First Year Experience & Students in Transition

Welcome Parents and Families!

The staff members in First Year Experience & Students in Transition understand and recognize that parents and guardians play a significant role in helping their sons/daughters prepare for college life. Several of our programs have a parent/family component, including Advisement & Registration and Welcome Week & Bulldog Bash.

UMD's Parents & Family Program is coordinated by Vince Repesh, Associate Director of the Advisement Coordination Center. For general information and questions, please visit the UMD Parents Webpage (see below) or contact the Parents & Family Program by clicking here.

Please click on the links below for more information about the parent/family component of First Year Experience & Students in Transition programs:

• Parent Program at Advisement & Registration Parents and families of new students are welcome to attend the parent program while their students are engaged in advisement and registration.
  
  
• Parent Program at Welcome Week & Bulldog Bash Parents of new freshman students are invited to a short parent program on the afternoon of August 29, 2008. This event is held after the Chancellor's Welcome Convocation.
  
  
• Welcome Week & Bulldog Bash Information and Schedule New freshman students are required to attend the Welcome Week events from August 28 - September 1, 2008. New transfer students are encouraged, but not required, to attend. Optional activities for all students continue September 2 - September 7.
  
  
• Parents & Family Weekend This weekend of special events for students and families will be held Friday, October 24 - Sunday, October 26, 2008.
  
  
• Parent Handbook The Parent Handbook is given out at Advisement & Registration sessions. This web version is a handy reference that answers many common questions that parents of new UMD students may have.
  
  
• UMD Parent Webpage The UMD Parents & Family program has an extensive website with information and answers about campus resources and policies. The page also includes contact information for the Parents & Family program coordinator.