What is the role of parents and families at Brown University?
Parents and families are a valued part of the Brown community and important partners in their students' success. We invite you to learn more about what is happening here on the Brown University campus and the wide range of services resources that are available to your student.
What is the Brown parent & family newsletter?
The Brown Parent & Family Newsletter is sent out several times each year with information about resources, projects and events on campus. Events and important dates from across campus. Brown student-athletes compete on 34 varsity sports teams and in a wide variety of club sports and intramural sports.
What is PowerSchool student and Parent Portal?
PowerSchool uses the Internet to facilitate student information management and communication among school administrators, teachers, parents, and students. The PowerSchool Student and Parent portal is a tool that is integrated into the PowerSchool Student Information System (SIS) that is specifically developed for parents and students.
What is the safety at Brown website?
The Safety at Brownwebsite provides summary information about safety-related services, tools, policies, and best practices that will help protect members of the Brown community. Parents and Families Newsletter The newsletter is emailed several times each year with news and updates specific to undergraduate life at Brown.
Winter Webinars
Join us for a series of webinars designed to help families and students navigate life at Brown. Advance registration is required.
Family Weekend
Family Weekend is an important event in our community — a time when many students share their lives on campus with their families for the first time.
Commencement
Commencement is an important milestone for all Brown students — the culmination of their educational journey as undergraduates, graduate or medical students.
Parent & Family Newsletter
The Brown Parent & Family Newsletter is sent out several times each year with information about resources, projects and events on campus.
Brown Athletics
Brown student-athletes compete on 34 varsity sports teams and in a wide variety of club sports and intramural sports.
News from Brown
Brown deploys knowledge to address critical and complex problems in the world.
What is the role of a brown student in education?
As architects of their education, Brown students are expected to be active participants in their education; this requires that they reflect on their strengths, interests, and goals, and that they make informed choices about the areas of study they pursue.
What is Brown's advising structure?
Brown's advising structures support students throughout their academic journey. Before arriving on campus, every incoming first-year is assigned two advisors -- an academic advisor and a student peer advisor -- who help them navigate Brown's open curriculum. Transfer students are connected with a concentration advisor and a Transfer Peer Counselor. In the first year and beyond, students meet with their advisors at key moments to discuss their academic choices and to plan for subsequent terms. Parents may wish to explore the exciting array of concentrations and courses through Focal Point, and to read more about Academic Advising in each year.
How often is the Brown newsletter emailed?
The newsletter is emailed several times each year with news and updates specific to undergraduate life at Brown. See the section on Parent Communication for newsletter editions and information about parent email addresses.
What is my meal?
MyMeal is an online tool that can help students make smart, healthy choices in Brown dining units. Students may use it on a desktop or mobile device to view menus at different Dining Services units and plan healthy meals throughout the day; they may also use the screening tools to identify foods with common allergens.
