Dr. Richard Mullendore is a Professor of College Student Affairs Administration at the University of Georgia. Prior to moving to the faculty, Mullendore served as the chief student affairs officer at the University of Mississippi and the University of Georgia. He is also a Fellow of the National Resource Center for The First Year Experience and Students in Transition (FYE). Dr. Mullendore, a former president of the National Orientation Directors Association (NODA), is a frequent conference presenter, speaker and consultant on student learning, orientation, parent programs, and transfer students; and he is the author of numerous publications. He was co-editor of the 2005 NASPA book Partnering with the Parents of Today’s College Students, co-author of the 2007 booklet Empowering the Parents of First-Year College Students: A Guide for Success, and co-author of Helping Your First-Year College Student Succeed: A Guide for Parents. Mullendore edited the 1995 and 1998 editions of the Orientation Planning Manual, and was co-editor of the first volume of Designing Successful Transitions: A Guide for Orienting Students to College. He has received several awards including the Bob Leach Award for Outstanding Service to Students (NASPA, Region III), the Outstanding Contributions to the Orientation Profession Award (National Orientation Directors Association), the Outstanding Professional Contribution Award (North Carolina College Personnel Association), and the President’s Award (National Orientation Directors Association).