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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Student Accessibility Services – We Can Help
Michelle Balaun2020-01-09T11:36:18-05:00Consideration for Providing Accessibility for Everyone For students with a disability, the Students with Disability Services office can help. Whether i [...]
Move-In Day
Michelle Balaun2020-06-12T12:50:45-04:00Getting Settled UM’s move-in day has come a long way since my daughter moved in freshman year. Gone are the days of endless trips back and forth to the [...]
The Stress of College
Michelle Balaun2020-06-01T12:18:34-04:00Keep Yourself Stress-free. Stress. It happens to all of us, including our kids. As though balancing a full schedule, the welcome distraction of footbal [...]
Mother-Daughter Time
Michelle Balaun2020-01-09T11:32:25-05:00Our first mother-daughter weekend in Miami was such a wonderful, memorable experience. We took a long walk around the campus, strolling around Lake Osceola, through the Arboretum and had a picnic lunch out on the green.
Where Will They Live- Managing the Gap
Michelle Balaun2020-07-16T12:05:32-04:00Manage That Weird In-Between Gap Time. Although it feels like you just moved your students into their dorms, you now have to move them out. The worst pa [...]
Supervise an Easy Budget for Your College Student
Michelle Balaun2020-10-19T10:42:12-04:00This is a budget lesson that will serve you in the future! I have experimented with various approaches to teaching my daughter to live on a budget. When [...]
Orient Yourself – Find Your Own Way
Michelle Balaun2020-02-27T13:30:37-05:00If two nights and two days can make your head spin, these might be the two. It’s not a bad thing, of course; it is just the amount of information can get a bit overwhelming. They need to orient themselves to their new life.
Campus Resources for Students of Color
Michelle Balaun2020-07-27T09:57:24-04:00Campus Guide to Resources for Multicultural Students Campus diversity amongst students has grown considerably over the years and UM vies to maintain an [...]
Places of Worship for Students
Michelle Balaun2020-09-10T18:00:03-04:00Keep up the Tradition For many students, being able to continue to worship, pray, and adhere to their religious beliefs is extremely important. For thos [...]
Lost and Found This may help.
Michelle Balaun2020-01-29T13:49:29-05:00OH NO…It Happened! It’s Lost. We have all had the misfortune of losing something really important. My daughter’s roommate was doing study abroad in Lond [...]
Rushing Her Way…
Michelle Balaun2020-05-12T15:22:10-04:00Rushing Sorority or Not? Is Recruitment The Way? For parents of incoming freshmen, you are probably starting to hear whispers about the sorority rush. T [...]
Staying Fit and keep the “15” at bay!
Michelle Balaun2020-08-19T11:31:55-04:00We all know by now the advantages of staying fit, exercise, stress relief, healthy heart, maintaining weight (or losing if those freshman 15 do start to creep up) and so on. The question is will our students work out when they get to school.
Rushing His Way… The Fraternity Truth
Michelle Balaun2020-05-12T15:49:43-04:00Fraternity Truth, Is It Really like The Animal House? Going back to 1978 with the release of “Animal House”, which became one of the most successful fra [...]
Getting There – All the Transportation Options
Michelle Balaun2020-01-09T11:45:15-05:00The First Time Getting There... Transportation to college is not as complicated as it used to be. That first time you drop your student off at a college [...]
CanesTHON Means Dance All Night!
Michelle Balaun2020-10-23T13:52:07-04:00You Can Dance If You Want To Perhaps you have seen the Facebook posts from your student or friends’ kids that say #FTK or #ForTheKids. Maybe even fundra [...]
Cultural Resources for Hispanic-Latino Students
Michelle Balaun2020-08-18T14:59:14-04:00Support, Empowerment, and Connection for Hispanic-Latino Students The University of Miami’s campus diversity amongst students has grown considerably ove [...]
What Not to Bring, Nope You Don’t Need That!
Michelle Balaun2020-04-28T11:07:00-04:00Read This Before You Shop! If you haven’t started shopping for what to bring for your incoming freshman yet, whether for things for their dorm or clothe [...]
Best Spots On Campus To Study
Michelle Balaun2020-08-14T11:59:33-04:00Just Need A Quiet Place, Right? If you’re a student that enjoys studying outdoors, there is no shortage of open green spaces and lush tropical corners to hide away and get to the books.
So your student wants to be a Cane?
Michelle Balaun2020-10-28T12:25:36-04:00Good School, Great School. That is understandable; U.S. News & World Report ranks the University of Miami #57 on their 2018 “Best College List”. The [...]
Searching for Scholarships Look Here!
Michelle Balaun2020-09-08T14:34:09-04:00Now It's Time To Find The Right One! When our kids were small, we always knew to pay for college was something we envisioned, and were fortunate enough [...]
Budget 101
Michelle Balaun2020-10-17T21:02:54-04:00Learn this now! I can vividly remember being in college and having to make the dreaded call home to ask my mom for money. I was the last of 3 kids she p [...]
Away for the High Holidays
Michelle Balaun2020-10-02T16:23:01-04:00Celebrate with a New Community Generally, our kids get to come home for Thanksgiving and Christmas, but for those who celebrate the upcoming Jewish High [...]
Care Packages for UM Students
Michelle Balaun2020-10-12T13:31:54-04:00Who doesn’t enjoy getting a package delivered? We know you really care, you care a lot about your student and want them to be happy. Whether it is for a [...]
Where the Wind Blows – Home of the Hurricane
Michelle Balaun2020-10-07T12:31:18-04:00Our Florida Hurricane Weather. Having moved to South Florida as a teen, I have gone through more than 35 Hurricane seasons. I prepared for my first majo [...]
Best Coffee Shops at UM
Michelle Balaun2020-10-21T16:01:10-04:00Coffee, Cup of Joe, a Cuppa, Java Caffeine is king for most college students and, while generally the most economically savvy way of getting it is makin [...]
Trick or Treat The College Version
Michelle Balaun2020-10-01T13:26:30-04:00Going to UM, students have plenty of Halloween events to choose from. Halloween also coincides with Homecoming this year – students can check out Homecoming Spirit Day at Lakeside Patio.