Home Sweet Dorm
Michelle Balaun2020-09-24T16:19:12-04:00Turn Their Dorm Room From Drab To Fab Dorm rooms, ho-hum boring. You may be surprised at how one can transition a mass-produced, industrial-looking dorm [...]
Are You Sending A Package to Your Student?
Michelle Balaun2020-09-29T14:33:56-04:00Sending it... If you are planning on sending a package to your student, you want to make sure they get it. There are many reasons that a student receive [...]
Tutoring – getting help keeps you competitive
Michelle Balaun2020-09-02T12:26:26-04:00Tutoring Can Be the Key Students who attend IU, no different than many other highly sought-after colleges, will be faced with challenging classes, taugh [...]
I Am Not Your Maid – Maid Cleaning Companies
Michelle Balaun2020-09-04T15:12:59-04:00Because Sometimes You Need a Maid I never thought I would be saying this, but sometimes it is a good idea to hire a maid cleaning service for your stude [...]
What Not to Bring to College
Michelle Balaun2020-05-16T17:26:26-04:00No, you don’t need to bring that! You might think you need to bring the kitchen sink...but really, read this first! If you haven’t started shopping for [...]
Where the Wind Blows
Michelle Balaun2020-10-07T12:33:28-04:00If a Tornado is Around, Get Low to the Ground The wind is howling, now what? Growing up in South Florida, I have gone through at least one hurricane eve [...]
Working While Attending College
Michelle Balaun2020-11-10T13:42:36-05:00Working it - Make Some Moola While at School Growing up, working was normal for me. I have always loved having a job. I actually met my best friend from [...]
Food for Thought
Michelle Balaun2020-07-01T15:00:43-04:00No Student Hungry, Food for All Much like the national campaign No Kid Hungry®, there are many students at colleges throughout the United States that ar [...]
Weekend with Dad
Michelle Balaun2020-10-27T09:29:48-04:00The Best Things to Do With Your Dad at IU As most new college students at Indiana University would probably admit, leaving home was exciting. Free-dommm [...]
Safest Places to Visit Your Student This Semester
Michelle Balaun2020-10-14T11:51:29-04:00We Still Love to Visit Our Hoosiers Let’s face it, these are odd and crazy times! Things look very different at IU this semester but one thing is still [...]
Best Coffee Shops at IU
Michelle Balaun2020-10-09T16:25:17-04:00Coffee, Cup of Joe, a Cuppa, Java As a college student, I basically have a coffee in my hands at all times. After my freshman year, I soon realized that [...]
Favorite Apartment Rentals
Michelle Balaun2020-09-30T12:29:32-04:00Here are Our Most Favorite Apartment Tips on Rentals Rentals, it is the future. Neither one of my girls or their friends stayed in the dorms beyond thei [...]
Auxiliary Fees for Classes
Michelle Balaun2020-08-06T11:53:40-04:00HaveUHeard of These Fees? There is no denying that college tuition, itself, is a huge expense; however, on top of the cost, HaveUHeard that some classes [...]
Banks & Credit Unions
Michelle Balaun2020-07-08T13:08:27-04:00Many Places to Grab Money, Banks Galore! Leaving for college comes with so many new things, but handling their own money can be one of the scariest. We [...]
How Will Students Stay Safe, Sane and Happy this Fall
Michelle Balaun2020-06-29T10:39:09-04:00Where is a Safe Spot at College? Safe, Sane, and happy, is that possible? As colleges are doing their best to come up with ideas as to how to keep our s [...]
An Insider’s Guide to Living On Campus
Michelle Balaun2022-03-09T12:59:22-05:00Here is what you need to know about living on campus! You can certainly read about the dorms and just where to live on campus on the IU Housing pages, b [...]
Parking at IU
Michelle Balaun2020-05-29T15:59:07-04:00Get the Last Parking Spot! Every student wants a car on campus until they actually get to campus. On Thursdays at 11 am, when almost every student has c [...]
Taking the Campus Tour
Michelle Balaun2020-09-05T09:26:32-04:00A Tour Can Help You Make Your College Decision It’s the season for campus tours. Many of you have already visited a multitude of schools but now that th [...]
Spring Sports
Michelle Balaun2020-10-22T10:40:12-04:00Everyone Loves Sports While the Indiana Hoosiers Football team is not always on top, some fans are quick to claim that IU is a Basketball school. I reme [...]
Advice I Would Give My Freshman Self
Michelle Balaun2020-08-06T21:24:46-04:00A Little Advice Goes a Long Way We could do with a bit of advice. Moving to an unfamiliar place where you don’t know the area or a lot of people can be [...]
They Care at IU
Michelle Balaun2020-08-10T12:14:08-04:00We know you care too! You care about your student and so does IU. Once you commit to Indiana University, you officially become a family member for life. [...]
Where Will They Live -Managing the Gap
Michelle Balaun2020-06-24T15:36:09-04:00Managing the Gap Although it feels like you just moved your students into their dorms, you now have to move them out. The worst part is that some may be [...]
Roommates and Residential Life
Michelle Balaun2020-06-16T11:49:53-04:00Roommates - Learning to Live With Others… For many students entering college, this may be their first time away from home for an extended period of time [...]
Budget 101 for Students
Michelle Balaun2020-07-16T17:12:30-04:00Budget Let's Talk Money In college, students definitely learn a lot, but was your student ever really taught the best way to budget and handle finances [...]
