Student Support Services
Spotlight - May 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

    
Spring has sprung and so the semester shall come to a quick end on May 6.

Graduates, thank you so very much for allowing us to be part of your SCC adventure. You bring us joy, you bring us tears, and you remind us of the difference we make. As you go forward in life, remember life is not a race. Success comes in many forms, large and small, and it is achieved through work, self and family. Treat each day as yet another opportunity to learn from the skills you acquired while studying at SCC. Remember to laugh, remember to smile, remember to use your manners, treat others like they are going to give you a million dollars. Say "I Love You" to your family members every time you leave the house. And each night, when you lay down to bed, decide what you want to accomplish tomorrow.

Thank you for choosing SCC. You honor us all.

Respectfully, Cheryl

5 - Chi Hoang 6 - Shay Ammons 6 - Sarah Hendershot 6 - Marcus Metcalf	7 - Eric Nelson 8 - Brandon Stanley 10 - Elyse Long 15 - Rick Panther	17 - Sandra Lewis 20 - Andrew Robertson 22 - Juan Jurkauskas 26 - Donna Dehart

Tutoring is available for ALL summer sessions. Be proactive in your learning and sign up early! The process is easy and it is FREE! Sign up starts Friday, May 14 and will continue throughout the semester. 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.

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.

Watch for summer Schedule

    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!

Volunteering in May:

More Spring Cleaning: the Family Resource Center in Webster has need of our helping hands. There are chairs to steam clean and a few weeds to pull that will make the center look better inside and out. We'll go there Thursday May, 20 starting at 10:am and going till 2:pm. Lunch will be provided.

The FRC has also invited us to help have some fun with kids Saturday, May 22, at Kids Super Saturday (4:pm to 8:pm) at the Rec Park in Cullowhee. They will be doing a booth with hands-on activities for young children and need five people to work in two-hour shifts (that's 2 groups of 5). They would also love to have someone with a pickup truck help a little before and/or after loading and unloading stuff. Let's go and help out.

Also-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 could do in the next few months.

Call Peter Buck at 586-4091 ext. 243.

       


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May
1	Deadline for SSS Scholarship Application
6	Spring Semester Ends
7	Commencement
12	Registration Day
13	Classes Begin - Summer Session
13-14	Drop/Add
31	College Closed - Memorial Day
June
9	Last day to Withdraw from 1st 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

            . . . Verna Humphrey

Verna Humphrey is our student "spotlight" for this issue of the SSS newsletter. Verna lives in Whittier with her golden retriever, Sandy. She is working towards the completion of her Associate in Applied Science Degree in Human Services, Substance Abuse and Associate in Arts, College Transfer. Her ultimate educational goal is to graduate and pursue her Bachelors Degree at WCU.

Verna found encouragement from many people while in her pursuit of higher education. First and foremost is the support from her family members. They became her champions and without their confidence in her, Verna's educational adventure may not have taken place. Additionally, this journey down the path of higher learning is a "family" venture. Attending SCC along with Verna are her daughter, Patti Graham, and her granddaughter, Vickie Holzknecht. Talk about "rallying the troops!" Verna has two other granddaughters-one is a New Century Scholar in Swain County and will be attending SCC in the near future, and the other is enrolled in college in Florida.

In addition to this tremendous family support, Verna has been inspired by people at SCC. One of the first teachers who encouraged Verna was Nancie Wilson. Three years ago, Verna took her first college course, and Ms. Wilson was her instructor. "It does not matter what your age is, you can still learn!" These were Nancie's words of encouragement. Verna said, "I believed her, and I'm still in college; I'm still learning!"

A true "people" person, Verna loves the interaction with the students at SCC. She especially enjoys the company of the young adults. Verna feels that their "zest for living makes them a joy to be around."

In addition, Verna said, "The Student Support Services crew has always been there to encourage me. Thanks guys, you're the greatest!"

In a final note, Verna is a member of the Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society and the National Technology Honor Society. She has made the President's and Dean's list, been honored at SCC's Academic Awards Ceremony, and was Vice President of the Human Service's Club for a year. AND one more very interesting fact-Verna is 67 years young!

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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