Budget 101
Michelle Balaun2020-10-15T17:48:26-04:00Learning To Spend And Save Are Part of Being An Adult. I quickly realized that I needed to place my daughter on a budget when she decided she needed to [...]
The Best Apps for Students
Michelle Balaun2020-11-10T12:24:58-05:00Apps, The Easiest Way. Remember when you were in college and everything was easily accessible via apps on your phone? No? Well, me either. Our kids, how [...]
FAFSA
Michelle Balaun2020-10-01T14:56:33-04:00First Applicants Find Substantial Assets. FAFSA is the national Free Application for Federal Student Aid but, based on how aid is distributed, it may as [...]
Trick or Treat
Michelle Balaun2020-10-01T11:55:25-04:00That Was Then… I would race home from school so my mom could put together some sort of costume for me then rush to meet my friends to go trick-or-treati [...]
Where to Pre-game At FAU
Michelle Balaun2020-04-13T13:39:38-04:00There are Football Pre-game Tailgates in Paradise Football season is upon us and other than making sure you will be properly attired in Red and Blue and [...]
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 [...]
Safest Places to Visit Your Student This Semester
Michelle Balaun2020-10-14T11:14:38-04:00We Still Love to Visit Our Owls Let’s face it, these are odd and crazy times! Things look very different at FAU this semester but one thing is still for [...]
Diversity and Inclusion for LGBTQ College Students
Michelle Balaun2020-07-10T17:38:09-04:00LGBTQ Campus Support and Resources College can be challenging for all students, therefore finding ways to make connections with others who identify simi [...]
Sorority Recruitment: What to Expect & What to Wear
Michelle Balaun2020-07-22T12:50:59-04:00Here Are Tips & Tricks On What to Wear You are going to want to know what to wear for recruitment. Welcome to Florida Atlantic University recruitmen [...]
How Will Students Stay Safe, Sane and Happy this Fall
Michelle Balaun2020-06-29T10:23:54-04:00Where is a Safe Spot at College? As colleges are doing their best to come up with ideas as to how to keep our students safe and healthy as they reopen c [...]
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 [...]
Beauty and the Beast
Michelle Balaun2021-06-10T14:53:21-04:00Is That How Your Favorite Fairy Tale Begins? It’s not just for fairy tales, getting the beauty treatment makes her happy. As the mother of girls, I know [...]
Bright Futures – Shining Bright
Michelle Balaun2020-04-23T11:43:50-04:00The Future Is So Bright You'll Need Shades! SEE END OF BLOG FOR CHANGES EFFECTIVE WITH THE 2020-2021 ACADEMIC SCHOOL YEAR Bright Futures has been a grea [...]
Searching for Scholarships
Michelle Balaun2020-08-19T21:21:31-04:00There Is A Better Way To Get It Paid. Congratulations on Your Child Being Accepted! Now that that’s settled, the idea of actually paying for college loo [...]
Eating Healthy
Michelle Balaun2020-06-12T11:41:36-04:00Eating Donuts are Not on the Eat Healthy List! Eating healthy can be a difficult task on a college campus. Meal plans, rushing to and from classes and a [...]
Before You Leave
Michelle Balaun2020-06-11T12:06:11-04:00Check out our list of important documents before your students leave. Before you leave to take your kid to college, there are a few items you will want [...]
Are You Ready for some Football?
Michelle Balaun2020-10-22T10:43:05-04:00Here Is What You'll Need To Know. After their successful fall 2019 season culminating with a bowl game win, FAU football is ready to show that they can [...]
My Student Made Honor Roll
Michelle Balaun2020-05-07T22:13:17-04:00Honor Roll Pride It is that time of year when students receive notifications that they have made a collegiate scholar society. The cream-colored linen e [...]
Bucket List FAU
Michelle Balaun2020-09-15T12:20:24-04:00Check out these Owl Things to Do If you have decided you want to be an Owl, congratulations! Welcome to the University where there is football in paradi [...]
Graduation Photography for FAU Seniors
Michelle Balaun2020-10-29T14:52:32-04:00Memorialize Graduation Day with Photography They say time flies when you're having fun…that includes the four years spent in college! Commencement is ar [...]
Advice I’d Give My Freshman Self
Michelle Balaun2020-08-06T21:19:33-04:00Freshman Year is a Challenge The start of freshman year of college can be exciting and nerve-wracking all at the same time. As my time in college is nea [...]
Weekend with Dad -Here’s what to do!
