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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Putting Together Great Owl Outfits
Michelle Balaun2020-08-25T11:53:14-04:00Something to Hoot About Owl-always love football! I love going to FAU football games- there is nothing like game day. HaveUHeard how FAU got its colors? [...]
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 [...]
Dropping a Class
Michelle Balaun2020-09-20T15:20:02-04:00Drop a Class, Like A Mic Drop, But Different. When my daughter was a sophomore, she decided to take a heavy course load in addition to a math course. Yo [...]
Eating on a Budget for College Students
Michelle Balaun2020-10-15T17:50:25-04:00Teach Them To Budget And The Rest Is Easy. I have to admit, one of the most challenging experiences I had when my youngest daughter went off to school w [...]
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 [...]
Campus Resources for Students of Color
Michelle Balaun2020-07-27T10:39:49-04:00Campus Guide to Resources for Multicultural Students Campus diversity amongst students has grown considerably over the years and most colleges acknowled [...]
Student Accessibility Resources
Michelle Balaun2019-12-09T17:54:07-05:00Inclusive Environments Abound. Accessibility is Everything. FAU is a large, growing campus, but Student Accessibility Services is there to create an inc [...]
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 [...]
Sorting Out College Life – A Guide to Laundry
Michelle Balaun2019-12-09T17:55:34-05:00Washing Laundry 101 Should be a Mandatory Class! I spent the summer before they left for college teaching all three of my girls' things they would need [...]
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 [...]
Volunteering Turns Your Compassion into Action
Michelle Balaun2019-12-09T17:57:42-05:00While volunteering, you might have a life-changing experience. Volunteering in college gives students the opportunity to give back to the community whil [...]
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 [...]
Places of Worship for Students
Michelle Balaun2020-09-10T17:51:50-04:00Continuing Worship Traditions. For all students, being able to continue to worship, pray, and adhere to their religious beliefs is extremely important f [...]
Lost and Found, How To Find It!
Michelle Balaun2020-01-29T13:46:34-05:00Oh No…It Happened! It’s Lost. Have you ever lost anything really important before? My three daughters lost more Student ID’s, keys, driver’s licenses th [...]
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 [...]
Rushing his way
Michelle Balaun2019-12-09T18:08:16-05:00Are frats really that crazy? Going back to 1978 with the release of “Animal House”, which became one of the most successful comedies of all time, to 201 [...]
Staying Fit!
Michelle Balaun2020-08-19T11:21:00-04:00Keeping Fit Counts! Yes, it helps mentally as well as physically. The phrase “Freshman 15” happens; it may not be 15, it may just be 5 or 10 extra pound [...]
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 [...]