NEW STUDENT ORIENTATION NSO BOOKLET Power Point FAQ

NEW STUDENT ORIENTATION

• • • NSO BOOKLET Power. Point FAQ Handout e. Recruiting Handout Surveys Instructions on how to access the New Student Orientation Booklet on the STC website

STUDENT SERVICES • Free Tutoring • Disability • Lending • WIA Services Library

STUDENT SUCCESS CENTER • Free Tutoring • Student • Career Leadership Materials Assessment Software

ADMISSIONS • Changing your program • Name/address • Student ID’s • Parking decals • Withdrawing change from class(es)

REGISTRAR • Grades • Academic Probation/Suspension • Transcripts • Transfer credit • Graduation • Banner. Web • Exemption Exams

Drop/Add Procedure Drop/Add is available during the first three days of the semester. Please see your advisor to make sure you are registering for the correct class. You can then enter the class on your Banner Web account. You can also use Banner Web to drop a class during the first three days of the semester with no penalty.

Drop/Add (cont’d) To withdraw from a class with no penalty during the first three days of the semester, you must see a Career Counselor in the Student Affairs office to obtain a Withdrawal Form. This form must be submitted by the close of business in the 3 rd instructional day of the semester. If you do not complete the Withdrawal Form by this time, all courses for which you registered will become a permanent part of your academic record and you will be held accountable and financially responsible for these courses.

MY STC PORTAL Enter your Student ID # then enter your randomly generated PIN #, which was mailed to you.

FAMILY EDUCATIONAL RIGHTS AND PRIVACY ACT Southeastern Technical College is committed to meeting the provisions established by the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 (FERPA). This Act was designed to protect the privacy of educational records and to establish the right of students to inspect and review their non-privileged educational records. For additional information, please see the catalog or the Registrar’s Web Page at www. southeasterntech. edu.

LIBRARY • Research (books, periodicals, journals, etc) • Newspapers • Internet access • Copying • Scanning • Laminating • Poster maker

PARKING • Adult collegiate environment • More than 600 parking spaces • May have to park and walk • No reason to receive a parking citation • DO • In NOT PARK: a handicapped space w/o a permit • In front of any trash dumpsters • In any of the business lots adjacent to the college

SWAINSBORO CAMPUS

VIDALIA CAMPUS

PARKING Arrive early enough to get a parking space Refer to Traffic and Parking regulations in the Catalog and Student Handbook contained on our website regarding any questions about parking procedures and regulations.

• HOPE FINANCIAL AID Grant/Scholarship Eligibility • PELL Eligibility • Student Loans • Satisfactory Academic Progress • Veteran’s Affairs Vidalia Campus: Melanie Walker Office: 169 Ph: (912) 538 -3127 Email: mwalker@southeasterntech. edu • Consequences Swainsboro Campus: Mitchell Fagler Office: 1214 Ph: (478) 289 -2272 Email: mfagler@southeasterntech. edu of not paying the $55 Tech Fee • Possible FA implications as a result of withdrawing from your class(es)

CAREER SERVICES • Employment • Work-Study • Resume after graduation Positions writing assistance • Interviewing Tips

e. RECRUITING Online tool to assist students with managing their career development and job seeking needs. Benefits to e. Recruiting: • Students can register on-line and have access to the system 24/7. • Students can upload resumes and cover letters to assist with employment opportunities. • Inform students of workshops or events that are happening on campus. • Students can browse and apply for available jobs that meet their skill sets. Register on the STC Career Services website: www. southeasterntech. edu/currentstudents/careerservices. asp

FEDERAL WORK STUDY • Must be Pell Grant eligible • Must be enrolled in at least 6 credit hours • Must maintain a GPA of 2. 0 • 20 hours per week / $7. 25 per hour • Flexible Scheduling

WORK ETHICS • Work Ethics traits will be integrated into the program standards of each program curriculum and evaluated in at least one course in the program. • Employers are urged to request transcripts of graduates which will include a work ethics seal.

TECHNICAL EDUCATION GUARANTEE • Offered to business partners • Applies to any graduate in his/her field of training • Remains in effect for two years after graduation “If one of our graduates who was educated under a standard program, and his/her employer agree that the employee is deficient in one or more competencies as defined in the standards, the technical college will retrain that employee at no instructional cost to the employee or employer. ”

BUSINESS OFFICE • Pick up PELL Checks • Pay your $55. 00 Technology Fee • Pay tuition and fees

BOOKSTORE • Hours of Operation: May 16: ………. ……. . . 8: 30 -4: 00 5: 30 -7: 30 May 20: …. . . . …………. … 7: 00 -3: 30 5: 30 -7: 30 May 21 -23: . . . …. …………. . …. 8: 30 -3: 30 5: 30 -7: 30 May 27: ……………. . …………Closed – Memorial Day May 28 -30: ……. . . …………. . …. 8: 30 -3: 30 5: 30 -6: 30 June 3 - end of semester: ……. …. ……. . . Regular Hours • Last day to use financial aid is May 30 th • Students must have their class schedule and a Student ID to purchase books using Hope.

WEBSITE ANGEL • Calendar • Catalog and Handbook • Course Schedule • My STC Portal • • ANGEL • Banner. Web • Remote Lab Access (IDS) • Student Email STC Facebook Account • STC Twitter page • STC You Tube page •

SUMMER SEMESTER 2013 If you are viewing this presentation to obtain your Student ID and/or New Student Orientation booklet please print this slide and present it to the staff member taking Student ID’s. Please print only this one slide: ONCE YOU CLICK THE PRINT BUTTON, SELECT ONLY SLIDE 26 TO PRINT.