University of Miami
jadmin2019-04-16T14:44:06-05:00University of Miami Coral Gables, FL 33146 305-284-2211 Congratulations! If you are on this page, you have a UM student! Read on to find out the inside [...]
Calendar of Events and Important Dates for UM
Michelle Balaun2020-01-02T12:29:13-05:00List of events and important dates! Here is where you can find a list of events and important dates for students and parents of the University of Miami. [...]
They’ve Been Accepted, Woo Hoo a Cane!
Michelle Balaun2020-01-23T13:07:42-05:00Here we go, they are a Cane! Accepted? So your son or daughter is going to be a Miami Hurricane! Congratulations! It is great to be a ‘Cane for so many [...]
Get on the Bus
Michelle Balaun2019-12-19T17:09:17-05:00A Guide to UM’s Bus System The University of Miami’s Hurry ‘Canes shuttle bus system can be a huge help to UM students that live on and around campus. A [...]
Register to Vote UM
Michelle Balaun2019-12-19T17:12:13-05:00How to Have Your Vote Count While At College When it comes to voting, your vote counts! Voting is important so we want you to be prepared when election [...]
Is an A Grade Really An A?
Michelle Balaun2019-12-19T17:19:20-05:00A+ or A- Those Pluses and Minuses Count in your grade! Going the extra mile to get an A in a class instead of an A- or getting a B+ instead of a B can b [...]
Wake Up Canes, It’s Game Day!
Michelle Balaun2020-01-12T17:04:22-05:00Get Ready for the big game with these attire tips! The best feeling for any college student, particularly if you’re a Cane, is waking up knowing its gam [...]
Bucket List for UM Students
Michelle Balaun2019-12-19T17:20:09-05:00Freshmen - follow this bucket list for maximum fun! As an incoming freshman to the University of Miami, it is important to be aware of some of the bucke [...]
Football Time – Where to Watch the Canes
Michelle Balaun2019-12-19T17:20:54-05:00College Football… Canes, It’s Time We can’t wait for it! To start anticipating that our football team will end up nationally ranked and headed to a bowl [...]
Interning in New York City, Oh Yeah!
Michelle Balaun2019-12-19T17:23:00-05:00Who doesn’t want to live in New York City? I love New York! Ok, I am a little partial. I am a born and bred New Yorker, living in S. Florida for 25 plus [...]
Study Abroad Safely at UM
Michelle Balaun2019-12-19T17:24:28-05:00Study Abroad Not all classrooms have four walls. No place is this more evident than in the growing number of students that study abroad. This is one of [...]
Spring Sports
Michelle Balaun2019-12-19T17:30:27-05:00There is more than just football... Football season is over and now it’s time to clean off your flip-flops and head into Spring Sports. When people thin [...]
Canes Football Spring Debut
Michelle Balaun2019-12-19T17:31:06-05:00Getting Ready For the Big Season! Yes, it's spring, and yes we mean football. It's crazy I know! But it is springtime Canes football spring practice! Mi [...]
Retail Therapy, Lots of Shopping in Miami
Michelle Balaun2020-01-09T09:58:56-05:00This Means Plenty of Retail Therapy! There is plenty of retail therapy in Miami – may be too much – and although your student is up there for school, th [...]
Florida Prepaid
Michelle Balaun2020-01-09T09:58:10-05:00What Does PrePaid Pay For? Many of us who have lived in Florida, planned for our students’ education by taking advantage of the Florida Prepaid program. [...]
Home Sweet Dorm
Michelle Balaun2020-01-09T10:02:27-05:00You may be surprised at how one can transition a mass-produced, industrial-looking dorm room into a warm and inviting room/suite. And there is plenty of help out there to spur ideas and help you organize.
Entertainment
Michelle Balaun2020-01-09T10:14:00-05:00Fun stuff to do! It's entertaining and almost silly to write about things to do when visiting your student at UM. Based on the fact that our kids are li [...]
Advice to My Freshman Self
Michelle Balaun2020-01-09T10:11:56-05:00What Every Freshman Should Know As a sophomore looking back at my freshman year, I can easily think of advice that I would give my freshman self. Freshm [...]
Technology Needs for UM Students
Michelle Balaun2020-01-09T10:06:22-05:00Here 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 [...]
Are You Ready for Some Football
Michelle Balaun2020-01-09T10:28:45-05:00We 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 Balaun2020-01-09T10:28:02-05:00No Student Hungry Much like the national campaign No Kid Hungry®, there are many students at colleges throughout the United States that are barely getti [...]
Care Packages – Because sometimes they get sick.
Michelle Balaun2020-01-09T10:26:27-05:00Show You Care For Them. You care. I don’t know about you but when they call to say they are sick, the miles between home and school seem even longer. My [...]
An Insider’s Guide to Living on Campus
Michelle Balaun2020-01-09T10:25:12-05:00Here'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 [...]
Radio and TV Media and Information
Michelle Balaun2020-01-09T10:23:58-05:00Media Details Seems media is firmly planted n our everyday lives. Students are typically too busy to watch television, but they do have their favorites. [...]
Safety Matters
Michelle Balaun2020-01-09T10:21:50-05:00The 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 [...]
Homecoming Alumni Weekend
Michelle Balaun2020-01-09T10:15:53-05:00Alumni 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!
Favorite Apartment Rentals for Students
Michelle Balaun2020-01-09T11:24:22-05:00We'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 [...]
Breakfast, Brunch, Lunch, here’s the list!
Michelle Balaun2020-01-09T10:51:38-05:00Let's do breakfast or maybe brunch? Who doesn't love breakfast or lunch or brunch? It is the most fun you can have at the weekend! There are plenty of o [...]
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 [...]
The Stress of College
Michelle Balaun2020-01-09T11:32:03-05:00Keep Yourself Stress-free. Stress. It happens to all of us, including our kids. As though balancing a full schedule, the welcome distraction of footbal [...]
Orient Yourself – Find Your Own Way
Michelle Balaun2020-01-09T11:33:08-05:00If 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.
Thousands of Dining Options in Miami
Michelle Balaun2020-01-09T11:37:44-05:00Food Glorious Food! Like any big city, there are literally thousands of dining options from fast food to fast-casual, from family-style to fine dining. [...]
UM Sports
Michelle Balaun2020-01-09T11:44:47-05:00Everything you'll need to know about UM football and sports! Way back, when your student was deciding on where to go to college, attending Miami Hurrica [...]
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 Balaun2020-01-09T11:46:52-05:00You 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 [...]
Pets
Michelle Balaun2020-01-09T11:54:38-05:00Just like a baby... I cannot begin to tell you how many times my kids have called from college once they were living off-campus saying they want to buy [...]
Where the Wind Blows – Home of the Hurricane
Michelle Balaun2020-01-23T13:12:31-05:00Our 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 [...]