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Our mission is to provide quality driven adult education, built on a strong liberal arts foundation that will embolden and enhance the ability of professionals to succeed in a global economy.
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Daniel A. Szpiro, PhD
Dean, School of Professional Programs
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From Danny's Desk:
Dean, School of Professional Programs
Hi everyone!
Welcome to April! After a March with such awful weather in the Hudson Valley, I can’t remember ever being more pleased to see the start of April.
Before I highlight some of the things happening this month, I would like to invite all of you to join me in congratulating the Paralegal Certificate students who celebrated their graduation on March 26. Friends and family members joined us at a lovely event held at the Cornell Boathouse to recognize the accomplishment of 14 students completing this program.
While we can hope for better weather in April, there are certainly some important things going on this month on which we can plan. For example, registration for the Fall 2017 semester opens on April 11 and I encourage everyone to speak with your Advisor to plan ahead for your studies this fall. On the subject of planning ahead, please keep in mind that there is also a Summer semester that runs from mid-June to mid-August available for you to continue your studies without interruption. Your Advisor can help review what your options are for the summer. On April 27 Career Services is planning an online webinar for our adult students on the topic of revitalizing your résumé. I encourage you to sign-up for this useful session and learn more from our excellent staff. Details about registering for this event are shown below in this newsletter.
Looking beyond April to May, I know that many of you are planning on participating in the graduation ceremonies this spring. First, let me congratulate all of our students completing their degrees! I look forward to celebrating this wonderful accomplishment with you here on the campus in May. To prepare for that ceremony, please do follow the instructions you have received regarding recording your name: I don’t want to make any mistakes in pronouncing your name when you’re called up on the stage in front of your fellow graduates, faculty, family, and friends.
I would like to thank all of you who have taken a minute to complete our short survey that accompanies each of these newsletters. To encourage even greater participation, we have decided to start offering a small prize each month that will be awarded to a randomly selected respondent. This month we will give a hat and scarf combination branded with the School of Professional Programs logo to a lucky survey respondent!
Let me wrap-up this note with a couple of reminders. First, I have mentioned our proposed study abroad course for adult learners in previous messages and I would like to raise this opportunity again. Please see below in this newsletter for a link to learn more. Secondly, I would like to again encourage all of you to follow SPP on Facebook and Twitter. Those links are also shown below.
Best wishes for a wonderful April!
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Danny Szpiro
Dean, School of Professional Programs
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Fall 2017 Registration begins April 11
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Registration for Fall 2017 is fast approaching. Be sure to make an appointment with your advisor prior to registration. Advisors must "enable" students to be able to register for Fall through the online portal.
Students register in order of earned credits. The schedule is as follows:
- 4/11/17 - Students with 75 or more earned credits
- 4/13/17 - Students with 45 - 74 earned credits
- 4/19/17 - Students with 0-44 earned credits
- 4/20 - 4/21 - Open registration for all students
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The Ongoing Global Impact of WWII Science & Technology: August 6 - 15, 2017
Program Highlights:
- An in-depth tour of the Auschwitz-Birkenau Nazi Concentration and Extermination Camp Compound in Poland, the largest of all the camps, where more than one million men, women, and children lost their lives. The compound is still intact, and mass amounts of personal items remain.
- An extensive exploration of Dresden, Germany, often referred to as “Florence on the Banks of the Elbe” for its museums, art, architecture, castles, and landscape. This rebuilt civilian city was nearly destroyed by Allied bombers in the final weeks of WWII.
- A visit to Frauenkirche, a marvelous church originally built in 1743 known for its dome and pillars. The rubble of Frauenkirche was stored and protected by ordinary citizens for nearly 50 years. After the collapse of the Berlin Wall in the 1990s global and local efforts led to brick by brick restoration.
- Side trips to other popular tourist destinations such as shopping, cafes, and water activities on the Elbe.
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Summer Session 2017
Registration for summer session begins April 11, 2017 at 10:30 AM.
All students, regardless of credits earned, can begin registering for courses at this time.
A deposit of $100 is required prior registering for summer session. All deposits and registrations can be made online.
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SAVE-THE-DATE
Thursday
April 27, 2017
6:30 pm EST
This is an Online Session.
Join us from the comfort of your home!
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Advancing Your Resume: A Workshop for Adult Students
Targeting the adult undergraduate student with work experience and a resume. This workshop will give tips on how to revitalize your resume and prepare for career advancement or career changes. Let's dust of the old resume and make it sing again!
This online workshop will be recorded for live-streaming and available through the School of Professional Programs.
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Paralegal Graduation
The Marist Paralegal Certificate Program held its graduation ceremony and reception on Sunday, March 26th. Thirteen students celebrated their success in earning an American Bar Association Approved Paralegal Certificate.
The event was held at the Marist Historic Cornell Boathouse and attended by over 75 guests which included Marist faculty, administrators and the families of our graduates.
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Help us serve you!
Summer Session is a great way to get ahead on credits. 100% online, summer session won't interfere with your vacation plans and can be accessed anywhere with connection to the internet.
Take this month's survey about summer session, and be entered to win a pr
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We Asked, You Answered ...
Results of Help Desk Survey
Of those surveyed ...
- 67% have used the Marist Help Desk
- 67% use Help Desk during the week day
- 67% prefer to contact the Help Desk via phone
- 33% prefer to contact the Help Desk via email.
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Commencement Exercises or Graduation Ceremony is fast approaching. If you are a graduating senior, make sure you have ordered your regalia and followed-up on all details as outlined on the
web.
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Hours of operation for walk-ins and campus appointments:
- Mon - Thurs: 10:00 am - 9:30 pm
- Friday: 10:00 am - 4:00 pm
- Saturday: 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm
- Sunday: 2:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Hours of operation for online appointments (reserved for Distance Education students only):
- Monday: 5:00 pm - 9:00 pm
- Wednesday: 4:00 pm - 8:00 pm
- Saturday: 10:00 am - 2:00 pm
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Writing Center
Now Offering Online appointments for Distance Education Students
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Located on campus in the James A. Cannavino Library, the Marist Writing Center opens for the Spring 2017 semester on Monday, January 23rd.
New this semester is the offering of online tutorials for distance education students.
Now students in the School of Professional Programs, graduate students, and abroad students can access the resources of the Writing Center from a distance.
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The Writing Center
Library 334
845-575-3000 x 2735
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Writing Center vs Academic Learning Center
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Need help with your paper? Not sure which service you need?
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The Writing Center can help with organization, content, research strategies, and citations.
Library 334
845-575-3000 x 2735
Visit web for full schedule of hours.
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The Academic Learning Center
can help with proofreading a final paper.
Appointments available in-person and online.
Library 331
845-575-3300
Monday - Friday: 8:30 am - 5:00 pm
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