Weekly Newsletter
November 7, 2022 | Spring 2023 Registration
SPRING 2023 REGISTRATION INFORMATION
Registration for the Spring 2023 term begins on Monday, November 7th.
 
Meet with your assigned academic advisor to create your academic plan and make sure you are taking the classes you need to reach your goals! Your advisor assignment has been emailed to you, and you can also find it on the homepage of your Bay Navigator account.

  • If you are a returning student: please reach out to your assigned academic advisor and schedule an appointment to meet.
  • If you are a non-degree seeking student and would like to meet with an advisor, please visit the Virtual Advising Center for a drop-in meeting.
  • If you are a first-semester degree/certificate seeking student, you have been emailed information on how to make an appointment with your advisor for your COMPASS appointment.  Please refer to your email for details on how to book your appointment or email your assigned advisor for a time to meet!
  • MassBay has designated COMPASS (Comprehensive Planning & Advising for Student Success) as a signature part in your first-year! This virtual, face-to-face meeting, will give you an opportunity to create an individualized plan toward achieving your goals with an academic advisor.  So, don’t miss an opportunity to schedule that meeting this week.
 
Registration for the Fall 2022 semester opens TODAY (November 7th).
In preparation you should: 
  • Review your course curriculum and review your MyMAP in Bay Navigator to assess your progress towards your degree or certificate program. 
  • Think about what courses you might want to take, and whether our online, remote, or on-campus course options would work best for you.
  • Reflect on your current major, whether you have considered changing and how this might impact your graduation plan/timeline.
  • If you haven’t already, please make an appointment with your advisor to discuss your plans. 
WHO IS MY ACADEMIC ADVISOR?
Follow these 3 simple steps to find your advisor's contact information:
 
  1. Log into Bay Navigator
  2. Locate the "My Advisor" tile on the home screen
  3. View your Academic Advisor's name & contact information
November 11th is Veterans' Day!
Please stop by the table on any of our campuses to fill out a personalized star to honor a Veteran in your life. We are displaying the stars on each campus and then will move them to the Bunker for our MassBay Veterans' to see.
In addition, MassBay Community will be honoring Veterans Day on November 10th, please help us support and honor our veterans. The celebration will start as a Webex Ceremony at 9 am.  Once the Webex has concluded there will be an Open House in the Bunker on the Wellesley Hills Campus from 10 am – 2 pm with lite refreshments. I hope you can come down to support our veterans and check out the Bunker. 
ELECTION DAY IS HERE: VOTE VOTE VOTE!

CESA will be holding an informational session on

Monday, November 7th
12:30 p.m.-2 p.m. 
Wellesley Hills Cafeteria




Please stop by to see us at our table, grab a snack, grab a copy of these flyers, and let us know if you have any questions. 
WHERE TO VOTE
Every precinct in Massachusetts is assigned a specific polling place. When you register to vote, you should receive an acknowledgement notice from your local election official informing you of your polling place. If you are casting your ballot in person, you must do so at the polling place assigned to your precinct. In towns, polling places are designated by the selectmen; in cities, polling places are designated by the city council. You may find your polling place here.
WHEN TO VOTE
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 8TH
In all state elections and primaries, polling places must be open from 7 a.m. until 8 p.m., though towns are allowed to open as early as 5:45 a.m. Voters who are in line when polls are closed at 8 p.m. must be allowed to vote. For municipal elections, polling hours will vary by city and town. Check with your local election official for polling hours for your municipal election.
MOBILE MARKET IS BACK!
MassBay has a partnership with Greater Boston Food Bank (GBFB) and on the second Wednesday of the month from 11:30-12:30 on the Wellesley Hills Campus, and 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm on the Framingham/Ashland campuses we will be hosting a fresh produce market. The produce mobile market is open to all members of the community who are on-campus, at the time of the market. 
 
Pre-registration is recommended.
THANKSGIVING MEALS FOR STUDENTS IN NEED
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Daniel’s Table
10 Pearl Street Framingham | 508-239-6691
508-239-6690 (Spanish)
Register for to-go groceries for
Framingham residents only
Thanksgiving provisions- November 16 and 23- frozen sides from Jack’s Abby and roasted turkey and chicken from Daniel’s Table. You must be registered by calling the number above. 

Celebration International Church
Pick-up Location: 6 Loker Street, Wayland, MA 01778
Operation Turkey Express registration due by November 6 but it fills up. Register now.
Pick up November 19 | 9am- 11am 
Sign up required here:

Pearl Street Cupboard Food Pantry
46 Park St Framingham
Thanksgiving turkey and fixings distribution for pantry members 9am- 1pm on Nov. 22. To be a pantry member you must sign up in person ahead of time. 
Curtis Family Feed- Thanksgiving Day hot meals in person- time TBD or call ahead for delivery in Framingham and Natick by calling Mark at 508-414-0299

MHSA/Bristol Lodge
Immanuel Methodist Church | 545 Moody Street Waltham | 781-883-2050
Soup kitchen open M-F 4:30pm-5:30pm. Open for Thanksgiving. 
No registration required. 

Local food pantries will be providing Thanksgiving fixings. For help accessing your local pantry, please email Marybeth Fletcher: mfletcher@massbay.edu

For more updated information and resources, please visit the resources page:
IMPORTANT DATES
THIS WEEK:
November 7
Winter & Spring 2023 Course Registration Begins!
November 11
Veterans' Day - College Closed

COMING UP:
November 24
Thanksgiving Day (College Closed)
November 25
Thanksgiving Recess (College Open/No DAY Classes) 
November 25-27
Friday, Saturday & Sunday Classes Held
November 28
Last Day to Withdraw from Classes 
December 13
Last Day of DAY & EVENING Classes 
December 14-20
Final Exams

For more information and dates from the MassBay Academic Calendars, please visit:
You may complete a Graduation Application HERE
If you have already applied for the Fall 2022 semester you do not need to complete a new application.
 
Questions on the graduation process? Visit Graduation Information Webpage
 
Questions on your graduation status? Email graduationstatus@massbay.edu
WHATS HAPPENING THIS WEEK?
JINDO: IT’S BINGO WITH A BEAT!

Jindo is the music bingo party game of skill and luck that’s FUN for everyone! Join the CCSLA and your fellow Massachusetts Community Colleges for a game that mixes name-that-tune with bingo. 

Tuesday, November 8
@ 7pm

Click this link to join on Zoom: https://tinyurl.com/jindojosh 
VIRTUAL YOGA CLASSES
The MassBay Department of Athletics, Recreation & Wellness is excited to announce that Virtual Yoga is back!
 
These FREE sessions are open to all MassBay students, faculty, and staff, and will once again be led by certified E-RYT200 yoga instructor Peter Kelly.
 
Class will take place each Friday at 2pm starting 10/7 and will run through the 2022-23 academic year. 
 
To receive the Zoom link for the class, or if you have any questions, please email athletics@massbay.edu.  
Library Happenings
November 2022
Check out
at the Library
this month!
Visit the Student Events Calendar in OneLogin
for more events and event information (including links)!
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