The mission of the Office of New Student & Carolina Parent Programs is to provide new undergraduate students the information and activities needed to transition smoothly to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and to promote an on-going relationship between the parents/families of all Carolina students and the University in support of their students’ success at Carolina.

There are four specific components of this mission:

• Introduce new students and their parents/families to the University’s broad educational opportunities, policies, procedures and services in order to assist students in their academic success and retention.
• Foster a feeling of belonging to the Carolina community for new students and their families.
• Provide and support communication, programming, and services for the benefit of all undergraduate parents/families and encourage them to be appropriately involved in their students’ college experience.
• Promote and support the University and its students through the Carolina Parents Fund.