The Benefits of Joining the UM Alumni Association
Michelle Balaun2020-09-15T15:09:57-04:00Alumni Networking, Perks, and More… Before you know it, you are walking across the stage at graduation, and with that last step, you are officially a Ca [...]
Wake Up Canes, It’s Game Day!
Michelle Balaun2020-10-22T11:19:25-04:00Get 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 Balaun2020-09-15T12:25:27-04:00Freshmen - 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 Balaun2020-09-15T15:45:43-04:00College 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 [...]
Football Seats at Hard Rock Stadium
Michelle Balaun2020-10-02T15:30:45-04:00A Guide to Hard Rock Stadium Everyone should attend at least one UM football game! There are only 5 colleges in the US that play their home games in an [...]
Brunch is Breakfast plus Lunch plus Fun
Michelle Balaun2020-07-30T13:29:49-04:00“Brunch is breakfast without an alarm.” — Unknown Brunch is a Miami staple. If you’re in the mood for some chicken and waffles, you’re in luck. If you’r [...]
21 and Oh So Fun! You’ve Got This!
Michelle Balaun2020-10-27T09:32:13-04:00You've waited 21 years for this! The city of Miami, specifically South Beach, is known for its nightlife, making it the furthest thing from a typical co [...]
More Study Abroad Details
Michelle Balaun2020-08-18T14:22:02-04:00Deciding whether or not to study abroad, there are even more details to consider. There are specific recommendations that UM makes to the Parents & Guardians, as a parent you need to do what works for you and your student. Make a checklist of all the details before you push ‘go’.
Spring Break
Michelle Balaun2020-01-23T13:09:09-05:00You May or May Not See Them... You haven’t seen them since January and are looking forward to some time with them home again over Spring Break. I recogn [...]
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 Balaun2020-10-22T11:16:58-04:00Getting 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 [...]
Fix it, Fix it Good
Michelle Balaun2020-06-11T15:42:38-04:00Repair and Fix-It 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 a [...]
Hotels, A Nice Place To Stay in Miami
Michelle Balaun2020-06-10T15:36:15-04:00Keep 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.
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 [...]
Pets in School, how to have four legged fun.
Michelle Balaun2020-11-10T13:33:30-05:00Take Your Pets (Dog or Cat) to College Every time I head down to UM to see my daughter, she asks that I bring our dog. Let’s face it; the pup is everyon [...]
Lunch Bunch for UM Students
Michelle Balaun2020-07-30T13:47:02-04:00Mid-Day Munchies – what’s for lunch? The best part of lunch is the break it gives you in the middle of the day! But it’s even better when you’re enjoyin [...]
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 Balaun2020-08-06T21:22:09-04:00What 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 [...]
Where to Pregame at UM
Michelle Balaun2020-01-09T10:11:06-05:00Get Ready For A Fun Day! I have to admit that I hadn’t heard of the term, pregame until I heard my daughter mention it before attending her first colleg [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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. [...]
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 [...]
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!
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 [...]
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. [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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.
Beauty and the Beast
Michelle Balaun2021-06-10T14:54:48-04:00Look Your Best! It’s not just for fairy tales, getting the beauty treatment makes her happy. As the mother of girls, I know all too well that not being [...]
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 [...]
Sorority Girl
Michelle Balaun2020-10-02T17:00:34-04:00Congratulations if your daughter has found a place to call home. Being in a sorority opens the door to so many wonderful experiences. My daughter made some of her greatest friends when she was in a sorority at The University of Miami.
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 [...]
UM Sports
Michelle Balaun2020-05-25T14:54:54-04:00Everything 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 [...]
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 [...]
Birthright Israel – Hillel has an Adventure for you!
Michelle Balaun2021-01-14T16:21:02-05:00Young Jewish Students Trip. What is Birthright Israel? It is the gift of a free, 10-day trip to Israel designed for young adults of Jewish heritage, age [...]
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 [...]
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.