PARENTS & FAMILIES NEWSLETTER

While Club Fest is specificially for students, we wanted to highlight it for all of you.  

It’s hard to overstate the importance of how connection and belonging positively impact the overall wellbeing of your student. The always lively Spring Club Fest, taking place next Wednesday, February 1, 1-5pm EST, in Manhattan, is a great opportunity to build those connections with others. Students can register for Club Fest on NYU Engage.

Your student has been in regular touch with our NYU Welcome team, an incredible group of students and staff who ensure that incoming students are off to a great start. Undergrads recieved this communication on their first day of classes, followed by daily outreach on events and other activities tailored to new students. They are also the folks behind the aforementioned upcoming Club Fest next week. Students can look for university- and school-based welcome events and other activites via NYU Mobile. They can also browse and register for events through NYU Engage, our club activities platform. NYU Welcome runs through next Friday, February 3.

We are approaching the February 10th deadline for your student to enroll/waive the NYU-sponsored Health Insurance. Your student will receive an email outlining important information and steps regarding their health insurance coverage on February 1. We encourage parents and families to review this message and discuss any changes with their students prior to the enrollment/waive deadline.

NYU's Student Health Center (SHC) is a key component of support for your student's health and wellbeing while at NYU.  The SHC is a campus resource and service center for all matriculated students, offering universal, hassle-free appointment-based and urgent same-day medical and counseling services at either no cost or very reduced cost to all NYU students, regardless of insurance coverage. With locations in Manhattan and Brooklyn, as well as 24-hours a day/7-day a week support, the goal of the SHC is to add great value to the NYU experience for students and great comfort in knowing that a safety net for basic healthcare exists at NYU.

The SHC is accredited by the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care, placing it among the top university health centers in the country. The physicians, clinicians, nurses, counselors, health educators, and administrative staff at the SHC are committed to enhancing the health and wellbeing of NYU students.

In addition, we strongly recommend you to check in with your student as you consider making plans to visit or travel with them. At the start of each class, students are given a class syllabus, a document created by the course faculty member which outlines class requirements, as well as assignment and exam dates, all of which may impact your student. If your student is unclear about exam or assignment dates, please encourage them to speak with their professor to seek further clarification.