Everything You Do (and Maybe Don't) Want To Know about Your Student Going Off to College

Everything you do (and don't) want to know about your student going off to college will be discussed by a panel at Woodlands Academy of the Sacred Heart.

Hosted by the Alumnae Parent Association, the free event is open to the public and will take place from 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday, May 1, at Woodlands Academy, 760 E. Westleigh Road, Lake Forest.

"Much of what we'll cover will be driven primarily by the audience's questions," said panel moderator Chris Denniston. "There are many resources for the college-bound student but few for the parents."

Topics the panel is ready to discuss include academic adjustments, drug use, depression, binge drinking, roommate issues, homesickness, college activities, sexual activity, visits home, managing money, concerns your child is having, parents' rights and visits, studying abroad, internships, Greek life, tactics to help your child be independent, and letting go.

Panel members include:

Jennifer L. Fast, PsyD, assistant dean of students, director of health & wellness at Lake Forest College, will discuss depression and risky behaviors such as binge drinking, prescription drug abuse and illegal drug use by college students.

Maryellen Lovell, parent of both a college junior and freshman, will address how she has handled a myriad of issues her children are experiencing on campus.

Elizabeth Snider, Lake Forest College program director at the Gates Center, will address issues from the College's perspective ranging from dorm life to safety to picking college activities.

Joanne Yorro, Committee Representing Our Young Adults (CROYA) program director, will share her insights into concerns students have about going off to college and the adjustments they are contemplating that they don't tell their parents.

To make a reservation, email apa@woodlandsacademy.org no later than April 28th or for more information contact Denniston at 847-295-5584. Seating is limited.

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Founded in 1858, Woodlands Academy is an independent Catholic college preparatory day and boarding high school for young women, and part of a worldwide network of Sacred Heart Schools that spans 19 cities in the United States and 44 countries around the world. A nonprofit, Woodlands Academy's identity is rooted in Saint Madeleine Sophie Barat's desire to inspire young hearts and minds to excel, to lead lives of integrity and to serve. For more information about Woodlands Academy, please visit www.woodlandsacademy.org