Michelle Balaun2020-10-27T10:32:19-04:00Officially Unofficial - Dad is in Town to Visit! Dad’s weekend isn’t exactly official at FAU, meaning that there isn’t one specific weekend that it is c [...]
Fun Classes When You Need Electives
Michelle Balaun2020-10-06T16:10:39-04:00What Students Wish They Took Do you have a jam-packed schedule and are looking for an easy, fun, and exciting elective? Or simply looking to learn a new [...]
Food for Thought
Michelle Balaun2020-07-01T15:04:17-04:00No Student Hungry Much like the national campaign No Kid Hungry®, there are many students at colleges throughout the United States that are barely getti [...]
Working While in School
Michelle Balaun2020-11-10T12:25:23-05:00Are you working? Need some cash to make ends meet? Some students have to work to pay for college; some consider their school work their only job and for [...]
Homecoming
Michelle Balaun2020-09-17T17:02:57-04:00Fall Semester's Big Event One of the highlights of the fall semester is Homecoming. It's a time for Owls young and old to celebrate their Owl Spirit. Ho [...]
Sick at School
Michelle Balaun2020-09-29T17:24:41-04:00Mom...I'm Sick! It’s bound to happen. At some point, the phone will ring and your mature, independent college student will cry “Mom, I'm sick!” Hopeful [...]
Safety Matters
Michelle Balaun2019-12-09T17:26:15-05:00We All Want A Secure Campus. FAU takes safety very seriously. As my child left the relative safety of our home, FAU’s safety procedures helped to ease s [...]
What College Majors to Pursue at FAU?
Michelle Balaun2020-05-22T16:11:49-04:00Perhaps It’s Time to Consider Majors that are Sustainable in Tough Times Students usually choose a major over a period of time. I have always been a fan [...]
Grocery Stores
Michelle Balaun2020-07-07T14:24:39-04:00Let’s Eat! Whether your student lives on campus or off, they will need groceries. Boca Raton has plenty of places to shop in this regard. For those new [...]
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 [...]
Retail Therapy
Michelle Balaun2020-06-26T15:12:40-04:00A Little Retail Shopping Helps! There is plenty of retail therapy in Boca Raton and although your student is up there for school, there is always someth [...]
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 [...]
Is an A Really An A? Does a Plus or Minus Count?
Michelle Balaun2020-10-21T11:17:12-04:00A Plus or Minus Does Count College grading systems can be especially confusing when coming straight from high school. The biggest difference between the [...]
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 [...]
How to Transition to FAU as a Transfer Student
Michelle Balaun2019-12-09T17:30:41-05:00Sometimes You Change Your Mind. When we pick what college we want to go to our senior year of high school, we always believe that it is going to work ou [...]
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 [...]
More Veggies Please!
Michelle Balaun2020-11-05T12:02:51-05:00Salad Days Are Here! Love Your Veggies! When my youngest daughter left for FAU, she was a carnivore. Her last meal at home was a full course Italian mea [...]
Supervise an Easy Budget for Your College Student
Michelle Balaun2020-10-19T10:54:51-04:00This is a budget lesson that will serve you in the future! I quickly realized that I needed to place my daughter on a budget when she mentioned her thir [...]
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 [...]
Nature vs Nurture
Michelle Balaun2020-09-10T12:10:45-04:00The Big Blue Beyond! Your first few trips down to Boca Raton were probably about seeing the school, orientation, and move in (which means shopping too) [...]
Owlthon – Dance, Dance, Dance
Michelle Balaun2020-10-23T13:53:26-04:00Marathon of Funk And Disco. Perhaps you have seen the Facebook posts from your student or friends’ kids that say #FTK or #ForTheKids. Maybe even fundrai [...]
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 [...]
Health Insurance
Michelle Balaun2020-10-15T11:29:38-04:00All The Ways In And Around Getting Health Coverage. Florida Atlantic University does not require students to have Health Insurance (unless they are inte [...]
Books, Books, Books
Michelle Balaun2020-08-19T21:38:40-04:00You Remember, Those Things With 2 Covers And A Bunch Of Pages. A lot has changed since my daughter was a student at FAU but the one thing that has not i [...]
21 and Oh So Fun
Michelle Balaun2020-09-15T13:33:11-04:00Officially A Fun Adult At 21! My daughter turned 21 in March of her junior year at FAU, fun, fun, fun. At FAU, many girls who turn 21 have what is call [...]