Game Day Attire
Michelle Balaun2018-11-25T12:32:23+00:00Get Your Team Look Ready! At the University of Miami, it’s all about the “U” wearing everything and anything orange and green to accessorizing. It gets [...]
Technology Needs for UM Students
Michelle Balaun2018-08-05T11:26:56+00:00Here Is What You Get Free! The vision of University of Miami's Information Technology (UMIT) department is to be the best information technology organiz [...]
Canes Football Spring Debut
Michelle Balaun2018-08-02T18:49:20+00:00Getting 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! M [...]
Spring Sports
Michelle Balaun2018-08-05T11:26:59+00:00There 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 [...]
Transfer Students
Michelle Balaun2018-08-05T11:26:59+00:00Everyone wants to be a Miami Hurricane! Students transfer schools for a myriad of reasons. Hopefully, your student will finally feel at home once they b [...]
The Best Apps for Students
Michelle Balaun2018-08-05T11:26:59+00:00Yep, 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 [...]
They’ve Been Accepted
Michelle Balaun2018-10-12T16:03:34+00:00Here we go, they are a Cane! So your son or daughter is going to be a Miami Hurricane! Congratulations! It is great to be a ‘Cane for so many reasons. [...]
Calendar of Events and Important Dates for UM
Michelle Balaun2018-12-03T15:23:23+00:00List 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. [...]
CanesTHON
Michelle Balaun2018-11-25T14:20:32+00:00You 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 [...]
So your student wants to be a Cane?
Michelle Balaun2018-09-18T08:59:10+00:00Good School, Great School. That is understandable; U.S. News & World Report ranks the University of Miami #44 on their 2017 “Best College List”. Th [...]
The Stress of College
Michelle Balaun2018-09-27T13:35:38+00:00Keep Yourself Stress-free. Stress. It happens to all of us, including our kids. As though balancing a full schedule, the welcome distraction of footba [...]
Radio and TV
Michelle Balaun2018-08-05T11:27:01+00:00Media Details. Students are typically too busy to watch television, but they do have their favorites. From reality shows such as Keeping Up with The Kar [...]
Orient Yourself – Find Your Own Way
Michelle Balaun2018-08-05T11:27:01+00:00If 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.
Are Your Student’s Valuables Protected
Michelle Balaun2018-08-05T11:27:02+00:00One 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.
Homecoming Alumni Weekend
Michelle Balaun2018-10-23T11:37:44+00:00Alumni 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!
Entertainment
Michelle Balaun2018-08-05T11:27:03+00:00Fun 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 l [...]
Pets
Michelle Balaun2018-08-05T11:46:58+00:00Just 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 [...]
UM Sports
Michelle Balaun2018-08-05T11:27:04+00:00Everything you'll need to know about UM football! Way back, when your student was deciding on where to go to college, attending Miami Hurricane sports [...]
Where the Wind Blows – Home of the Hurricane
Michelle Balaun2018-08-05T11:27:04+00:00Our Florida Weather. Having moved to South Florida as a teen, I have gone through more than 35 Hurricane seasons. I prepared for my first major Hurrican [...]
Fix it, Fix it Good
Michelle Balaun2018-08-05T11:27:04+00:00Repair Shops Car, skateboard or bike, oh my! At UM, you will find all in large numbers. Talk to any student about which is the most useful at UM and yo [...]
Are You Ready for Some Football
Michelle Balaun2018-08-05T11:27:04+00:00We 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 [...]
Hotels, A Nice Place To Stay
Michelle Balaun2018-10-28T11:38:52+00:00Keep in mind that Miami is not only a college town but also an exciting and vibrant, major tourist destination, so there is a vast selection of hotel options. There are different things to take into consideration when booking.
Family Weekend at UM
Michelle Balaun2018-08-05T11:27:05+00:00Fun and Games! As a Hurricane Alum as well as a UM Parent, anytime the opportunity presents itself to be able to share in some Hurricane football with [...]