Parents & Families

Students from move in day.

Parents & families–you’re a big part of our community too.

Updates regarding Return to Campus & COVID-19 can be found here.

We understand that you want to be involved with your student’s experience. So, below you will find helpful information.

Every fall we also host our Friends & Family Weekend where we invite you to join us. A tradition that brings friends, family, and students together for a weekend full of activities.

FINANCIAL AID

VISIT

RESOURCES

ACADEMICS & SUPPORT

Homepage News

<div class="lw_news_image"><span class="lw_item_thumb"><a href="/live/news/1257-emory-henry-college-announces-fall-2020-plans"><img src="/live/image/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,3200,2133/8117_drone-Wiley1.rev.1588340618.JPG" alt="Wiley Hall" class="lw_image" width="345" height="225" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,3200,2133/8117_drone-Wiley1.rev.1588340618.JPG 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,3200,2133/8117_drone-Wiley1.rev.1588340618.JPG 3x" data-max-w="3200" data-max-h="2133"/></a></span></div><div class="lw_widget_text"><h4 class="lw_news_headline"><a href="/live/news/1257-emory-henry-college-announces-fall-2020-plans">Emory & Henry College Announces Fall 2020 Plans and its “Connected Promise”</a></h4><div class="lw_news_summary">Emory & Henry College is planning for classes in the fall semester to take place on campus with the proper measures taken to ensure the safety of students, faculty, guests and visitors. <a href="/live/news/1257-emory-henry-college-announces-fall-2020-plans" class="link-with-arrow gold">Keep reading</a></div></div>
<div class="lw_news_image"><span class="lw_item_thumb"><a href="/live/news/927-school-of-health-sciences-graduates-61-students"><img src="/live/image/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,1620,1080/6726_E_H-SHS-Commencement-2019-8.rev.1566225152.jpg" alt="Keynote speaker Professor Emeritus Ruth Ballweg MPA, PA-C, DFAAPA" class="lw_image" width="345" height="225" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,1620,1080/6726_E_H-SHS-Commencement-2019-8.rev.1566225152.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,1620,1080/6726_E_H-SHS-Commencement-2019-8.rev.1566225152.jpg 3x" data-max-w="1620" data-max-h="1080"/></a></span></div><div class="lw_widget_text"><h4 class="lw_news_headline"><a href="/live/news/927-school-of-health-sciences-graduates-61-students">School of Health Sciences Graduates 61 Students</a></h4><div class="lw_news_summary">On Saturday, Aug. 17 in the Lincoln Theatre in Marion, Va., 61 SHS students graduated with a Masters of Physician Assistant Studies or a Doctorate of Physical Therapy. <a href="/live/news/927-school-of-health-sciences-graduates-61-students" class="link-with-arrow gold">Keep reading</a></div></div>
<div class="lw_news_image"><span class="lw_item_thumb"><a href="/live/news/878-wells-begins-his-tenure-as-22nd-president"><img src="/live/image/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,3200,2136/6496_JW_First_Day.rev.1561995449.jpg" alt="John Wells visiting the library staff with donuts" class="lw_image" width="345" height="225" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,3200,2136/6496_JW_First_Day.rev.1561995449.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,3200,2136/6496_JW_First_Day.rev.1561995449.jpg 3x" data-max-w="3200" data-max-h="2136"/></a></span></div><div class="lw_widget_text"><h4 class="lw_news_headline"><a href="/live/news/878-wells-begins-his-tenure-as-22nd-president">Wells Begins His Tenure as 22nd President</a></h4><div class="lw_news_summary">John W. Wells began his tenure as E&H’s 22nd President on July 1, 2019. To celebrate his first day, Wells brought every department donuts to thank them for their service to Emory & Henry College. <a href="/live/news/878-wells-begins-his-tenure-as-22nd-president" class="link-with-arrow gold">Keep reading</a></div></div>
