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Student Support Services
2nd Floor Frist Hall
Chattanooga, TN 37403

Phone: (423)425-5344
Fax: (423)425-2111
Mail Code: 4955

Unit Head: Shirl S Gholston

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Photos and video from the Reading Day Luncheon are now available at Photo Gallery and Video Gallery.

Join us for the Reading Day Luncheon on December 6, 2005 from 11:30 AM to 2:00 PM.

Menu:

• Fried pork chops
• Baked chicken
• Macaroni and cheese
• Turnip greens
• Fried corn balls
• Desserts

Participants attending Reading Day Luncheon will be entered into a drawing to win a free 512MB iPod Shuffle. Drawing at 12:30 PM.

Grant Aid Application Dues December 6, 2005.

The GEAR UP program is currently hiring tutors for its high school tutoring program. Applicants must at least be juniors, seniors or graduate students majoring in education, math or English. Students are expected to be familiar with Algebra I and Geometry and have the basic concepts of English literature and grammar. Hours are flexible according to your class schedule. Positions are available at Howard High School and school hours are 7:15-2:15. Tutors can work up to 20 hours a week and make $8.00 an hour. If you are interested and meet the above qualifications, please give Deardra White a call at 425-2341 or email her at Deardra-White@utc.edu.

Please see the attached flyer and student volunteer sheet for the Finals Study Marathon for December 7 and 8. Thank you.

Please remember to return textbooks checked out from Student Support Services before you leave the campus for semester break on December 14. Textbooks need to be available for other SSS students to borrow at the beginning of spring semester on January 9, 2006.

For students who are not familiar with Flash Drive Usage, you can download this instruction, or stop by Student Support Services to pick up a copy.

Get tired of losing data on your floppy disk? Us too. That is why we are giving away 70 flash drives (also known as pen drive or USB drive) to SSS participants on first come first serve basis. Sign up at the SSS front desk, and pick up your flash drive today.

What is Flash Drive?

Flash drive is an alternative mean to floppy disk to store your documents, pictures...etc. Our flash drive has the capacity of 16 megabytes, which is approximately equal to 12 floppy disks. Flash drive is said to be more durable than floppy disk. Its usage is very similar to floppy disk. If you are not familiar with using a flash drive, ask us how.

Help us congratulate the following students:

• Kaydie Thomas
  was recently inducted into Gamma Sigma Epsilon National Chemistry Honor Society.
• Chareva McCullough
  participated in the Memphis McNair Program, Summer 2005.
• Ashley Taylor
  was featured on the front page of the Chattanooga Times Free Press November 5, 2005. The article focused on math and science skills to give students a competitive edge.
• Keyanna Webb
  won a $5,000 TRIO scholarhip to study abroad in South Africa, Spring 2006.
• Chareva McCullough
  was accepted to participate in the study abroad South Africa program, Spring 2006.

Resume workshop for grad students

The Graduate Student Association will host a 'Job Searching Resume Writing Workshop' for the UTC graduate students on Friday, November 11 from 5:30PM-7:30PM in the Signal Mountain Room of the UTC University Center.

---- National TRIO Community Call In Day -----
Please get involved!

Thursday, November 10th is the national TRIO call-in day to Capitol Hill. Please call your Members of Congress and Senators and address the TRIO talking points listed below. The toll-free number is:

1-800-426-8073

You will be calling the US Capitol switch board. Once you get an operator; please ask to be connected to your Representative's or Senator's office. (If you are unsure about your Representative's name, you can visit www.congress.org where you can insert your home address and identify your member of the House.) Once you have been connected to your Member's or Senator's office, please state the following. My name is ____ and I live in _____. I am a TRIO (director, student, alumni, parent, friend, etc) and am calling on behalf of the __#__ TRIO students that live in Mr./Mrs./Ms. ______ district/state. I am calling to express my concern over the possibility that there will be an across-the-board budget cut of up to 5% to the Labor/HHS/Education bill, a cut that would affect the TRIO programs. Although TRIO has a demonstrated record of success, the current funding level only allows approximately 6 percent of the eligible population to be served. Any across-the-board cut would jeopardize current, successful programs in (your city or state). (Please add any personal anecdotes about how these drastic cuts will affect you and your community.) Please also address the following three important TRIO characteristics:

1. Focused on Early Intervention
   Two of the TRIO Programs, Talent Search and Upward Bound, are early intervention programs. These programs effectively reach students in grades six through 12 who have college potential but often do not recognize or understand their academic and career options beyond high school. Each year, these two programs keep thousands of promising young low-income and minority students in school and focused on career and college success.
2. TRIO Programs are Designed for First-Generation and Low-Income
   Two-thirds of the students in the TRIO Programs come from families with incomes under $24,000 (family of four), where neither parent graduated from college. In most cases, parents have no higher education experience, do not understand the postsecondary process and do not necessarily value a higher education.
3. TRIO Effectiveness is Built on Relationships
   Over a period of several months or years, TRIO Professionals build both personal and professional relationships with their students. Such positive relationships are critical to the success of every TRIO Program. The staff of each TRIO Program creates a climate of support for students as they strive to move out of poverty and dependence. As a result of these strong positive relationships, many TRIO college graduates periodically return to their programs to encourage and inspire current students.

