Problem:
“
How to Encourage
a College Student to
Communicate.
”
Shareholders | Managers | Staff
RALEIGH CUTRER, CPA/PFS/ABV
SHAREHOLDER/TREASURER
601-898-8875 Ext 230
rcutrer@mclcpa.net
License #2739
Raleigh brings over 25 years of experience in public accounting to our firm and oversees the firm’s tax planning and preparation practice. In addition, Raleigh directs the firm’s business valuation services. He earned the Accredited in Business Valuation (ABV) designation as recognized by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) as well as the Personal Financial Specialist (PFS) designation. Raleigh has significant experience in consulting with closely-held businesses, estate and trust planning as well as other areas of taxation. Additionally, Raleigh serves his clients in the restaurant industry by providing both attestation and assurance services, and tax preparation services.
Raleigh earned his Bachelor of Science in Accounting from Mississippi State University and is a licensed CPA in the State of Mississippi. His professional memberships include the American Society of Certified Public Accountants and the Mississippi Society of Certified Public Accountants. He is currently serving on the Advisory Board for the Adkerson School of Accountancy at Mississippi State University.
Raleigh is also a member of the North Jackson Kiwanis Club, where he served as President, Treasurer, and Lieutenant Governor. He has served on the Board of Directors of the Madison County Chamber of Commerce, is the Past-President of the Ridgeland Chamber of Commerce and Past-Treasurer of the Ridgeland Tourism Commission. He is also a former instructor for the Becker CPA Review course.
Raleigh is a native of Magnolia, MS but has resided in Ridgeland, MS for over 20 years. He and his wife, Donna, have three children, Mallory, Clark and Jack. He and his family attend First Baptist Church in Jackson, MS. For the church he currently serves as a deacon and a Sunday School Teacher.
Raleigh’s Solution:
1. Set a time for a weekly phone call. Especially with a freshman college student, schedule a time during the week that works for both of you, remembering that an early weekend morning does not work well in a college schedule.
2. Keep the wired generation in mind. College students now grow up with email, instant messaging and cell phone texts. Send emails or install an instant message program to chat online.
3. Listen. Your college student may have a lot to say one time and very little the next time, but always listen to both the trivial and the important.
4. Respond with support and a calm voice. A panic phone call after a bad midterm exam is pure emotion, and you do not help the situation if you get upset as well. Answers come more readily with questions phrased in a positive tone.
5. Stay a few steps back. You may want to communicate with you college student much more than they want to talk to you. Make sure you have some regular communication. Insist on it if you need to, but try hard not to hover.
6. Use real mail. “Thinking of you” items make a college student feel good and encourage communication in return. Send a card, a little gift box of cookies. College administrators say students love getting real mail.
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