Sending A Package to Your Student?
Michelle Balaun2019-08-26T17:07:19-04:00Make Sure the Package Gets There There are many reasons that a student receives a package. It could just be their usual Amazon delivery or a care packag [...]
Care Packages
Michelle Balaun2019-08-20T18:00:55-04:00When my first child left for UM, I wavered between giving her space to find her way and wanting to hear all about her life at college. I had such a wonderful college experience myself, I toggled between exuberant excitement for her and overwhelming sadness for me.
Home Sweet Dorm
Michelle Balaun2019-08-26T12:36:49-04:00You 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.
Technology Needs for UM Students
Michelle Balaun2019-08-26T15:53:21-04:00Here Is What You Get Free! The vision of University of Miami's Information Technology (UMIT) department is to be the best information technology organiz [...]
Moving In?
Michelle Balaun2019-08-26T14:55:39-04:00Once 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.
An Insider’s Guide to Living on Campus
Michelle Balaun2019-08-26T15:51:18-04:00Here'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 Balaun2019-08-26T15:10:21-04:00Updated 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 [...]
The First Few Weeks
Michelle Balaun2018-08-21T15:27:56-04:00We 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 [...]
Roommates and Residential Life
Michelle Balaun2019-08-26T14:42:09-04:00Learning 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 [...]
Meal Plans at UM
Michelle Balaun2019-08-20T17:25:18-04:00A guide to all the meal plans. The start of college is right around the corner and many of you might be envisioning your student’s diet as burgers and p [...]
Where Will They Live- Managing the Gap
Michelle Balaun2019-08-26T15:31:16-04:00Manage 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 [...]
Orient Yourself – Find Your Own Way
Michelle Balaun2019-08-26T12:47:36-04:00If 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.
Moving Out, It’s Time!
Michelle Balaun2019-08-26T12:26:15-04:00A lot going on at once. Moving out can be almost as hectic as moving into the dorms and apartments. You are typically assigned a move out time to keep t [...]
Are Your Student’s Valuables Protected
Michelle Balaun2019-08-26T12:38:22-04:00One more thing to worry about, is their stuff safe? When they were at home you knew the valuables were safe, but now? Right up there with the call from my college daughter that she lost her phone, keys, student ID, (fill in the blank), is the call you get when they tell you someone took their cell phone, watch, or whatever valuable item your child has had stolen.
I’m Not Your Maid: Cleaning Services
Michelle Balaun2019-08-26T15:28:19-04:00Maid, Might Be The Best Solution... I never thought I would be saying this, but sometimes it is a good idea to hire a maid for your students’ apartment [...]
What Not to Bring, Nope You Don’t Need That!
Michelle Balaun2019-08-26T14:09:59-04:00Read 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 Balaun2019-08-26T14:05:41-04:00Just 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.
Pets
Michelle Balaun2019-08-26T11:38:14-04:00Just 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 Balaun2019-08-20T17:47:29-04:00Our 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 [...]