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Family Webinars

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Eagle Family Webinars, New Student and Family Programs

Whether your Eagle is new to AU or is approaching graduation, we are here for you! The Eagle Family Webinar Series seeks to expose Eagle families to AU staff and resources to help families best support their students and facilitate ways for families and supporters to work well in partnership with AU.

Our 2024-2025 schedule is here! View some webinar dates and topics below and register to attend-- and check back often for added topics and dates. We look forward to seeing you on screen!

July 25 | Helping Your Student Start and Stay Strong Academically

Sending your child to college involves a lot of transition for the students AND for the parents and families that support them! In this session, Dr. Bridget Trogden (AU’s Dean of Undergraduate Education and Academic Student Services) is drawing on what we know about new students and her twenty years of experience as a professor to bring you valuable information about helping your student start and stay strong academically in the first year at AU. We will cover key vocabulary for you to know, highlight supports available for your student’s development as a learner, and discuss strategies and first semester milestones.

Recordings of this and all of our webinars are shared to our YouTube playlist as featured above on this page. .

September 16 | President's Listening Session with AU Families

We invite you to join President Jon Alger for a listening session with AU parents and families. Throughout the semester, President Alger is engaging in an active listening tour to learn more about the AU community by asking questions and soliciting feedback as he develops his vision for the university’s future. This is your opportunity to share your thoughts about what makes AU special and unique, and how we can build a stronger, better AU.

The Parent and Family session will be held on Monday, September 16, 2024, via Zoom at 7:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. EDT.

We hope you will also join President Alger at the President’s Welcome during Family Weekend (September 27-29).

October 17 | Student Engagement

Thursday, October 17 | 7:00-8:00PM EDT

AU is committed to the holistic development, support, and engagement of students. We work to provide transformational co-curricular experiences that are reflective of the University’s mission to foster intellectual curiosity, build community, and empower lives of purpose, service, and leadership. We center students and their experiences at the core of our work, and endeavor to help them find their place at AU; to belong, thrive, grow, and graduate. This session will cover the many ways students can get engaged and involved on campus, and the offices that support them in exploring interests and creating opportunities to make the most of campus life at AU!

We recommend that you visit our website about Student Engagement as this will be our focus for this session.

October 23 | Safety at AU

Wednesday, October 23 | 6:30-7:30PM EDT

We invite Eagle families to join us for a webinar to learn more about campus safety and resources at AU. During this webinar, campus leaders will share updates and details about our security protocols and personal safety practices.

Want to learn more about safety at AU ahead of this session? Visit the University Police website.

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