Welcome! TRIO -Student Support Services ORIENTATION 10/27/2015

Agenda/Topics to Be Covered  checkAppointments.com  Tutoring  Supplemental Grant Aid/Scholarships  CashCourse  TRIO Success Coaches  Seminars  TRIO Leadership Council  Academic Progress 10/27/2015

Goals of Orientation  Discuss services of TRIO- Student Support Services  Explain tutoring procedure  Review Student Support Services expectations of students 10/27/2015

Who’s Who 10/27/2015 Director Sara Graham Counselor Cathy Curtis Success Coaches Content Specialists Tutoring Staff Administrative Assistant Leslie Bayne

TRIO Success Coaches  Each new TRIO participant will be assigned to a Success Coach  Participants and coaches will meet weekly  The coach will work with student’s to create an academic plan  The coach will monitor each students’ progress 10/27/2015

TRIO Content Specialist  Will provide tutoring in their area of expertise  Will serve as a resource for participants in the tutoring labs  Will assist student’s with checkAppointments software  Will receive tutoring registration forms 10/27/2015

Tutoring registration form- to be completed before you have permission to begin using checkAppointments 10/27/2015

Register with the system – before you make your first appointment. Do this one time only! 10/27/2015

checkAppointments.com Login 10/27/2015

Book an appointment 10/27/2015

Choose a session, then choose a tutor or the counselor 10/27/2015

Confirmation Page and Confirmation 10/27/2015

To reschedule or cancel, please watch the power point posted on BlackBoard 10/27/2015

Supplemental Grant Aid  A grant award available only to active TRIO –Student Support Services participants who:  Has been a member of TRIO-Student Support Services for a minimum of 1 semester.  Completes an application  Attend seminars  Receive Pell grant (Federal Government Regulation) 10/27/2015

Scholarships 10/27/2015 TRIO-Scholarship essay Help Essay outline handout Essay critiquing For a listing of scholarships available to CPCC students see: sistance/scholarships sistance/scholarships

Mid-term meeting A TRIO-Student Support Services Expectation  Meet with counselor at the mid-point of each semester  Prepare/plan for the next semester  Discuss current semester  Discuss questions/concerns 10/27/2015

Seminars  A variety of educational and social skills seminars will be offered each semester  Both in person and online  Students are expected to attend at least 2 each semester  Topics include:  Note taking  Organization  Time management 10/27/2015

CashCourse  Seminars in person and eventually online  Fulfills the TRIO-Student Support Services financial literacy requirement  Seminars will be offered a variety of times throughout the semester  Students are expected to attend at least 2 seminars of their choice each semester 10/27/2015

TRIO Leadership Council (formerly TRIO Student Association + Student Ambassadors)  The student Association and the Student Ambassador program are being combined into the TRIO Leadership Council. Goal: develop your leadership skills.  The key duty/expectation is to facilitate monthly TRIO new student orientations  The leadership council members will each chair a committee and recruit members from active TRIO participants  Activities  Public Relations  Service 10/27/2015

Standards of Academic Progress  Maintain a cumulative grade point average of at least a 2.0 each semester as computed by the Financial Aid Office-this may be different than your transcript GPA.  Complete a minimum of 67% of cumulative credit hours attempted each semester (if the student has attempted 50 credit hours, the student must earn credit for at least 33 hours).  Maximum Time Frame—Must complete program of study in a timeframe not to exceed 150 percent of the published length of the program for full-time students (if the academic program length requires 60 credit hours, maximum timeframe cannot exceed 90 hours attempted). 10/27/2015

THE END Thank you! 10/27/2015