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Eight Phone Numbers Your College Student Should Have in Her Cell Phone

August 29, 2010 - Vicki Nelson College Parent Central
Our college students have their cell phones with them wherever they go. We see them everywhere – walking across campus, at dinner, at sporting events, when visiting with friends, while studying, even (unfortunately) in class. Many students use their cell phone,...

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Send Your Student to College with a Dorm First Aid Kit

July 11, 2010 - Vicki Nelson College Parent Central
It is inevitable that sometime during the four years that your student is at college he will get hurt or sick. Colleges have health centers to care for students who are injured or sick, and the local emergency room is available for more serious crises. However,...

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Why Your College Student Should Consider an Internship

May 23, 2010 - Vicki Nelson College Parent Central
Students have participated in internships for years. Apprenticeships or on-the-job training are tried and true methods of mentoring and teaching students or workers a new trade or profession. In recent years, however, the number of college students participating...

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Are You Ready for the Pomp and Circumstance?

April 18, 2010 - Vicki Nelson College Parent Central
For many college students and their parents, the finish line is in sight. Commencement is just around the corner. Students have worked hard to reach this final moment. Parents have been patient (most of the time), have supported, have worried, have...

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