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August
2011
August
16
Final Registration for Fall
Semester, Caldwell and
Watauga Campuses
17
Deadline for Dropping Fall
Classes
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in this issue
Introducing: Student Services P.2
2011-2012 Showcase of Stars P.4
Meet your 2011-2012 SGA Officers P.6
Student Activities
Fall 2011 Welcome Edition
17
Welcome Back Days -
Caldwell Campus Student
Lounge; 9 a.m. - 1 p.m.
18
Fall Semester Curriculum
Classes Begin
Welcome Back Days -
Caldwell Campus Student
Lounge; 9 a.m. - 1 p.m.
23
Orientation Series: Intro to
Student Email, Blackboard
and WebAdvisor; F-218;
12 p.m. - 12:50 p.m.
25
Red Cross Blood Drive.
9:30 a.m. - 2 p.m.;
Watauga Campus
New to College? Check out these
helpful tips for new students.
By Shannon Brown, Director of
Counseling and Advisement Services
Want to be successful? Start the
process now of developing some
helpful habits:
1. Ask lots of questions: Don’t be afraid to talk
to people. The faculty and staff expect you to
have lots of questions about everything, whether
you’re new or not. We know that you may have
to ask the same question more than once. That's
OK. Asking a question not only gets you an an¬
swer, but also builds relationships with people on
campus.
2. Get organized: Colleges are full of informa¬
tion, spilling over in fact. The bigger problem now
is finding the specific information you need, when
you need it, and knowing what to do with the in¬
formation once you get it. Make a habit of keep¬
ing a notebook just for your “new student,” ques¬
tions. Think of it as a Freshman Journal. Date
and time your entries. Keep a calendar. Buy
some labels, dividers, and binders. Keep items
like your student ID number, your passwords,
and key phone numbers in a safe place where
you can get to them easily and repeatedly. When
you speak with someone here about an issue,
or get a question answered, be sure to jot that
person's name down, and the time you spoke
with them, so you know who to ask for later if you
need more clarification.
3. Learn to navigate campus systems: Campus
systems include a network of support services as
well as a network of support tools. In the tools
category are things like the college website, your
WebAdvisor account, your BlackBoard account,
and especially your Student E-mail. Most, if not
all, really important communication to you from
the college will come through your Student E-
mail. Things like when to get advised, when to
register, when to pay your bill, may all be commu¬
nicated through this portal. Likewise, if you are
attempting to communicate with faculty or staff,
your Student E-mail is the safest bet. It won’t be
blocked by our spam filters, and it provides you
with a dated and timed record of your communi¬
cation for future reference.
4. Learn who your resource people are: Besides
your instructors, the college offers tons of other
support. We have career counseling, brief per¬
sonal counseling, academic advising, tutoring, a
writing center, enrollment and records services,
testing, employment services, and student activi¬
ties just to name a few key support areas. Each
of these areas is staffed by people with names
and faces, families and pets, just like you. When
you think of the people who work here as just
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