Region 5

Tiffany is from Austin, Texas

What year is your NC State student?
Rising sophomore

What college is your NC State student in?
College of Natural Resources

What is your favorite NC State tradition and/or memory?
Attending parent’s weekend and getting to meet my son’s fraternity brothers and families, attending the tailgate and football game, and seeing campus and Raleigh through my son’s eyes.

What single NC State resource has your student benefitted from the most?
His academic counselor has been extremely helpful with helping him get the classes he wants and needs for his major.

One piece of advice for new Pack Parents?
Get to know as much as you can about NC State for yourself but let your child figure out their own way with the counselors, professors, and other resources. They are available to your child for them to take advantage of and to help them make the most of their college experience.

Benefit(s) of joining the Pack Family Regions Network
Learning more about NC State from the perspective of your part of the country and meeting others in your community who attended or attended NC State.

Connect with Tiffany via email at tiffanyfrancis32@icloud.com

Meet Lathonia Oates

Lathonia is from Cypress, Texas

What year is your NC State student?
Freshman

What college is your NC State student in?
College of Sciences

What is your favorite NC State tradition and/or memory?
To be determined

What single NC State resource has your student benefitted from the most?
Multicultural Symposium

One piece of advice for new Pack Parents?
Discuss and come to an agreement with your student on the frequency and level of communication

Benefit(s) of joining the Pack Family Regions Network
Build a community with like-minded parents who want to provide support to each other

Connect with Lathonia via email at thonia@yahoo.com