APPLY GIVE TODAY ALUMNI FACULTY & STAFF EVENTS STORE ABOUT SAU ACADEMICS ADMISSIONS & FINANCIAL AID STUDENTS ATHLETICS GIVING NEWS PARENTS WELCOME TO THE FALCON FAMILY! JOIN THE PARENTS' ASSOCIATION! APPLY HERE PARENTS OF FIRST YEAR STUDENTS The First-Year Experience Program (FYE) is dedicated to providing a comprehensive core of academic support services that will influence academic achievement and retention. The department is committed to providing meaningful, coherent and fulfilling experiences to increase the retention rate of its students by facilitating activities such as, Welcome Week, the Freshmen Studies Program, academic advisement, academic counseling, and many other activities. We work to provide a challenging yet supportive environment for our first-year students during their transition to higher education. Faculty, staff, administrators and students work together to cultivate a learning community which prepares and engages students academically, socially and spiritually for leadership in a complex, diverse, and rapidly changing world. In achieving its mission and adhering to the University’s mission, the First-Year Experience Program offers programs and opportunities for academic, social and personal growth. First Year Experience Program → Falcon Prep Checklist → THE PARENTS' ASSOCIATION The mission of the Parents’ Association is to enhance the quality of both the scholar and parent experience through ongoing communication and contact between the University and the parents of scholars. The Parents’ Association will additionally act as a resource to engage, connect, inform, and empower parents to support the successful development of all scholars and strengthen the mission of the University, which is to “…provide a healthy learning environment where students are prepared to excel academically, socially, and spiritually in order to be equipped for leadership roles in a complex, diverse and dynamically changing world.” GOALS To act as a liaison between the University and the parents to develop a closer relationship. To interpret Saint Augustine’s activities to the parents. To interpret Saint Augustine’s University to a wider audience of prospective students and stakeholders. To encourage parents’ participation in Saint Augustine’s University fundraising activities and events To encourage parents to formally direct their opinions and suggestions to the University. UPCOMING EVENTS DEC 01 COVID-19 Testing & Vaccine – Livingston Group December 1 @ 8:00 am - 5:00 pm DEC 02 COVID-19 Testing & Vaccine – Livingston Group December 2 @ 8:00 am - 5:00 pm FEB 16 Eastern North Carolina Career Alliance Virtual Career Fair February 16, 2022 @ 10:00 am - 2:00 pm FEB 16 Eastern NC Career Alliance (ENCCA) Virtual Career Fair February 16, 2022 @ 11:00 am - 4:00 pm FEB 22 CIAA Career Expo – Baltimore MD February 22, 2022 @ 3:00 pm - 6:00 pm FEB 24 CIAA Career Expo – Baltimore MD February 24, 2022 @ 10:00 am - 2:00 pm FEB 25 2022 CIAA Jazz Brunch February 25, 2022 @ 10:00 am - 12:00 pm View More… ADDITIONAL INFORMATION Financial Aid → Emergency Information → Visitor Information → TOP STORIES November 15, 2021 SAU Student Chosen as Participant in the Johns Hopkins Institute for Nanobiotechnology Rosetta Commons REU Program READ MORE SEE ALL STORIES SAINT AUGUSTINE’S UNIVERSITY 1315 Oakwood Avenue Raleigh, NC 27610-2298 919.516.4000 INFORMATION FOR: Alumni Faculty & Staff Media Parents & Guardians Visitors QUICK LINKS Apply Employment Coronavirus Information Registration Open House Remote Business Operations Request a Transcript Saint Augustine’s Chapel Giving University Compliance Student Complaint Form Events Privacy Statement RESOURCES Campus Safety Student Portal Employee Portal Blackboard Office 365 Campus Store Faculty & Staff Directory Map Marketing Service Forms The Prezell R. Robinson Library Joseph G. Gordon Health Center Space Reservations Technology Support Title IX © COPYRIGHT 2018 SAINT AUGUSTINE'S UNIVERSITY