Campus Life

-- Dorm Rooms - Getting Around - Food - Singing --

GETTING AROUND

The campus is on a gradual hill covered with lovely lawns, tall evergreen trees, and pleasant walkways. HCNW signs mark the routes to classes. Our schedule is built with 15–minutes for walking time between sessions. Most of our students enjoy walking to classes over the weekend and taking breaks in the sun.

Golf carts are available for our student needs. Please use them, but remember we do have attendees who need them!

NOTE: due to campus noise restrictions, golf carts stop at 10 pm – plan accordingly! (Golf cart contact info on SCHED)

Classrooms and dorm rooms are accessible by ramps and elevators.

— Wear your comfy shoes
— Bring your walking stick, cane, walkers

DORM LIFE & ROOMS

Resident students and faculty will be staying in the student dorms. Don’t forget that dorm halls are CO-ED! Dress appropriately for your trips down the hall and always carry your keys.

If you registered to stay in a REGULAR 2-bed dorm room, you must bring your own bedding and towels. The beds on campus are twin x-long – so either bring flat sheets, or a sleeping bag – along with your pillow, washcloth, towels, and a blanket.

The SUITE dorm rooms come with a set of linens (including one blanket) for your use. In recent cooler years, many students have brought a second blanket or coat for extra warmth at night. Plan accordingly.

DORM KEYS are $$

Resident students and faculty will receive “dorm keys” during registrtion Wear your room keys all weekend, so that you don’t get locked out of your dorm or your room. You will also need to show your keys when you enter the dining hall.
ALL KEYS MUST BE RETURNED BEFORE STUDENTS LEAVE CAMPUS. We have to pay $50 for every key not returned.

GOLF CARTS

HCNW rents several golf carts to help move people between classes and meals. We have staff and students assigned as drivers to help move everyone around. CARTS OPERATE UNTIL 10 pm.

SINGING!!

We are a singing bunch!! — so you’ll find groups singing tags or old favorites in the dorms, during meals, in the halls, under a tree — and that’s OK! (as long as we don’t interrupt other workshops on campus, or the surrounding neighborhood after dark).
EVENING SINGING WILL HAPPEN
IN KILWORTH!

You might want to brush up our two national anthems before the weekend: Star Spangled Banner, and Oh, Canada. Along with How We Sang Today (SAI) and Keep the Whole World Singing (BHS). Come ready to sing.

WEATHER

Check out your favorite internet weather site/app to get information on what to expect in Tacoma during our weekend.

PROTECT VALUABLES

Please make sure that you lock your cars and put things in the trunk. Do not leave ANY valuables in view (on the seats or floors).

SATURDAY SHOW

Your registration includes our Saturday Night Show featuring our STARS from the weekend.

Extra tickets (if we have spare seats) will be available during registration on Friday.

LATE NIGHT MUNCHIES

HCNW is on a university campus. Food is delivered to students year round! You might enjoy ordering a late night treat and have it delivered to you. There are many options in Tacoma.

UPS has a WIFI that’s password free.

MEALS & DIET NEEDS

All campus meals are served in the Wheelock Student Center cafeteria / dining rooms.

For our faculty and students with special dietary needs, the UPS staff are prepared to fix special meals to fit your needs. If you have any meal concerns, please note in your registration and then talk with one of the UPS kitchen crew and they will help you out.

UPDATE FROM UPS: For celiac and gluten-free contamination, we can’t guarantee against cross-contamination and we can’t service a celiac concern. Also, we’re not a kosher kitchen.

LOCAL restaurants deliver to the dorm b uildings!

We have scheduled longer meal breaks for visiting and getting to classes.

Residents (with keys) can get meals from Friday’s dinner through Sunday’s breakfast.

Commuters will receive a meal card for Friday’s dinner along with Saturday’s lunch and dinner. Please return your meal card after Saturday’s dinner.

Workshop attendees will have special meal tickets for the extra meals.

THINGS TO PACK

It should be warm in June, but remember this is the Northwest! Consider bringing some of the following:

Water bottle
Throat lozenges
Comfy walking shoes
Alarm clock
Small fan and/or umbrella
Sweater or light jacket (classrooms might be air conditioned)
Extra blanket, if it’s cool.
Bedding (if not in a Suite room). Dont forget to include a pillow, sheets or a sleeping bag, washcloth, towel, soap, shampoo, etc
Materials or devices for taking notes (notebook, pens, pencils, cellphones, tablets, whatever)

LOST & FOUND

We all have to be responsible for our own items. Make sure to check your area before you leave AND TAKE EVERYTHING WITH YOU!! HATS! JACKETS! PHONES!

During the weekend, “Found” items can be left on our registration table in Wheelock. Hopefully the owners will quickly pick them up.

We will not ship items left after the weekend.

University of Puget Sound
1500 N Warner Street
Tacoma, WA 98416
The main campus is surround by N. Union Ave., N. 18th, N. Alder St., and N. 11th. Our main parking is accessible from Alder (~14th)

FIRST TIMERS?

If this will be your first chance to attend an HCNW, then you are in for a real treat. Tarry Smith will once again be organizing our “FIRST TIMERS” table where she will give you a map of the campus showing where your classes will be located during the weekend, and she’ll be able to answer any questions that you might have (or find you an answer).

SPREAD THE NEWS

Let your chorus-mates know that you’re excited about HCNW this year, an invite them to come, too!

Visit our FACEBOOK page and “LIKE” us! Also during the weekend take photos and post them to Facebook or email them to: webmaster@evgdistrict.com

CAMPUS LIFE