Friday, January 24, 2014

The CeSIL Report for Monday, January 27

Coming Soon: Winter Carnival

Stay tuned ~ we will have more details soon...

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WISH (Workshops in Studying Here)

Want to get a jump on the new semester and enhance your study skills? The Spring 2014 WISH schedule starts this week and continues through February. There are three workshops available: 

  • Effective Reading & Note Taking
  • Study Skills & Test Taking
  • Time Management & Avoiding Procrastination. 

WISH (Workshops IStudying Here at SMCC), are seminars on college study and success skills. These are free to all SMCC students and no advance registration is required. Come to one or all three of the workshops.

 Come to a WISH…

Mondays – 12:30–1:00 & 5:30-6:00
1/27   Effective Reading & Note taking
2/3   Study Skills & Test Taking
2/10   Time Management & Avoiding Procrastination
2/24   Study Skills & Test Taking

Wednesdays – 12:30-1:00
1/22   Time Management & Avoiding Procrastination
1/29   Effective Reading & Note taking
2/5    Study Skills & Test
2/12   Time Management & Avoiding Procrastination
2/19   Effective Reading & Note taking
2/26   Study Skills & Test Taking

Tuesdays – 9:00-9:30
1/21   Time Management & Avoiding Procrastination
1/28   Effective Reading & Note-Taking
2/4    Study Skills & Test Taking
2/11   Time Management & Avoiding Procrastination
2/18   Effective Reading & Note-Taking
2/25   Study Skills & Test Taking

Thursdays - 12:30-1:00
1/23   Time Management & Avoiding Procrastination
1/30   Effective Reading & Note Taking
2/6    Study Skills & Test Taking
2/13   Time Management & Avoiding Procrastination
2/20   Effective Reading & Note Taking
2/27   Study Skills & Test Taking

Can’t make it to an in-person workshop? Visit: http://smcc.libguides.com/tutoring  and Click on “Study Skills.”
COMING SOON- Interactive WISH tutorials on Blackboard! Students can earn certificates for WISH topics.

*All SMCC tutors who work in the Learning Commons are trained in WISH topics! Drop-in during any subject tutoring time, and ask your tutor for time management or study skills advice. For more information contact: Anna Medina, 207-741-5695, amedina@smccme.edu.

*All workshops are held in The Writing Center located in the Learning Commons, 2nd floor, Campus Center, So. Portland


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Give the Gift of Life
Did you know that in the U.S., a person needs blood every two seconds?  That one pint of blood can help up to three people? The Red Cross Bus is returning to the South Portland in February. 

To make an appointment, call the American Red Cross at 1-800-RED Cross or log on to redcrossblood.org




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Maine Summit on Citizen Diplomacy

Citizen Diplomacy through Education:Promoting Awareness, Networking and Partnership


April 11, 2014 
7:30AM to 4:00PM 
     
Abromson Center, University of Southern Maine, Portland 

Early Bird Registration Fees: 
$50  World Affairs Council of Maine members

$65  Non-members
FREE registration for Students (full time) available through a limited number of scholarships - email Amy Holland at: aholland@wacmaine.org for more information.
Exhibit Table: $25 
     
Click here for more information and to register.

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TRANSFER COLLEGE VISITS!

Tuesday, January 28, 2014 - University of Southern Maine, ME, Information Table 11:30-1:00 (Campus Center Lobby, South Portland) & Appointments, call 741-5626 to arrange an appointment

Thursday, January 30, 2014 - Johnson & Wales University, RI, Information Table 10:00-1:00 (Campus Center Lobby, South Portland)

Thursday, February 13, 2014 - Plymouth State University, NH, Information Table 10:00-1:00 (Campus Center Lobby, South Portland)

Tuesday, February 18, 2014 - Southern New Hampshire University, NH, Information Table 10:00-1:00 (Campus Center Lobby, South Portland)

Wednesday, February 19, 2014 - Husson University, ME, Information Table 11:00-2:00 (Campus Center Lobby, South Portland)

Thursday, February 20, 2014 - University of Southern Maine, ME, Information Table 11:30-1:00 (Campus Center Lobby, South Portland) & Appointments, call 741-5626 to arrange an appointment

Are you burning with curiosity to know which colleges are coming in March and April?  The entire Career & Transfer Services calendar is viewable via My Maine Guide inside the My Career section.

Don't miss any of these opportunities to learn about great transfer options!

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2014 Maine NEW Leadership Summer Institute

We just received word of a great Leadership opportunity for undergraduate college women: Maine NEW Leadership - Public Leadership Education for College Women

The 2014 Institute will be held at the University of Maine in Orono from May 30 to June 4, 2014.  This is a wonderful opportunity offered by the Margaret Chase Smith Policy Center providing a FREE six-day residential, non-partisan training program to undergraduate college women. The goal is to educate and empower women to become civic and political leaders. All backgrounds, interests and majors welcome.

To be eligible, undergraduates must either be from Maine or attending college in Maine.  Graduating college seniors are eligible to apply. Applications must be postmarked or hand-delivered by March 21, 2014.  

Traditional and non-traditional college women from all racial, ethnic, and cultural backgrounds are encouraged to apply.  Additional information and application forms are available at http://mcspolicycenter.umaine.edu/55-2/maine-new-leadership/.

If you have questions, please contact Eva McLaughlin, Program Coordinator, at 581-1646 or email: eva.mclaughlin@umit.maine.edu.  

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