Parents and Families

Some students will be returning home soon for the Thanksgiving break, and parents may be wondering what to expect. As students' independence and responsiblity increase, you may find some things will be different. 

It's course selection time again, and you may be wondering what the parent's role is in charting a student's academic course. Read on for advice for parents about how to be helpful.

Time management is one of the keys to success at college, yet many students struggle with it throughout their undergraduate career. "When you have so many things on your plate at once, time management becomes very difficult," explains LSA senior Marissa Miars. 

It is hard to believe that the end of the Fall term is only about a month away! Here's an overview of Dates to Remember for the rest of 2014, and beyond. 

If you participated in Student Move-In 2014, we want to hear from you what the experience was like! This Fall term, we condensed Move-In from 4 days to 2 days - how did it go? 

Last edition we asked: How do you plan to stay in touch with your student now that Fall term is starting up? Phone? Email? Text? Tweet? Facebook? Facetime? Passenger pigeon? What works for you and your family? Many parents and families responded that they intend to use primarily email and phone.

We met many parents during Student Move In this fall who are themselves Michigan alumni.  And others who were visiting Ann Arbor for the first time, but already decked out in Wolverine gear!  Whether your family is new to campus, or a multi-generational Wolverine household, we think you'll enjoy this Alumni Association video.  It was made by Michigan students for the whole Michigan family!

What experiences and perspectives do your students bring to our community? How will their backgrounds and opinions enrich our campus and our world? And how can you as a parent or family member support them in an exciting and challenging campus climate that can include difficult, even uncomfortable discourse?

Your students are here and they are hungry. 

Michigan Dining is well equipped to handle thousands of hungry students on their way to class, the gym, a student organization meeting and, yes those just rolling out of bed.  With seven dining halls and dozens of cafes and shops around campus, you can rest assured that your student won't go hungry.

If your student experiences speech disfluency (or stuttering)  or if you know of a student who does, please let them know that Services for Students with Disabilities (SSD) has recently been given a financial gift to help. The purpose of this fund is to provide increased support and services for this community of students.