Interesting info on Earlham

obesmom
Tue, 23 Aug 2005 06:52:24 +0000

I was in the audience as the parent of an incoming student and thought the welcoming speech was fun. I heard my daughter in there a bunch of times and it was cool. Most in the audience seemed to enjoy it.

The entire orientation was very caring and nurturing. It helped me feel better about leaving my daughter in a place so far away.

I’ve been bemused by the threads about “helicopter” parents. Nothing could be more different from the way we were treated at Earlham. It was emphasized how welcome parents were on campus at any time. As part of the parent orientation we were each given an appointment to meet with our student’s advisor. When I met my daughter’s the first thing she did was give me her e-mail and telephone number and invite me to contact her at any time. . .

All in all Earlham is living up to my daughter’s expectations (and mine!). Its a small, caring community filled with interesting folks.