S washbuckler Nov/Dec

2017

STUDENT SUPPORT SERVICES INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY COLLEGE

Here are some tips for a successful finals week:

Write out a schedule of all your tests and the times they are to be taken

Do not wait until the night before to begin studying for a test. Instead, plan ahead and begin studying a few days

before

Practice your skills by reviewing old test questions

Organize study groups with your classmates

Do not drown yourself in studying, but take small breaks after completing sections of work

Get plenty of sleep each night before a test

Go into your test with confidence

Source: https://www.topuniversities.com/student-info/health-and-support/exam-preparation-ten-study-tips

By: Lindsey Red Elk

The concept of "first-generation" students was introduced into federal policy during the passage of the Higher Education Amendments to the Higher Education Act of 1965. Yet, even in 2017, campuses and communities are too often blind to the academic capabilities and gifts that lie dormant within so many first-generation students.

The TRIO Programs continue to be called upon to highlight the return on investment our country receives from providing first-generation students with an opportunity to reach their full potential through college.

On November 8th, Independence Community College recognized the administration, faculty, staff and students who are first-generation college students, those whose parents did not complete a baccalaureate degree. ICC creates a positive campus climate that supports and values first-generation college students.

In the United States, Dr. Franklin Chang-Diaz (The First Hispanic Astronaut), Michelle Obama (The first African-American First Lady, is also a lawyer and writer), Bill Clinton (The 42nd President of the United States), Viola Davis (An Academy Award winning actress) and Michelle Kwan (Olympic Figure Skater) are all first-generation college students. Resource First-GenerationCollegeStudentRecognitionDay.”MetropolitanStateUniversity, www.metrostate.edu/events/

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Student Support Services

Recognizes First Generation

Students, Staff, and Faculty

By Elif Aktas

Noted days in Dec.

Int'l Day for Abolition of Slavery – Dec 2 Pearl Harbor remembrance – Dec 7 Nat. Human Rights Day - Dec. 10 Bill of Rights Day (United States). (December 15) Hannukah - Dec 12-20 Winter Solstice – Dec 20 Christmas – Dec 25

Kwanzaa - Dec. 26 - Jan 1 DEC.

World AIDS Month Human Rights Month (Human Rights Day)

Birthday Month of Bingo Read A New Book Month Safe Toys and Gifts Month Love Your Neighbor Month Universal Human Rights Month Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month Hug-A-Week for the Hearing-Impaired Month International Calendar Awareness Month National Stress-Free Family Holiday Month

Noted Holidays in January

New Year Day – Jan 1 World Braille Day – Jan 4 Nat. Human Trafficking Awareness Day – Jan 11 Martin Luther King Jr. Day – Jan 15 Nat. Hug Day – Jan 21 Answer Your Cat's Question Day - Jan 22

International Holocaust Remembrance Day - Jan 27 Challenger Remembrance (exploded in 1986) - Jan 28 JAN.

Nat. Hobby Month Nat. Book Month It's OK to be Different Month Steven Franco

Calendar of Events

December

Dec 2– ICC Women’s & Men’s Basketball, 4pm

Dec 3– ICC Football Bowl Game in Miami, Okla

Dec 5– SSS Recognition Event in Room 131, 1pm

Dec 8– ICC Theater, Almost Maine Performance, 7- 10pm

Dec 9– ICC Women’s & Men’s Basketball, 4pm

-Almost Maine Performance,7-10pm

Dec 10–ACT Testing

-Almost Maine Performance, 2-5pm

Dec 11-14–Finals, Check Scheduled Times

- Winter Choir Concert ,7pm

January

Jan 10-ICC Women’s & Men’s Basketball, 6pm

Jan 11– Spring Semester begins

Jan 17-ICC Women’s & Men’s Basketball, 6pm

Jan 24-ICC Women’s & Men’s Basketball, 6pm

Campus Visits

The Student Support Services program took around seventeen students to four different universities at the end of October and beginning of November this semester. The students had the opportunity to visit and experience Pittsburg State, Kansas University, Washburn University and Kansas State. In addition to attending a campus visit, the SSS pays for the student’s meal in the school’s cafeteria. A goal of SSS is to support and help students to graduate and transfer to a four-year university.

Odalis Martinez

Veteran’s Day Observance

Kathy Kelly, a student at ICC, set up the “Missing Man

Table” in honor of Veteran’s Day. It was set up outside of

the Tutoring Center for four days, beginning November

10th. The following article describes the meaning of the ob-

jects on The Missing Man Table.

Dovran Charyyev

The Missing Man Table

The table set for one, symbolizes the frailty of one

prisoner.

The tablecloth is white, symbolic of their purity.

The single red rose signifies the blood they may have

shed.

The yellow ribbon represents the determination for

proper accounting of our missing comrades.

A slice of lemon on the plate reminds us of their bitter

fate.

The salt on the plate reminds us of the fallen tears of

the families as they wait.

The glass is inverted, they cannot toast with us.

The chair is empty, they are not here.

The candle is reminiscent of the light of hope.

Teal Pumpkin Project

Students in the Tutoring Center participated in painting pumpkins teal blue. They then were able to pre-sent information and distribute pumpkins to help raise an awareness of food allergies. The Teal Pumpkin when placed outside a home or business lets parents and children know that the child can receive some-thing other than candy when they are trick or treating. This is the second year the SSS and Tutoring Center have participated in the project.

ICC Fall Graduates

Corn Husk Dolls

November was Native American Heritage month. In celebration, ICC students and staff were given the opportunity take a step into the culture of the Native Americans. What started as a bowl of wet corn husk soon became a cultural experience as students were taught how to make the iconic corn husk dolls of the past. As the dolls were being created, the students were enlightened by the story of the doll and how she came to be who she is. Not only was it a great opportunity for the students, it was an amazing way to bring the awareness of the Native American Heritage to the surface in a way that catches attention. Through these corn husk dolls a part the Native American Culture has once again been passed onto the next generation for people to cherish.

Dani Rathburn

Not pictured:

Delrick Abrahms

Emmitt Gooden

Adrian Scroggins

Chris Wandle

Kerry Buckmaster Jeremy Hankins Zaria Marion