Weekly Newsletter and Event Calendar

Weekly Newsletter

September 11, 2023 | Track to Success Week

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.

WEEK 2: Track to Success Week

Get Connected! Now that you have finalized your schedule it’s time to start creating connections and building your place here at MassBay. Start developing connections to your peers, staff and faculty all of whom can support you and your learning.

Follow MassBay & Student Engagement on Social Media to see what’s happening around campus:

MassBay:

Facebook: @MassBayCommunityCollege
Instagram: MassBayView
Twitter: @MassBayCommCol

Student Engagement:

Facebook: @massbaystudentengagement
Instagram: massbaystudentengagement

CHECK OUT MASSBAY'S EVENT CALENDAR!

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!

Click here for the calendar.

THIS WEEK YOU SHOULD FOCUS ONN:

Familiarize yourself with your Syllabus

The syllabus is your guide to understanding your professor’s expectations throughout the semester, but it contains much more than deadlines and contact information. Your roadmap to success in your courses is the syllabus.

Create connections with your faculty members

Introduce yourself after class or by email, ask questions, and be engaged! Especially in this virtual world, it’s easy to see who is paying attention, active in class, and who is distracted or falling asleep.
Faculty often know about resources around campus and can serve as future references.

Create connections with classmates!

Introduce yourself to classmates! Send them an email or message in blackboard. Having a classmate to reach out with questions or just to review assignments with can be a huge help.
See if others in your classes would be interested in creating study groups — they’re a great way to meet other students and stay motivated.

Explore our Mentoring Programs:

STEM Mentoring Program: Stem Mentoring Program nurtures STEM students' academic success and support students’ pursuit of their academic and career aspirations by facilitating one-on-one mentoring relationships and providing STEM-focused events, programs and opportunities.

Peer to Peer Mentor Program: Students are linked with an experienced returning student who will serve as a mentor. Peer mentors assist and support students on a variety of academic and non-academic topics and support their fellow students in acclimating to MassBay. Peer mentors work collaboratively to engage students in activities that increase their peers’ involvement in a positive college experience. New students are paired with a peer mentor and learn more soon!

Connect to your Academy

Our Academies are the seven broad areas of study at MassBay. All of our degree and certificate programs are grouped into these seven Academies to create better connections between students and their peers and professors. Think of your Academy as a community of professors and students who share similar interests and goals.

Visit the Academies’ webpage for more information!

Attend Events!

A few things that are happening this week:

Back to School Bingo
Mobile Market
First SGA Meeting!!
Title IX Bystander
NYC Conference
Hispanic Heritage Month Kick-Off

Check out the Calendar of Events

for the event information and links!

APPLY TO BE PART OF THE LEAD PROGRAM!

LEAD | Leadership Engagement & Development

LEAD is a program at MassBay designed to develop leadership skills that will benefit students throughout college, career, and life.

The LEAD program exists to inspire all students to effect positive change through self-exploration, including the positive impact they can have in a group and our community, and why it’s vital for our future.

For more information and to sign-up, please visit www.massbay.edu/lead

WELCOME FROM OUR COUNSELING INTERNS

UPCOMING EVENT HIGHLIGHTS

LET'S BE SOCIAL: IT’S BACK TO SCHOOL BINGO TIME!

Back to school bingo is a game that can be played by students on the first day of school. This game will be great icebreaker for students, will encourages students to mingle and get to know each other.

The first player to get five in a row, column or diagonal wins the game. Some examples of items are pencils, books, calculators or MASSBAY swag.

Tuesday, September 12

@ 2:00pm

Library Happenings

September 2023

Check out

what’s happening

at the Library

this month!

The Basketball Team members are doing a scavenger hunt. It is open to other members of community! This is s a great way to connect with other students and be involved in the offices on campus.

For more information about the scavenger hunt come to Office 130J.

Team Contacts:

Head Men's Basketball Coach

Associate Director of Athletics, Recreation & Wellness / Head Esports Coach

athletics@massbay.edu

Visit the Student Events Calendar in OneLogin

for more events and event links and information!

NEED HELP?

HAVE QUESTIONS?

VISIT Student Engagement Office 130J!

Connect virtually or in person with a member of our Support Squad.

Email our new student Engagement Coordinator by Wednesday for updates to the Newsletter!

kjackson@massbay.edu