through that email; it contains a lot of important details for you —both leading up to and during the orientation program.

📍Did you forget your photo was due for your AU OneCard? Your OneCard is your room key, meal plan, and printing. It is your key to everything, AU!  There is still time to skip the line! Get it in by August 5th to be entered for a drawing for a $50.00 gift card to Campus Store or Beats headphones!

📱 Duo Mobile is American University's chosen multifactor authentication app to help secure account holders from unauthorized access to their accounts and account data. AU requires use of MFA for all AU systems. Click the button below to learn how to get Duo on your phone—you'll need it set up prior to arriving to campus for move-in and orientation.

💉 DC law requires that all students under the age  of 26 to provide proof of the immunizations listed on the AU Mandatory Immunization Form.

To submit proof of immunization...

Students will receive a secure message in their portal within approximately five business days.

Students who do not complete this requirement will be able to attend classes, but registration for future semesters will be denied until the requirement is met.

📖 If you have not already done so, don't forget to pick up a copy of Against Technoableism. This is required summer reading for your College Writing course, a first-semester class that all first-year students must participate in.

📒 This is your last opportunity to apply for American University’s Emerging Eagles Leadership Program—the application closes this Wednesday, July 31. Tailored for first-year students but open to all who are interested in exploring their leadership potential or aspiring to be change makers, this program empowers you through leadership development, mentorship, and community engagement.

For more information, contact the Center for Leadership and Community Engagement (CLCE) at volunteer@american.edu.

💰 Your first tuition bill is due this Thursday, August 1 and can be viewed in your student portal on EagleService. Learn how to access your bill (including an itemized list of all tuition, mandatory fees, and financial aid) by clicking the button below.

Proxies and FERPA
Don't forget that you can also add proxies to your student account. Adding a proxy provides family members access to view/pay your bill and access to your educational record, but the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) gives you the ability to control who has access to what parts of your student record. Learn more about FERPA here.

👋 Registration for the Summer Send-Off series is now open! Meet other new Eagles even before you get to campus during our Summer Send-Off series! Hosted by the Office of Alumni Relations, the AU Summer Send-Offs are in-person social gatherings to help welcome the Class of 2028 to the AU community.

For more details and to find a send-off close to you, click the button below.

✨ Hosted by the Office of Alumni Relations in collaboration with the Office of Enrollment and the Center for Diversity and Inclusion, the 2024 Summer Welcome Series invites incoming students to meet fellow Eagles, hear from alumni about their AU experiences, and learn about resources offered to students by the Alumni Association and our Alumni Affinity Alliances and Networks. All welcomes are virtual and hosted on Zoom.

📣 As a new Eagle, what are you most excited to get involved in on campus? Tell us more about you and your interests by completing the Eagle Engagement Survey. It should take about two minutes to complete. You can find it your AU email inbox by searching for ‘Eagle Engagement Survey.’ Results can be used to improve the student experience and connect you with resources to support you to make the most of your AU journey. Don’t miss this important opportunity!

🎤 SIS professor introduces students to historical biography through the life and rhymes of Jay-Z. Click below to read an article from the Summer 2024 issue of American, the American University magazine.