CIA Parent Pod

In this week's pod, Dr. Matt is talking with Allen Selker, Manger of Technology Services. Allen will be talking about everything from IT help desk and other services to the Laptop requirement.

Join Dr. Smith in welcoming Adam Couts, Student Accounts Specialist, and Tricia Pangonis, Director of Financial Aid as they help you navigate paying your bill and reviewing your financial aid.

Our Associate Director of Student Life and Campus Engagement joins us to talk about stART, College 101, and preparing your student for CIA's summer tasks.

In this week's pod, Matt talks to Dr. Grant about things that we work with parents about and general tips and tricks parents need to know about when making their own transitions from parents of high school students to parents of college students. 

In this week's pod, we hang out with our IT department to talk WiFI, Laptops, and the techy things that students should leave at home. The CIA Parent Pod

Jason Price from Student Accounts and Delores Hall from Financial Aid join us on the pod to discuss considerations for understanding your bill and how financial aid is applied. They also go over some important dates and pitfalls that parents should help their student avoid.

In the first parent pod, Andrea will talk about stART, College 101, Canvas, and everything you need to know about stART and College 101 this summer!

Season 4 kicks off! New episodes each week for first year parents (and upper-class student parents that need some refreshers!). Once the school year begins, new episodes once a month!

For some, Thanksgiving is the first time that your student has been home since August. Could be, a lot has changed in your student... and you. Here from college parents who work at CIA, and some of their advice to navigate these changes.

Dr. Matt has Marlon Jones, Director of Financial Aid, on the pod to talk about renewing your FAFSA! He discusses changes in the process, timelines, and balancing getting involved in the FAFSA process while allowing for your student to take on the responsibility of their financial aid. The Parent Pod is now a monthly podcast (with the exceptions of some surprise content in between)!

Welcome Andrea Specht, our new Associate Director of Student Life and Campus Engagement! She joins Dr. Matt on the parent Pod to talk about her background, goals that she has for student involvement, and gives an update on all of the great programming going on for students at CIA!

We are back people! What a crazy start to the semester. But how fitting that the first Parent Pod of the year would be about the Career Fair! Listen to Dr. Smith as he talks to Lauren Conway, Director of Career Services about the upcoming Career Fair and the ways CIA prepares student to put their best foot forward!

This time on the Parent Pod we talk with our Dean of Students, Dr. Jesse Grant. Being a college parent can be tough not matter if it is your first or fifth. The new roles we take on as parents can sometimes be complicated, especially as your students are (and should be) advocating more for themselves and working to solve issues on their own. These issues range from relationships with roommates and significant others to working through disagreements and problems with courses and other college functions. Dr. Grant is with us to talk about how CIA can work with parents, tips on how parents can manage the changing relationships with your student, and who to call if you really need some help, helping your student.

Join Dr. Matt as he discusses roommate matching forms, working with roommates, move in fun, and what to bring and what not to bring!

In this week's pod, we hang out with Matthew McKenna, Director of IT services and Poppy Lyttle, Manager of Technological Services to talk WiFI, Laptops, and the techy things that students should leave at home.

In this week's pod, we talk with Richard Maxwell, Staff Accountant from Business Affairs, Delores Hall, Assistant Director of Financial Aid, and Caprice Odom, Financial Aid Counselor about finalizing your financial aid, viewing the student bill, the payment plan, and everything else required from those to offices to make sure that your student is all set to start Fall semester without a hitch.

Spring semester was gone in a flash! No worries, the parentpod is back in June with great new content.

In this week's pod, we talk about advising and registration with Academic Services specialist, Jill Milenski. She talks about topics like how Academic Services advises students for courses, making sure that AP courses get sent to the registrar, and the impact of withdrawing from a class.

In this episode of the Parent Pod, we hear all about the upcoming Virtual Career Fair from Director of Career Services, Lauren Ryan!

In this week's pod, we talk about the FAFSA! The FAFSA for the following year opened on October 1st and so we have our Director of Financial Aid, Marlon Jones, on the Pod to talk with us about renewing your FAFSA online!

On this special episode of the Parent Pod, we have Kathryn Heidemann, Chief Academic Officer and VP or Academic Affairs and Dean of Faculty on to talk about starting off the new school year with a renewed energy, the excitement of becoming CIA's next President, and how CIA will use it's strategic plan to continue to develop students.

On today's ParentPod we are happy to have Rebecca Ratti, Associate Director of Student Life and Campus Engagement and Andrea Specht, Graduate Assistant for Student Life on the pod to discuss the ins and outs of New Student Orientation. Topics include student registration, Orientation Leaders, Topic areas, and how we continue to onboard students throughout their entire first year! Music by Lobo Loco "woke up this morning"

In this week's pod, we talk about commuters. While sometimes commuter students can find the balance of being a part of the CIA community challenging, I have two amazing commuters who have certainly taken full advantage of everything that CIA has to offer while commuting. They join me on the parent Pod to talk about being a commuter at CIA!

