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Dear Parent,<\/p>\n

Thank you for attending our Winter Family Weekend February 3-5th. For those of you who weren\u2019t able to attend, we missed you. We\u2019ve posted photos from the event\u00a0here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The Student Success Team welcomes partnerships with parents and families in order to\u00a0ensure High Point University freshmen transition smoothly into academics and campus life. Student Success Coaches serve not only as academic advisors during students\u2019 freshman year; they also serve as network coordinators, connecting your student to many other campus services and activities.<\/p>\n

This second semester of college continues to serve as a time of transition and adjustment. I trust your student has found their niche on campus, a group of friends, and a few clubs of interest. If not, know that we would love to assist. It is not uncommon for some students to have an increase in homesickness as we begin a new semester.<\/p>\n

Lynda Noffsinger, our director of counseling services provides the following insight:<\/p>\n

    \n
  1. The best antidote to homesickness is action: becoming involved in the community by immersing oneself in academic work, making positive connections with classmates and professors,\u00a0joining organizations and attending events on campus.<\/li>\n
  2. If a student is \u201cthere,\u201d it\u2019s difficult for him or her to be \u201chere.\u201d Technology is a wonderful convenience! However, if a student is so preoccupied with texting or talking with family members or friends from home, that can get in the way of a student being fully present in his or her daily life at HPU.\u00a0Ironically, frequent contact with people from home makes homesickness worse, not better.<\/li>\n
  3. Sometimes, all a student needs to overcome homesickness is a safe, supportive place to talk about their feelings in a confidential setting. HPU has seven\u00a0licensed professional counselors in the\u00a0Counseling Center\u00a0<\/a>on the third floor of the Slane Center who would be glad to help.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Ms. Noffsinger can be reached at\u00a0lnoffsin@highpoint.edu<\/a>\u00a0or (336) 888-6352.\u00a0Our team of counselors can be reached at\u00a0counseling@highpoint.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n

    The Student Success Team is always here to assist students and families. Information about our dynamic Student Success Program, including contact information for Student Success Coaches, may be accessed here:\u00a0www.highpoint.edu\/successcoach<\/a>.<\/p>\n

    Always feel free to contact me so we may partner towards your student\u2019s success at High Point University.<\/p>\n

     <\/p>\n

    Go Panthers!<\/p>\n

    Dr. Beth Holder
    \nAssociate Dean for Student Success
    \n    bholder@highpoint.edu<\/a>
    \n(336) 841-9279<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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