More Veggies Please – Vegetarian/Vegan Dining
Michelle Balaun2020-11-05T12:09:58-05:00You Really Do Want To Eat More Veggies! Slowly, but surely, more and more young people are going vegan or vegetarian. I can’t blame them. Sometimes the [...]
Technology Needs for UM Students
Michelle Balaun2020-08-13T13:28:17-04:00Here Is What You Get Free! The vision of the University of Miami's Information Technology (UMIT) department is to be the best information technology org [...]
Online Test Taking For Today’s Students
Michelle Balaun2020-08-24T12:05:26-04:00Blackboard and Lockdown Technology has changed the way students take tests. My daughter was able to extend one of her holiday breaks by scheduling her e [...]
Bright Futures – Shining Bright
Michelle Balaun2020-06-01T20:03:41-04:00The 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 [...]
Moving In?
Michelle Balaun2020-01-28T11:44:41-05:00Once your student has been given their move-in date and dorm or residence assignment, the process of handling what can be a stressful, labor-intensive and often expensive process begins. The moving in scenario.
Nature vs Nurture
Michelle Balaun2020-10-12T15:34:53-04:00Have fun in the sun, it's nature!!! If you have a child attending the U, start compiling that Miami bucket list as soon as they have accepted! Nature ab [...]
Are You Ready for Some Football
Michelle Balaun2020-10-22T11:18:30-04:00We love this sport! With football season already three games in, if you are planning on coming down to Miami for a game, you should be looking at hotel [...]
Food for Thought
Michelle Balaun2020-07-01T15:07:01-04:00No Student Hungry Much like the national campaign No Kid Hungry®, there are many students at colleges throughout the United States that are barely getti [...]
Safest Places to Visit Your Student This Semester
Michelle Balaun2020-10-14T11:31:45-04:00We Still Love to Visit Our Canes Let’s face it, these are odd and crazy times! Things look very different at UM this semester but one thing is still for [...]
Volunteering Turns Your Compassion into Action
Michelle Balaun2020-01-09T10:27:35-05:00Volunteering with passion is key. When you first go off to college, you will find that there is no shortage of opportunities to participate in social ac [...]
Namast’ ay at UM: A Guide to Yoga Classes
Michelle Balaun2020-09-21T18:21:36-04:00Get your Ommmm On! All through high school, my daughter would accompany me to a Saturday morning restorative yoga class. Sometimes we stayed for another [...]
Sorting Out College Life – Laundry
Michelle Balaun2020-01-09T10:25:40-05:00Making The Hardest Chore Easier! (Laundry!) I tried to teach my daughter how to do the laundry before she left for college. Really. I did. Yet, somehow [...]
An Insider’s Guide to Living on Campus
Michelle Balaun2020-01-29T13:33:11-05:00Here's How to Manage Your U-Miami Campus Living At the University of Miami, with on-campus housing, what you see is what you get. Students are only requ [...]
New Housing for UM Students
Michelle Balaun2020-01-09T10:24:36-05:00Updated New Living Environments Coming To UM Have you seen the housing? Freshman housing is the one area that most students can agree on, needs improvem [...]
Radio and TV Media and Information
Michelle Balaun2020-07-20T13:03:36-04:00Media Details Seems media is firmly planted n our everyday lives. Students are typically too busy to watch television, but they do have their favorites. [...]
Books, books, books
Michelle Balaun2020-08-27T12:59:38-04:00Books, they STILL use them! A lot has changed since I was a student in college, but the one thing that has not is that textbooks are expensive. Sure the [...]
Safety Matters
Michelle Balaun2020-03-10T14:09:25-04:00The University of Miami takes safety very seriously. Technology has changed the landscape of how they impart information to students through texts and e [...]
The Next Four Years
Michelle Balaun2020-01-09T10:20:29-05:00Your Next Steps. So you have a student ready to spend the next four years at The University of Miami? That means you will undoubtedly be visiting once o [...]
How to Transition as A Transfer Student
Michelle Balaun2020-01-09T10:18:46-05:00There is a Place For Everyone The first thing to know about transferring schools is that there is a place for everyone. When we are in our senior year o [...]
Graduation Photography for UM Seniors
Michelle Balaun2020-06-30T18:10:09-04:00You’ll Want to Memorialize the Day with Photography The last four years (or so) probably flew by and commencement is around the corner. There is no doub [...]
Sorority Recruitment: What to Expect & What to Wear
Michelle Balaun2020-07-22T12:58:17-04:00UM Sorority Recruitment: What to Expect & What to Wear Tips & Tricks You are going to want to know what to wear for recruitment, University of M [...]
Working While in College
Michelle Balaun2020-11-10T13:34:04-05:00Gotta Earn Some Cash? Some students have to work to pay for college, some consider their school-work their only job and others choose to work while at s [...]
Sick at School and What To Do
Michelle Balaun2020-09-25T16:08:38-04:00Mom...I'm sick... I’m sick…It’s bound to happen. At some point, the phone will buzz and your independent college student will cry “I don’t feel well, I' [...]
Homecoming Alumni Weekend
Michelle Balaun2020-07-08T13:19:23-04:00Alumni Weekend & Homecoming November 1-3, 2018 is a campus-wide event that takes place once a year on the Coral Gables campus, and is a time that all alumni and friends come together to celebrate being a ‘Cane!
