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Insurance Tips for College Students College is an exciting time for young adults. Everything is new and, for those who go away to school, it’s likely their first real taste of independence. Social calendars fill up, Facebook friend requests increase and students sift through event invites, deciding which parties to attend and whether or not they will make Sunday brunch at the sorority house. While there are plenty of distractions, college is also characterized by hard work and responsibility. Classes are more challenging, and mom and dad aren’t around to facilitate morning wake up calls or prepare healthy home-cooked meals. Also, included among these newfound responsibilities is the protection of personal property. “Most college students don’t think about protecting their belongings because, until this point, they’ve lived under their parents’ safety net,” said Stephanie Behnke, claims innovation director for Mercury Insurance. “Parents have a million other things running through their heads when their kids leave for college—like whether their son will brush his teeth regularly or if their daughter will make it to class on time. Talking to their children about insurance needs doesn’t necessarily top the list.” Students bring many pricey belongings from home—electronics like laptops, iPhones, tablets, televisions and gaming systems are common dorm room items. They may also have a skateboard, bike, vehicle or combination of all of the above. “All I was really thinking about were my classes and social calendar,” said Leighann Tomita, student at Clarkson University in Potsdam, NY. “I thought a lot about the things I would need to bring to school with me, but never stopped to think about what I would do if anything was stolen.” The excitement and bustle of the social scene is a hallmark of college life, and students sometimes forget that not everyone they meet at school has the best intentions. Crime exists in most communities and college life isn’t immune to it. According to the FBI, 97 percent of crimes reported by college students in 2012 were property crimes and a whopping 41 percent of these thefts occurred on campus. “I never thought about renters
insurance until I left for college,” added Jacob Turner, student at the National Holistic Institute in Emeryville, CA. “I decided to take out a policy just in case anything happened. My laptop was stolen, and the policy covered a replacement. I’m thankful I made the choice to get insurance because I don’t know what I would have done if it wasn’t covered.” Another on-campus threat to personal property is fires. Firefighters responded to an average of 3,806 college housing structure fires per year. These fires caused an annual average of $9.4 million in personal property damage and losses. “Students should look into renters insurance options,” Behnke said. “They’ll be surprised how affordable this type of insurance can be. Many of these policies cover things like theft and items destroyed in fires. Laptops are an essential for most college students and experiencing a loss that isn’t covered can be tough when you don’t have the money for a replacement.” The bottom line: with greater independence, comes greater responsibility. To maximize your college experience, here are a few tips to protect personal property: • Cover personal belongings with an insurance policy. Students who live on-campus may have coverage available through their parents’ homeowner’s policy. Some companies have policy options that extend personal
property coverage for individuals away from home. Students living off-campus may not be covered by their parents’ policy and should look into purchasing renters insurance. • Create an inventory. Record the value of all personal property to determine the right amount of coverage needed in the event of a loss. • Always lock doors. Talk to roommates and make sure to communicate the importance of securing personal belongings. • Conceal valuables. Never leave electronics or other valuables out in plain sight, and do not advertise their presence on social media. • Use a bicycle lock when you’re out and about or for added security while on-campus. Steel and titanium locks are difficult to cut and provide thieves with a challenge. Reinforcing these locks with cable locks, which can be threaded through wheels, will provide extra security. • Secure valuable electronics, like TVs and laptops, to stable fixtures with locking mounts in your room, so they can’t be easily removed. Also protect personal electronics with passwords to guard accessibility and discourage theft. • If you have a vehicle on-campus, install or activate the alarm. Insurance companies frequently offer discounts for vehicles equipped with anti-theft devices. Students with good grades – at least a B average – may be eligible for an additional discount as well. • Ensure your auto insurance is up-to-date. Coverage for vehicles left at home while in school should be maintained to protect the vehicle from theft or any damage that may occur while it is parked. This will also protect you if you forget to notify your agent to add coverage back to your vehicle when you are home visiting. —Submitted by PCG Campbell
Federal Funding For Molloy College
Rockville Centre-based Molloy College has been awarded $234,745 in federal grant funding to continue to improve support services for low-income and academically-needy students. Molloy is expected to continue receiving funding each year for a total of five years through the U.S. Department of Education’s Student Support Services program, which awards funds to colleges and universities to support efforts to increase student retention and graduation rates. Molloy will use the funding to identify 160 eligible new and returning students, including low-income students as well as first-generation college students and/or students with disabilities, and enroll them in Molloy’s TRIO Student Support Services program, through which they will receive individualized academic support, personal and career counseling, financial aid counseling and advocacy, and additional writing, reading, math, science and study skills instruction. “Molloy College has been a successful part of the TRIO program since 2001,” said Dr. Drew Bogner, president of Molloy College. “We are proud that we have served 160 students per year and have prepared them to be successful in their studies and in their future careers.” “The TRIO Program assists our students in completing their education in so many ways,” said Dr. Valerie Collins, vice president of student affairs. “Our dedicated TRIO staff members provide exemplary support to the students who participate in this program assisting them to reach their educational goals.”
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Teach Teens To Bounce Back
following five behaviors can help teens learn to bounce back rather than fold under the stresses of the adolescent years. • Reach out rather than retreat. According to recent research, the adolescent brain is flexible and highly sensitive to stress. Teens who isolate, withdraw into themselves when stressed, rather than reach out to others, miss the opportunity of learning different ways of handling and relieving those stresses as well as diffusing intense feelings in a more positive way. “Adolescents routinely say the opposite of what they feel,” Mornell said. “Go away often means please stay. Sit down and wait.” • Tell their story. The ability to put one’s story into coherent words is the
Encourage your teen to reach out of familiar and safe comfort zones and take positive risks like meeting new people, exploring different activities, and participating in scary sounding summer opportunities like wilderness expeditions. Research opportunities for independent activities and challenging programs. • Take responsibility for others. Caretaking, whether it’s babysitting, volunteering in a home for elders, or standing up for kids who are bullied in school is one of the very best ways to increase resiliency. When teenagers lend their hand and their strengths to help, empower, protect, and care for others they experience and support eternal values as well as enhance the sense of their own worth. “Make talking about family values a part of dinner table conversation,” Mornell further advises. “Remember, it’s our job as parents and educators to help our young people develop the flexibility and resiliency to withstand the inevitable challenges they will face on their path to adulthood and learn how to bounce, bounce, bounce.” —Submitted by News and Experts
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chance to see it from a distance and gain perspective as well as compare it with others, which creates a sense of community. Everyone has a story to tell. Avoid interrupting when your adolescent suddenly feels like talking. Listen longer. • Separate from home and parents. In order to gain autonomy and confidence in themselves as individuals it is essential that adolescents find appropriate ways to separate physically and psychologically from their parents. This is increasingly hard in today’s world of constant connection through telecommunication. For teenagers this over-communication often creates dependency and reinforces that the world is a challenging and even dangerous place and that they are not capable of learning to handle those challenges and dangers on their own. Mornell advises parents to, “Avoid constant texting and other forms of telecommunication. Give your teen room to make their own decisions and choices.” • Engage in exploration and positive risk-taking. It is hard to learn to bounce back from challenges if there have been no significant difficulties, no walls to hit to bounce back from.
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