Announcement: CU Denver is Celebrating 50 Years
Whether you’re an alumnus, current student, member of the faculty and staff, donor, or neighbor, you’re a valuable part of the CU Denver community. Help us celebrate the last 50 years and a future that works for all.
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Parents and Families
Welcome to Our Parent and Family Community
The CU Denver Parent and Family Program recognizes the important role that parents and families play in supporting our students. We strive to support student success through parent and family engagement.
We are committed to forming partnerships and providing resources
for CU Denver parents and families and offer a variety of ways for them to become familiar with current happenings and
campus resources. We want to empower parents and family members to
understand the college experience so they can best support
their student.
Family & Guest Orientation
Family members and guests will hear from university staff about the ways they can partner with the university to support their student’s transition to college and academic success.
We welcome and strongly encourage family members and guests to attend Family & Guest Orientation to learn about how to get involved at CU Denver.
Reservations for Family & Guest Orientation can be submitted here. Your student will be able to sign up a maximum of two guests on their reservation through the application status web page, when they select their orientation date.
Family & Guest Orientation Modules
The Family & Guest Orientation modules are a great supplement to orientation! If you're unable to attend one of our orientation sessions or would like to revisit information afterwards, the modules are for you. We welcome and strongly encourage family and other members of the student's support team to engage with the orientation process. Our goal is to provide easily accessible information giving you the tools you may need to help your student navigate their new CU Denver home.
Family & Guest Orientation Module Topics:
- Orientation - what to expect
- Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA)
- Financial Aid
- Advising 101 for Parents
- Health and Wellness Resources
- Campus Safety
- Housing & Dining
- Commuter Services
Get Involved
Help Your Student Feel Supported on Campus
We CU, and We CARE
Balancing life and school can be difficult. At CU Denver, every student matters. The CARE team was created to help students navigate a wide variety of life’s challenges by creating plans to confront difficulties while providing support and resources to keep them safe and successful. If you believe your student is facing challenges, we encourage you to submit at CARE report to connect them with our friendly and compassionate team. Together we can help them get through difficult times and get back on track.
Opportunities to Connect With Us
Family & Guest Orientation sessions are intended to provide information and present an opportunity to get your questions answered. These sessions do not fulfill students' orientation requirement.
Supplemental "Spotlight" Sessions are offered to new students and their support person(s) (e.g. parents, guardians, family, high school counselors, etc.). These sessions are intended to provide information and opportunities to get questions answered. These sessions do not fulfill students' orientation requirement.
Evento de Bienvenidos en Español - El evento de bienvenida es ofrecido a nuevos estudiantes y a las personas que los apoyan (padres, guardianes, consejeros de bachillerato/preparatoria, etc.). La intencíon de las sesiones es la de proveer informacíon acera de la universidad y es una oportunidad para obtener respuestas a sus preguntas. A continuacíon encontrará las fechas de las sesiones. Estas sesiones no subsituyen el requerimiento de asistir a la orientacíon.
Email orientation@fpbj01.com if you have questions about any of these sessions.
Student Events and Updates
Weekly Student News
"Campus Happenings" is a weekly events and updates newsletter that's sent to students every Monday morning during the fall and spring semesters. Check out the accompanying web page to stay updated about what's going on.