<div class="lw_news_image"><span class="lw_item_thumb"><a href="/live/news/624-eamph-challenge-helping-to-grow-local-businesses"><img src="/live/image/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/237,0,1074,836/5789_1366_front.rev.1546619505.jpg" alt="A view of the Appalachian Center for Civic Life building at Emory & Henry College. " class="lw_image" width="345" height="225" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/237,0,1074,836/5789_1366_front.rev.1546619505.jpg 2x" data-max-w="837" data-max-h="836"/></a></span></div><div class="lw_widget_text"><h4 class="lw_news_headline"><a href="/live/news/624-eamph-challenge-helping-to-grow-local-businesses">Helping Grow Local Businesses</a></h4><div class="lw_news_summary">The Business Innovation Award from Emory & Henry goes to businesses who give back to the community and the Appalachian Center for Civic Life is helping. <a href="/live/news/624-eamph-challenge-helping-to-grow-local-businesses" class="link-with-arrow gold">Keep reading</a></div></div>
<div class="lw_news_image"><span class="lw_item_thumb"><a href="/live/news/552-doctor-of-physical-therapy-early-assurance-program"><img src="/live/image/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/729,0,2528,1796/4891_School-Health-Sciences_146.rev.1539962172.jpg" alt="Students in the Doctor of Physical Therapy program taking assessments." class="lw_image" width="345" height="225" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/729,0,2528,1796/4891_School-Health-Sciences_146.rev.1539962172.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/729,0,2528,1796/4891_School-Health-Sciences_146.rev.1539962172.jpg 3x" data-max-w="1799" data-max-h="1796"/></a></span></div><div class="lw_widget_text"><h4 class="lw_news_headline"><a href="/live/news/552-doctor-of-physical-therapy-early-assurance-program">Doctor of Physical Therapy Early Assurance Program Announced</a></h4><div class="lw_news_summary">The DPT-EAP program offers a select number of talented high school seniors a position in the Emory & Henry College Doctor of Physical Therapy program beginning with their undergraduate studies. <a href="/live/news/552-doctor-of-physical-therapy-early-assurance-program" class="link-with-arrow gold">Keep reading</a></div></div>
<div class="lw_news_image"><span class="lw_item_thumb"><a href="/live/news/629-when-it-comes-to-regionalism-education-must-be-in"><img src="/live/image/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/113,0,1014,902/5809_6K5A2458.CR2.p.rev.1546982254.jpg" alt="Students engage on campus together." class="lw_image" width="345" height="225" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/113,0,1014,902/5809_6K5A2458.CR2.p.rev.1546982254.jpg 2x" data-max-w="901" data-max-h="902"/></a></span></div><div class="lw_widget_text"><h4 class="lw_news_headline"><a href="/live/news/629-when-it-comes-to-regionalism-education-must-be-in">When It Comes to Regionalism, Education Must Be in the Conversation</a></h4><div class="lw_news_summary">Read the “Their View” opinion piece written by President Jake B. Schrum and published in the Bristol Herald Courier. <a href="/live/news/629-when-it-comes-to-regionalism-education-must-be-in" class="link-with-arrow gold">Keep reading</a></div></div>
<div class="lw_news_image"><span class="lw_item_thumb"><a href="/live/news/1117-emory-henry-celebrates-the-work-of-women-in"><img src="/live/image/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,960,639/7330_Fannie.rev.1578683865.jpg" alt="Mzuri Moyo Aimbaye is commemorating the 50th year of the Civil Rights Act with her one-woman play..." class="lw_image" width="345" height="225" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,960,639/7330_Fannie.rev.1578683865.jpg 2x" data-max-w="960" data-max-h="639"/></a></span></div><div class="lw_widget_text"><h4 class="lw_news_headline"><a href="/live/news/1117-emory-henry-celebrates-the-work-of-women-in">Emory & Henry Celebrates the Work of Women in Civil Rights</a></h4><div class="lw_news_summary">Emory & Henry College will hold a Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Week of Awareness January 18-26, 2020 in recognition of Martin Luther King Jr. Day. <a href="/live/news/1117-emory-henry-celebrates-the-work-of-women-in" class="link-with-arrow gold">Keep reading</a></div></div>
