UCSB Parent Handbook
UCSB Parent Handbook
Letter from the Committee

Dear Parents,

As a committee, we’ve spent several months creating this publication with your needs in mind. We’ve collaborated with campus services, organizations, faculty, and current students to provide you with the most current and relevant information about UCSB. We truly hope you have found many answers to your questions in these pages. In closing, our committee would like to extend some valuable tips for sustaining positive relationships with your students during this transition period and throughout their career here at UCSB. Some are serious, others humorous, but each can make a significant impact on your students as they begin growing in the UCSB community.
We wish you the best for the upcoming year

Sincerely,
Amy Lee, Committee Chair
Jason Awe, Robert Mankin, Mallory Mizera, Christina Regalado and Mallarie Stevens



Top Ten Tips
  1. Support your student in their decisions, both academically and personally.
  2. Tell them you’re proud of them.
  3. Visit often, but call first.
  4. Stay involved in your student’s life even if you are far away.
  5. Send mail and care packages. (They make us feel special!).
  6. Keep your student updated on what is going on at home and try to keep them involved in family life.
  7. Ask what they’re learning, not just the grade they’re receiving.
  8. Encourage your student to explore new subjects and interests.
  9. Call us, but not before 9am!!!
  10. Learn to love e-mail and Instant Messenger.