Eleanor Roosevelt College

Parent and Family Resources

UC San Diego Parents Website:

Parents & Families section at http://www.ucsd.edu


Parent’s Helpline:

Office of the Provost—ERC, 858-534-2247
Dean of Student Affairs Office—ERC, 858-534-2237
Office of the Vice Chancellor— Student Affairs, 858-534-7273


Helpful Links:

College Parents of America: http://www.collegeparents.org.
San Diego Convention and Visitors Bureau: http://www.sandiego.org.

Recommended Readings:

  • A Career Planning Course for Parents. Sally Kearsley.
  • http://www.jobweb.com/resources/library/Parents/A_Career_Planning_130_01.htm
  • A Guide for Families of Commuter Students: Supporting Your Student’s Success. Cathie Hatch & Tracy L. Skipper.
  • Letting Go: A Parents’ Guide to Understanding the College Years. Karen Levin Coburn and Law-rence Treeger.
  • Don’t Tell Me What To Do, Just Send Money: The Essential Parenting Guide to the College Years. Helen E. Johnson, et al.
  • Empty Nest, Full Heart: The Journey from Home to College. Andrea Van Steenhouse and Johanna Parker.
  • Helping Your First-Year College Student Succeed: A Guide for Parents. Richard H. Mullendore and Cathie Hatch. Copies of this book maybe ordered from the National
  • Resource Center for the First-Year Experience and Students in Transition, University of Southern Carolina, 1728 College Street, Columbia, SC 29208. Telephone (803) 777-6229.
  • When Your Kid Goes to College: A Parent’s Survival Guide. Carol Barkin.

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