Parent and Family Newsletter

Issue 1

Como apoyar a su estudiante?

Welcome parents and family! We are so excited to have you all join the Bloodhound family with your students! As their support system, we feel it is important that you also get some guidance and assistance you and your student navigate through the school year. My name is Seema and I am a graduate student in the Criminal Justice program. I completed my undergraduate degree from John Jay in 2021, with a major in forensic science and a minor in anthropology. My immediate family and my John Jay family, both, helped me through my journey. So, I wanted to pass on some information to you that may help you and your student, as well.

The first thing that I would recommend to you, the support system, is to let your student learn on their own. College is a difficult transition, whether you are coming from another college, straight out of high

school, or have taken gap years. You may be trying to help your student, but it can be seen as an added stress and additional pressure on them. Allow your student some time to adjust themselves into the college community. With some time, the student will become more open to being active, interacting with others, and more. Being a helicopter parent may come naturally to some, as you are also worried for their academic well-being. However, this may be an added stressor on students. Give them space to learn about themselves, the school, their new opportunities, and everything else.

College Updates

CUNY mandates that all students taking in-person and hybrid classes be fully vaccinated and upload proof of up-to-date vaccination in CUNYfirst. Maintaining up-to-date COVID-19 vaccination status is the single most important thing you can do to protect yourself and keep CUNY safe.

CUNY COVID-19 Webpage

Weeks of Welcome

Weeks of Welcome is the perfect opportunity for your student to get to know and connect to the John Jay community! Different offices will hosting events from August 25th through September 30th! We know that this time is critical in their success here.

You can find the full schedule of events here to see what your student will want to attend!!

Visit here to find the full schedule

Latinx Heritage Month

The John Jay College community is inviting your student to the annual celebration of Latinx Heritage Month, celebrated nationally between Sept. 15 and Oct. 15., coordinated by the Center for Student Involvement & Leadership (CSIL) in close partnership with other campus partners.

We invite your student to the Fiesta En La Calle- The Block Party in Celebration of Latinx/Hispanic Heritage Month on September 22, 2022 from 1:40pm to 2:55pm in Hound Square.

The Center for Student Involvement & Leadership is still finalizing the calendar so we recommend that your student checks out the college website in the upcoming weeks to see the full schedule.

Advice From A Student: How To Help Your College Student -Start of the Semester

Welcome to our John Jay family! We are happy to have your student join us at John Jay for their college path. My name is Brenda Jiménez Villalva and I am a John Jay alumna. I graduated this past spring with a Bachelor of Science in Cell and Molecular Biology and a Bachelor of Arts in Spanish, with a concentration in translation and interpreting. Now that I have completed this chapter in my life, I would like to share some advice that has helped me during my time at John Jay. It must be nerve-wrecking for your children to start this new chapter and you would like to know what can you do to help them with this transition.

My advice to you as parents is to encourage your student to get involved at John Jay. As someone who made this transition five years ago, getting involved helped me discover my interests and make connections with faculty and staff.

I remember telling my friend a few weeks ago as we reflected on being college graduates who knew signing up for leadership positions at two student-led clubs would later help me discover the Peer Ambassador Leadership Program and becoming one until my graduation and that I will forever be grateful for the people I met during my journey. This is the power of getting involved with John Jay. Some students such as my friend, did not think getting involved was a big deal but I say otherwise based on my experience. Apart from making connections, I also made new friends within clubs and the Peer Ambassador Leadership Program who have the same desire of creating a change in the world and becoming advocates for justice, as John Jay encourage us.

Congratulations to your student for starting this new chapter! I am wishing them the best of luck during their college career.

Office Feature: Student Transition Programs

Welcome to the the 2022-2023 academic year at John Jay College of Criminal Justice! We are looking forward to reconnecting with our current families, excited to get to know our new families and for you to be joining the Bloodhound family! All parent and family members are part of the Parent and Family Association!

In Student Transition Programs, we are responsible for your students' transition into John Jay College with New Student Orientation and then helps them transition out of John Jay College with assisting and celebrating them graduating!

¿Por qué debes estar involucrado en la asociación de padres y familia?

La oficina de programas de transición estudiantil entiende y reconoce el papel vital que desempeñan los padres y miembros de familia en el éxito académico de sus alumnos. Ya que los miembros de familia desempeñan un papel importante en nuestra comunidad universitaria, haremos todo lo necesario para promover la comunicación e involucramiento de las familias. No importa si son familiares de nuevos alumnos o de alumnos existentes, esperamos que su experiencia con John Jay sea positiva y gratificante.

El propósito de la asociación de padres y familia es para:

Asistir a las familias en navegar los recursos, servicios y programas universitarios
Asistir a las familias en apoyar a sus alumnos y motivarlos en tomar responsabilidades mientras estén inscritos en la universidad
Mejorar la comunicación entre la universidad y los familiares
Desarrollar un sentido de comunidad entre las familias de John Jay para brindar apoyo, asesoramiento y oportunidades de participación.

¡Este año mandaremos boletines, presentaremos seminarios en linea y reuniones virtuales!

Si tiene alguna sugerencia de temas para nuestro boletín, seminario o ideas para eventos de la asociación de padres y familia. Por favor envíalas a este correo: https://bit.ly/parentsuggestion

¡Esperemos que se mantenga en contacto con nosotros mientras su alumno este en John Jay!