Aggie Parent & Family Podcast

Episode 28: USU Fall 2021: Continuing Student Scholarships

In today’s episode,  Senior Program Coordinator Kylee Hopkins talks about continuing student scholarships at USU and the USU Scholarship Portal. College and departmental scholarship applications for 2022-2023 academic year open on December 1. Students can also apply for third-party scholarships through the scholarships portal as well. 

 

New Student Orientation: https://www.usu.edu/orientation/locations/logan   
Orientation Office Contact Information: 435-797-0283; orientation@usu.edu; Instagram @usuateam  

Student Financial Support: https://www.usu.edu/financial-support/  
Continuing Student Scholarships: https://www.usu.edu/scholarships/current   

Episode 27: Taking a Notification of Leave at USU

In today’s episode, Senior Program Coordinator Kylee Hopkins sits down on Zoom with Parent and Family and Transition Coordinator, Isaiah Jones, to talk all about the Notification of Leave process and what first-semester students need to know about taking time off from USU.

We cover what the process is, how you submit a Notification of Leave, when you might need to take time off, and what you need to remember as you are leaving and/or returning to Utah State.    

 

New Student Orientation: https://www.usu.edu/orientation/locations/logan   
Orientation Office Contact Information: 435-797-0283; orientation@usu.edu; Instagram @usuateam  

Notification of Leave: https://www.usu.edu/sots/loa/  
Appointments with Isaiah Jones: https://isaiah-jones.youcanbook.me/ 
Set up a Delegate: https://myid.usu.edu/  
Official USU Email Address: https://it.usu.edu/studentemail  
Spring 2022 Registration Calendar: https://catalog.usu.edu/content.php?catoid=12&navoid=26239  
 

Guests 
Isaiah Jones – USU Student Orientation Program Coordinator -Transition & Parent Programs 

Kylee Hopkin-USU Senior New Student Program Coordinator -Transition & Parent Programs 

Episode 26: Fall 2021: Spring 2022 Registration

In today’s episode, Senior Program Coordinator Kylee Hopkin talks about registration and what first-semester students need to know about their academic advisor and preparation for Spring 2022 course registration.   

 

New Student Orientation: https://www.usu.edu/orientation/locations/logan   

Orientation Office Contact Information: 435-797-0283; orientation@usu.edu; Instagram @usuateam  

Find Your Advisor: www.advising.usu.edu  

Episode 25: How Attending USU Helped Spencer Cox Become Governor of Utah

In today's episode, Isaiah Jones sat down via Zoom with Utah Governor Spencer Cox on how attending USU helped him to become Governor.

 

Governor Spencer Cox's Bio: governor.utah.gov/cabinet/spencer-j-cox/ 

USU Parents website: usu.edu/parents/index

USU Parent & Family Weekend: usu.edu/parents/weekend 
USU COVID-19 Info: usu.edu/covid-19/

Studio Credit:
Thank you USU Student Media, AIS, UMAC, and Student Affairs for your ongoing support! And thank you to the following people: John Zsiray, Nathan Laursen, Nick Ciancone, and Austin Roundy. 

 

 

Episode 24: Fall 2021: What is the FAFSA and Why Should You Care?

In today’s episode, Kylee Hopkin sits down on Zoom with Brook Peacock from the Financial Aid office to talk all about their services and the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) that opens Oct. 1 for the 2022-2023 academic school year. We go over what it is, how to fill it out and the benefits of submitting the FAFSA application. 

New Student Orientation: https://www.usu.edu/orientation/locations/logan   
Orientation Office Contact Information: 435-797-0283; orientation@usu.edu; Instagram @usuateam  
Financial Aid Office Contact Information: 435-797-0173; financialaid@usu.edu; Taggart Student Center 106 
Financial Aid Office: https://www.usu.edu/financialaid/  
Financial Aid Counselor Appointments: https://www.usu.edu/financialaid/contact  
FAFSA: https://studentaid.gov/h/apply-for-aid/fafsa  

 

Guests 
Brook Peacock – USU Financial Aid Office; Associate Director of Systems and Data 

Episode 23: Fall 2021: Parent & Family Weekend

In today’s episode USU Senior Orientation Program Coordinator, Kylee Hopkin, sits down with Isaiah Jones from the Student Orientation office to talk all about the upcoming Parent & Family Weekend. We go over what it is, what events are going on, and why students, their parents, and families should attend. 

