Resources
For New Students:
Health, Wellness, and Safety
- University Health Services (UHS) Parents Website
- The American College Health Association
- Tips for Emotional Wellbeing
- Drinking Responsibly
- The Education Development Center
- Security on Campus
- My Student Body
- Dorm Cooking- recipes geared toward college students
Gear, Books, and Discounts
- College Gear - a large online store for college gear
- eCampus - good resource to buy and sell textbooks
- Student Bistro - a directory of stores with student discounts
- TBXN - another site for buying and selling books
Getting Around
Staying in Touch
- Skype- a free video chat and phone client through your computer
- AOL Instant Messenger- a free IM service
For Families of College Students:
These resources aid in understanding exactly who will be attending college throughout the next generation, “The Millennials”:
- Millennials Go to College: Strategies for a New Generation on Campus By: Neil Howe and William Strauss
- Millennials Rising By: Neil Howe
- When Hope and Fear Collide: A Portrait of Today’s College Student By: Jeanette Cureton & Arthur Levine
The following books serve as guides for students and parents as they prepare emotionally, psychologically, and financially for the transition to higher education:
- 133 Ways to Avoid Going Cuckoo When the Kids Fly the Nest: A Parent’s Guide for Surviving the Empty Nest Syndrome By: Lauren Schaffer & Sandy Fleischl Wasserman
- Almost Grown: Launching Your Child from High School to College By: Patricia Pasick
- A New Chapter: How Parents Fit Into Their Students’ Lives at College By: PaperClip Communications
- Balsamic Dreams: A Short but Self-Important History of the Baby Boomer Generation By: Joe Queenan
- Caring for the Mind: The Comprehensive Guide to Mental Health By: Diane Hales & Robert E. Hales
- College Rules!: How to Study, Survive and Succeed in College By: Sherrie Nist & Jodi Patrick Holschuh
- Don’t Tell Me What to Do, Just Send Money: The Essential Parenting Guide to the College Years By: Helen Johnson & Christine Schelhas- Miller
- Empty Nest, Full Heart: The Journey from Home to College By: Andrea Van Steenhouse
- Empty-Nest Parenting: Adjusting Your Stewardship as Your Children Leave Home By: Richard Eyre
- Getting Ready for College By: Polly Berent
- Helping Your First-Year College Student Succeed: A Guide for Parents By: Richard Mullendore & Cathie Hatch
- How to Get the Most Out of College (Out of Print) By: Nancy Schlossberg & Arthur Chickering
- Let the Journey Begin: A Parent’s Monthly Guide to the College Experience By: Jacqueline MacKay & Wanda Ingram
- Letting Go: A Parent’s Guide to Understanding the College Years By: Karen Levin Coburn & Madge Lawrence Treeger
- She’s Leaving Home: Letting Go A s Daughter Goes to College By: Connie Jones
- The Empty Nest: When Children Leave Home By: Shelley Bovey
- The Launching Years: Strategies for Parenting from Senior Year to College Life By: Laura Kastner & Jennifer Fugett Wyatt
- When Kids Go to College: A Parent’s Guide to Changing Relationships By: Barbara M. Newman & Philip R. Newman
- When Your Kid Goes to College: A Parent’s Survival Guide By: Carol Barkin
- The Ultimate College Survival Guide By: Janet Farrar Worthington & Ronald T. Farrar
