Resources for Families

Below is a list of the topics most commonly sought by parents and families:

• Academic Calendar
• Admission & Financial Aid
• Commencement
• Family Weekend
• Health Services
• Meal Plans
• Security & Safety
• Staff Directory
• Student Accounts 
• Visiting Campus

Recommended Reading

Here are some useful books to help understand what you and your student may be experiencing during their college years.

• I'll Miss You Too: A Parent and Student Guide to Opening Doors and Staying Connected During the College Years
  by Margo E. Bane Woodacre and Steffany Bane. Sourcebooks Inc, 2005.
• Letting Go: A Parent's Guide to Understanding the College Years (Fourth Edition)
  by Karen Levin Coburn and Madge Lawrence Treeger. Harper Perennial, 2003.
• You're on Your Own (But I'm here if you need me): Mentoring Your Child During the College Years
  by Majorie Savage. Fireside Press, 2003.
• She's Leaving Home: Letting Go as My Daughter Goes to College
  by Connie Jones. Andrews McMeel, 2002.
• Empty Nest, Full Heart (Second Edition)
  by Andrea Van Steenhouse. Simpler Life Press, 2002.
• Let the Journey Begin: A Parent's Monthly Guide to the College Experience
  by Jaqueline Kiernan MacKay and Wanda Johnson Ingram. Houghton Mifflin, 2002.
• Doors Open From Both Sides: The Off-to-College Guide From Two Points of View: Parents and Students
  by Margo E. Bane Woodacre and Steffany Bane. American Literary Press, Inc, 2001.
• When Your Kid Goes to College: A Parent's Survival Guide
  by Carol Barkin. Avon Publishing, 1999.
• Almost Grown: Launching Your Child From High School to College (Second edition)
  by Patricia Pasick. W.W. Norton & Co, 1998.
• The iConnected Parent: Staying Connected to Your College Kids (and Beyond) While Letting Them Grow Up
  by Dr. Barbara K. Hofer and Abigail Sullivan Moore. Division of Simon and Schuster, 2010.