Finals are approaching and your student is nearing the end of the academic year in Ann Arbor. Congratulations to you both on a year well done! If your student lives within University Housing it is important to reach out and remind them of a few helpful steps that need to be completed before they fully kick back into summer.
For students who are starting a career, social media can help them get an internship or job, or it can cause a potential employer to choose another candidate.
Keith Soster, Director of Student Engagement at U-M, and Kate Glahn, Marketing Communications Specialist in Student Life Auxiliary Marketing, offer these tips that you can share with your student to help them put their best foot forward on social media:
Students spend a significant portion of the academic year sitting in class, at study desks, in lecture halls. But as the weather warms, students can take advantage of numerous offerings from U-M Recreational Sports to exercise, learn new outdoor skills and get moving. Here are a sample.
Is your student considering participating in a global volunteer opportunity, such as the Peace Corps, after graduation? If so, they may be interested in Peace Corps Prep, a no-cost certificate program through the Peace Corps, new to the University of Michigan this past Fall.
It's that time of year again. Spring is here, and summer is coming, though the snow that fell on campus in early March would've had us believing otherwise. You may be focused on your student's return home for the summer (for students who live in University Housing, see 2018 Move Out). There's so much to hear from them about how the academic year went—what they learned, what they loved, what they've become. Right now, students are still facing the final stretch.
If you’re planning to visit campus in April, you may want to know about some of the major construction and renovation projects.
One of the areas that will be most affected is the State Street corridor between South University and North University Avenues. Although State Street will still be open to vehicle traffic in both directions, traffic may move slower due to these projects:
Do your students have a burning desire to take on the injustices in the world and seek to meld activist pursuits with a university degree? If so, they are in the right place!
The University of Michigan has a long history of supporting student activism. There are Student Life programs that stem from or are the result of U-M’s social justice heritage that offers incredible educational opportunities to students. Highlighted here are a few of them.
Parents & Family Weekend is just around the corner! It takes place November 2-4, 2018, and registration starts September 13. Here are the top three reasons why you should consider attending.
1. Spend time with your student
Immunizations are one of the most effective measures to reduce illness. Your student may have received most recommended immunizations in childhood. In college, four immunizations are especially worth reconsidering now.
For over 175 years, fraternities and sororities at U-M have been developing leaders, contributing to the community through service and philanthropic opportunities, building lifelong relationships, and engaging students in educational and leadership programming outside the classroom.
More than 6,000 students participate as members of over 60 organizations (also called chapters), and each organization participates in one of four councils:
