Calendar of Events and Important Dates for UF
Michelle Balaun2020-06-05T01:37:41-04:00HaveUHeard brings you a calendar list of events and important dates for the students and parents of the University of Florida. We would love to list eve [...]
Orange and Blue Gator Debut Football
Michelle Balaun2020-05-29T15:09:45-04:00It's Gator Gridiron time! There will not be a Gator spring football game for the University of Florida this offseason, at least according to schedule. D [...]
Sending A Package to Your Student?
Michelle Balaun2020-06-04T16:57:50-04:00Make Sure Your Package Gets There For all the many reasons that a student receives a package, most of them bring a welcome highlight to their day. Wheth [...]
Spring Break
Michelle Balaun2020-04-30T12:42:36-04:00Letting Off Steam before Finals Mention Spring Break to most parents and immediate visions of lawless partying comes to mind. I get it. I grew up in For [...]
Making the Most of Summer B
Michelle Balaun2020-04-30T14:42:54-04:00Summer can be the best season ever! Ask any older Gator what their favorite semester has been so far and many will tell you it was freshman year Summer [...]
Lunch Bunch
Michelle Balaun2020-05-29T13:58:47-04:00Mid-Day Munchies- what’s for lunch? The best part of lunch is the break it gives you in the middle of the day! But it’s even better when you’re enjoying [...]
Football Seats in The Swamp at UF
Michelle Balaun2019-12-18T17:40:10-05:00A Guide to The Swamp! Everyone should get to at least one Gator football game. Or, perhaps you want to get season tickets. One of the keys to making it [...]
Get Involved
Michelle Balaun2020-01-29T12:50:19-05:00Get Involved With an undergraduate enrollment of over 35,000, spanning over 2,000 acres, UF is huge. That massive size means that students should find a [...]
Eating Healthy when you are a student
Michelle Balaun2020-05-15T00:30:35-04:00OK to be Eating...Healthy! As with other college campuses, the amount of burger, pizza, and fast-food restaurants at and surrounding the UF campus is a [...]
Study Abroad UF
Michelle Balaun2020-05-05T09:56:18-04:00Study Abroad? Not all classrooms have four walls. The best often have no walls. Nowhere is this more evident than with the growing number of students th [...]
Are U Ready For Some Football
Michelle Balaun2020-05-14T16:15:01-04:00You can almost hear the crowd roar... Now may not yet seem like the time to talk football. But if you are planning on coming up for a game in the fall, [...]
The Benefits of Joining the UF Alumni Association
Michelle Balaun2019-12-18T17:57:35-05:00Alumni Networking, Perks and More… Before you know it, your student is walking across the stage at graduation and, with that last step, they are officia [...]
Birthright Israel – Hillel and the trip of a lifetime!
Michelle Balaun2019-12-18T18:10:45-05:00Young Jewish students trip. Birthright Israel is the gift of a free, 10-day trip to Israel designed for young adults of Jewish heritage, aged 18–32. Man [...]
Happy Birthday Care Packages
Michelle Balaun2020-02-06T02:11:23-05:00Time to blow out the birthday candles! When their birthday rolls around, it's just another reminder that you won’t be celebrating a traditional family o [...]
Spring Sports are fun in the sports!
Michelle Balaun2020-05-14T16:11:21-04:00There is always more than football! Spring may not feature the iconic collegiate sport of football, but there are tons of other sports to enjoy! (Don't [...]
Staying Fit and Keeping Freshman 15 At Bay
Michelle Balaun2020-05-15T00:10:49-04:00Freshman 15, Keeping Fit! Keeping fit matters. It helps mentally as well as physically. The phrase “Freshman 15” has its own claim to fame -- actually [...]
Gameday Outfits for UF Parents
Michelle Balaun2019-12-19T10:33:37-05:00Parents, Show Your Team Spirit! I love going to college football games- there is nothing like a game day but, TBH parents, would you wear some of the ou [...]
Retail Therapy
HUH Expert Parent2019-12-19T13:35:56-05:00A Little Retail Therapy You will find almost every major box store including Target, Walmart, Bed, Bath & Beyond, Best Buy, Family Dollar Store, TJ [...]
Football Time – Where to Watch the Gators
Michelle Balaun2019-12-19T13:40:59-05:00College football … Gators, It's Time We can’t wait for it! Time to start anticipating that our football team will end up nationally ranked and headed to [...]
Pets in School
Michelle Balaun2020-04-03T11:44:39-04:00Take Your Dog (Or Cat) to College We have a cat who my daughter misses dearly. Her roommate has a dog that lives with them in a house but for those who [...]
