The Next Four Years
Michelle Balaun2019-12-09T16:32:08-05:00What U Should Know. So you have a student ready to spend the next four years at FAU? That means you will undoubtedly be visiting once or twice. If you h [...]
They’ve Been Accepted!
Michelle Balaun2020-01-23T11:23:16-05:00Accepted, Congratulations! Welcome to Paradise as an FAU Owl Class of 2024! Now that you are accepted, you can now take that sigh of relief that a decis [...]
Meal Plans
Michelle Balaun2020-03-25T15:38:50-04:00A Guide to Eating At College The start of college is right around the corner and many of you might be envisioning your student’s diet as burgers and piz [...]
Home Sweet Dorm Make It Homey!
Michelle Balaun2020-07-06T15:59:21-04:00Transforming The Dorm Space To Look Homey. Don’t be alarmed on move-in day when you walk into your student’s bare and cold dorm room. It’s amazing how q [...]
Moving In – Move it Move it Move it
Michelle Balaun2020-06-26T14:00:28-04:00Get Your Hand Trucks Ready to Move! Because it's move-in day. From the day your student gets their room assignment, the whole process of move-in can see [...]
Move In Day
Michelle Balaun2020-06-12T12:31:16-04:00How To Be Prepared For Move-In Day. FAU’s move-in day is …well…a lot of work. Be prepared for many trips to the car and possibly one or two to the store [...]
Parking at FAU
Michelle Balaun2020-06-26T14:45:38-04:00Here are the ins, outs and don't's. You sent them to college with a car and they are grateful. However, although it will make a weekly Publix run easier [...]
Finding A Roommate
Michelle Balaun2019-12-09T17:13:32-05:00What To Look For In That Ideal Roommate. Finding the ideal roommate(s) can be tough and a hassle. I’m here to tell you a couple of ways to make that pro [...]
Orient Yourself at the Orientation Event
Michelle Balaun2020-03-04T18:28:24-05:00First Steps For Orientation Congratulations! You have a new Owl in your house, but what do you do now? One of the first steps after your student opens t [...]
FAU COVID Updates
Michelle Balaun2020-08-10T11:16:55-04:00Update on Latest COVID Plans Unprecedented doesn’t even begin to describe what the past few months have been like during this COVID pandemic. We may hav [...]
Being Thrifty
Michelle Balaun2020-06-29T09:11:21-04:00When You Need to Stay on Budget, Be Thrifty. Being a college student, it can be stressful to be thrifty and stay on budget throughout the semester. Ther [...]
Storage How To at FAU
Michelle Balaun2019-12-09T17:29:33-05:00Where will they put all of their stuff? As if move out day isn’t stressful enough, now imagine trying to find storage place in your house for all of you [...]
It’s All About the Delivery
Michelle Balaun2020-09-15T12:44:33-04:00Easier Than ToGo, It Comes To the Door! Taking time away from studying can be the difference between dinner or a bag of chips and a soda. Sometimes it [...]
I’m Not Your Maid: Cleaning Services
Michelle Balaun2020-09-04T15:02:18-04:00Maybe It's Not A Luxury But A Necessity. I never thought I would be saying this, but sometimes it is a good idea to hire a cleaning service for your stu [...]
Get Involved
Michelle Balaun2020-08-10T15:26:26-04:00Ways To Feel More A Part of the Community. With an undergraduate enrollment of over 25,000 spanning across the Boca Raton Campus, FAU can feel huge. The [...]
Roommates and Residential Life
Michelle Balaun2020-06-26T16:32:25-04:00First Time Living With Someone You're Not Related To! For most students, freshman year of college is their first opportunity to live away from home. Dor [...]
Paws at FAU…. All About Pets
Michelle Balaun2020-08-07T14:02:47-04:00The Paws Have It! Here is what you need to know about pets at FAU. When my daughter first started at FAU, she often called or texted daily asking for pi [...]
What Not to Bring to College
Michelle Balaun2020-04-28T11:04:05-04:00Read This Before You Shop! If you're wondering what to bring and haven’t started shopping for your incoming freshman yet, whether for things for their d [...]
Where Will They Live- Managing the Gap
Michelle Balaun2019-12-09T17:56:45-05:00It's More Than A Visit. Manage the Gap. Although it feels like you just moved your students into their dorms, you now have to move them out. The worst p [...]
An Insider’s Guide to Living on Campus at FAU
Michelle Balaun2020-03-04T18:20:45-05:00The Secrets You Need To Know About Living On Campus. You can certainly read about the dorms and places to live on campus on the FAU Housing and Resident [...]
Are your Students valuables safe?
Michelle Balaun2020-06-12T11:23:53-04:00Are Their Valuables Safe? You worry about your student being safe, then one more thing to worry about is their stuff. Right up there with the call from [...]
The First Few Weeks
Michelle Balaun2020-04-13T13:42:40-04:00We completed the drop. We unloaded the car in the treacherous Florida heat and we set up their rooms. The bed was made, everything had been put away and [...]
Getting There – Transportation
Michelle Balaun2019-12-17T10:18:09-05:00Trains, Planes, and Automobiles… It seems easy enough, book a flight, take a train, jump in the car, but we know some details that will make that trip s [...]
Time to Move On…and Out
Michelle Balaun2020-11-11T10:18:17-05:00Here Is One Way To Make The Move. Moving out can be almost as hectic as moving into the dorms and apartments. You are typically assigned a move out time [...]
Where the Wind Blows
Michelle Balaun2020-09-01T13:37:52-04:00The Reality Of Living With Hurricanes. Having spent most of my adult life in South Florida, I have gone through more than 25 Hurricane seasons. I prepar [...]