Who are You Going to Call?
Michelle Balaun2020-07-06T13:31:04-04:00…When You Need Answers, You can Call! When you have a University-related question, sometimes the hardest part about this is not knowing who to call. At [...]
Storage IU, Where does the Stuff Go?
Michelle Balaun2020-06-03T14:11:58-04:00Where Will They Put All Their Stuff? That time between semesters when they want to bring everything home for a few weeks or summer and you are wondering [...]
Transferring to IU
Michelle Balaun2020-05-26T11:15:08-04:00Transferring and Change is Good Some students leave for college unsure of what to find and realize when they get there it is not the place for them. Per [...]
Trick or Treat The Halloween College Version
Michelle Balaun2020-09-28T17:31:42-04:00That was then… As a little girl Halloween consisted of dressing up for school, going desk to desk filling up my school basket with candy from my classma [...]
Football Time – Where to Watch the Hoosiers
Michelle Balaun2020-09-15T15:42:30-04:00College football … Hoosiers, It’s Time Over here we are counting down the days until IU football games are back in action! To start anticipating that ou [...]
IU COVID Updates
Michelle Balaun2020-08-14T12:45:53-04:00Stay Up to Date on COVID Plans Seems like finding the right COVID update in this unusual time is tricky. I don’t think I have ever used the word unprece [...]
Need Advice? Get Some Advising
Michelle Balaun2020-07-27T11:25:40-04:00Our Advice Guide to Getting An Advising Appointment The demand for academic advising increases as registration for the next semester approaches. Advisor [...]
Preparing for Grad School Exams
Michelle Balaun2021-05-07T13:11:35-04:00More exams, the fun keeps going! I know it feels like you just finished studying for the ACT/SAT’s and left for college, but before you know it, graduat [...]
Graduation Photography for Your Hoosier
Michelle Balaun2020-11-04T10:10:00-05:00Memorialize Graduation Day with Photography The last four years (or so) probably flew by and commencement is around the corner. There is no doubt that g [...]
College Majors to Pursue in Tough Times
Michelle Balaun2020-10-16T14:37:25-04:00Perhaps It’s Time to Consider Majors that are Sustainable Students usually choose a major over a period of time. I have always been a fan of taking a va [...]
Namast’ ay at IU Yoga
Michelle Balaun2020-09-21T17:52:49-04:00Keeping Peaceful, Zen, and Stress-Free with Yoga In college, I was determined to stay fit and healthy but I was not much of a gym girl. The school gym w [...]
21 and Oh So Fun at IU!
Michelle Balaun2020-10-26T15:28:45-04:0021 and an official adult now! Have fun! You hear the stories about students using fake IDs and going to the bars as freshmen in college all throughout h [...]
Staying at IU For Thanksgiving
Michelle Balaun2020-09-28T17:39:25-04:00Make Thanksgiving a Friendsgiving Managing Thanksgiving plans is always a challenge. This year Thanksgiving break is November 22nd-29th, and classes wil [...]
Graduation at IU
Michelle Balaun2020-11-04T10:00:57-05:00Remember When… It seems like yesterday that your Hoosier was an incoming freshman and now, within a few months, they will be graduating and looking towa [...]
Controversial Speakers IU
Michelle Balaun2020-09-01T11:48:09-04:00Is Free Expression Controversial? IU’s beautiful Dunn Meadow is a magnet for protests, rallies, and debatable controversial speakers to frequent. IU emb [...]
The Benefits of Joining the IU Alumni Association
Michelle Balaun2020-09-15T14:51:27-04:00Alumni Networking, Perks, and More… Before you know it, you are walking across the stage at graduation and, with that last step, you are an official Hoo [...]
Volunteering Turns Your Compassion into Action IU
Michelle Balaun2020-09-01T12:09:32-04:00Volunteering with passion is key. Is volunteering the path for you? When you first go off to college, you will find that there is no shortage of opportu [...]
Being Thrifty at IU
Michelle Balaun2020-08-17T11:35:45-04:00Need to Stay on a Budget? Be Thrifty! Are you thrifty? Sometimes I just feel like college is never-ending outfits and events. Between interviews, formal [...]
Register to Vote at IU
Michelle Balaun2020-10-07T12:47:37-04:00How to Have Your Vote Count While At College For students in a new city adapting to a busy college schedule, the voting process can seem daunting. As an [...]
Campus Resources for Students of Color
Michelle Balaun2020-07-30T12:54:05-04:00Campus Guide to Resources for Multicultural Students Campus diversity amongst students has grown considerably over the years and IU vies to maintain an [...]
Get Involved
Michelle Balaun2020-07-03T16:43:04-04:00Time To Get Involved! One of the most exciting parts about going to college is getting involved and finding new passions and hobbies all while having fu [...]
The ABC’s of a 529 Plan
Michelle Balaun2020-07-03T16:57:07-04:00What does 529 Pay For? When you decide to have kids, your first thought is not how am I going to pay for college, but it might be your second. Raising m [...]
Flu Season Ahead, Wash Your Hands!
Michelle Balaun2020-09-10T12:56:55-04:00The Flu ends with “U” Achooooo, It’s that season again – and I don’t mean tailgates and parties. Flu season is generally from October through May. Given [...]
Finding an Internship
Michelle Balaun2020-09-09T14:36:57-04:00Learn About Your Internship Options I’m the type of girl who wants to have her life planned out. I like to stay organized, set goals, and reach for the [...]