Colleges prepare for new students (and their parents)

9 a.m. Friday, Aug. 6, until further notice

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The involvement of parents in their children’s lives used to lessen as their children went off to college. Not so, anymore. In fact, parents today are so involved that colleges and universities are tailoring orientation programs to include more information for them as well. Kim Sandlin, assistant director of admissions and orientation coordinator at Wichita State University, offers some helpful tips for parents with college-bound children.

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