<div class="lw_news_image"><span class="lw_item_thumb"><a href="/live/news/991-eamphs-grant-renewal-aids-in-the-fight-against"><img src="/live/image/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,3200,1969/6928_AdobeStock_183494972.rev.1569435806.jpg" alt="A purple ribbon for awareness about unacceptability of violence against women" class="lw_image" width="345" height="225" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,3200,1969/6928_AdobeStock_183494972.rev.1569435806.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,3200,1969/6928_AdobeStock_183494972.rev.1569435806.jpg 3x" data-max-w="3200" data-max-h="1969"/></a></span></div><div class="lw_widget_text"><h4 class="lw_news_headline"><a href="/live/news/991-eamphs-grant-renewal-aids-in-the-fight-against">E&H’s Grant Renewal Aids in the Fight Against Gender-Based Violence</a></h4><div class="lw_news_summary">E&H has renewed its grant from the Office on Violence Against Women to continue offering programs about gender-based violence awareness and prevention to students on campus. <a href="/live/news/991-eamphs-grant-renewal-aids-in-the-fight-against" class="link-with-arrow gold">Keep reading</a></div></div>
<div class="lw_news_image"><span class="lw_item_thumb"><a href="/live/news/646-college-contracts-first-rotc-cadet-in-over-100"><img src="/live/image/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/150,0,2154,2006/5887_ROTC_EH_002.rev.1548359871.jpg" alt="Cadet Emily Johnston" class="lw_image" width="345" height="225" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/150,0,2154,2006/5887_ROTC_EH_002.rev.1548359871.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/150,0,2154,2006/5887_ROTC_EH_002.rev.1548359871.jpg 3x" data-max-w="2004" data-max-h="2006"/></a></span></div><div class="lw_widget_text"><h4 class="lw_news_headline"><a href="/live/news/646-college-contracts-first-rotc-cadet-in-over-100">College Contracts First ROTC Cadet in Over 100 Years</a></h4><div class="lw_news_summary">The ceremony will recognize Cadet Emily Johnston, a senior from Gloucester, Va. She is the first cadet at Emory & Henry to be contracted to the ROTC since 1918 shortly after World War I. <a href="/live/news/646-college-contracts-first-rotc-cadet-in-over-100" class="link-with-arrow gold">Keep reading</a></div></div>
<div class="lw_news_image"><span class="lw_item_thumb"><a href="/live/news/1450-emory-henry-college-launches-new-master-of"><img src="/live/image/gid/4/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/217,0,2348,2133/8870_AdobeStock_275462386-withlogo.rev.1603461566.jpg" alt="" class="lw_image" width="345" height="225" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/4/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/217,0,2348,2133/8870_AdobeStock_275462386-withlogo.rev.1603461566.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/4/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/217,0,2348,2133/8870_AdobeStock_275462386-withlogo.rev.1603461566.jpg 3x" data-max-w="2131" data-max-h="2133"/></a></span></div><div class="lw_widget_text"><h4 class="lw_news_headline"><a href="/live/news/1450-emory-henry-college-launches-new-master-of">Emory & Henry College launches new Master of Science in Clinical Mental Health Counseling Program</a></h4><div class="lw_news_summary"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Emory & Henry College School of Health Sciences is launching a new Master of Science in Clinical Mental Health Counseling Program in the fall of 2021</span> <span style="font-weight: 400;">pending approval by Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges.</span> <a href="/live/news/1450-emory-henry-college-launches-new-master-of" class="link-with-arrow gold">Keep reading</a></div></div>
<div class="lw_news_image"><span class="lw_item_thumb"><a href="/live/news/610-happy-holidays"><img src="/live/image/gid/4/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/230,2,714,486/5779_layered_button-youtube.rev.1545328905.jpg" alt="Season's Greetings from Emory & Henry College" class="lw_image" width="345" height="225" data-max-w="484" data-max-h="484"/></a></span></div><div class="lw_widget_text"><h4 class="lw_news_headline"><a href="/live/news/610-happy-holidays">Happy Holidays!</a></h4><div class="lw_news_summary">Season’s Greetings from Emory & Henry College! <a href="/live/news/610-happy-holidays" class="link-with-arrow gold">Keep reading</a></div></div>
