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Parents and Family Association

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The Mission:
The mission of the NCCU Parents and Family Association is to foster a positive relationship between families of NCCU students and the university community through active engagement, involvement, and communication with the institution resulting in greater student academic success.

Feedback Needed:
*NEW* DRAFT  of the Parents and Family Association Constitution
Click here to review the drafted Constitution during the months of October-November 2009.

The Parents and Family Association was recently repurposed under the Office of Orientation and First-Year Experience. The Executive Board was elected in April 2009.  Now, a draft of the Association's Constitution has been completed.

Send an e-mail to parents@nccu.edu with any feedback you have about the draft of the Constitution.  The Executive Board will reply to all responses and will take your feedback into consideration prior to submitting the Constitution to the NCCU Administration for final approval.

Association Resources:

Goals:
To better address the needs and concerns of parents and family members, the Parents and Family Association serves the following roles:

• Acts as a liaison between the University and parents and family members to communicate institutional policies, practices, procedures, and systems.
• Develops and coordinates programs and events that promote parent and family involvement.
• Advocates for students and their families during their transition into the University and throughout the student's tenure at NCCU.
• Serves as a referral resource.

Join Today!
To join the NCCU Parents & Family Association, please complete the membership form below and mail it with your $10 (per family member) membership fee. Money orders and checks accepted made payable to "NCCU Parents and Family Association.  The address is on the application linked below.
Click here for the membership form.


Meeting Minutes:
Coming Soon - November 2009 meeting online audio podcast
November 15, 2008 - Minutes (PDF)
January 31, 2009 (audio): Session 1  Session 2 

How to Become Involved:
The NCCU Parents and Family Association utilizes three permanent committees to facilitate involvement and engagement of NCCU families.  The committees are as follows:

1.) Membership Committee: Works to build the membership and involvement of the Association

2.) Parents' Liaisons: Stays abreast of resources to serve parents and families of NCCU students and ensures they are shared with the NCCU parents and family body.

3.) Special Projects Committee: Develops and plans parent events, programs, and services

If you are interested in serving as a volunteer with any of these committees, send an e-mail to parents@nccu.edu.