2023-2024 Parent & Family Programs Resource Guide

WELCOME

ILLINI

FAMILIES

Get Connected to PFPO: we want to stay in touch with you! Sign up to receive campus announcements and the E-Update, a biweekly email compilation of events, activities, dates, and more. See below for more information!

Who We Are

The Parent & Family Programs Office serves as the liaison between the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and the families of its enrolled students. Through regular communication, the Parent & Family Programs Office develops productive parent-university partnerships by providing information and tools that parents and families can use to become effective mentors and coaches to their students throughout their college careers.

Visit go.illinois.edu/PFPO and click the “Get Connected” link on our homepage. It’s that easy! Contact the Parent and Family Programs Office at go.illinois.edu/ PFPO or call (217) 333-7063 with questions, comments, or ideas.

Want to be involved? We are looking for creative, innovative ways to work with Illinois families, and we’d like to hear your ideas! Please contact us through go.illinois.edu/PFPO to give us your ideas. Our website is constantly being updated with the most relevant and useful information for our parent and family community. You can also like our Facebook page: Parent & Family Programs and follow us on Instagram and Twitter using @IlliniPFPO.

The Moms and Dads Associations ABOUT

We encourage you to become a part of the Moms and Dads Associations, the oldest known collegiate parent associations on a university campus in the United States. Both organizations are open to mothers, mother figures, fathers, and father figures. There are no dues to join, and all are welcome!

The Associations host the Moms and Dads Weekends, two distinct opportunities for your family to visit campus and share in exciting weekend events designed for the whole family. Moms and Dads weekends are great opportunities to visit your student, but you’ll also find that you feel more connected and comfortable with your student’s collegiate life after participating in these family friendly weekends.

UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS

MOMS ASSOCIATION

Join The University of Illinois Moms Association

The Moms Association was formed in 1923 and is believed to be the first Moms Association in the country. Its purpose is promoting the welfare and interest of the university and its students through services and open communication on campus and throughout the state. The association is philanthropic in nature, using its proceeds to support Illinois students. Through sales of the Association’s merchandise and tickets for Moms Weekend, the

Association raises money for scholarships and grants for Illinois students. The UI Moms Association is made up of committed volunteers that are mothers, grandmothers, aunts, sisters, and mom figures of U of I students at Urbana-Champaign. Board membership provides great opportunities for those who are passionate about the University and the mission of the Association. Find out more at: Illinimoms.com/get-involved.

Scholarships: Interested in learning more about University of Illinois Moms Association scholarships? Check out illinimoms.com/our-scholarship

UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS

DADS ASSOCIATION

Join The University of Illinois Dads Association

Formed in 1922, the Dads Association is the oldest known parent association in the country. The Dads Association’s goals are to be an information source for parents and families about the University of Illinois, and to assist in providing scholarships and critical resources for students and student-related programs through fundraising.

Looking to stay informed and/or get involved while your student is at Illinois? Visit illinidads.com to learn about membership and to sign up for updates from the UI Dads Association. We are always looking for fathers to join our Board and serve on various committees.

CAMPUS Special Event Weekends

Make hotel reservations now for these weekend events! Be sure to check the Illini Union Hotel, conveniently located on campus. Because of the popularity of these events, most local hotels book up one year in advance. Be sure to ask if hotels have a waiting

list and request to be added to it. Occassionally, visitors find they cannot keep their reservations, and rooms do become available, especially in the month leading up to the events.

Homecoming 2023 is October 21. For more information about the exciting events taking place, visit homecoming.illinois.edu. The Illini football team will take on Wisconsin. Go Illini!

Dads Weekend 2023 is Nov. 10-12. The Dads Association will be organizing tickets to sporting events; a Pre-Game BBQ to the Illini football game against Indiana; an evening concert; a 5K race; a Sunday brunch, and more! Information will be available at illinidads.com.

Moms Weekend 2024 will be April 12-14. The Moms Association will be hosting events and will be participating in the ‘Annual Craft Show’. Information will be available at illinimoms.com.

Scholarships: Interested in learning more about University of Illinois Dads Association scholarships? Check out www.illinidads.com/scholarships/

Commencement 2024 is scheduled for May 11. Information is available at commencement.illinois.edu.

OUTLOOK

PARENTS & FAMILIES

We hope that by engaging with the Parent & Family Programs Office, you’ll be better able to:

• Understand the developmental changes families experience when students embark on their collegiate careers.

• Be an effective mentor and coach for your college student.

• Understand the college experience your student is having in today’s higher education environment.

• Establish the appropriate level of involvement in your student’s collegiate career that is beneficial to your student, you, and the campus community.

• Know when and how to empower your student to take responsibility.

ROLES OF THE PARENT & FAMILY PROGRAMS OFFICE

• Communicate regularly with parents and families of all Illinois students, in order to develop a critical parentuniversity partnership.

• Educate families about their new role as parents of a college student and their evolving development, including how their lives are changing and how they are feeling and thinking.

IMPORTANT CALENDAR DATES

FALL SEMESTER 2023

August

18 Health Insurance Change/Waiver period opens

21 Instruction Begins

September

4 Labor Day (No Classes)

28 Full Tuition Payment Due

29 Health Insurance Change/Waiver period closes

October

15-21 Homecoming

November 10-12 Dads Weekend

SPRING SEMESTER 2024

January

14 *Undergrad Residence Halls Reopen

15 Martin Luther King, Jr. Day (No Classes)

16 Instruction Begins

February 28 Tuition Payment Due

March

• Provide families of Illinois students with the information and tools they

need to become effective mentors and coaches to their college students throughout their collegiate career.

• Provide volunteer opportunities for parents and families that keep them connected to the university community and encourage the development of relationships among fellow Illinois parents/families, the University, and the Moms and Dads Associations.

IMPORTANT CAMPUS NUMBERS

STUDENT HEALTH GOALS

We work to empower students to strive for health and wellness while maintaining a sense of balance. Achieving and sustaining wellnes is an active and dynamic process which involves becoming aware of and taking steps toward a healthier, happier, and more satisfying life.

The student wellness program focuses on the 8 dimensions of wellness to provide resources, information, and programming for a diverse student population with unique needs. Please visit: campusrec.illinois.edu/wellness