The Communications Committee works with the Director to keep all the Parents Association publications and website informational and up-to-date. Parents on this committee provide suggestions for stories and other information that is pertinent to parents and their students from academic support services, scholarship and research opportunities, to health and safety issues, etc.

Membership Subcommittee

The Membership Subcommittee supports the membership levels of the Parents Council and helps to recruit new members for the Parents Council. The Membership Subcommittee contacts new applicants and outlines the requirements of membership on the Council to assure that the Council has an active and participating membership.

Scholarship Subcommittee

The Scholarship Subcommittee is responsible for two (2) tuition scholarship programs. These programs are:

The UNH Parents Association Endowment Scholarship Program, are need-based scholarships.

The UNH Parents Association Endowment Scholarship Program has its own application and criteria process established by Memorandum of Understanding with the UNH Foundation. Applications are submitted directly to the Parents Association office. Scholarship applications are considered by the entire Scholarship Committee. Funding for these tuition scholarships comes from the earnings of the UNH Parents Association Scholarship Endowment fund which are paid out yearly.

UNH Parents Association Student Awards, are merit-based scholarships.

The UNH Parents Association Student Awards program awards $1,500 tuition scholarships to 4 students each year. Students are nominated by the University community for these awards.  Funding for these awards comes from current yearly income to the Parents Association.