University of North Florida
Michelle Balaun2020-05-07T16:08:04-04:00University of North Florida 1 UNF Drive Jacksonville, FL 32224 (904) 620-1000 Congratulations! If you are on this page, you probably have a UNF student! [...]
Best Apps For Students at UNF
Michelle Balaun2020-11-10T13:38:15-05:00App? Apps? What is that? Did someone forget to add the “le”? My kids make fun of me and when I say “when I went to school.” Well, when I went to school [...]
Best Places to Study around UNF
Michelle Balaun2020-09-04T10:41:02-04:00Shhhhh, Here Is a Great Study Spot! Finding the perfect study spot complete with peace and quiet may sometimes be difficult. Students can bring earphone [...]
Who You Going to Call…
Michelle Balaun2020-07-23T20:39:31-04:00Who Should You Call When You Need Answers? The important contact info you need to have. Over the years there have been only a few times that I, as a par [...]
Banks and Credit Unions UNF
Michelle Balaun2020-05-28T13:21:38-04:00Many Places to Grab Money, Banks Galore! Leaving for college comes with so many new things, but handling their own money can be one of the scariest. We [...]
Register to Vote UNF
Michelle Balaun2020-08-27T12:35:42-04:00How to Have Your Vote Count While at College, Register! For students in a new city adapting to a busy college schedule, the voting process can seem daun [...]
Storage for your stuff at UNF
Michelle Balaun2020-07-16T11:54:21-04:00Where Will They Put All Their Stuff? In Storage? Feels like they have just moved in! Cars loaded with Every. Single. Thing. from their room at home to [...]
Pets in School
Michelle Balaun2020-11-10T13:37:24-05:00Take Your Dog (or Cat) to College Most every time I Face Time with my daughter, she always asks to see our dog. We all love our pets. We can be talking [...]
Sorority Girl – The Inside Scoop
Michelle Balaun2020-09-24T15:39:46-04:00It’s More Than Parties, Sorority Life. Congratulations if your daughter has joined a sorority! Joining a sorority was one of the best decisions I made [...]
They’ve Been Accepted
Michelle Balaun2020-02-24T12:15:52-05:00Now, What do You Do? Congratulations Class of 2024… Swoop and Welcome to The Nest!! You can now take that sigh of relief that a decision has been made a [...]
Entertainment is Entertaining!
Michelle Balaun2020-01-09T12:12:55-05:00Try These Fun Things To Do! While visiting UNF and the Jacksonville area, there are plenty of things to do for entertainment. The campus is within 20 m [...]
Bucket List for Osprey’s
Michelle Balaun2020-09-15T12:06:34-04:00Check out these Bucket List Osprey things to do! If you have committed to becoming an Osprey, there are a few bucket list things that you might want to [...]
The ABC’s of 529 Savings Plans UNF
Michelle Balaun2020-07-13T10:07:36-04:00What 529 Pays When you decide to have kids, your first thought is not how am I going to pay for college, but it might be your second. When my kids were [...]
Dropping a Class
Michelle Balaun2020-09-20T14:58:20-04:00Dropping, When Is it Time? Here are the guidelines you should consider when dropping a class. “I need to drop my Business Calculus class.” Not the best [...]
The Benefits of Joining the UNF Alumni Association
Michelle Balaun2020-09-15T15:07:44-04:00Alumni Networking, Perks, and More ... Truly some of the best times of a young adult’s life are college. But all good things must come to an end and wha [...]
Bright Futures – Shining Bright
Michelle Balaun2020-05-07T15:58:24-04:00The Future Is So Bright You'll Need Shades! SEE END OF BLOG FOR CHANGES EFFECTIVE WITH THE 2020-2021 ACADEMIC SCHOOL YEAR Bright Futures has been a grea [...]
Getting Involved
Michelle Balaun2020-08-10T15:11:23-04:00When You Join You Get Involved Part of the beauty of the University of North Florida is the size of the school. With just about 16,000 students, UNF is [...]
Fun Electives to Take as a Freshman
Michelle Balaun2020-10-06T16:53:18-04:00When You Need Electives and Some Fun! As incoming freshmen, students are guided by their advisors to take their core academic classes. Advisors will mi [...]
Weekend with Dad
Michelle Balaun2020-10-27T09:42:13-04:00Officially, unofficial for Father. There is nothing like a father and son or father and daughter weekend to get the bonding time flowing! I truly believ [...]
How to Transition as a Transfer Student
Michelle Balaun2020-04-10T11:41:17-04:00Transfer, There is A Place For Everyone! Some students transfer after attending a two-year college and some transfer because they recognize that the uni [...]
Auxiliary Fees for Classes
Michelle Balaun2020-09-30T12:13:12-04:00HaveUHeard of These Fees for Online Classes? There is no denying that college tuition, in and of itself, is a huge expense; however, on top of the cost, [...]
Make The Call to Admissions
Michelle Balaun2020-07-08T10:50:51-04:00Should I, or Shouldn’t I Make the Call? Waiting to find out if you were accepted into the college of your choice is nothing short of nerve-wracking, esp [...]
My Student Made Honor Roll
Michelle Balaun2020-07-08T10:45:28-04:00Honor Roll Pride Some parents believe in rewarding hard work-honor roll, with money or gifts, I happen to not be one of those parents. I always tell my [...]
Getting There – Transportation
Michelle Balaun2020-07-06T12:05:56-04:00Planes, Trains, Buses, Transportation, Oh My! Whether it will be the first time dropping off your student, visiting them for parent’s weekend or attendi [...]
