Drop-off day at college will be emotionally charged for both you and your student.  There is no way to avoid it.  In this episode, our host Andrea McCarren explores how parents can prepare for this big event.

Our guests are Ben Williams, Assistant Director of Parent and Family Engagement at Georgia State University and Angelica McLean, Assistant Director for Parent and Family Programs at Indiana University Purdue University – Indianapolis.

We’ll also hear a College Ready Money Moments segment with Jamie Gayton, Executive Vice President of the Pentagon Federal Credit Union and the author of Guide to Personal Financial Planning for the Armed Forces.

College Ready 2020 is a production of Wise Action in collaboration with the Association of Higher Education Parent/Family Program Professionals made possible with support from the Pentagon Federal Credit Union.

Executive Produced by Dan Solomon of the Wise Action Company

Produced, Edited & Mixed by Brad Stratton for Audiation

In this episode, our host Andrea McCarren explores how parents can prepare for buying and packing in the event that their student will be living on campus this fall. 

To help guide us through this process, we’ll speak with Whitney White, who is Director of Parent and Family Programs at the University of Cincinnati, and Janice Nikkel, who is the Director of Parent and Family Network at Trinity Western University.

We’ll also hear a College Ready Money Moments segment with Jamie Gayton, Executive Vice President of the Pentagon Federal Credit Union and the author of Guide to Personal Financial Planning for the Armed Forces.

College Ready 2020 is produced by Wise Action in collaboration with the Association of Higher Education Parent/Family Program Professionals and with the support of the Pentagon Federal Credit Union

Executive Produced by Dan Solomon of the Wise Action Company

Produced, Edited & Mixed by Brad Stratton for Audiation

In this episode, our host Andrea McCarren explores how parents and their students can get on the same page regarding their student’s college social life. 

To help us understand the complexity and nuances of the parent’s role, we’ll speak with Angelica McLean, Assistant Director for Parent and Family Programs at Indiana University Purdue University – Indianapolis, and Dr. Betsy Chapman, Ph.D., Executive Director of Family Communications at Wake Forest University.

We’ll also hear a College Ready Money Moments segment with Jamie Gayton, Executive Vice President of the Pentagon Federal Credit Union and the author of Guide to Personal Financial Planning for the Armed Forces.

College Ready 2020 is produced by Wise Action in collaboration with the Association of Higher Education Parent/Family Program Professionals and with the support of the Pentagon Federal Credit Union

Executive Produced by Dan Solomon of the Wise Action Company

Produced, Edited & Mixed by Brad Stratton for Audiation

College is a time of major financial transitions, for both students and their parents. In this episode, host Andrea McCarren explores ways that parents and children can work together to make this time of financial transition as stress free as possible. 

To help us understand the nuances and complexities of this issue, we spoke with Dr. Betsy Chapman, Ph.D., Executive Director of Family Communications at Wake Forest University and Justin Inscoe, Associate Director of new student and Family Programs at UNC Chapel Hill.

We’ll also hear a College Ready Money Moments segment with Jamie Gayton, Executive Vice President of the Pentagon Federal Credit Union and the author of Guide to Personal Financial Planning for the Armed Forces.

College Ready 2020 is produced in collaboration with the Association of Higher Education Parent/Family Program Professionals with the support of the Pentagon Federal Credit Union 

Executive Produced by Dan Solomon of the Wise Action Company

Produced, Edited & Mixed by Brad Stratton for Audiation

In this episode, our host Andrea McCarren explores how parents and their students can get on the same page regarding their expectations for academic achievement. 

To help us appreciate the complexity and nuances of the parent’s role, we’ll speak with Justin Inscoe, Associate Director at New Student and Family Programs at the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, and Kristin Austin, Senior Director of New Student Programs at West Chester University.

This episode also includes a College Ready Money Moments segment with Jamie Gayton, Executive Vice President of the Pentagon Federal Credit Union and the author of Guide to Personal Financial Planning for the Armed Forces.

College Ready 2020 is produced in collaboration with the Association of Higher Education Parent/Family Program Professionals with the support of the Pentagon Federal Credit Union 

Executive Produced by Dan Solomon of the Wise Action Company

Produced, Edited & Mixed by Brad Stratton for Audiation

Host Andrea McCarren explores how parents can help their college students succeed when in-person classes are cancelled and instruction is remote. Our guests are Janice Nikkel, Director, Parent Family Network at Trinity Western University and Whitney White, Director of Parent and Family Programs at the University of Cincinnati. 

Also includes College Ready: Money Moments segment with Jamie Gayton, Executive Vice President of the Pentagon Federal Credit Union the author of Guide to Personal Financial Planning for the Armed Forces.

College Ready 2020 is produced in collaboration with the Association of Higher Education Parent/Family Program Professionals and with the support of the Pentagon Federal Credit Union 

Executive Produced by Dan Solomon of the Wise Action Company

Produced, Edited & Mixed by Brad Stratton for Audiation

College Ready 2020 is a production of Wise Action.

Host Andrea McCarren explores how parents can help college students succeed beyond just shelling out for tuition. 

Guests include Kristin Austin, Ed.D., Senior Director of New Student Programs at West Chester University of Pennsylvania and Ben Williams, Assistant Director of New Student Orientation at Georgia State University.

Also includes College Ready: Money Moments segment with Jamie Gayton, Executive Vice President of the Pentagon Federal Credit Union and the author of Guide to Personal Financial Planning for the Armed Forces.

College Ready 2020 is produced in collaboration with the Association of Higher Education Parent/Family Program Professionals and with the support of the Pentagon Federal Credit Union 

Executive Producer by Dan Solomon of the Wise Action Company

Produced, Edited & Mixed by Brad Stratton for Audiation

College Ready 2020 is a production of Wise Action.

Attending college in the Fall of 2020 will be unlike any year before. And for parents of college students, the run-up to the beginning of school will be filled with more than the usual uncertainty, anxiety, and tough decisions. Each episode of “College Ready 2020” will help parents of college students prepare for the logistical challenges and the emotional rollercoaster ahead, whether or not their student is going to college for the first time or returning for their senior year.
To get us ready, we will speak with professionals from leading colleges and universities around the country who are members of Association of Higher Education Parent/Family Program Professionals (AHEPPP).
Hosted by Andrea McCarren.