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Say Yes to Education
Summer Success Academy Weekly Newsletter |
Volume III
Week of Monday, July 25
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Say Yes Summer Success Academy (SYSSA) Student Spotlight:
Marisol Sinchico
"Say Yes Summer Success Academy (SYSSA) is a great program that gives us the opportunity to learn about college and get to know people from different cultures and different situations they come from. This program has helped us to get a head start for the fall semester. Attending Onondaga Community College (OCC) has helped me understand more about college life, how to be focused, and how to learn more effectively. The first day moving to campus I was nervous because I didn't know my roommates, and it was my first time being alone without a family member or a parent. But the first week I was surprised by how much I have learned not only about college but learning to work together and appreciating others for who they are. The first week going home from living in the dorms felt weird like I didn't belong there. I was anxious to get back to campus on Sunday. I am excited about what I can learn and what I can take from this program that will help me succeed in college."
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Special Activities this Week
Sunday, July 24 - Saturday, July 30
Sunday, July 24:
Return to Campus and Check In, 5:00pm
Eat Dinner and have Floor Meeting, 5:30pm
Monday, July 25:
Faculty Lecture in Mawhinney 345, 6:30pm
Tuesday, July 26:
College Life Workshop: Handling Conflict in Whitney 301, 6:30pm
Wednesday, July 27:
Faculty Lecture in Mawhinney 345, 6:30pm
Thursday, July 28:
Ra Program, 6:30pm
Friday, July 29:
Cook Off and Dance Party, 8:00pm
Saturday, July 30:
Support Member BBQ, 12:00pm-2:00pm
Check Out to go home, 5:00pm (at the latest) |
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Mini Golf Outing
Saturday, July 23rd
On Saturday, SYSSA students took a trip to Putter's Paradise on Erie Boulevard in DeWitt. Students played 18 holes of mini golf, used the batting cages, and enjoyed lunch and soft serve ice cream.
Team 6 (Joel Chico, Tial Iang, Justin Reach, and David Johnson) had the lowest cumulative score and each person won a Putter's Paradise water bottle. Bianca Mann, Abdi Ali, and Jamel McMullin competed in a hole-in-one contest for getting a hole-in-one on the first hole during the game. After a couple of close calls, Jamel finally won the contest and got a Putter's Paradise t-shirt as a prize.
Below are photos from the fun-filled day:
Tyler, Narayan and Javanna wait for Bianca to hit the ball.
Joel watched as David takes his turn.
Romario supports Shiasia as she aims for the hole.
Lonnie anxiously waits for a pitch.
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Support Member BBQ
Saturday, July 30th
The Support Member BBQ is finally here! The BBQ is a chance for SYSSA students to celebrate their successes with their professors, staff members, and two guests from home!
The Support Member BBQ will take place from 12:00pm - 2:00pm in the Bistro, which is located in the Gordon Student Center. The Bistro has an indoor seating area and an outdoor patio. Nearby the patio, there will be lawn games so that students and guests can relax and enjoy the afternoon together.
Each student may bring two guests. All faculty and staff involved with SYSSA are invited to attend!
We look forward to an afternoon full of food, friends, and fun!
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First Faculty-Student Round Table
A lunch event on Friday, July 22nd
Last Friday SYSSA students attended the first faculty-student round table lunch. Faculty members were positioned at tables that were labeled by discipline. Professors of nursing, professional communications, business administration, mathematics and science, forensic science, and computer information systems were in attendance.
Faculty shared advice about academic success in college and in their particular field of expertise. Students enjoyed the opportunity to learn about different majors. Some students already enrolled in a specific major talked to faculty members from that field and learned about coursework, internship opportunities, and jobs.
The second faculty-student round table lunch will take place on August 5th at 1:00pm in Mawhinney Caf�. Any OCC faculty member that would like to participate on August 5th should RSVP to Professor David VanArsdale.
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SYSSA Students' Daily Schedule
An exmaple of a day at SYSSA
7:15am - 8:00am - Breakfast at Gordon Student Center Starbucks Counter
8:10am - 12:00pm - Classes, Library, Computer Lab, Tutoring (Location: Academic Quad)
12:15pm - 1:00pm - Lunch in Mawhinney Hall
1:00 pm - 3:00pm - Classes, Library, Computer Lab, Tutoring (Location: Academic Quad)
3:00pm - 5:30pm - Free Time (gym, studying, free time in library/computer lab/residence hall)
5:30pm - 6:30pm - Dinner in Mawhinney Hall
6:30pm - 8:00pm - Special Programs and Activities (Faculty Lecture Series, College Life Workshops, RA programming, etc.)
8:00pm - 10:00pm - Quiet Study Time in Residence Hall rooms
10:00pm - Bed |
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Mini Golf Photos Continued:
Destiny enjoys ice cream before batting.
Courtney and Tial smile at Putter's Paradise.
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Photos of the Week
Decorate Your Dorm Night
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"Optimism is essential to achievement and it is also the
foundation of courage and true progress."
-Nicholas Murray Butler, American philosopher
Sincerely,
The Say Yes To Education Summer Success Academy Team
Questions or concerns:
Say Yes: 315-807-8627 OCC: Contact 315-498-7270
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