Parent Communications

The University endeavors to keep parents informed about what's happening on campus. All parents of incoming freshmen and transfer students receive the Parent Newsletter, published June, September, January, and March. Past issues can be found in the newsletter archive.

Parents may also sign up for e-mail updates to receive periodic special announcements. E-mail messages can also be read online, see below.

The Parents Blog is a place for you to share both your questions and your expertise as a parent of an undergraduate student. If you would like to ask a question for other parents to respond to or suggest a new topic for the blog, e-mail pblog@umn.edu.

Occasionally, other communications are sent to the University community. When those communications may be of interest to parents, they are posted on this Web site under University communications.

Parent Newsletter

Spring 2008

How are we doing?
Information about the online Parent survey.

TXT-U: emergency notification

Capitol priorities: U prepares to advance 2008 capital request

'Graduating to What? Next Steps for Seniors'

Post graduation: travel or job?

Parent Newsletter Sidebars
Classes Without Quizzes, GradFest, Commencement, and President's reception information.


Find past Parent Newsletters in the newsletter archive.

Check out some past articles of interest from Parent Newsletters.

Past Questions for 'U' can be found here.



Recent Parent E-mail

If you'd like to sign up for this list, send your e-mail address to parent@umn.edu and ask to be added to the list. It will take anywhere from a day to a week before you see a message, depending on how soon one is sent out after you've been added to the list.

The following links go to e-mail messages sent recently to the University Parent e-mail alert list.

April 25, 2008
April 9, 2008
March 26, 2008
March 18, 2008
March 3, 2008
February 12, 2008
January 29, 2008
January 15, 2008
December 27, 2007
December 11, 2007
November 21, 2007
November 16, 2007
October 23, 2007
October 2, 2007




University Communications

UMNnews—Campus news and events, news releases, feature stories, health center news, and subscription options for two e-mail news publications.
University News Service
eNews—For friends and alumni.
Minnesota Daily—An independent, student-written and managed newspaper for the Twin Cities.
Other University publications.