Office of Parent Services - The George Washington University

The Parent Resource Publication
The Parent Resource Publication was specially created as a quick reference guide for the parents of incoming GW freshmen. It was designed to provide you with a user-friendly tool, including information about key services and opportunities that are available for your student at GW. Please click on the link above to view the Parent Resource Publication.

Dining Services Enhancements
With the start of the new academic year, we want to inform you about a number of important enhancements to the University's dining program. These changes include: rollover of unused Sodexo dining dollars, increased healthy dining options, improvement of the overall quality and variety of food offerings, and expansion of hours of operation in popular venues to better meet students' needs. Please click on the link above to view the letter in it's entirety.

GW's Monthly Payment Plan
GW is in the process of changing vendors for the monthly payment plan that begins in June for the 2008-2009 academic year. Our new vendor, ECSI, is offering the same monthly payment plans that our former vendor, Sallie Mae (aka TuitonPay or AMS), offered. Please visit ECSI's website to enroll in the monthly payment plan at www.ecsi.net/tpp/3y-index.html

If you have any questions, please contact the Student Accounts Office at 202-994-7350 or at sao@gwu.edu.

Colonial Central
Colonial Central brings together in a friendly, centralized, service-culture setting the offices of Student Financial Assistance, Student Accounts, and the Cashier. The center is the newest focus in creating "services clusters" of top-performing business and service operations to support academic excellence. For additional information, please visit their website at: http://colonialcentral.gwu.edu

Health and Safety Inspections
For information ranging from protecting your student’s belongings, insurance programs, prohibited items and Health and Safety Inspection information visit the Office of Risk Management website at: www.gwu.edu/~riskmgnt

Foggy Bottom FRESHFARM Market
The FRESHFARM Markets organization runs a producer-only farmers market on the campus of George Washington University, at 24th & I Streets, NW. Open every Wednesday from 2:30-7:00pm through November 26, 2008.

Our farmers and producers offer the best local fruits, vegetables, hormone and antibiotic-free eggs and meats, and baked goods like whole grain bread and granolas.

In fact, if you’d like to purchase “market dollars” for your son or daughter to spend ONLY at the farmers market, contact us at info@freshfarmmarkets.org. We’ll charge your credit card for whatever amount you select (minimum of $10.00), and market dollars will then be waiting at our Information Table at the market for your student to pick up and spend. The market dollars must be spent by November 26th.
GW Office of Parent Services Helpful Tips for Parents of College Students
Click on the link above to access the full listing of tips and advice for parents of college students.