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BEACON BEGINNINGS: Orientation for New Students
BOOKS AND GUIDES 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
Further Useful Information
** For overnight accommodations near the campus, check out our recommended Hotels here
** Find more info For Students here
** Find Tips for Parents and Families here
** Some Helpful Websites are listed here
** Some Helpful Books for Families are listed here
Contact Us
Have you paid your New Student Deposit to the Office of Undergraduate Admissions yet? You must submit $200 prior to attending orientation. Don't forget! Download a PDF of the New Student Enrollment Confirmation form here.
Questions?
Phone: 617.287.5813
Email: orientation@umb.edu