Connecting With Faculty

2 years ago

Faculty are the single most important group offering learning experiences for students at colleges. Working effectively with them should be…

Yes, Send Them CARE Packages

2 years ago

There is little that warms the hearts of college students more than receiving a CARE package from home. These bundles…

Engage With Other Parents During Orientation

2 years ago

As your student makes their final preparations for college and new student orientation, don’t think for a minute that your…

Budgeting With Your College Student

2 years ago

When students go off to college, we worry about many things. These include: how will they do academically? Will they…

Using the Family Vacation for College Visits

2 years ago

Family vacations can serve a dual purpose if you have a student thinking about college. Combining your family vacation with…

Shorten Their Time to Degree With Summer School

2 years ago

This is the second in my “making the most of summer” series. We often look at summer school as a…

Make Summer Break Worth It

2 years ago

A year or so ago, I talked about how high school students could make the most of their summer break.…

Connecting Majors to Careers

2 years ago

Many parents think of the majors our students pursue and assume they transfer directly into careers. But that isn’t the…

Your Financial Aid Plan B

2 years ago

Are you wondering why your student hasn’t received their financial aid package yet? Actually, if you’re involved in this process,…

Start the Semester Off Right

3 years ago

It’s important to start the semester off right, whether a student is just starting, or almost completed college. Hitting the…