Bridges Osceola Campus Meeting Agenda
BRIDGES OSCEOLA CAMPUS MEETING AGENDA
Friday, January 15, 2016, 10:00-11:30AM & 1:00-2:30PM –East Building 8-101
Friday, January 22, 2016, 10:00-11:30AM & 1:00-2:30PM- Osceola Auditorium
Friday, January 22, 2016 10:00-11:30AM & 1:00-2:30 PM West Building 8-111
Guest Speaker: Osceola Campus: Elizabeth Sabillion – Student Development
· MEETING THEME: DRESS FOR SUCCESS! Why? We will now be asking each BTS student to come dressed in BUSINESS PROFESSIONAL attire for every campus meeting. We think that it is important to stress the concept of scholarship and excellence – very similar to attending a business meeting and therefore you should come dressed with your “business” mindset ready!
See this link for examples http://www.sph.emory.edu/careers/documents/ProfessionalDressforSuccess.pdf
· Community Service Hours and Workshops: Keep track of deadlines!
You are required to be at your assigned location for an entire academic year.
March 4, 2016 - by 5:00pm 15 hour community service & 2 skillshops
April 8, 2016 – by 5:00pm 15 hours community service & 2 skillshops
· All students are required to complete community service hours and skillshops. This includes students who attend the Learning Support Center for tutoring and students enrolled in developmental classes. Many of you got credit for “extra” skillshops in the Fall term; these will be counted for the Spring.
· Drop/Refund Deadline: January 19, 2016 (11:59pm). Students must be enrolled in a minimum of 9 credit hours in the spring term to be eligible for their scholarship. If you have been given permission by Ms. Godfrey to take less than 9 credits then you are fine. Any withdrawals after the drop/refund deadline will cause for YOU THE STUDENT to have to pay for that course. You will also be limited in the amount of credits that you can take for the following term.
· FAFSA Renewal Application for 2016-2017 (www.fafsa.gov)
“FAFSA Frenzy February” – Get expert help to complete the FAFSA application.
East Campus: February 15 9:00am-6:00pm Bldg. 4 room 122
Osceola Campus: February 19 9:00am-6:00pm Bldg. 3, room 100
West Campus: February 15 9:00am-600pm SSB room 172
· Graduation Application - January 15, 2016 (check your degree audits to ensure ALL requirements say “MET” – including foreign language requirements
Commencement ceremony: May 8, 2016 (Location TBD)
· Field Trips and Tours
- January 22, 2016: UCF State College Day 2016 (Appropriate casual dress is required!)
- February 18-21, 2016: Black Brown College Bound Summit, Tampa FL (students already selected)
- May 31 – June 4, 2016: NCORE Conference, San Francisco, CA (students already selected
Signing up for a trip and failing to attend that trip may result in you paying penalty
fees!
· Group Advising for all BTS students: Sign up will go out in February – Session will be 45 minutes in length and you will need to come prepared with your degree audit and transfer school information.
- February 22, 2016, 8:30-5:00pm, East Campus
- February 23, 2016, 8:30-5:00pm, Osceola campus
- February 25, 2016, 8:30-5:00pm West campus
· Spring Break: March 7-11th, 2016 College is closed. Ms. Godfrey will be extending her time off for an additional week and will be on vacation March 14-18th. I return on March 21st.
Campus-Specific Announcements & Notes: Osceola Campus
ü Review your degree audit to make sure you are not missing grades for fall term.
ü Fully read your Monday Madness emails! NO SKIMMING!
ü Appeal Decisions will be emailed by Friday, January 15, 2016 – Please review the committee’s decision and respond accordingly. If you have been placed on an Academic Support Plan (ASP) you must schedule your appointment to meet with me before Friday, January 29, 2016.
ü If you miss any of your scheduled ASP appointments you will be in jeopardy of having your funds removed. (Please refer to your Student Handbook)
ü Check the BTS calendar for “Osceola campus” dates/deadlines/locations – Some of you are still confused and paying attention to items listed for East/West campuses.