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 CAREER SEMINARS: Career
seminars are held throughout the year to expose students to
the many options that exist and how they can best prepare for
the careers
of their choice. Additionally, students receive information
on how they can best apply their college majors and personal
interests
in the career- search process.
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CULTURAL ENRICHMENT ACTIVITIES: Student Support Services participants
have opportunities to participate in activities that
are designed to enhance their educational, social, personal,
and cultural awareness. Students are exposed to plays, concerts, museums,
fashion shows, and other activities that will assist
them in the pursuit of becoming well rounded individuals.
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GRADUATE SCHOOL TOURS: In an effort to provide undergraduate
students with a mechanism for selecting graduate schools,
graduate school tours are sponsored by the Student Support Services
program. During these tours, participants are given information
on the respective graduate offerings, and are provided
information
essential to the application and matriculation processes.
This includes admission criteria, financial assistance, and opportunities
to meet faculty who offer insight into the nuances of their
departments. Through these tours, students have been encouraged
to set career goals and identify the graduate programs
that
will best meet their needs. Examples of past tours include
visits to the College of William and Mary, Howard University,
Georgetown University, and the University of North Carolina-Chapel
Hill. The students' input is sought prior to making the
decision as to which schools will be visited. The tours have
proved
helpful in assisting participants to set short-term and
long-term goals as related to continuing their education.
- EDUCATIONAL SEMINARS: Educational seminars are held throughout the year to enhace the educational experience of program participants. Past seminars have included Financial Aide, Money Management, Time Management, Paper Writing, and Study Skills.
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