In this week's pod, Dr. Matt is talking about something that is near and dear to his heart...on-campus housing! Join him to talk what to bring and what to leave at home, common roommate disputes, and how the staff works to help students and learn even in the residence hall. Music by Lobo Loco, "woke up this morning"!

In this week's pod, we hang out with Matthew McKenna, Director of IT services and Poppy Lyttle, Manager of Technological Services to talk WiFI, Laptops, and the techy things that students should leave at home.

In this week's pod, we talk with Richard Maxwell, Staff Accountant from Business Affairs, Delores Hall, Assistant Director of Financial Aid, and Caprice Odom, Financial Aid Counselor about finalizing your financial aid, viewing the student bill, the payment plan, and everything else required from those to offices to make sure that your student is all set to start Fall semester without a hitch.

On this episode of the Parent Pod we welcome Rebecca Ratti, Associate Director of Student Life and Campus Engagement to talk about the StART program, CIA's Pre-Orientation Program. Both her and Dr. Matt will break down all of your questions about StART and help keep you informed of all the things that your student will be doing this summer prior to arriving on campus!

Man, what a year! It has been a while since we have been together for the parent pod. This season is jam packed with great advice, information, and fun stories. Join us on the Parent Pod! Music by Lobo Loco : Woke up this Morning

As we inch closer to the end of the semester, we take a moment to go through some important dates, just making sure that both our students and our parents are all on the same page.

Wow, it has been a while. On campus, we have been really busy all semester working through the changes and challenges of the pandemic. One of the things that does not seem to have slowed has been the programming that students host for the campus. Whether through the Campus Activities Board (CAB), other student organizations, or the work that the Resident Assistants have been doing in the halls, come listen to what has been going on directly from some of our student leaders on campus. We have all been working together to continue to have opportunities to build community and develop leadership. Joining me are Kassandra Galletti, who is the President of CAB, Olivia Solaria who is one of our awesome RAs and is involved in other student organizations, and Katie Schaefer who is our reigning RA of the Year and knows a thing or two about programming.

In this episode we introduce you to our Director of Library Services, Laura Ponikvar. Having served in our library for many years, Laura is a great resource for our CIA community. Learn about the diverse ways Laura and her team work with students in this amazing place on campus.

Staying well in the winter can be difficult. With the global news about the flu and dark Ohio winters, we are talking all about monitoring your student's winter wellness.

On top of deciding majors, the first year room selection process is quickly approaching. Is your student ready to select their room? Have they decided on roommates? Listen to our tips and tricks to best supporting your student during room selection.

Today we are talking about the major application process!

Over 40 employers visited CIA to meet your students! Hear about the career fair and how you can support your student from college to career.

Student leadership is an important opportunity available to students. Now is the time for you all to understand just what it means to be an RA/OL.

As this semester has come to end, we hope that you are all warm and fuzzy about your student being back home with you. In this final episode of the semester, we will give you our tips and tricks (with some stories, too) about how to best acclimate to your student coming home.

Whether it's running to the DOC or having class at CMA, your students are probably using a CIA language that can sound foreign to you. So here's the inside scoop with today's pod-- CIA ABC's.

We are in the midst of midterms here at CIA, so today we are talking about how to help your students stay on track with their academics. Joining us today are Professor Jonathan Rosati and Academic Advisor Amanda Calabro to share with you services offered by CIA to help your student succeed in the classroom.

We have our financial aid team joining us today to talk FAFSA, award packages, and scholarships. You don't want to miss this episode!

We are diving into the depths of safety at CIA with Chief of Public Safety, Chief Hammett. We will be giving you safety tips to share with your students as well as talking about steps you can take when you are unsure of your student's safety on campus.

Our Career Services Office is joining us today to talk about how they work to prepare your student for life after CIA and why it is important to start thinking about that even as a first year student. We highlight upcoming career events and talk about fun jobs held by CIA alums! You don't want to miss this episode of the CIA parent pod.

WE have three of our amazing students joining us to tell you all about the being part of the CIA community. They have tips, tricks, and things we promise we did not make them say! We hope you enjoy this episode of the parent pod.

Today, we have special guests talking about who you should call and when to call about your students. Our Dean of Student Affairs and Registrar join us to answer your questions.

We are talking all things stART and Orientation. New student's parents do not want to miss this!

Your questions about housing and move-in answered by our Residence Life staff. Join us for some tips and important information on your student moving to CIA!

Join Cleveland Institute of Art (CIA), Director of Student Life and Housing, Dr. Matt Smith in conjunction with Ashley King answering all of your questions about what it means to be a parent of one of our students.