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Academic Support Offers Drop-in Hours

Wednesday, January 9th, 2013

Students who are looking for help with their Angel courses and creating a study plan are in luck!  The Office of Academic Support will be holding drop-in hours at the Latham and Saratoga locations as well as through an online classroom.  “The benefit of drop-in hours is that students can stop in anytime during the drop-in hours and get help with their specific needs” stated Kate Stockton, one of the learning coaches at the Northeast Center.  “This is great for all kinds of students, those who just want a quick question answered to those who need someone to sit down and walk them through logging in to their Angel course or developing a personalized study plan.”

There are two different drop-in hours being offered this term.  The first one will be on “Enhancing How You Learn in the Angel Environment” and it will run from 4-6pm on Wednesday January 16th and 9:30am – 12:30pm on Friday January 18th.  First term students, students taking an online course for the first time and any other students who have questions about using the Angel platform are encouraged to come.  Learning coaches, peer coaches and technical support will be available to help students during these drop-in times.

The other drop-in topic will be “Plan for Success – Developing Your Study Plan”.  Drop-in hours will be from 4-7pm on Wednesday January 23rd and 9:30am – 12:30 pm on Friday January 25th.  First-term students, reinstated students and students who just want to be proactive in planning their term successfully are encouraged to attend at their convenience.

In addition to helping students on these specific topics, students will also get a chance to learn more about academic support resources and meet academic support team member such as learning coaches, peer coaches and the Director of Academic Support.  For more information please email necacademicsupport@esc.edu, call 783-6203 ext. 5946 or go to www.necacademicsupport.pbworks.com.

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Welcome November Term New Students!

Wednesday, October 17th, 2012

The Northeast Center Offices of Academic Support and Student Services would like to welcome all new students who are starting this November!  After you register for classes there are some things you can do to get ready for your first term as an ESC student.

1. Order your textbooks – you can go to our bookstore or check out alternative places such as amazon, textbooks.com, bookrenter.com or Mary Jane Books (in Albany).

2. Get organized – set up your study place, stock up on school supplies, coordinate your childcare situation, create binders for each course, review learning contracts and add your appointments, due dates, study group meetings to your planner.

3. Start to communicate – Send a short introduction email to your mentor and course instructors.  Make sure to get clarification on any questions you have whether they pertain to registration, course assignments, financial aid or anything else.  Check out page 152 in the student planner for information on “who to contact”.

4. Sign up for workshops – The Academic Skills workshops are listed in the student planner and also on the necacademicsupport.pbworks.com site.  The library @home workshops schedule and registration information is available at www.esc.edu/library.

Keep in mind that as an independent learner much of your learning needs to be completed between your appointments and/or study group meetings.  Make sure to plan each week and every day to make sure you have budgeted enough time for each course.  A good rule of thumb is to budget about 10-14 hours each week per 4 credit course.

For more assistance in setting up an individualized study plan, feel free to contact the Office of Academic Support – necacademicsupport@esc.edu.

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Once again we will be offering our Pieces of Success workshops!

Tuesday, August 21st, 2012

The September 2012 Term begins on Monday September 10th. Before the term starts, we are offering a workshop for new students to help them learn more about registering, buying books, being a successful learner, communicating effectively with instructors and mentors, and engaging with a student panel to learn some tips for a successful first term at SUNY Empire State College.  Some of the information is also a great refresher for continuing students or students who have stopped out for a while.

We hope you will join us.

“Before the Term Begins”

Wednesday, August 29, 2012 6-7pm

Join us onsite in Latham or Saratoga or online (http://bit.ly/NECWorkshops)

See details below….

Completing orientation is only the first of many pieces to your success at SUNY Empire State College’s Northeast Center (NEC). Now that you have met your mentor and learned about the many resources available to you, you are ready to put together the other pieces that will help you have a successful first term.

At three important stages during your first term, we are offering workshops and interactive sessions conducted by staff and current students in order to provide you with the additional resources and effective strategies crucial to helping you piece together a successful academic experience.

The second event in the series is titled “Start The Term Off Right” and is offered September 26th (Wednesday) from 6 p.m.-7 p.m. Please see the details for that workshop and the others below.

You may attend face-to-face in Latham or Saratoga or online.

To reserve your spot in one of our face-to-face locations, or to receive information about how to access the online session, please email (NECAcademicSupport@esc.edu) or call
(518)783-6203

Please indicate the date, time, and location (Latham, Saratoga, or online)
that you would like to attend.

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The Pieces For Your Success Workshop Series

Thursday, June 30th, 2011

The September 2011 Term began on September 12th.  We have already offered one Open House during the first week, and the next one is scheduled for Friday, September 23rd to help you “Start The Term Off Right”:

Evening- September 14th  (Wednesday) — 5:30 to 7:30 pm

Daytime – September 23rd (Friday) — 9:30 to 11:30 am

Join us online (http://bit.ly/NECworkshops) or onsite in Latham or Saratoga

See details below….

Completing orientation is only the first of many pieces to your success at SUNY Empire State College’s Northeast Center (NEC). Now that you have met your mentor and learned about the many resources available to you, you are ready to put together the other pieces that will help you have a successful first term.

At four important stages during your first term, we are offering workshops and interactive sessions conducted by staff and current students in order to provide you with the additional resources and effective strategies crucial to helping you piece together a successful academic experience.

The second event in the series is titled “Start The Term Off Right” and is offered on two separate dates and times. Please see the details below.

Pieces Save the Dates Handout – click this to find out more about the other workshops in this series.

This Open House is available to any SUNY Empire State College and you may attend face-to-face in Latham or Saratoga or  online.

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Start The Term Off Right

Each offering will have a workshop, a student panel, and light refreshments.

    • Starting the Term Off Right
    • Student & Academic Support Resources
    • Organizing Yourself : Learning Contracts, Assignments, & Maintaining a Balanced Life
    • Student Panel : Study Smart & Other Success Tips

      Evening- September 14th  (Wednesday) — 5:30 to 7:30 pm

      Daytime – September 23rd (Friday) — 9:30 to 11:30 am

      To reserve your spot at one of our face-to-face locations or to receive the link for the online session, please email NECAcademicSupport@esc.edu or call (518)783-6203.

      Please indicate the date, time, and location (Latham, Saratoga, or online) that you would like to attend.

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      The next Open House/Workshop in the series is in October and the final is in December.

      Midterm Check-in

      • What’s Going Right? What Can Go Better?
      • Critical Thinking & Reading
      • Using the Library and Doing Research
      • Student Panel: What I Should Have Done & Other Success Tips

      Evening- October 26th (Wednesday) — 5:30 to 7:30 pm

      Daytime – October 28th  (Friday) — 9:30 to 11:30 am

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      The End is in Sight

      • Finishing On Time
      • Stress Management
      • Student Panel: Planning Your Next Steps
      • & Other Success Tips

      Daytime – December 2nd  (Friday) — 9:30 to 11:30 am

      Evening- December 7th  (Wednesday) — 5:30 to 7:30 pm

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