Parents are an important factor in the success of first-year students. That is why the Center for Orientation, Mentoring, Parents, and Acadmic Student Success (COMPASS) works to support students, parents and family. By providing fun events and keeping parents informed, the bond between a student and family can grow.
Parent Orientation is available to provide information to parents. Parent Orientation will take place Sunday and Monday, August 26 and August 27, 2007. Activities include: Family Picnic, Campus Tours, University Welcome, Academic Department introductions, and various seminars such as Helping Your First-Year Student From a Distance. For more detailed information, visit the Michigan Tech Orientation website.
The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (also referred to as FERPA or the Buckley Amendment) limits the information that the University can disclose about an adult student without the student’s permission. Students who are 18 years old or older are considered legal adults, therefore faculty and staff will not, as a general rule, discuss academic progress with parents, guardians, or financial supporters of students without the student’s permission. More information on FERPA can be found at the Records and Registration privacy website.
If a student would like their parents, guardians, or financial supporters to have access to their mid-term and final grades, he or she must grant such individuals guest access to view their student records information on Banweb, the University's Student Information System. Once your son or daughter logs in to Banweb and provides the necessary information to grant Guest Access, the guest can then create their own Banweb username and password to log in and view the student's information. More information on Guest Access can be found online at the Records and Registration Guest Access website.
Banweb Guest Access allows users authorized by the student the ability to view any or all of the following information:
If a student does not grant guest access, parents, guardians, or financial supporters will not be able to access information on their grades or student bills. Students will have access to their grades online. The Office of Student Records and Registration website explains how students can access the Student Information System to register for classes and view grades.
The Tech Parents Annual Fund, administered through the Center for Orientation, Mentoring, Parents, and Academic Student Success (COMPASS), was instituted in 1998 in an effort to support student organizations. Activities and events that have been supported include:
Several events that were supported during the 2006-2007 year include travel to national conferences and competitions, the Habitat for Humanity Alternative Spring Break trip, and the Diwali Night and Chinese New Year celebrations. For more information regarding the Parents Fund, or if you would like to contribute to the fund, please click here. Interested Student Organizations can apply here and view the parent fund policy here. Questions and comments regarding the Tech Parents Annual Fund can be directed to Michelle Nightingale.
More information regarding parent involvement, campus activities and Michigan Tech’s parent list serve can be found on this Michigan Tech parent and family website.
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