You probably have mixed emotions about dropping your child
off at college, ranging from pride to sadness. There are
several books and magazines available that will give you
insight into your son or daughter's college experience.
We hope you will enjoy the following resources:
Letting Go: A Parents' Guide to Today's
College Experience, by Karen Levin Coburn and Madge
Lawrence Treeger
The Freshman Experience or The
Senior Year Experience, by John Gardner, a parent of
an Elon graduate
Beating the College Blues, by Paul Grayson
and Phil Meilman.
Many parents visit Elon's news and information Web site,
www.elon.edu/e-net,
daily because it's packed with the latest happenings on
campus. You can also sign up to receive the weekly ThisWeek@Elon newsletter via
e-mail.
The Pendulum Online is the Web
version of Elon's student newspaper.
You can also get a subscription to the print version of The
Pendulum. Please e-mail pendulum@elon.edu for
pricing information.
If you need to change your mailing address for The Magazine
of Elon, please e-mail alumniaddresschange@elon.edu.
Also, be sure to visit the Parent Relations and
Family Weekend Web sites
often for the latest information.
