Parent & Family Resources
The transition from home to college is significant for students, parents, and families. At ºÚÁϳԹÏ, parents and families are viewed as members of the North Park community and partners in the educational process. As a campus we offer assistance to parents and families by anticipating some of their questions and concerns.
Stay connected to the campus in the following ways:
- Join us in praying throughout the year through the update.
- Visit the University website frequently for the latest news and happenings in the lives of ºÚÁÏ³Ô¹Ï students, listings of , and other useful information.
- Connect with North Park on social media for daily updates from campus: | | | | |
We hope these tools will be helpful points of an ongoing connection between you, your student, and North Park throughout the academic year.
We look forward to meeting you whenever you are on campus. Please let us know if we can be of service to you in any way. We trust your visits to campus will be frequent and enjoyable.
For more information, please email the Division of Student Engagement or call us at (773) 244-5737.
School Records
The University is prohibited, based on the , from releasing certain information to parents and/or family members without permission of the student. FERPA, also known as the Buckley Amendment, considers college students as responsible adults who are allowed to determine who will receive information about them. Under this law, parents who want to receive a copy of their student’s academic or financial records can do so only if their student signs a FERPA Release form. We encourage you to have a conversation with your student about how information regarding academic and financial records will be shared.
External Resources
The transition to college can be an exciting but challenging time. Not only are students adjusting, but parents and families have some adjusting to do as well. Here are some suggestions for books, articles, and websites that can help students, parents, and families during this time of transition.
Books
“,” by Helen E. Johnson and Christine Schelhas-Miller
:“(fifth edition), by Karen Levin Coburn
,” by Barbara Hofer and Abigail Sullivan
,” by Marjorie Savage
Articles
U.S. News and World Report, September 14, 2011
The New York Times, August 8, 2012