Whether a student lives in the residence halls or continues to live at home, going to college can be difficult for families as well.
Visit the Michigan Tech Parents and Family site for quick facts about Michigan Tech, information on ParentNET, a listserv just for Michigan Tech parents, and much more.
For more information on the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) at Michigan Tech, check out this page.
The Registrar's Office offers information on Banweb Guest Access, a system which allows students to grant parents or family members access to view their grades and financial aid information, and pay their bill online. For more information about Guests Access, please visit http://www.admin.mtu.edu/em/students/guest.php.
COMPASS offers academic outreach and support throughout the semester. Our office coordinates mid-term grade outreach, first-year academic advising meetings, and academic probation outreach. COMPASS also administers the Tech Parents Annual Fund.
If you have any questions about Parent Orientation or other Parent and Family services, feel free to email Katie Russell, Coordinator of Orientation, at orientation@mtu.edu.
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Michigan Tech's Parent & Family Orientation program allows family members to get informed, ask questions, and speak to upper-level students, faculty, and administrators. Parent & Family orientation sessions will take place Saturday, August 22 through Monday, August 24 and include a Parent Summer Reading Discussion, a session on common first-year transitional experiences, parent information sessions on topics such as health and safety, career planning, and getting involved, and much more! The program will wrap-up in the early afternoon on Monday, August 24, and families are encouraged to depart at that time. A schedule outline is included below. Saturday, August 22
Sunday, August 23
Presentations from the 2009 Parent and Family Orientation program are now available online! Please click on the links below for presentations you are interested in viewing. This enables parents and family members who were unable to attend all information sessions, the opportunity to access this important information. Even if you did attend, these presentation files will serve as a handy resource. Opening Session Parents As Partners: Together in Transition Parent and Family Information Sessions: Building a Career Starting in the First Year of College Staying On Beat: Resources to Support a Successful Transition Live Performance: Living in the Michigan Tech Residence Halls Leaders in Letters: A Parent's Guide to Greek Life Tips from Experienced Roadies: Parent Panel Hitting the High Notes: Academic Success in the First Year at Tech ExSEL Student and Family Information Session
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