Flu Season Ahead
Michelle Balaun2020-09-29T17:06:51-04:00The Flu ends with “U” It’s that season again – and I don’t mean hurricanes. Flu season is generally from October through May. Given that the flu is easi [...]
Graduation
Michelle Balaun2020-10-29T13:53:54-04:00Can they Already be Finished? It seems like yesterday that your Osprey was an incoming freshman and now, within a few months, they will be graduating an [...]
I’m Not Your Maid: Cleaning Services at UNF
Michelle Balaun2020-09-04T15:09:04-04:00Maybe It’s Not A Luxury, But A Necessity? Do our students really need a maid? I never thought I would be saying this but sometimes hiring a cleaning ser [...]
Grad School Housing is More Grown Up
Michelle Balaun2020-07-06T11:53:10-04:00Because Grad School Needs are Different Most grad students are looking to live in apartments or houses. Their needs are different than incoming freshme [...]
Advice I’d Give my Freshman Self
Michelle Balaun2020-08-10T21:06:52-04:00Freshman Year is an Adjustment, Here's My Advice... My freshman year wasn’t your typical one. I started as an undecided freshman at Florida State Univer [...]
Health Insurance
Michelle Balaun2020-10-15T11:19:57-04:00Know More About Insurance Options Students at many colleges today must have a health insurance plan that meets their university’s minimum requirement. T [...]
Sending A Package to UNF? Make sure it get’s there.
Michelle Balaun2020-09-29T17:07:13-04:00Make Sure Your Package Gets There For all the many reasons that a student receives a package, most of them are a welcome highlight to their day. Whether [...]
The First Few Weeks
Michelle Balaun2020-06-30T15:16:43-04:00We 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 [...]
Safest Places to Visit Your Student This Semester
Michelle Balaun2020-10-06T15:08:21-04:00We Still Love to Visit Our Ospreys So with the ever-changing world and new guidelines coming out, it can be very difficult to know where is safe to go a [...]
College Majors to Pursue at UNF
Michelle Balaun2020-05-28T12:41:03-04:00Perhaps It’s Time to Consider Majors that are Sustainable in Tough Times Students usually choose a major over a period of time. I have always been a fan [...]
Eating on a Budget
Michelle Balaun2020-06-29T15:08:23-04:00Teach Them To Budget And The Rest Is Easy Eating on a budget is hard to do at any age. Teaching my three kids how to budget their money was not an easy [...]
Home Sweet Dorm Make it Fab!
Michelle Balaun2020-07-06T16:10:26-04:00Turn Their Dorm Room From Drab to Fab Don’t be alarmed on move-in day when you walk into your student’s bare and cold dorm room. It’s amazing how quickl [...]
Insider’s Guide to Living on Campus
Michelle Balaun2020-06-22T10:50:25-04:00We have the inside scoop on places to live ON-Campus! You can certainly read about the dorms and where to live from UNF’s web page Housing and Residence [...]
Lost and Found – we can help!
Michelle Balaun2020-06-23T15:57:51-04:00Oh No…. It Happened! We’ve all done it, lost something. But what's been lost can be found! It’s not surprising that a college student may lose their ke [...]
Hotels
Michelle Balaun2020-06-23T15:52:47-04:00A Nice Place to Stay Keeping in my that UNF is a small part of the thriving city of Jacksonville, there are plenty of hotel options. The airport is with [...]
Dance Marathon
Michelle Balaun2020-10-23T13:48:12-04:00You Can Dance If You Want To One of the most popular fundraising events in colleges across the country is Dance Marathon. Dance Marathon is part of a na [...]
So, your child wants to be an Osprey?
Michelle Balaun2020-10-28T12:28:17-04:00Osprey, who could blame them! The University of North Florida, otherwise known as the hidden gem, is a gorgeous campus with its own ecosystem, lazy rive [...]
How Will Students Stay Safe, Sane and Happy this Fall
Michelle Balaun2020-06-29T10:19:34-04:00Where is a Safe Spot at College? As colleges are doing their best to come up with ideas as to how to keep our students safe and healthy as they reopen c [...]
Sorority Recruitment: What to Expect & What to Wear
Michelle Balaun2020-07-22T12:55:29-04:00Here Are Tips & Tricks On What to Wear If you are planning on going through recruitment at UNF, we have all the tips and tricks on what to wear to e [...]
Get on the Bus
Michelle Balaun2020-06-17T15:16:36-04:00A Guide to UNF’s Bus System Getting to and from campus or around campus at UNF can be a little stressful, however, UNF’s Bus system Osprey Connector can [...]
Meal Plan at UNF
Michelle Balaun2020-05-25T14:42:47-04:00Burgers and Pizza and Fries – OH MY! Your student is away at school and many of you might be envisioning your student’s diet as burgers, pizza, fries an [...]
Taking the Campus Tour
Michelle Balaun2020-11-05T11:27:37-05:00What To Do On Tour! Touring college campuses is so important before your student decides where they want to attend school. Some students will tour campu [...]
Move-In Day – Are You Ready?
Michelle Balaun2020-06-12T12:44:12-04:00More Move-In, Less Stress-Out ***Move-in day for fall is undetermined at this point, however, please check back in July for an update. Move-in day, one [...]
Finding An Internship
Michelle Balaun2020-09-03T16:21:31-04:00Learn About Your Options, Find an Internship I have three children; one graduated from FSU, one is a junior at FSU and one is a freshman at UNF. Each on [...]