It is important that we get as many people to call on Thursday as possible. Please pass this along to your friends, neighbors and others in your community who have been affected by the TRIO programs.

More Memory Tip:

• FILL IN BLANKS

1. Make your own flash cards by writing 'fill in the blank' statements on the front of index cards and answers on the back.
2. Or do the same with a hand-held tape recorder: Make recorded questions, pauses for answers, then recorded answers.

• SEVEN IS THE MAGIC NUMBER. Repeat difficult information seven times a day for seven days.
  -OR- Create seven index cards with the word or fact written on them. Tape the cards in places where you go frequently (i.e., mirror, fridge, etc.) then forget about them. After two weeks you will subliminally absorb the information.
• REVEAL

1. During review, cover up the text below headings and try to remember what's next.
2. This method works well with your notes, outlines and Quick study® charts.

• KEY IDEAS

1. Highlight them in your textbooks and outlines
2. Give extra attention to bolded words or phrases.
3. Make up acronyms or mnemonics to recall (i.e. GIGO = Garbage In; Garbage Out) or (Please Excuse My Dear Aunt Sally = Parenthesis first, then Exponents, then Multiplication, Division, Addition and Subtraction).

• MAPPING
  Make a mental image of your notes, outlines, color-coded Quick Study® charts, etc. and where facts are located on them in relation to other topics. These images (fact maps) and their data can often be recalled during tests.

A new $1,000 TRIO Scholarship has a due date of December 1, 2005.

Spring 2006 Grand Aid Application is now available.

Quick Academic Tips:

Brain Power
Can You Remember?

• MEMORIZE FROM GENERAL TO SPECIFIC.Study the big picture, then learn the details. Learning and memorization are like a funnel - the process is not very effective when the small end is at the top.
• CRAMMING DEOS NOT WORK! Cramming for an exam only commits the information to your short-term memory.
• FOUR BASIC REASONS WE FORGET PIECES OF INFORMATION:
  1. Don't use the information.
  2. Confuse it with other information.
  3. Decide the information does not match what you already believe.
  4. Never really learned the information in the first place.
• KEYS TO REMEMBERING:
  1. Be interested. Pay attention. Consciously choose to remember. Establish a need to remember.
  2. Visualize: Picture in your mind what you wish to remember.
  3. Relate: Relate and form associations between the new ideas and information you wish to remember and information, ideas, persons, things, etc. that you already know.
  4. Repeat. Even though something is initially learned, it will more likely be forgotten if not over learned. Be sure to repeat information in your own words.

More memory tips coming up next week.

TRIO Students: Wanna go to study in Africa? Did you know you could win a scholarship to study in Africa during Spring 2006! See full info at http://studyabroad.msu.edu/scholarships/trio.html

Have you seen a real shark before? SSS has a limited number of gift certificates to the Tennessee Aquarium. You will need to redeem the gift certificate for a timed/date admission ticket at the Aquarium WILLCALL window.

This announcement is to let you know that the Financial Aid Office will be moving to Guerry Room 301 on October 24 and October 25. They will be open with limited services during their move dates.

This is a KAPLAN Practice Test Reminder. You have registered with SSS to take one or more KAPLAN Practice Test, which will take place in Card Auditorium of the Engineering, Mathematics, and Computer Science Building (EMCS) from 8:30AM to 12:00 noon on Saturday, October 15, 2005. To ensure that you will receive the appropriate test booklet, DO NOT FORGET to register with KAPLAN at 1-800-KAPTEST (1-800-527-8378).

What: Law School Fair
When: Monday, October 10, 2005 at 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Where: University Center Lobby

What: Practice Tests for the GRE, GMAT, LSAT, MCAT, PCAT, and DAT
When: Saturday, October 15, 2005 at 8:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Where: Card Auditorium in the new EMCS building
How: Sign up in the Student Support Services to take these practice tests

Do you want to win a Scholarship to Study in Africa during Spring 2006?
Check out full info at http://studyabroad.msu.edu/scholarships/trio.html

Need to prepare for Graduate school? Check out the following SSS resources:

• Cracking the GMAT
• Law School Essays
• How to Prepare for the GRE
• GRE Exam
• DAT Dentist Admission Test
• LSAT

Coming soon: dates for Practice Graduate School exams: GRE, MCAT, DAT, LSAT, and PCAT.

Check out scholarship information on the SSS Scholarship bulletin board. Applications available for three scholarships and a laptop computer.

Need help managing your stress? The counseling and Career Planning Center announces The Stress Free Zone in University Center room 329 every Wednesday at 4:00.

UT Memphis Health Science Visit
Admission representatives from UT Memphis Health Science Center will be on Campus, September 27th, to visit with students interested in post-graduat programs in Medicine, Dentistry, Allied Health fields, Pharmacy, and Graduate programs in the biomedical sciences. Interested students should sign up for a group orientation session in the Biology Department Office: 215 Holt Hall.

Want to win a laptop computer? See Mrs. Gholston for details.

Applications Available for a $400.00 scholarship. See Mrs. Gholston for details.