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• First-year resident students are not permitted to register or park a vehicle on campus. Transfer students may purchase parking permits online.

• University (blue buses) and city buses are free to °®¶¹´«Ã½ students with a University ID. For complete details about bus transportation, including route maps and schedules, visit the Transportation and Parking Services (TAPS) website. 
• Escape and the Greater °®¶¹´«Ã½ Transportation Center offer easy ways to travel home on weekends and breaks.
• The University's partnership with 511NY Rideshare makes finding carpools simple.

• Interpersonal violence prevention and substance use harm reduction: All °®¶¹´«Ã½ students are expected to complete a mandatory in-person training about interpersonal violence and sexual assault prevention, and bystander intervention. The training will also provide important information about alcohol, tobacco and other drugs.

• Emergency Management
• Emergency text messaging − from the University via text message. 
• Emergency notification − The University offers at least 10 different ways it communicates during an emergency. Learn more >

• Campus Safety Initiatives
• Residence hall safety − All residence hall doors are locked on a 24-hour basis, requiring key-card access.
• From midnight until 5 a.m., all gates except the main entrance to campus are closed to vehicular traffic. Vehicles admitted to campus during this time must display a current University parking decal or the occupants of the vehicle must be hosted by a member of the University community.

• Decker Students Health Services Center
• The Decker Student Health Services Center provides °®¶¹´«Ã½ students with primary care of acute illness and injury, health education, women's health services (including birth control), travel medicine, immunizations, HIV testing, psychiatric consultation and laboratory services. All services are confidential and many services are covered by the mandatory University Health Fee.

• Harpur's Ferry Student Volunteer Ambulance Squad
• Fully trained and equipped Advanced Life Support (ALS) ambulance agency
• Fully certified by the Department of Health to operate in New York State, the same as all other transporting ambulance agencies in New York.
• No charge for use of ambulance services
• Learn more at

The University is required by The Clery Act to notify applicants of the availability of its  Annual Security and Fire Report  which contains three years of crime and fire statistics for the campus as well as safety and security policy statements. You may request a paper copy of the report by contacting the Human Resources Office at 607-777-2187.

Move-in Days for new students and welcome program are Friday, Aug. 15 through Saturday, Aug. 16. Residential Life will send more detailed information to students via their °®¶¹´«Ã½ University email address over the summer.

°®¶¹´«Ã½ provides wired and wireless Internet access to students, faculty, and staff. Detailed instructions for various operating systems and devices are available on the Information Technology Services web page.

The ITS Help Desk and Rescons (student computer consultants)  are available to help students connect to the Internet on campus. 

The Help Desk is located on the first floor lobby of the Technology Hub. Check their website at for weekday operating hours.

Books and °®¶¹´«Ã½ gear − The °®¶¹´«Ã½ Bookstore offers students a one-stop shop.  To save students money and support all learning needs, the bookstore offers textbook rentals, used books and digital book options.  For course materials, books, °®¶¹´«Ã½ clothing, supplies and much more, visit the .