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           West Chester University
202 Lawrence Center
West Chester, PA 19383
610-436-3305
orientation@wcupa.edu

Parents' Information


WCU Parent Newsletter

The WCU Parent Newsletter for March 2010

The WCU Parent Newsletter for February 2010

The WCU Parent Newsletter for January 2010

The WCU Parent Newsletter for December 2009

The WCU Parent Newsletter for November 2009

The WCU Parent Newsletter for September 2009

The WCU Parent Newsletter for August 2009
The WCU Parent Newsletter for March 2009

The WCU Parent Newsletter for February 2009

The WCU Parent Newsletter for December 2008
The WCU Parent Newsletter for November 2008

The WCU Parent Newsletter for October 2008

The WCU Parent Newsletter for September 2008

The WCU Parent Newsletter for August 2008

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Check out the following on-line parent resources:

Letting Go: A Parents Guide to Understanding the College Years (available in the SSI Bookstore)

www.NASFAA.org - National Association of Financial Aid administrators. Provides information on the Financial Aid process & directs parents to helpful sites for resources. 

www.edc.org/hec/parents - Alcohol & Other Drug Prevention: The Parent Connection- US Govt. site with info. on prevention programs and communicating with College students about alcohol use 

www.Collegeparents.org - First advocacy group for parents that works on legislature and lobbying for safety, financial and other college student issues at the state & national level.

www.factsontap.org - Facts on Tap - Parents play an important role in their daughter's and sons' choices, even after they are in college.


Activities at WCU

 Connecting to campus is very important to student success and there are a number of ways and opportunities for students to get involved at WCU.  If you are hearing from your student that there is not a lot to do at West Chester, or they are not sure how to get involved on-campus then please take a look at the below links. These links to various WCU web pages can help to give you a picture of student life on the WCU campus, so that you can serve as a resource for your WCU student and be able to respond when they tell you there's nothing to do here!

Main WCU Events Page

Student Activities

The Quad
, WCU Student Newspaper


Recreation and Leisure Programs


Staying Healthy at WCU

Staying healthy is another component to student success at college.  On campus, the WCU Health and Wellness Center serves as an excellent resource for students as well as a place that they can go for assistance. The University Counseling Center is another great resource available to WCU students.