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Inside this issue: Withdrawal & Financial Aid P. 2

Women in STEM P. 3

Laptop Loan Program P. 4

Welcome Benita P. 5

Recipe for Success P. 5

Conference Information P. 6

Calendar P. 7

Time Management P. 7

Office Information P. 8

Puzzle Solution P.8

I have always wanted to be a Police Officer ever since I was a small child. I was always told that

“girls are not police officers” by my mother. I never had much

support, when I was younger, with my dream to become a police

officer. After having three children in my twenties, I became a beauty consultant and worked in a

corporate office for several years making a decent pay. I was

never really happy doing what everyone else wanted me to do so at the age of thirty-five, I quit

my great paying job and enrolled in the Delaware County Police

Academy. As you can imagine this did not go over very well with

my family or husband. My kids were upset and my mother did not speak to me for a period of time

due to the fear of the unknown.

I graduated from the Police Academy at DCCC in December 2011 in good standing. I was

blessed with several job offers and opportunities. Needless to

say, my family is proud of my accomplishments and persistence

to follow my dream of becoming a police officer. I have three beautiful children, and they, along

with my mother and husband are very proud of all that I have

accomplished and the way I have been able to rise above challenges.

I have been blessed in being

able to help others in need. Being a female and working in this field is not easy, however,

when I’m able to help a family that is having a really bad day I

feel like it has all been worth it.

The Delaware County Police

Academy prepared me in ways that I could have never

imagined. Due to the training I received at the police academy,

I am to handle emergency situations as they occur. For example, I’ve helped save

several lives through suicide prevention and administering

CPR.

I’ve also had to overcome a

couple of hurdles during my

career. On one occasion, I suffered a devastating injury that resulted in me being

unable to walk for a year. However, through intense

physical rehabilitation I was able to return to the streets as

a law enforcement officer. I’m happy to say I’ve been back to work for 10 years now

and I’m thankful every day that I had the courage to

follow my dream.

Currently, I work for the

Chester Housing Police Department for the last four

years. I’m now a Shift Supervisor and Field Training

Officer. I’m in charge of maintenance of all patrol vehicles and handle my own

investigations. I am truly thankful and blessed and I

hope to continue to encourage others.

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� Submit your 2014/2015 FAFSA and all required documentation no later than

November 1, 2014

� Pay out of pocket for your Winter Session course

(May be reimbursed if you have a refund coming Spring 2015 semester.

Target refund period is one month after the start of the spring term)

� Earn a “D” or better (and we do expect better!) for any reimbursement

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Danica McKellar

(b. January 3, 1975)

Even without playing the

eternally crush-worthy

Winnie Cooper on the late

1980s dramedy The

Wonder Years, Danica

McKellar would be

noteworthy. She is a

bestselling author,

internationally recognized

mathematician and role

model for girls who just

want to have fun—with

numbers.

McKellar graduated

summa cum laude from

UCLA with a mathematics

degree. In 1997, she co-

authored the Chayes-

McKellar-Winn Theorem, a

physics-based hybrid

honored in the British

Journal of Physics.

With her degree in hand,

McKellar returned to the

small screen, playing a

recurring role in the

political drama The West

Wing. Determined to

combine her two loves, she

began writing textbooks for

girls that interrupt the

stereotype of the socially

awkward math nerd. All

three of her titles, Math

Doesn’t Suck (2007), Kiss

My Math (2008) and Hot X:

Algebra Exposed (2010)

were New York Times

bestsellers. Her fourth

effort, Girls Get Curves:

Geometry Takes Shape is

due out in August 2012.

In addition to her roles on

The Wonder Years and The

West Wing, McKellar the

math diva has appeared on

How I Met Your Mother

and The Big Bang Theory

and she’s been in more than

30 films.

“I’ve always had two sides to

my personality,” the new

mother has said. “On the one

hand I love logic and math

and puzzles. On the other, I

just love to entertain people.

I have an instinct to tell

human stories.”

http://forgirlsinscience.org/w

omen-in-stem/danica-

mckellar/

For more information on

Women in STEM, contact

Sandy Gera at

sgera@dccc.edu.

Women in StemWomen in StemWomen in StemWomen in Stem

I’ve always had two sides to my

personality,” …“On the one

hand I love logic and math and

puzzles. On the other, I just love

to entertain people.

~Danica McKellar

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RecipeforSuccess

Presenting….Benita Regusters!

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The Office of

Student Success and First Year Experiences would

like to welcome Benita Regusters,

our newest Retention Specialist. Benita

received her Bachelors degree

in Humanities with a concentration in

Elementary Education from

Widener University. She is

currently pursuing her Masters degree from West

Chester University in Counseling in

Higher Education and Student

Affairs. Benita is excited to be here

at Delaware County Community College

and looks forward to an exciting and enriching new

academic year working with the

wonderful students of DCCC. Please

stop in and welcome Benita!

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Upcoming Events

Oct. 27 Registration for Spring 2015 Begins for Current Students

Oct. 29 Minorities in STEM Fields Presented by Nancy Hopkins-Evans

STEM Center at 2:30pm

Nov. 1 Recommended Priority date for filing FAFSA Form for Spring 2015

Nov. 7 Deadline for Student Withdrawals

Nov. 27-28 Thanksgiving Holiday

Nov. 8 5th Annual Fall Student Success Conference-STEM Center 10am-3pm

“Making the Improbable Possible”

Dec. 12 Classes End

Dec. 13-18 Final Exams

Goals of Time ManagementGoals of Time ManagementGoals of Time ManagementGoals of Time Management

To be able to have control over your life -

manage your time, don't let it manage

you!

Be healthier and happier (less stress).

Have a positive attitude!

7SuggestionsforEffectively

ManagingYourTime

1. Be Organized

2. Plan Ahead (Schedule it and it will happen!)

3. Prioritize Your Tasks

4. Avoid Overload

5. Practice Effective Study Techniques

6. Be Able to be Flexible

7. Have a Vision (why are you doing all of this?)

Source:

http://www.cob.sjsu.edu/nellen_a/time_management.htm

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Student Success Cryptogram Answer:

Recipe for success:

“Study while others are sleeping; work while others are loafing;

prepare while others are playing; and dream while others are

wishing.”

~ William A. Ward

Office of Student Success

& First Year Experiences

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