<div class="lw_news_image"><span class="lw_item_thumb"><a href="/live/news/933-week-of-welcome-kicks-off-with-move-in-day-at"><img src="/live/image/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,3200,2136/6741_move_in-11.rev.1566827873.jpg" alt="New students moving into Hickory." class="lw_image" width="345" height="225" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,3200,2136/6741_move_in-11.rev.1566827873.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,3200,2136/6741_move_in-11.rev.1566827873.jpg 3x" data-max-w="3200" data-max-h="2136"/></a></span></div><div class="lw_widget_text"><h4 class="lw_news_headline"><a href="/live/news/933-week-of-welcome-kicks-off-with-move-in-day-at">Week of Welcome Kicks off with Move-In Day at E&H</a></h4><div class="lw_news_summary">The incoming class of 2023 began their E&H journey with Move-In Day this past weekend. <a href="/live/news/933-week-of-welcome-kicks-off-with-move-in-day-at" class="link-with-arrow gold">Keep reading</a></div></div>
<div class="lw_news_image"><span class="lw_item_thumb"><a href="/live/news/900-visitors-from-copey-costa-rica-have-fun-with"><img src="/live/image/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,3200,2133/6558_Copey-Visitors-Summer-Scholars-from-Costa-Rica.rev.1563476278.jpg" alt="The visitors from Copey and their chaperone. Left to right: Dayana Rivera, Jimena Monge, Catalina..." class="lw_image" width="345" height="225" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,3200,2133/6558_Copey-Visitors-Summer-Scholars-from-Costa-Rica.rev.1563476278.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,3200,2133/6558_Copey-Visitors-Summer-Scholars-from-Costa-Rica.rev.1563476278.jpg 3x" data-max-w="3200" data-max-h="2133"/></a></span></div><div class="lw_widget_text"><h4 class="lw_news_headline"><a href="/live/news/900-visitors-from-copey-costa-rica-have-fun-with">Visitors from Copey, Costa Rica Have Fun with Summer Scholars</a></h4><div class="lw_news_summary">Jimena Monge-Cordero, Dayana Rivera and Mariana Rodríguez got a chance to participate in Summer Scholars through a partnership with the Friends of Nature Copey Learning Center and alumnus Scrapper Broady (’70). <a href="/live/news/900-visitors-from-copey-costa-rica-have-fun-with" class="link-with-arrow gold">Keep reading</a></div></div>
<div class="lw_news_image"><span class="lw_item_thumb"><a href="/live/news/807-emory-henry-ot-students-earn-pins-after"><img src="/live/image/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,3200,2136/6339_47752091831_d2210071b4_o.rev.1556823324.jpg" alt="The Emory & Henry College School of Health Sciences Master of Occupational Therapy Class of 2019" class="lw_image" width="345" height="225" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,3200,2136/6339_47752091831_d2210071b4_o.rev.1556823324.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,3200,2136/6339_47752091831_d2210071b4_o.rev.1556823324.jpg 3x" data-max-w="3200" data-max-h="2136"/></a></span></div><div class="lw_widget_text"><h4 class="lw_news_headline"><a href="/live/news/807-emory-henry-ot-students-earn-pins-after">Emory & Henry OT Students Earn Pins After Completing Two Years</a></h4><div class="lw_news_summary">On Tuesday, April 30, Emory & Henry honored the School of Health Sciences Master of Occupational Therapy (OT) class of 2019 who are completing the classroom portion of their program. <a href="/live/news/807-emory-henry-ot-students-earn-pins-after" class="link-with-arrow gold">Keep reading</a></div></div>
<div class="lw_news_image"><span class="lw_item_thumb"><a href="/live/news/906-its-christmas-in-july-for-alumni"><img src="/live/image/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/352,0,1720,1367/6624_mtav-small.rev.1564162350.jpg" alt="Alumni gather together in front of a poster discussing the life of Georgia Tann." class="lw_image" width="345" height="225" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/352,0,1720,1367/6624_mtav-small.rev.1564162350.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/352,0,1720,1367/6624_mtav-small.rev.1564162350.jpg 3x" data-max-w="1368" data-max-h="1367"/></a></span></div><div class="lw_widget_text"><h4 class="lw_news_headline"><a href="/live/news/906-its-christmas-in-july-for-alumni">It’s Christmas in July for Alumni!</a></h4><div class="lw_news_summary">More than a Vacation is an event Emory & Henry does every summer for our wonderful alumni. Now in its 26th year, the alumni gathered July 24-27 to learn and reconnect with each other and our campus. <a href="/live/news/906-its-christmas-in-july-for-alumni" class="link-with-arrow gold">Keep reading</a></div></div>