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February 15, 2005
| Full February 15, 2005 issue of National On-Campus Report in PDF format … |
| The Changing Nature of Parent-Campus Relations It’s common now to hear horror stories about parents who overstay their welcome during orientation, call professors to argue about grading rubrics, or override academic advisors’ course recommendations. But campuses can and should respond to parental involvement in a way that's ultimately beneficial to the students, says Marjorie Savage, parent program director at the University of Minnesota. |
| Troubleshooting Parent Conflict A parent wants an instructor to change her daughter's grade. A father insists on accompanying his son to student-only orientation events. The University of Minnesota's parent program director offers some advice on how to resolve these common conflicts in a way that helps not only the parent, but also the student. |
| Graduate Students Want Experiences of Their Own A one-size-fits-all approach to social and co-curricular programming doesn’t work, says the student affairs staff at The George Washington University. Graduate students want events and opportunities of their own. |
| On-Campus Reports Drink Specials Go Cellular; Beer Ads Must Go, UF Tells Band; From Parking Lot to Power Source; Students Deface Anti-Abortion Display; Oregon Releases Campus Climate Report; UF Hires Full-Time Advocate for Campus Gays; Fewer Students Attend Sexual Assault Prevention Program; Bill Would End 21st Birthday 'Power Hour'; Secret Service Visits Free Speech Columnist; Campus OKs 'Straight Pride Week' Fliers; Penn Opens Gender-Neutral Housing |
| Resources Violent Victimization of College Students; Campus Security Survey; Freshman Norms 2004; Graduation Rates and Enrollment Data; Sexual Assault Response Training Conference; Campus Substance Abuse Policies; Learning Communities and Collaboration Conference |
