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• Home for the Holidays
  As the end of the first semester approaches, students and parents anticipate the long holiday vacation. Both are excited about the holiday visit; both have clear pictures in their minds of what the visit will be like. Unfortunately, these expectations are usually not the same. Changes have been taking place across the miles--at home and at college.
• Thoughts On Your Student Choosing a Major
  Every year when I talk to parents, I am aware that one issue foremost on their minds is their son's or daughter's choice of a major. Some parents wonder whether the major their student has chosen will lead to a successful career. Others are telling a resisting student which major they must choose in order to have a successful career. Others worry that their student will not qualify for a particular major. And still others worry because their student has no idea what major to choose or what in the world he or she wants to do following graduation.
• Join us for Family Weekend 2011!
  Friday, October 21 - Sunday, October 23, 2011
  We are excited and ready for Family Weekend, but there may be something missing... YOU! Catch the Terp spirit and join us for a terrific weekend on campus. Where else can you play golf, witness mind-reading, eat great food, learn about NASA or HeLa, laugh at a comedy show, meet President and Mrs. Loh, eat more great food, rub Testudo's nose, get a chance to win a 1 carat diamond, bounce on McKeldin Mall, experience a rock-art show (sounds weird, but youll never forget the performance), enjoy brunch, and eat Dairy ice cream... all in one weekend with your student? And thats not all! If you havent registered to attend, please visit the Family Weekend website and register today. We look forward to welcoming you to campus.
• Adjusting to College is a Family Affair
  Parents are increasingly aware of the challenges that the transition to college presents to their children and to themselves. Most universities schedule orientations for both first-time college students and parents to help them cope with the changes and demands of the freshman experience. However, the reality is that a child's departure to college affects all members of the family system--not only the student who is leaving and the parents who are letting them go--but also the siblings left behind.
• Parenting a College Student
  Your student, along with eight million others, is immersed in four of the most important years of his or her life. It is a time that is both exciting and frightening--a period of joy, pain, discovery, and disappointment. With all that is learned and experienced, your son or daughter will no doubt leave the University of Maryland as a different person and, along the way, you will experience much of the same happiness and defeats as does your student.