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Lanette Sessink , Vice President for Student Development Dr. Peggy Oldham,

Parents and Students in Transition: Beginning the Journey. Lanette Sessink , Vice President for Student Development Dr. Peggy Oldham, Associate Vice President for Student Development. Congratulations, Parents!. Prepare Now!.

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Lanette Sessink , Vice President for Student Development Dr. Peggy Oldham,

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  1. Parents and Students in Transition: Beginning the Journey LanetteSessink, Vice President for Student Development Dr. Peggy Oldham, Associate Vice President for Student Development

  2. Congratulations, Parents!

  3. Prepare Now!

  4. The hardest part of raising a child is teaching them to ride bicycles.  A shaky child on a bicycle for the first time needs both support and freedom.  The realization that this is what the child will always need can hit hard.~Sloan Wilson Let Go Let Go Let Go

  5. Goal: Navigate the summer!

  6. Move–In Day Friday, August 28 Balance “support and freedom!”

  7. Leaving Campus! • Recommendations/Reminders: • Make Friday evening your time of • separation • Be prepared for manyemotions • Three-week policy Parent’s Day: October 10

  8. Cougar Student Institute August 29-31, 2009 First Day of Class September 1, 2009

  9. Key to Navigating University Life….. What are YOU going to do about that?

  10. Appropriate “Hovering” • Listening Ear • Encouragement • Wise Counsel • Support

  11. University Mission Statement Mount Vernon Nazarene University exists to shape lives through educating the whole person and cultivating Christ-likeness for lifelong learning and service.

  12. Challenge students to …… Seek opportunities to achieve Develop positive relationships Live by Biblical guidelines Be a productive member of the community

  13. Campus Activities/Groups • Student Government Association • Class/Club officers • Residence Hall Councils • Peer Judicial Councils • Intramural sports: participants, scorekeepers, • referees, site workers, clerical • Intercollegiate athletics (baseball, basketball, cross country, soccer, golf, and volleyball) • Event volunteers: SonFest, concerts, activities • Upperclassmen: Resident Assistants, Residential Health Advisors

  14. Parent’s Hotline Emergency Information Key Tags F.E.R.P.A. 24-hour Security Health Services Staff Resident Directors/Resident Assistants University Crisis Response Team Emergency Crisis Counseling Emergency Text Messaging

  15. Living within the context of • community offers personal • freedom, yet provides helpful • boundaries. • Our goal is to establish a positive • environment that will facilitate • growth in all areas of a student’s life, • and will build on the foundation that’s • been built at home.

  16. Questions?

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