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 [...]
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 [...]
Wakey Wakey- Eggs and Bakey Breakfast
Michelle Balaun2020-07-10T10:26:09-04:00Here are Our Favorites for Breakfast Another Broken Egg Café - Start your day the delicious way with southern-style biscuit beignets, gourmet omelets, a [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
21 And Oh So Fun!
Michelle Balaun2020-10-26T16:52:41-04:00You’ve waited 21 years for this fun! As each year ticked off, you waited for the fun of being 'legal'! Anyone over 21 in Jacksonville will know about th [...]
Mother Daughter Time
Michelle Balaun2020-06-04T10:49:38-04:00There is Nothing Like It! One of my favorite things to do with my kids is spending one on one time with them. Typically speaking, my daughter always wa [...]
Best Coffee Shops at UNF
Michelle Balaun2020-09-30T10:26:29-04:00Coffee, 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 [...]
Spring Break, Fun Times
Michelle Balaun2020-05-27T17:10:02-04:00Letting Off Steam Before Finals Spring Break...just the words conjure up so many different feelings, memories, and emotions. Some of the memories are f [...]
Graduation Restaurant Reservations
Michelle Balaun2020-10-16T14:56:16-04:00Reservations! The Earlier, The Better! I can’t believe that graduation is right around the corner! UNF's Fall Graduation is in December and is held in t [...]
Restaurants
Michelle Balaun2020-06-24T12:32:48-04:00Great Places to Eat! Like any college town, there are literally hundreds of dining options from fast food to fast-casual, from family-style to fine dini [...]
Family Weekend, Fun and more!
Michelle Balaun2020-09-11T17:04:50-04:00Fun Family Time Family or Parent’s Weekend is a fabulous weekend when you get to visit your son or daughter at UNF. They will want to show you all thei [...]
Rushing His Way – Frats
Michelle Balaun2020-05-16T18:15:57-04:00What Is the Rushing Real Story? So many times, we think about a fraternity and think of the movie Animal House. The brothers are living in a house that [...]
Spring Sports at UNF
Michelle Balaun2020-05-07T15:52:46-04:00So Many Sports, So Little Time As most students and parents know, UNF does not have a football team. So the usual hubbub and spirit surrounding footbal [...]
Homecoming for all Osprey’s
Michelle Balaun2020-09-17T17:22:32-04:00Calling All Ospreys...it's Nest Fest! Homecoming has a lot of meaning for college sports teams and it is always a special event and the homecoming at UN [...]
Beauty and The Beast
Michelle Balaun2021-06-10T14:52:00-04:00Is That How Your Favorite Fairy Tale Begins? When planning for school, we often think of all the essentials, dorm room decorations, meal plans, registra [...]
Controversial Speakers
Michelle Balaun2020-05-18T19:55:03-04:00Is Free Expression Controversial? UNF has definitely had its fair share of public speakers coming on campus and preaching to those who pass by. While it [...]
High School Graduation Gift Ideas
Michelle Balaun2022-02-15T11:57:19-05:00Get Them Something Practical Yet Fun When my older son graduated from high school, not only did he go to a lot of graduation parties, but he also had a [...]
The Next Four Years at UNF, here’s what to expect.
Michelle Balaun2020-05-11T10:24:41-04:00Welcome to the Nest Do you have a student ready to spend the next four years as a UNF Osprey? SWOOP and Welcome to the Nest! The next four years will b [...]
Trick or Treat The College Version
Michelle Balaun2020-10-02T12:44:48-04:00That Was Then … I would race home from school so my mom could put together some sort of costume for me then rush to meet my friends to go trick-or-treat [...]