Welcome parents and family, to Kennesaw State
University. I'm Sharon Brownlow, Director
of Parent and Family Programs, and I have
been working with families for over 15 years
here at KSU. And I'm so excited that you're
here, Parent and Family Programs is your go-to
office for resources, support, and connection.
Let's talk a little bit more about our office.
We know 3 things are important to parent and
families. And those are keeping you involved,
informed, and invested every step of the way.
The ways that we keep you involved here at
Kennesaw State are through meaningful engagement.
And here's just a few ideas of what we do.
We do Signature Events, we work with Fall
Family Weekend, Spring Reunion, at-home opportunities
as well. So, things like, the No Taste Like
Home Cooking Contest Also, we have student-focused
programming for you all as well as member-only
priority programming as well. And we will
talk a little bit more, in a few minutes,
about what it means to be a member of the
Parent and Family Association Moving on! We
want to talk to you about being informed.
We know that information is really important
to KSU parents and families. And so, we have
a wonderful, digital platform to share with
you. Maybe you've been a part of it already,
and, if not, then it's definitely time to
hop on, be a part of that. It's your one-stop
shop. There's tailored and customized options,
on there so all you need is an email and a
password, and you can go in tailor everything
to your interest. Make it really fun and engaging
for you So you can hop on the platform. There
in the middle you'll have a feed, just like
social media. And then on the right, there
is a calendar of events that keep you knowing
what's going around campus. We also have our
programming registration on the right as well.
So, as you can see there's a little, tiny
blue bar and that's a place where you would
click "Register" to register for a program.
There's also newsletter options, there on
the top bar you'll see a little icon for a
newsletter. You're able to send that directly
to your email if you like with our top five
articles of your interest. Then, moving on,
there is a little bell there as well. That
gives you alerts and updates, and that will
be tied to your email address, but you can
always hop on the platform and click that
bell for more alerts. Finally, there's the
student data connection, and that is what
the graduation hat is for there in the middle.
That is only for our Parent and Family Association
members. However, it is a great tool and I
want to walk you through that for one second.
Essentially, that student data connection
gives you access to things like credit hours,
holds, financial aid, overall GPA, and account
balance. As well as if your student is full
time or part time, so this is really helpful
for parents. And we want to make sure that
you have the ability to connect with this.
So, all you'll need to do is pay to have your
membership, send those waivers over to your
student, they'll approve it, and this will
pop up. As soon as your student is enrolled.
Finally, I want to talk to you a second about
memberships. So, like I said, we've got a
lot to offer for those of you who maybe aren't
quite ready for a membership, and that's okay.
But, being a member, you really are being
the best, most connected parent or family
member you can be. This awards you priority
registration for events, discounted rates
also for events, priority event perks such
as great swag. When you sign up for an event,
you're going to receive. You're also going
to get premium event invitations, that student
data connection that we just talked about,
and then also a card that gives you benefit
partner discounts at Kennesaw, Marietta, around
Atlanta, and even nationally. So, take some
time, look into it, and we hope that you'll
be invested as well. To wrap up, these are
ways to contact us. The first thing you want
to do though is hop on kennesaw.campusesp.com.
That is how you start your profile with the
digital portal. The next thing is, that's
our phone number, our email address as well
as ways to follow us on Instagram. We are
located on the Kennesaw Campus Carmichael
Student Center. Thanks so much and Go Owls!
