October 3, 2022 | My Success Week |
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We know that starting classes can be overwhelming. Your attention is pulled in a lot of directions; most of you are working and going to school, and many of you have family responsibilities as well. Getting back into school can be a challenging transition, whether it’s been 3 weeks, 3 months, or 3 years since your last class.
To help you stay focused and get connected, we’ve put together a guide to help you focus on what is important throughout the first half of the semester to set you up for success now and into the future. See below to find a guide to your fifth week!
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What Does Success Mean to You?
This week we are focused on helping you achieve your goals both here at MassBay and into the future. Being a “successful” student means you are staying on top of your readings and assignments, actively participating in class, studying for exams, and learning as much as you can while in school. However, it also means you are asking questions, admitting when you do not know the answer, taking chances, utilizing campus resources and planning for the future.
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THIS WEEK YOU SHOULD FOCUS ONN:
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As your workload increases, remember all of academic resources available to you - and reach out now to get the support you need.
Challenge Yourself in Classes
- Answer a question even when you are not confident in your answer.
- Ask questions in class.
Reach out to your professor if you are struggling in a class
Email them to set-up a meeting, ask questions, or join them in their office hours
Academic Achievement Center (AAC)
Utilize peer and professional tutoring services in the AAC!
The AAC is dedicate to providing specialized and innovative methods to support you individually or in small groups. Need help with your research paper? Want to become a better writer? Struggling with math? Feeling stuck? At MassBay, you're never alone.
The Academic Achievement Center (AAC) offers professional individualized instruction, tutoring, study groups, skills workshops, and support for all MassBay students. Best of all, our services are FREE!
FALL 2022 HOURS
Monday - Thursday: 9am - 6pm
Friday: 9am - 5pm
LOCATIONS
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Wellesley Hills: 2nd Floor (Adjacent to the Library), Math Study Center, Rm 153
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Framingham: 3rd Floor (Inside Library)
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Virtual Academic Achievement Center: Zoom Link
If you need help we are here for you:
- Call us at 781-239-2620 (Wellesley) or 508-270-4213 (Framingham)
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Email us at aac@massbay.edu
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Sign-up to attend one of the Financial Literacy Workshops!
you can also earn a certificate of completion by attending 3 of the 4 workshops!
Presented by the Babson financial literacy project. The Babson Financial Literacy Project (BFLP) is a not-for-profit initiative designed to help young adults acquire the financial knowledge and skills necessary for long-term independence and prosperity. The BFLP teaches important financial lessons through interactive workshops. The program helps participants build lifelong strategies for budgeting, building credit, saving for retirement, and more. Participants do not need any financial expertise.
- October 21 1-2pm Tips & Tricks for Managing Credit
- November 4 1-2pm Making Student Loans Work for You
- December 9 1-2:30pm Getting Started with Investing
Academic Planning
All students, but particularly all new and first-year students, should be meeting with your Advisor to discuss your academic goals and create your academic plan for MassBay. Reach out to your advisor about setting up a meeting before registration opens!
Connect to Career Services
- Career Services can offer a wide variety of services, from career exploration and résumé writing, to interviewing skills, internships, and much more!
- This week, check out their event:
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Balance
- Have you found a routine that works for you? Do you have an appropriate place to complete your work? Are you overwhelmed with your coursework? Are you getting enough sleep? Are you making time for your friends/family?
- Completing your coursework from home can be challenging and emotionally difficult - make sure to take this week to assess how things are going and make changes as needed or find a place on campus to study.
- Make time to see friends and family!
Manage your time
- Find a scheduling technique that works for you! Whether it’s a planner, calendar, or app, find a system that maintains all of your academic, work, and social commitments in one place so you aren’t missing anything or double-booking yourself.
Be Accountable
- If you make a commitment, follow through and be responsible for it.
- Whether it’s a group project, an appointment with a faculty or staff member, or a date, people will remember if you are someone who can be counted on and trusted.
Get involved in a club or organization!
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MassBay has an online event calendar that all students can access through OneLogin!
- This is the central location for students to get the calendar of events each week.
- This calendar has the most up-to-date information for MassBay student events.
- The event descriptions will have event links included in them for virtual events or location information for in-person events so that you can easily access each event online on in-person.
- There is an option to subscribe to the calendar so that you get a weekly email with all the events coming up.
- You can also add individual events to your personal calendar or sign-up for reminder emails/texts so that you don’t forget about them!
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WHATS HAPPENING THIS WEEK? |
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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, October 4
@ 7pm
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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.
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Library Happenings
October 2022
Check out
at the Library
this month!
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for more events and event information (including links)!
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NEED HELP?
HAVE QUESTIONS?
VISIT THE VIRTUAL Q & A CENTER!
Connect virtually with a member of our Support Squad through WebEx.
The MassBay Support Squad is available to answer a wide range of questions!
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