Just for Parents

Dear Parents,

As Director of Retention my focus is on helping our students be successful in their college careers and to persist to graduation. One of the main ingredients in this recipe for success is a student who feels supported by his family as he achieves his academic goals.

You play an essential role in your student’s success. Here is a quick checklist of things you can do to help ensure your student’s success:

• Pray daily for your student.
• Show interest in what your student is doing.
• Believe in your student. Be his cheerleader.
• Trust your student, as parental trust builds self-confidence.
• Listen to your student and provide feedback, but resist the urge to solve problems for him.
• Encourage your student to balance his college experience by getting involved in extra-curricular campus activities.
• Encourage your student to know what services the campus offers and to take advantage of them. This list includes tutors, test anxiety strategies, the wellness center, and the fitness center, to name just a few.

I hope these tips are useful during the time your student is at Evangel. Please feel free to contact me if I can be of assistance to you or your student.

Becky Spain, Director of Retention E-mail Becky Spain

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