Vacations and trips home are nice, but the nearest airport is in Indianapolis. So how do they get there? Here are the options for your student.
It’s hard enough to take care of your own transportation, let alone that of a child who no longer lives at home. We might not have the perfect solution for every travel situation, but try one (or several) of these ideas as a starting point.
Receiving an urgent phone call about your student is every parent’s nightmare. Make sure you're prepared to help. If your child is seriously ill, there are places on campus and around town where they can see a doctor. The IU Health Center is located on the corner of 10th Street and Jordan Avenue The Bloomington Hospital is located right off of campus on West 2nd St.
As soon as students arrive on campus for Welcome Week, they are subjected to alcohol, whether they’re drinking it or not. Many celebrate their newfound freedom from high school administrators and their parents’ authority and “crack open an ice-cold Bud Light,” as the commercial instructs. A few drinks later, incoming freshmen are drunk and ready to make new friends they might not remember in the morning.
Think you know everything about your child? You might not. Many gay students come out to their parents during their first year of college, but it’s not something all parents are prepared to hear. Doug Bauder, coordinator of the IU Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender Student Support Services, regularly speaks to IU parents and students about GLBT issues and offers this advice.
Jun. 21, 2009 – When Amanda Shettlesworth sent the School of Public and Environment Affairs’ students a mass e-mail two years ago describing a competitive internship opportunity, she got an unlikely reply – from a student’s mother. “She called me up and asked that her son be given a leg up in the process,” Shettlesworth said.
Assistant Dean of Students Suzanne J. Phillips has talked to her fair share of concerned parents. As director of the IU Parents Association – a group all parents are automatically granted membership in as soon as their child enrolls – she acts as a liaison between parents and University resources.
Julie Hutchins lives in St. Louis, Mo. and her daughter Sarah is the editor of the IDS Orienter.
Reporter Allie Townsend spoke with Chrisine Schelhas-Miller, IU graduate and professor of adolescent development at Cornell University, about the mistakes parents came make when sending their child off to college.
The Get Real About Discrimination, or GRAD, meets at 6 p.m. every Friday in the Persimmon room of the Indiana Memorial Union.
Zipcar is a car-sharing service that started in 2004 in Europe. Students and faculty can join Zipcar by registering on the website, www.zipcar.com. After filling out an application, the company sends members a Zipcard, used to access the cars.
College football coaching is tough, it’s stressful and it’s time-consuming. It is not, however, any more difficult, stressful or time-consuming than other professions, writes columnist Justin Albers.
IU field hockey opens its Big Ten season by traveling to State College, Pa. for a game against a surging Penn State squad.
In his third annual lecture Thursday at the IU Auditorium, the IU men’s basketball coach laid out the parables between his athletes and each of the at least 1,000 people in attendance.
After IU volleyball (12-1, 0-1) suffered its first loss this season Wednesday, it must quickly rebound to face Northwestern two days later.
Less than a week after returning to the practice courts, the IU women’s tennis team will face its first competition of the season in the Indiana Hoosier Classic.
The Indiana men’s golf team will travel to Chicago this weekend for the Windon Memorial Classic.
The IU women's soccer team will face Northwestern and Wisconsin at home this weekend.
Lost in the shuffle of a successful passing game last week was a running game that sputtered its way through most of the contest and served as a point of concern for the Hoosiers.
IU's last two opponents have shared something in common: playing Kentucky the week before playing IU. The Hoosiers are using Kentucky game film to its advantage.
