UNCO Family Support Organization

We hope you all had a smooth first week of classes! Come join us at our first meeting of the semester September 2nd at 11:30 🐻

Voting starts tomorrow April 7th!! The Family Support Organization endorsed these wonderful people as they have shown that student parents should be a priority on this campus! Please vote on Ursa under the student tab and be sure to check out the candidate webpage to see statements from those who are running at https://www.unco.edu/student-senate/elections/election-candidates.aspx -tabStudentBodyPresident2-d19e211

Today we talked about mental health. Let us know in the comments what you did this week that made you feel good!
Some of the responses from FSO members included changing shampoo, washing hair, cleaning out the fridge, talking with family, going to sleep early, and doing laundry!

Are you a student and a parent? We are seeking participants for a mixed methods study about students’ experiences as parents in higher education. We want to learn about your experiences related to faculty advising, childcare, and reasons for pursuing a higher education degree. We hope the findings from this study will inform faculty and staff on how to better support student-parents at UNC and throughout universities in the United States.

Qualtrics survey link: https://unco.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_0Ch7jOPfbEdJzMO

If you consent to and complete this Qualtrics survey, you will have the opportunity to enter for the chance to win one of two $50 Amazon gift cards. You can complete this survey anytime between today and May 2nd, 2021.

If you would like an additional opportunity to enter to win one of two $50 Target gift cards, we will be hosting focus group sessions over Zoom with survey respondents on Friday April 2nd from 12:00 to 1:30 PM and on Sunday April 11th from 8:00 to 9:30 PM. You can indicate which of these days you are interested in attending at the end of the Qualtrics survey. Focus group attendants will be entered for a chance to win one of two $50 Target gift cards. You are not required to attend a focus group session; these events and the Qualtrics survey are completely voluntary. If you are interested in only attending one of the focus groups and not interested in completing the Qualtrics survey, please email the primary researcher ([email protected]) for more information.

We hope you contribute to FSO’s advocacy efforts by taking this Qualtrics survey and/or by attending one of our focus groups.

If you would like to know more about the Family Support Organization or join, please send us a DM 🐻