 

New Student Orientation: https://www.usu.edu/orientation/locations/logan   
Orientation Office Contact Information: 435-797-0283; orientation@usu.edu; Instagram @usuateam  
Parents: https://www.usu.edu/parents/  
Parent & Family Weekend: https://www.usu.edu/parents/weekend  
Parent & Family Network: https://usu.campusesp.com/users/sign_in 
USU Homecoming 2021 Schedule: https://www.usu.edu/homecoming/schedule/index  
Isaiah Jones – Parent and Transition Coordinator: isaiah.jones@usu.edu; Set up a meeting with him at https://isaiah-jones.youcanbook.me/ 

 

Hosts 
Isaiah Jones | USU Student Orientation Program Coordinator - Transition & Parent Programs 
Kylee Hopkin | USU Senior Orientation Program Coordinator | Student Orientation & Transitions Services

Episode 22: Why Parents Should Encourage Their USU Student to get the COVID-19 Vaccine

In today’s episode, I sat down via Zoom with former State of Utah epidemiologist and current Executive Director for the Salt Lake County Health Department, Dr. Angela Dunn, to talk about why USU parents should encourage their USU student to get the COVID-19 vaccine. 

USU COVID-19 Info: https://www.usu.edu/covid-19/

Bear River Health Department: brhd.org/

Utah Department of Health: health.utah.gov/

Salt Lake County Health Department: slco.org/health/

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: cdc.gov/

Dr. Angela Dunn Bio: SLC Board of Health Names New Health Officer

USU Parents website: usu.edu/parents/index

Episode 21: USU 1010 - What It Is and Why You Should Register for It

In today’s episode, I sat down on Zoom with Dr. Harrison Kleiner, Dr. Rose Judd-Murray and A-Team members Erin and Reagan, to talk about the USU 1010 Connections course, the power of a faculty mentor, and why students should intentionally engage in the course. 

New Student Orientation: https://www.usu.edu/orientation/locations/logan   

Orientation Office Contact Information: 435-797-0283; orientation@usu.edu; Instagram @usuateam 

About USU 1010 Connections: https://www.usu.edu/connections/logan/index  

How to Register for USU 1010 Connections: https://www.usu.edu/connections/logan/register 

 

Guests  

Dr. Harrison Kleiner – Associate Vice Provost and Philosophy professor at USU 
Dr. Rose Judd-Murray – Assistant Professor in the College of Agriculture and Applied Sciences at USU 
Erin Nielsen – Social Work; Senior; Hyde Park, UT 
Reagan Jensen – Psychology; Junior; South Weber, UT 

Guest Episode: What If I Haven't Registered for Fall Yet?

In today’s episode we chat over Zoom with Jacob Van den Akker and Lisa Simmons from the Student Orientation office, as well as A-Team member Reagan Jensen about fall registration and what students should do if they have not yet registered for classes. 

 

New Student Orientation: https://www.usu.edu/orientation/locations/logan  

Orientation Office Contact Information: 435-797-0283; orientation@usu.edu; Instagram @usuateam 

Defer Your Admission: https://www.usu.edu/sots/loa/ (*note the difference between deferment and leave) 

New USU Student Email: https://it.usu.edu/studentemail  

USU 1010 Connections: https://www.usu.edu/connections/logan/index  

 

Guests 

Lisa Simmons – Director of Student Orientation and Transition Services at Utah State University 

Jacob Van den Akker – Assistant Director of Student Orientation and Transition Services at Utah State University 

Reagan Jensen – Psychology major, Human and Family Development minor; Junior; South Weber, UT 

Guest Episode: Online Orientation Module 2 - Registration

In today’s episode we chat over Zoom with A-Team member, Chelsea Gunther about online orientation Module 2: Registration. We explore a little bit what the registration process is like and what resources are available to help incoming students as they register for the first time.

 

New Student Orientation: https://www.usu.edu/orientation/locations/logan

Orientation Office Contact Information: (435-797-0283; orientation@usu.edu)

 

Guests

Chelsea Gunther – Integrated Studies major, minor: Computer Science; Senior; North Logan, UT