2. What is the PFA?
• Started in 2005 by
a group of
parents
• A link between
the University and
the parents and
family members
of UO students
3. Why is it important?
• Once students enter
college, they are adults
and responsible for
their education as
established by the
Family Educational
Rights and Privacy Act
(FERPA)
• The PFA offers
resources for parents to
be “in the know”
without being the
“helicopter parent”
4. Target Audience
• Parents and family
members of UO
students
• Traditional firsttime, full-time firstyear student
• Considerations for
different
generational
needs