Off-Campus Living Economical to Extravagant
Michelle Balaun2020-07-06T11:59:56-04:00It is a lot different than being in a dorm! Living off-campus has its own challenges, here are some suggestions. Just a few months in from your freshman [...]
Grocery Stores
Michelle Balaun2020-07-20T13:13:58-04:00Easy-peasy get your pantry staples! Whether your student lives on campus or off, they will need groceries. Miami has plenty of places to shop right near [...]
Fun Classes and Electives to Expand Your Fun
Michelle Balaun2020-10-06T16:20:40-04:00When You Need Fun Electives As students at the University of Miami, we spend days leading up to class registration seeing what times and sections are av [...]
Relay for Life at UM
Michelle Balaun2020-04-20T17:28:17-04:00UM Relay for Life Supporting the American Cancer Society Even though things are not 'normal' many charities need help now more than ever. UM participate [...]
The First Few Weeks
Michelle Balaun2020-01-09T11:18:35-05:00We 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 [...]
Favorite Apartment Rentals for Students
Michelle Balaun2020-05-12T15:17:21-04:00We've Got The Scoop On The Best Rentals! Everything you need to know about our favorite rentals, right here. My daughter lived on campus her freshman an [...]
College Majors to Pursue at UM
Michelle Balaun2020-05-15T11:26:30-04:00Perhaps 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 [...]
Money, Money, Money
Michelle Balaun2020-05-06T16:35:43-04:00When Will My Financial Aid Money Disburse? The time has come to pay for your college costs and money panic may set in. I remember that first tuition bi [...]
The Best Apps for Students to Live Their Best Life
Michelle Balaun2020-11-10T13:35:57-05:00Yep, there's an App for that! Remember when you were in college and everything was easily accessible via an app on your phone? No? Well, me either. Our [...]
Eating Healthy
Michelle Balaun2020-06-12T12:02:07-04:00As with other college campuses, the amount of burger, pizza, and fast food restaurants at the University of Miami and the surrounding campus is a big reason for the Freshman 15. This is no surprise considering so many students live on a tight budget.
Being Thrifty
Michelle Balaun2020-08-16T14:18:13-04:00Need to Stay on a Budget? Be Thrifty! Are you thrifty? Being a college student, it can be stressful to be thrifty and stay on budget throughout the seme [...]
Health Insurance for Students
Michelle Balaun2020-10-15T11:33:15-04:00Health Insurance, Everyone needs it! Students at many colleges today must have a health insurance plan that meets their University’s minimum requirement [...]
Get Involved – Join a Club to Enrich Your Experience
Michelle Balaun2020-08-10T15:29:06-04:00Join to Enrich The way to feel more included is to join one of the many groups and organizations. The beauty of the University of Miami is that there ar [...]
Breakfast, here’s the list!
Michelle Balaun2020-07-30T14:19:14-04:00Let's do breakfast? Who doesn't love breakfast? It is the most fun you can have at the weekend! There are plenty of options and here are our favorites. [...]
Parking at The U Best Case Scenarios!
Michelle Balaun2020-01-09T10:39:00-05:00Getting That Last Spot! You sent them to college with a car and they are grateful. However, although it will make a weekly Publix run easier, no one rea [...]
Dropping a Class – When Is It Time?
Michelle Balaun2020-09-20T15:00:38-04:00Here Are The Guidelines You Should Consider... It is inevitable. Sometimes your student will register for a class and, for a myriad of reasons, will nee [...]
We Really Do Care
Michelle Balaun2020-01-09T10:35:34-05:00Transition Can Be A Challenge. At the University of Miami, once you’re a ‘Cane you’re a member of a special family that cares for its flock! In addition [...]
Weekend with Dad
Michelle Balaun2020-10-27T09:31:58-04:00What to do When Dad Comes to Visit Time for some dad bonding time down in Miami! Here are activities, locations, and restaurants ideal for any visiting [...]
Diversity and Inclusion for LGBTQ College Students
Michelle Balaun2020-07-09T12:43:39-04:00LGBTQ Campus Support and Resources College can be challenging for all students, therefore finding ways to make connections with others who identify simi [...]
Roommates and Residential Life
Michelle Balaun2020-01-09T10:35:10-05:00Learning To Live With Others... For many students entering college, this may be their first time away from home for an extended period of time. While do [...]
Putting Together Great Hurricane Outfits
Michelle Balaun2020-08-28T09:54:10-04:00Who doesn't love a Hurricane? I love going to Hurricane football games- there is nothing like game day. HaveUHeard how UM got its colors? In 1926, UM, c [...]
Eating on a Budget
Michelle Balaun2020-10-17T21:01:25-04:00It Is Possible To Save Money! I have experimented with various approaches to teaching my daughter to live on a budget. She needed to be eating on a budg [...]
Parents Weekend at UM – Time for Fun!
Michelle Balaun2020-06-10T14:44:13-04:00Weekend Fun and Games! Parents Weekend 2019 begins at approximately 3:00 pm on Thursday, Oct. 3, 2019, and runs through Sunday, October 6, 2019. As a Hu [...]
Meal Plans at UM
Michelle Balaun2020-07-19T15:14:11-04:00A guide to all the meal plans Note: Residential dining and retail locations are expected to resume regular schedules for the fall 2020 semester. Each fa [...]