Parents & Family

Materials of Interest

UMD & the H1N1 FLU

• The past several months, UMD leaders have been meeting regularly with representatives from the St. Louis County Health Department and the Minnesota Department of Health to develop a comprehensive pandemic flu response plan. (UMD's reponse plan can be viewed at both of the following links: http://www.d.umn.edu/emergency and http://www.d.umn.edu (click on Emergency Preparedness). A letter was recently sent to the UMD campus community and all parents on the UMD parents listserv from John King, Pandemic Flu Response Team Chair. If you have not read this letter, you may view it at the following link: http://www.d.umn.edu/emergency/flu/letter_to_campus.html

UMD recommends that all students be prepared for H1N1 by bringing to school:

Several bottles of hand sanitizer

Disinfectant spray or wipes such as Lysol

Several boxes of tissue

Ibuprofen or Tylenol

A thermometer

Keys to Students' Success (and How Parents Can Help)
This PowerPoint presentation outlines some key factors for freshman student success and ways that parents can help their students succeed. This presentation was part of UMD's Bulldog Bash 2006 Parent Program. (Some internet browsers will block the viewing of this file; you can view by temporarily allowing the blocked content.)

Talking Points
This Talking Points brochure is designed to provide you some guidelines, resources and topics to assist you in your new role as the coach of an UMD student.

Transition Articles
Article written to help students transition into college. Written and updated by the FYE staff.

When Parents say 'Don't Drink,' Students Actually Listen, Scholar Reports
Article written by David Glenn and published in the Chronicle of Higher Education.

The Move to College
Article written by UMD’s Chris Verhaeghe.

Parents saying goodbye.
Article written by UMD’s Eve Browning. Published in the Duluth News Tribune, September 2003.

Familial routine not so familiar for college kid
An article by Sam Cook, a columnist for the Duluth News Tribune, and Andrew Minck, a student at St. Johns. This article was published on Monday, May 17th, 2004.

First Year Experience Spectrum Newsletter
The FYE Spectrum is a newsletter series produced by the First Year Experience Office. This publication highlights information pertinent to new college students.