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Will My College Be Open?
Posted on July 22, 2020 at 11:37 AM |
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Bang Bang University
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Is my college safe?
Posted on November 12, 2013 at 11:32 AM |
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Campus safety is a concern of parents as the high school seniors at home apply to colleges across the country. To learn about safety on a campus, parents can attend college days, go on college tours, ready campus websites and also interview college personnel by phone. Before doing that, parents can go online to: http://ope.ed.gov/security/ to read about campus security related topics and check up on the crime statistics for any campus at: http://ope.ed.gov/security/GetOneInstitutionData.aspx Parents can prepare their college bound children for a safe campus experience by educating them about safety issues and steps they should take to be safe while on campus. Families should have a regularly scheduled communication pattern with children who are away at college to check in and a communication plan in the event of an emergency. Students need to know about steps to take in the event of a fire or other emergency. Ask about those things at college visits and make sure your child understands. Because most colleges are considered public places, your child will encounter people on campus who are not college staff or enrolled students. It is good for students to be aware of that so that they are not caught off guard because of a false sense of security. Knowing what has occurred in the past on campus, gives parents an idea of what questions they should ask. So if robberies were a problem in 2012, parents might want to ask college personnel what steps have been taken to reduce robberies on campus. Some of the measures campuses have been taking are:
Threats on a campus can come from within. Among measures that campuses have taken, post Va. Tech shooting, include:
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Are colleges responsible for your safety?
Posted on September 17, 2013 at 10:17 PM |
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This is disturbing to families who logically assume that college administrators have a duty to protect students from harm. Parents and students expect colleges to be responsible for having systems in place to warn students of known threats and dangers on campus. Emergencies that can happen on campus range from the threat of fire and natural disasters to threats posed by a disturbed student or hostile intruders. Most colleges provide a variety of safety measures to protect students. Those measures include:
What is disturbing about the assertion by a representative of the Virginia Attorney General's Office is that it conflicts with all of the activity on campuses designed to protect students. If it is true that there is no legal duty for Virginia college officials to protect students, the legislature in Virginia has work to do to keep the confidence of parents and students. |
The Repercussions of Recent Events at Penn State for Students
Posted on November 18, 2011 at 1:18 PM |
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Something that has not been mentioned however, is what this situation could mean to Penn State financially. In addition to the likely lawsuits to be filed against the university by parents of the children who bring charges, there is a potentially larger financial loss. The potential effect on Title IV aid. Title IV aid includes funds that many students depend upon to attend college like Pell Grants, work study and student loans. If these funds are withdrawn from the university for failure to comply with a federal reporting requirement, the results would be devastating for students and for the university. For many universities, no Title IV means a devastating blow to enrollment and funding. Colleges have a responsibility to report crimes that were reported to campus security or law enforcement each year to the federal government under the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act and the Higher Education Opportunity Act. Because of this Act, education consumers can look at crime statistics for colleges they are considering at www.ope.ed.gov/security. |
What to tell your high school graduate before he leaves for college
Posted on June 13, 2011 at 9:02 PM |
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Lessons Parents Can Teach Entering Freshmen Lesson #1 -Safety: Do your homework to prepare your student to be safe. Go online to www.ope.ed.gov/security to determine the crime rate and types of crime prevalent on the campus. Look at the college website to learn about safety procedures that are in place to help students stay safe. If the college website does not provide sufficient information, contact campus security and the offices of the vice president of student affairs to get the information you need. Share with your student what you have learned about crime and campus safety issues that exist on their campus and let them know about safety measures they should take. Make sure your student attends college orientation programs on campus for information on student services available to address any needs he may have while in college. Lesson # 2 - Success: Make sure your student understands that the academic environment in college will be drastically different from classes, homework, research papers and interaction with faculty that he experienced in high school. Help your student understand the study skills he will need to succeed on campus. If you don't know, ask student services staff on campus for a recommended book on study skills. You may have neighbors who teach at a college who can help with such advice. There are books on college study skills that you can order on Amazon. Don't assume that taking college prep courses in high school have fully prepared your student to succeed in college. Lesson # 3 - Avoiding Higher Education Pitfalls: In addition to safety and academic success, help your student understand basic things he can do to increase his chances of success in college. Research has shown that students who do not bond with a campus, campus personnel and other students are at a higher risk of dropping out of college. Encourage your student to visit professors in their offices to ask questions. Suggest that your student participate in student activities, volunteer on campus and join at least one student organization to make friends on campus with students and faculty sponsors. Help your student debunk common myths about college such as the common belief that college students don't have to attend classes. Students with poor attendance can be dropped from classes. Encourage your student to read college web pages and publications about college rules, regulations and services. Contracts You Can Make With Your Student In addition to educating your student before he goes to college, there are two additional things you can do to help him succeed. 1) Talk to your student about college cost and loans and how you can work together to pay them. You could make a deal with your child that links academic achievement and student loan repayment. I know parents who have successfully contracted with their children to help repay their student loans if they graduate with a grade point average above an agreed level and graduate on time. This provides an incentive for success. 2) Ask your student to write a letter to the college admissions and business office authorizing your parents to obtain grade and student account infor- mation while the student is enrolled at the college. Access to data regarding how the student is doing will help you know in time to provide intervention if the student is not doing well academically. Access to the status of the student account will allow you to know if the student has any financial issues that could jeopardize continuing in college. Although college is one of the milestones of adulthood for students in your family, they still benefit from your advice and encouragement. Be the first person to tell them about many of these critical survival strategies. Keep in touch with them once they start classes. Offer encouragement and advice when they are uncertain or experiencing difficulty. And celebrate their successes with them. |
Tucked into college, safe and sound?
Posted on March 17, 2011 at 12:03 AM |
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It is every parent's dream. You are driving away from a beautiful college campus after dropping your happy new freshman off for their initial flight from the nest. You feel sure that you have done everything you can to launch your son or daughter into a wonderful university life. The dorm room is furnished. Freshman orientation is over. The room mate looks normal. You found a way to pay tuition. And you are reasonably sure that your young adult family member is enrolled in a program that will help them, in just four years, to become an economically self-sufficient citizen. But is your new college student safe? The federal government provides a website that allows parents to check the campus safety records for colleges as part of their selection process. Visit www.ope.ed.gov/security to check the latest campus security statistics for colleges that your children attend or may attend. The information on this website helps families take campus safety into account as they select a college and prepare their children for any threats that may exist on the college they decide to attend. Knowing the threats and the campus safety services that are provided can help students and parents be prepared and rest easier. By and large, colleges are a very safe environment. But where a college is located and the extent to which they provide security services does affect how safe your new student will be. Parents and prospective students will do well to include campus safety in the data gathering they do prior to making a college choice and starting life on campus. |
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