Engineering Buff Families

We know you want to support your student and you might not always know what resources are available or where your student can turn to get some additional help. Over the summer Engineering First Year Experience offers the following opportunities for new Engineering Buff Families to connect with College faculty and staff, learn about resources, and ask questions. If you have questions or have suggestions for other resources to include here, please feel free to reach out to Maura Hollister, Assistant Director, First Year Experience at Maura.Hollister@colorado.edu.Ìý

Engineering Buff Family First Year Experience Course:

Later in the summer you will be invited to join a modular-based learning platform called ParentLingo. These modules will be filled with content and resources aimed to help you support your student while they transition to the College of Engineering & Applied Science and the Engineering Connections Residential Community. The content is designed to take you through 6 weeks of transition starting the week before your student will start classes through the 5th week of the semester (a similar timeline to your student's own first year seminar!). However, you'll always have the opportunity to engage with the content at your own pace and revisit the information for your student's entire first year.Ìý

Engineering Buff Family Summer Series:

This series of webinars and virtual office hours are intended to provide general information about what your student can expect this summer and welcome you to the Engineering Buff Family community. In the info sessions will review important college resources, placement test requirements, enrollment and advising processes, and answer live questions from attendees. The office hours are a way for you to connect more with Maura Hollister, the Assistant Director of First Year Experience for the College of Engineering. This time will be more focused on making connections with other buff families and sharing strategies for how you might support your first year student while they're adjusting to their new home at CU.

*Times are all listed in the Mountain Time Zone

  • May
    • Virtual Info Session:
      • Thursday, May 8: 5:30pm-7:30pm
        • Register Here:
    • Virtual Office Hour Chat w/ Maura Hollister:
      • Tuesday, May 20: 12pm-1pm: Ìý
  • June
    • Virtual Info Session:
      • Thursday, June 5: 5:30pm-7:00pm
        • Register Here:
    • Virtual Office Hour Chat w/ Maura Hollister:
      • Tuesday, June 24: 12pm-1pm: Ìý
  • July
    • Virtual Info Session:
      • Thursday, July 10, 5:30pm-7:00pm
        • Register Here:
    • Virtual Office Hour Chat w/ Maura Hollister:
      • Tuesday, July 22: 12pm-1pm: Ìý
  • August
    • Virtual Last Minute Questions & Support Resources Info Session:
      • Thursday, August 7: 6pm-7:30pm
        • Register Here: Ìý

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Other New Buff Family Resources

Check out more opportunities to engage with new families across the 91¸£ÀûÉç community on the New Student & Family Programs New Buff Families website.ÌýÌý

  • College of Engineering Family Weekend Reception
    • Date & Time: TBD, Hosted as part of Family WeekendÌýOctober.
    • Location: TBD
    • Description: We are so lucky to have your student in our college and we want to do our best to support you while you support them through their college journey. Join members of our college leadership, academic support & advising team, as well as folks from popular student resources to learn how your student can get involved and connected.

Engineering Support Resources for FamiliesÌý

We find that new students often experience an adjustment period when they start classes in the College of Engineering. Is your student struggling in a particular class or do they need help developing new learning and study strategies? Do they need help connecting with other students or connection with one of our embedded councilors? You can find those resources and more in the following links!