Care Packages
Michelle Balaun2018-10-22T10:27:53+00:00We Know You Care For six summers I worked in the office at the sleep-away camp that my kids went to. Watching the elation on the camper’s faces when the [...]
Tax Time
Michelle Balaun2018-12-25T14:29:54+00:00Seems like it always almost time for Uncle Sam. April 15th is right around the corner. As you are preparing your return or having a CPA prepare your re [...]
They’ve Been Accepted, A New Knight!
Michelle Balaun2018-10-12T16:08:24+00:00Here's what you do now... Your son or daughter is going to be a Knight!! Congratulations!! It is great to be a Knight for so many reasons. You can now t [...]
Fun Classes to Take
Michelle Balaun2018-12-01T10:08:01+00:00When You Need Electives At orientation before freshman year, had started, advisors asked that students declare a major. My daughter left there practical [...]
Gameday Outfits for UCF Parents
Michelle Balaun2018-09-18T18:58:28+00:00Show Your Team Spirit! I love going to college football games- there is nothing like game days but, TBH, I am not going to wear some of the outfits that [...]
Valencia First
Michelle Balaun2018-10-23T17:10:44+00:00Then Transfer to UCF Some students may not be ready for a big university, but want the excitement that goes along with it. For this reason, many student [...]
More Veggies Please
Michelle Balaun2018-11-05T11:44:51+00:00Vegan/Vegetarian Dining Slowly, but surely, more and more young people are going vegan or vegetarian. I can’t blame them. Sometimes the choices on or ar [...]
Away for the High Holidays
Michelle Balaun2018-09-18T19:14:46+00:00Celebrate with a New Community Generally, our kids get to come home for Thanksgiving and Christmas, but for those who celebrate the upcoming Jewish High [...]
The First Few Weeks
Michelle Balaun2018-09-18T19:18:02+00:00We 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 [...]
Meal Plans
Michelle Balaun2018-10-23T17:06:20+00:00To Buy or Not to Buy - Meal Plans Some of us will miss those family dinners. Others will find some relief. Either way, we all want to know that our kid [...]
Rushing Her Way – What is Rush?
Michelle Balaun2018-10-15T11:38:04+00:00The Rush For parents of incoming freshman, you have probably started to hear whispers about sorority rush. The way rush is handled for sororities are so [...]
Rushing His Way
Michelle Balaun2018-09-18T19:31:27+00:00Frat. Rush. Rushing. For parents of incoming freshman, you have probably started to hear about fraternity rush. The way rush is handled for fraternities [...]
Sorority Girl
Michelle Balaun2018-09-18T19:32:44+00:00So They’ve Joined a Sorority Congratulations if your daughter has found a place to call home. Being in a sorority opens the door to so many wonderful ex [...]
Honor Roll
Michelle Balaun2019-01-12T11:00:42+00:00Did you get a letter? It is that time of year when students receive notifications that they have made a collegiate scholar society. The cream-colored li [...]
Get Involved
Michelle Balaun2018-12-31T16:11:35+00:00Get Involved With an undergraduate enrollment of nearly 60,000; the second largest university in the United States, set in Florida’s home to more than a [...]
Books, Books, Books
Michelle Balaun2019-01-02T14:55:55+00:00Reality Begins Now that our sons and daughters are settled at college the reality begins (not ours, which happened for me the second I got into the car [...]
So you want to be a Knight? Here’s How!
Michelle Balaun2018-09-18T19:37:25+00:00Be a Knight! I don’t blame you; the excitement can’t be beaten. To be a Knight, belonging to a superior Universtiy and enjoying all the experiences and [...]
Finding A Job During Senior Year
Michelle Balaun2018-11-20T09:14:26+00:00Start Your Job Search Soon! Graduation is only a few months off and depending on the type of job they are applying for your senior should probably star [...]
Transferring to UCF
Michelle Balaun2018-09-18T19:40:02+00:00You Can become a Knight! Some students leave for college unsure of what to find and realize when they get there that it is not the place for them. Tran [...]