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Parents and Families
 

 

 At Trinity University, we

 strive to have positive

 and fruitful relationships

 with the parents of our

 traditional-age

 undergraduate students.

 The following elements

 underpin our

 philosophy.

1. We are student-centered. While parents play an integral role in the lives of their children, our mission is the education of our students in and out of the classroom. We prefer to communicate and deal directly with students as much possible. This allows students to learn to manage their own problems and affairs as they transition from adolescence to adulthood.

2. We strive to communicate in broad ways with parents of our students. All Trinity parents receive the summer newsletter for parents of new students, have access to the Parent Web page, can subscribe to the TrinitE Parent and Family electronic newsletter -- as well as the interactive ParentTalk listserv, and attend orientation activities in August.  Student Affairs also sponsors Fall and Spring Family Weekends.

3. We hope to work with parents as partners in helping students succeed at Trinity University. Though students are expected to manage their own issues, sometimes parents have concerns that need to be checked out with a professional staff member. We will be a sounding board and resource and will help with issues such as family emergencies, sudden lack of contact, student anxiety, and more. Staff will not routinely contact parents about things such as conduct, grades, class attendance, or health and psychological crises unless there are elevated concerns about issues affecting a student's well-being or opportunity for success.

 

Parent Links

Providing Parent Outreach and
Communication Solutions


Parent's Guide to Changing the Culture


Fighting Underage Drinking
How to talk to your children

about drinking (pdf)

 
   
 


Questions or comments? dtuttle@trinity.edu


One Trinity Place, San Antonio, Texas
78212-7200
(210) 999-7011