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In order to separate loving parents from their freshman sons, Morehouse College in Atlanta has held a/an 1 "Parting Ceremony."
When University of Minnesota freshmen 2 at the end of this month, parental separation will be a little trickier:mothers and fathers will be 3 to a reception elsewhere 4 students can meet their roommates and talk about dorm room space- 5 adult breaking in.
In the latest wave in which superinvolved parents 6 their children to college, universities are 7 activities 8 to speed the separation.In the age of MSN and twice-daily texts home, 9 colleges are urging "sticky parents" to leave sooner so students can 10 independence.
Grinnell College here, like others, has found it 11 to make it clear when parents 12 say goodbye.After computer printers and bags had been carried to dorm rooms, everyone gathered in the gymnasium, students on one side, 13 on the other.
Shortly 14 , mothers and fathers were urged to leave campus.
Moving their students in usually takes a few hours.Moving on? Most deans can tell 15 of parents who hang around campus for days.At Colgate University in Hamilton, N.Y."We recognize it's a 16 day for families," Beverly Low, the dean(院长)of first-year students said.Still, during various parent meetings on Colgate's move-in day, Ms.Low and other officials 17 tell the parents 18 that "activities for the class of freshmen begin at 4 on time, so parents should leave before 4." she said.
Formal departure ceremonies are unusual 19 growing in popularity, said Joyce Holl, head of the National Orientation Directors Association.A more common method is for colleges to limit the hour for last hugs. 20 , the parents of Princeton freshmen learn from the move-in schedule, "the rest events are intended for students only."
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