Building Institutional Systems of Support for the Parents and Families of College Students

1. Bridging Research and Practice: Connecting Research Findings to What Practitioners Are Doing in the Field Section I. Establishing New Parent and Family Engagement Programs 2. Moving from Parent to Partner to Coach: Developing a Parent and Family Engagement Strategy 3. Spanish-Language Programming as Essential for Serving Parents and Families at a Hispanic-Serving Institution 4. The Evolution of a New Initiative: Parent Ambassador Program 5. Parent and Family Engagement: The Community College Edition 6. How Institutional Communications Can Influence Parent and Family Behavior 7. Navigating New: Understanding the Transitions of First-Year Families Section I. Points to Consider: Staff Resources: Building Capacity Among Your Parent and Family Engagement Team Section II. Taking Parent and Family Programs to the Next Level 8. Powerful Partnerships that Bridge Student Well-being and Student Success 9. Parent Engagement in Career Education 10. Including Families in a Campus Crisis 11. In Their Own Words: Studentsâ Perceptions of Parental Support on Retention at HCBUs 12. Engaging Families to Promote First-Generation Student Success: Guidance for Higher Education Leadership and Family Program Practitioners 13. Flooded in Expectations: Institutional Response to Student Needs through the Development of a Robust, Data-Driven Parent and Family Program 14. Keeping Them Safe: Campus Collaborations to Raise Awareness of Campus Safety Section II. Points to Consider: Staff Resources: Building Capacity Among Your Parent and Family Engagement Team 15. An Emerging Agenda for Engaging Parents and Families in Higher Education: Considerations in Praxis