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REGISTRATION
Registration for Fall classes begins April 1 for current students. Set up an appointment with Justin if you haven't already. Stop by his office or call 618/842-3711 extension 4310. The earlier you register, the better the selection of classes.
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SPRING 2013 CALENDAR OF EVENTS
January 2 College Reopens
January 2, 4 Registration, Testing
January 7 First Day of Classes
January 21 Colleges Closed. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
February 9 Spring TRiO Day at OCC
February 18 Colleges Closed. President’s Day/EIU Open House
March 1 Midterm
March 4 No Classes. Casimir Pulaski Holiday
March 5-6 Mentor Trip to Barn Abbey at Evansville, IN
March 5-8 No Classes. Spring Break
March 29 Colleges Closed. Spring Holiday
May 3 Last Day of Classes
May 6-9 Final Exams
May 9 Spring Cultural/Educational Trip to Evansville, IN
May 10 Last Day of Semester/Graduation
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Spring Cultural/Educational Trip 2013
The Spring Trip will be in Evansville, IN on Thursday, May 9. We have students signed up with a few on the wait list. The van will be leaving at 11:30 a.m. Lunch will not be provided but students will be given $10.00 for dinner.
The trip will begin with a campus tour of the University of Southern Indiana. Students will meet with admissions, tour the campus and residence halls or meet individually with USI staff. Anyone wishing to set up an appointment should contact Justin.
Next will be a visit to the mall. Each student will be given $10.00 for dinner there. The bus will leave the mall at 5:45 p.m. for Broadway at the Centre's performance of "Rock of Ages" at 7:30 p.m. We will be returning around midnight.
If you signed up for the trip, please stop by the office and pick up the Instructor Sign Off sheet. This sheet will need to be returned to the office by April 30th in order for you to be eligible to go on the trip.
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MENTOR TRIP
March 5-6, the 2013-2014 mentors met up with the current mentors for a time of teaching. The mentors spent the night at the Barn Abbey in New Harmony, IN. This old barn is situated on the edge of the Wabash River.
Students explored New Harmony, played games, and worked on pillowcases for hospitalized children with cancer.
Students also wrote out guidelines for the mentor program. Twenty-six students and staff attended.
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IECC Mentors, Shaun Dorney, Orlando Gonzalez, Justine Barnfield, Destiny Tannahill, Sam Powell, Amy Scarbough, and Academic Counselor Justin Wiles
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Orlando Gonzalez and Tyler McKowen will be the mentors for the SAN program this year. If you need anything, let them know.
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SPRING 2013 TRiO DAY
Spring TRiO Day was at Olney Central College on Saturday, February 9th. The featured speaker was Josh Shipp. He emphasized students doing "their" best and realizing that failures are a part of success.
Several workshops were offered. Barb Richards and Micki Owen spoke on Safe Dating/Date Rape in the morning sessions. In the afternoon sessions, Andy Bradbury spoke on Self Defense, Kristen White spoke on an Undergraduate Teacher Education Partnership through SIU/C, and Staff spoke on Financial Aid and Tech Etiquette.
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FALL TRiO DAY 2012
TRiO Day was October 27 at Olney Central College. Our speaker was Matt Lewis. He had a wonderful chalk art, light, and music show.
Our community project, making pillowcases for hospitalized children who are cancer patients, was postponed to a later date.
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SUMMER BRIDGE TO SUCCESS PROGRAM
Students participated in a team-building activity.
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The Summer Bridge to Success Program is a two-day required event for participants in the Student Advantage Network.
While being presented with an abundance of valuable information, students earned one credit hour for attending. This information is pertinent for transition to college life.
Activities included information on the financial aid process, Entrata and Angel; software programs used by the district for student records, budgeting, and various interactive activities.
See Justin if you did not to attend.
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MENTOR TRAINING MEETING
The new mentors for the upcoming academic year were trained at a meeting on Friday, July 20th at Trace Inn at Red Hill State Park.
The meeting overlooked the lake. The mentors were privileged to try out one of the activities scheduled for the Summer Bridge to Success Program.
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Mentors roleplaying the Wise Choice Process.
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