Entertainment
HUH Expert Parent2020-01-10T16:42:54-05:00More than Football...Entertainment That's entertainment! Are you looking for more than the typical? The Hippodrome, a downtown landmark, is a must-see [...]
Namast’ay with Yoga at UF Get Your Ommmm on!
Michelle Balaun2020-03-20T00:27:18-04:00Keeping Stress at Bay with Yoga I started doing yoga several years ago after being invited by friends. I never thought of myself as much of a yoga perso [...]
Homecoming at UF
Michelle Balaun2019-12-19T13:54:52-05:00Gator Growl? Being part of a huge Gator Family (16 of us went to UF including my 90-year-old uncle when it was an all-boys school); I have been to my sh [...]
Family Weekend
Michelle Balaun2020-01-24T20:54:29-05:00Gator Time - Family Time As a Gator Alum as well as a Gator Parent, any time the opportunity presents itself to be able to share in some Gator football [...]
Wakey Wakey- Eggs and Bakey, Breakfast Bests!
Michelle Balaun2020-04-02T11:44:34-04:00Best Breakfast Restaurants Like any city, there are literally hundreds of dining options here in Gainesville, from fast food to fast-casual, from family [...]
Just Desserts! Get Yours, In a Good Way…
Michelle Balaun2019-12-19T15:41:06-05:00Just Desserts! In a good way… Getting your just desserts, where did that phrase come from? But desserts are our favorite meal! Sometimes, we think the b [...]
Being Thrifty
Michelle Balaun2020-03-06T14:00:10-05:00When 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 [...]
Nature vs Nurture Get out in nature at UF
Michelle Balaun2020-01-10T16:13:22-05:00Nature vs Nurture Do you love nature as I do? During my older daughter's high school graduation party, when she was excitedly celebrating her admission [...]
Sports
HUH Expert Parent2019-12-19T15:46:03-05:00Sports = Football Did U know...UF students get in FREE to all Gator athletic events, other than football, with their Gator1 ID Card. Regular season even [...]
Father Daughter – Father Son Weekend
Michelle Balaun2020-05-29T00:45:41-04:00The Best Things to Do With Your Dad at UF As a new college student at the University of Florida, leaving home was exciting. Free-dommmm!! As the months [...]
The Big Game -Where to Pregame at UF
Michelle Balaun2020-05-29T11:52:05-04:00All Part of the Football Game Day Tradition Football season is upon us! Other than making sure you will be properly attired in orange and blue and have [...]
Mother-Daughter Time
Michelle Balaun2020-03-19T15:45:04-04:00First-Timer I remember my first mother-daughter weekend in Gainesville. Although it was a sorority event, we did not participate in all of the planned a [...]
UF Gator Bucket List, Be Sure You Do These!
Michelle Balaun2020-03-05T15:45:03-05:00Check out these Gator Bucket items to do! If you have committed to becoming a Gator, there are a few things that you might want to check out over your n [...]
Rushing Her Way
Michelle Balaun2020-05-12T11:22:08-04:00To Sorority or Not? Rushing In... Are you rushing in? For parents of incoming freshmen, you probably are starting to hear whispers about sorority recrui [...]
Sorority Girl
Michelle Balaun2019-12-19T16:51:38-05:00So 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 [...]
Rushing His Way
Michelle Balaun2019-12-19T16:52:30-05:00Is It Really an Animal House? Going back to 1978 with the release of “Animal House”, which became one of the most successful comedies of all time, to 20 [...]
21 and Oh So Fun, Here is where to celebrate!
Michelle Balaun2020-01-29T11:18:00-05:00An official adult now! Have fun! As do many students, my daughter turned 21 in the fall of her junior year at UF. There's a fun UF tradition where many [...]
So your student wants to be a Gator?
Michelle Balaun2019-12-19T16:59:16-05:00So your student wants to be a Gator? That's understandable - Time Magazine ranked UF as the best school in Florida. UF is a great university right down [...]
Radio and TV Stations Are you watching?
HUH Expert Parent2019-12-19T17:01:19-05:00Media Stations Media touches all of our lives, TV, Radio, Internet, there are lots of options that we call our favorites. For students coming from large [...]
Dance Marathon
Michelle Balaun2020-01-12T17:20:16-05:00You Can Dance If You Want To Perhaps you have seen the Facebook or Instagram posts from your student or friends’ kids that say #FTK or #ForTheKids. Mayb [...]