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.