In This Issue:
May 6 is Pacer Day | Pacer Heroes: Family Edition | New SGA Executive Board Encourages Fellow Pacers | Powering Through Finals Week | H.O.P.E. "Hang On, Pandemics End" | Veteran and Military Student Success | Student Leadership Awards | Pacer Heroes: School of Nursing Students Demonstrate Skills and Compassion | Parent and Family E-News Weekly Delivery | Parent and Family Relations Assistance | Save the Date and Quick Links
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Click here for details. On May 6, check out the graduation web page for all of the Pacer Day highlights including senior shout-outs!
Leading up to Pacer Day be sure to check out the university's
Facebook page. Each day, for the 10 days up to Pacer Day, we're featuring a graduate on social media who share how USC Aiken has impacted their lives.
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More good news for the School of Nursing!
All
December 2019 graduates passed the
NCLEX-RN exam
. That's a 100% pass rate! Woo-hoo!
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Supportive families encourage Pacers to finish strong!
Give yourselves some credit! Send us a photo of you and your Pacer at home, celebrating the end of finals week! You might see your photo in this newsletter next week!
- Deadline to submit - May 4
- Attach photo to email - parents@usca.edu
- Resolution - 1MB or higher
- Wear Pacer swag or navy blue and red
- Pacers and their families!
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New SGA Executive Board
Encourages Fellow Pacers
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The 2020-2021 Student Government Association (SGA) Executive Board officers share encouraging words with fellow Pacers.
Your students have wonderful peers in SGA. Encourage them to get know what is happening at USC Aiken and how they can contribute.
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Powering Through Finals Week
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Finals week is here!
Students may have completed some finals but may still have some work to finish.
Students should make sure they know the professors' expectations and deadlines. If they have any questions, they should contact the professor sooner rather than later.
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H.O.P.E. (Hang On, Pandemics End!)
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More than ever, we need to come together and encourage one another, reminding one another of HOPE. Please help share this student-sparked campaign, whether via social media or print it and post it in your home, car, or office windows. Read more about our
H.O.P.E. campaign and Pacer Heroes. You can click on the H.O.P.E. image below to download and print own sign. We encourage you to take a photo with your H.O.P.E. sign and share on social media using #PacerHOPE
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Veteran and Military Student Success
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The mission of the Office of Veteran and Military Student Success (VMSS) champions veterans, service members and the family members of our country's Armed Forces in their educational pursuits.
VMSS team members are ready to assist your students remotely and look forward to answering your questions.
Would your student like to join an awesome team? VMSS is looking for hard-working, dedicated students who thrive in a team environment. To be successful in this position, they must have a great attitude, take initiative, be responsible, and have a passion to serve the VMSS community at USC Aiken. Using GI Bill benefits is a condition of employment. Students can click
here for more information, email
Jessica Molidor, or call 803-643-6768.
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Student Leadership Awards
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One of the highlights for our student leaders is the annual spring Student Life Leadership Awards ceremony. This year's awards were announced via YouTube, and we want to share this with you.
Congratulations to all student nominees and winners, and congratulations to their families who supported them along the way!
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School of Nursing Students
Demonstrate Skills and Compassion
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Junior, Hanna Hall is currently working as a patient care technician at University Hospital in Augusta.
"The nursing program has instilled in me a solid base in nursing fundamentals. I have been able to take practices learned throughout the program into the healthcare field while caring for patients, not just COVID-19 patients," says Hanna.
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Aiken alumnus, Forrest Ayers, recently volunteerd to go to Nyew York to help healthcare professionals take care of COVID-19 patients. The Aiken native graduated from the School of Nursing in December 2017.
"I always felt that my nursing professors were dedicated to my success. It was the kind of dedication that you only can receive when there are not 100+ students in a lecture hall." Thank you, Forrest!
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Parent and Family E-News - Weekly Delivery
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Since its inception in August 2018, parent and family e-newsletters have been distributed once per month. To keep you updated with news and resources during modified operations, you will receive weekly communications which will provide timely, relevant information and announcements.
If you prefer to stop receiving all Parent and Family Relations communication, you can unsubscribe at the bottom of this page, or write to
parents@usca.edu with the subject "unsubscribe." As always, newsletters are archived and available on the
parent and family webpage.
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Parent and Family Relations Assistance
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The Parent and Family Relations Office is open virtually, and as always, I am available and happy to support you as you support your students.
Please continue to reach out via email at
parents@usca.edu or call 803-641-2825 during office hours, Monday
–Thursday,
8:30 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Pacer Proud. Pacer Strong.
Sandy Talbott
Parent and Family Relations Coordinator
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Save The Date
Spring term
April 29 - May 5 -
Final exams (excluding Saturday and Sunday)
May 6 - Pacer Day
August 15 - Commencement
August 17 - Housing move-in
August 19 - New student convocation
August 20 - Fall classes begin
October 3 - Family Day
October 15-16 - Fall break
November 3 - Election Day - no classes
November 25-27 - Thanksgiving break
December 7-11 - Final exams
December 10 - Convocation (commencement)
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Parent and Family Relations| University of South Carolina Aiken | 803-641-2825 | parents@usca.edu | www.usca.edu/parents
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