Student Support Services
Spotlight - June 2004

In this month's issue: Message from the Director Birthdays Tutor Column Cultural Enrichment Volunteer Enrichment Important Dates     Word of the Month    * Spotlight Archive

    

Welcome to summer semester 2004.

Summer classes are more challenging - the pace, the length of time spent in class, the reading, the writing, the lecture notes and the homework assignments all happening within a five-week period. My words of wisdom: get a tutor and use the Learning Assistance Center! I am often amazed at how many of you choose not to get academic help. Only 28% of you chose to use tutoring services during spring semester. That is a puzzlement to me as it is free, it is convenient and it is your academic insurance. That's it! Consider tutoring your academic INSURANCE! Marti just ran the spring tutoring report and we are thrilled to say 90% of the students getting tutoring achieved a passing grade. Insure your academic success as you would insure your home, health, car and other valuables. Obviously, we can not guarantee there will be no loss, but we can certainly guarantee full academic coverage to help prevent academic loss.

I will end with this quote by Bertha Damon, a New Hampshire Farmer: "Getting what you go after is success, but liking it while you are getting it is happiness."

Enjoy your summer.
Cheryl

2 - Adam Bell  2 - Vince Lugo  9 - April Rich 12 - Misty Riddle 18 - Gay Altman		20 - Samantha Queen 22 - Jeff Moses 22 - Debra Oyaas 29 - David McHone 30 - Kortney Kinkaid

Tutoring is available for ALL summer sessions. Be proactive in your learning. The process is easy and it is FREE! Hola! Need help in Spanish? Come join one of our Spanish Academic Support Groups. Thanks to all our Spring Tutors Shawn Pack, Maleigha Elliott, Erik Carlson, Mike O'Neil, June Winger, Alva Duke, Marti Hunter (Tutor Coordinator), Connie Haire (VP for Student and Institutional Development), Ed Bonjokian, Cheryl Conner (SSS Director), Christine Hubinger, Toni Holland, Patricia Graham, and Verna Humphrey Tutoring Makes a Difference! If you are interested in being a tutor this semester, please see Marti in the SSS Office.

              . . . Graduates

If you are planning on attending college in 2004-2005, don't forget to file your FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) a.k.a. Pell Grant Funds, SEOG, NCSIG, Workstudy, etc. Forms are available in the Financial Aid or SSS offices.

"Family Friendly" Cultural Enrichment Atlanta Zoo ~ June 25 ~ Check your mailboxes weekly for dates and details!

    You've Got Mail!

Don't Forget: Check your mailbox in the SSS office for important information, announcements, and reminders.

AND . . .

. . . while you are checking your mailbox, check-in with your SSS advisor. We want to know how things are going!

Take a little time, help out, discover something new.

The Community Table in Sylva is a place where anyone can eat and those in need are most welcome. It is a "welcome table" where community is created. Our good friends at The Community Table really need volunteers to help make and serve meals through the summer. Most of the WCU students who volunteer (a third of the total volunteers) leave for the summer so there is a genuine appreciation for anything we can do in the next few months. Cooking and serving are regular needs. But they've gotten in two large donations of food recently and have not had the time to organize it all to make it more useful.

So, please join me to help cook on
Monday, June 7th from 1:00 to 3:30 pm.

And help organize their pantry on
Thursday, June 10th from 2:00 to 4:00 pm.
And then we'll join them for a meal!

Call Peter Buck at 586-4091 ext. 243 or stop by the
SSS office to sign up.

       


Example sentence: Frank's early attempts at poetry were filled with singsong rhymes and hackneyed expressions.

Did you know? "Hackney" entered the English language in the 14th century as a noun. Some think perhaps it came from "Hakeneye" (now "Hackney"), the name of a town (now a borough) in England. Others dispute this explanation, pointing to similar forms in other European languages. The noun "hackney," in any case, refers to a horse suitable for ordinary riding or driving-as opposed to one used as a draft animal or a war charger. When "hackney" was first used as a verb in the late 16th century, it often meant "to make common or frequent use of." Later, it meant "to make trite, vulgar, or commonplace." The adjective "hackneyed" began to be used in the 18th century and now is a common synonym for "trite."

June
9	Last day to Withdraw from 1st session	Motheread/Fatheread Wednesdays in June 11:45 - 1:00 pm Lunch Included A creative and innovative program designed to strengthen family relationships, to foster a belief in the importance of stories and to stimulate discussions on parenting with your peers. Set of FREE children's books for attending every session.
21	1st Session Classes End
22	Registration for 2nd Session
22	NO CLASSES-Summer Break
23	2nd Session Classes Begin
23-24	Drop/Add for 2nd Session
30	Last Day to file FAFSA for 2004
July
1	Last day to withdraw - FULL session
5	College CLOSED - Holiday
16	Last day to sign up for tutoring
21	Last day to withdraw - 2nd session
30	Summer Session Ends

            . . . Amanda Ledford

Our spotlight for June is on Amanda Ledford. Amanda finished her first year at SCC in May. She will return this fall to continue with her classes that will prepare her for one of the Health Science fields. Amanda's educational goal is to apply to and be accepted in the Physical Therapy Assistant program at the college.

One teacher at Southwestern Community College who was an inspiration to Amanda this past year is Sandra Weden. Ms. Weden teaches English, reading, and study skills.

On a personal note, Amanda is a resident of Bryson City and the mother of a beautiful two-year-old girl. She enjoys playing music, bowling, and talking. She does not like sweets, and one of her favorite foods is liver mush! Amanda said she has always wanted fourteen children-YES, 14! Now that is certainly "cheaper by more than a dozen!"

If Amanda is in one of your classes or you see her around campus, take a moment to talk with this interesting young lady. She may share some of her stories and have you in "stitches" in no time!

How to get in touch with the SSS staff:
828-586-4091 or 800-447-4091
Cheryl: ext. 245 - email: cheryl@southwesterncc.edu
Marti: ext. 420 - email: martih@southwesterncc.edu
Peter: ext. 243 - email:pbuck@southwesterncc.edu
Laurie: ext. 231 email:laurie@southwesterncc.edu

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