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PRINT: News Wednesday, November 6,2013 »*• 3 College Night offers food, advice for upcoming, current students Sequoia Allen The Clackamas Print Free food is often the go-to choice for attracting students, and for pizza fans, ,next week’s College Night won’t disappoint. On Thursday, Nov. 14, Clackamas Community College w ill be holding the free Ovent in the Gregory at 6:3O p.m. It’sexpected to go until 8:30 p.m. There will be free pizza and soda for all attendees. ■ College Night is sponsored by an organization called Educational Credit Management Corporation, which helps students manage the logistics o f attending college, espe cially with regards to the financial aspects. This will be CCC’s seventh, year hosting this event, and other ^col leges in several other states are also hosting College Nights this month. p - — — — At the event next Thursday, the top ics being covered are: • . How Going to College Can Change your Life • Choosing the Right College • Understanding the Financial Aid Process • Scholarship Searches and Scams Ariane Rakich, Heather Arbuckle and M at. Genuser from ÇÇC’s advising department will cover these subjects. Jennifer Satalino, who hails from the Oregon College Access Network (OrCAN), will be part of covering the topics as well. OrCAN’s aim is to increase partici pation in post-secondary education and help Oregonians overcome bar riers to attending college. Although College Night is geared primarily towards high school juniors and seniors, Darcie Iven, ÇCC’s scholarship coordinator and financial aid advisor believes that the seminar is still important to col lege students. “There will be useful informa tion for anyone who attends,” Iven said. “College freshmen will still find if informative.” An additional incentive to attend is a scholarship drawing that will take place at the end of the eve ning. Four attending students will be awarded a $500 scholarship that can be used at any accredited uni versity-in the country. . Elissa Johnson, a current CCC student who attended College Night last year as a senior in high school, was one o f the scholarship recipi ents, “My FAF’SA didn’t come until ¿the third week of school,” said Johnson. “Because this happened, I had to pay out of pocket so this scholarship helped a lot.” - Scholarship aside, she said that she would “gladly recommend [College Night] because it was very informative.,, [and] helped a Ipt with the FASFA application.” — — — — "| ■ Free tutoring online or 1 on campus As a student currently enrolled for Fall Term, you may have received an email from Kierstin McDowell pertaining to free tutoring offered on campus and online. However, not 1 all students check their student email regularly, among other complications in email delivery. ■ Below is the information for tutoring offered on campus and online, directly from the email. I ■ Clackamas Community College is dedicated to student success. We offer many opportunities for free tutoring on campus and online! I Learning Center (Dye Learning Center): _ M onday- Thursday from T3Q a.m. - 8 p.m. I Friday from 7:30 a.m. — 5 p.m. Saturday fro n ^ ljjjjtn . — 3 p.m. | Math Lab: Get Published! T llL CLACKAMAS PRINT W ILL BE R U N N IN G A SPE CIAL SECTION DURING W lN I E R T lR M . il W ILL I EA- ITJRI. PIECES OF W R ITIN G FROM STUDENTS A N D C O M M U N IT Y MEMBERS. SUBMISSIONS ACCIPTED OCT. 30 THRU DEC. 15 THE CATEGORIES ARE: POETRY: 10- 300 WORDS SHORT STORIES/CREAT1VE W R IT IN G : 200 OR 400 WORDS 1 ENTRY PER PERSON PER CATEGORY PLEASE SUBMI T TO: THE P RI NTCONTF ST<jpG MAI I .COM W inners for fach se c tio n w i n bf pu blish ed in l H l w h ir r s ’ C lub publication in a d d it io n TO BEING PUBLISHED IN THE CLACKAMAS PRINT’S SPECIAL SECTION. Drop-in math tutoring isr available in the Learning Center on the Oregon City Campus W ashington S tate U niversity ^ V ancouver Harmony, OIT 151: Monday - Thursday from 10 a.m. - 12 p;m. and 4 p.m. - 6 p.m. | Writing Center(s): Drop-in and appointments are available in the Learning Center on the Oregon City Campus Harmony, H 240: Tuesdays from 9 a.m. - 11 a.m. Thursdays from 11 a.m. - 3 p.m. review Open Computer Lab (Dye Learning Center): Monday - Thursday from 7:30 a.m. - 8 p.m. Friday from 7:30 a.m. - 5 p.m. Saturday from 11 a.m. - 3 p.m. To learn more about on-campus tutoring options visit, www.cláckamas.edu/Tutoring. Online: In addition, we have an exciting opportunity for students to receive free ONLINE tutoring, 24 hours a day in a variety of subjects, providing access when campus tutoring is not available. You have been automatically signed-up for Smarthinking the free online tutoring service; simply click on the link below to access the service. You can chat with a live tutor up to 24 hours a day, 7 days a week from ANY internet connection. Smarthinking tutors áre available to work with you in a wide range of subjects, including: • • • • • • • Math (basic math through calculus) : Writing (for any course) Biology Office Application Chemistry Spanish Physics You can submit completed drafts of your writing assignments from any course to Smarthinking’s Essa^Center for a tutor to review, with personalized feedback typically within 24 hours. G et connected: 1. Go to http://services.smarthinking.com 2. Username: Your College email address I 3. Password: clackamas ^ O //7 Wednesday November 1 @ 5:30 n.m . Learn about Academic programs Application process Paying for college Campus life Find agenda, directions and RSVP today! vancouver.wsu.edu/preview
