May 1st Portfolio Workshop

To all School Counseling Students:

On Saturday May 1, 2010 from 9 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. the Counseling Department is holding a free School Counseling Portfolio Workshop.

Workshop will provide:

* Panel of St. Rose alumni who are currently employed as Professional School Counselors to answer questions about the job search, interviewing and portfolios
* Assistance organizing and creating your own portfolio. If you have a portfolio or part of one done, bring it along for review.
* Interview tips and information

If you are interested in attending this FREE workshop, please register in advance with Dr. Lingertat-Putnam (337-4311 or lingertc@strose.edu) to assure availability of materials. The workshop will be held in the Lally symposium, 3rd Floor.

Congratulations!

We extend our warmest congratulations to Dr. Wendy Neifeld Wheeler, Direct of Parents Relations and Adjunct Professor in the CSSA program, on her successful defense of her dissertation entitled Readiness to Act: Use of the Health Belief Model in Understanding Parental Communication about Alcohol for Incoming College Students. Congratulations!

Congratulations also to Dr. Kennedy on her recent appointment in rank to Full Professor!

WANTED: Volunteer Tutors

Interested in being a tutor for High school and middle school students?

A local urban school district is seeking volunteers to work with students on homeowork covering all general subjects from 8:15-10:15 a.m. for high school and/or 10:30- 12:30 p.m. for middle school. If you are interested in this position, please email Dr. Lingertat Putnam for more information and a volunteer flyer.

Position starts March 24th and volunteers must attend a mandatory Board of Education meeting prior to volunteering.

Trio Upward Bound

Interested in a summer position for the Trio Upward Bound program at SUNY Adirondack?

"TRIO Upward Bound serves: high school students from low-income families; and high school students from families in which neither parent holds a bachelor's degree. The goal of Upward Bound is to increase the rate at which participants complete secondary education and enroll in and graduate from institutions of postsecondary education. These positions from 6/30/10 through 8/12/10 are part of a federally funded grant program designed to assist eligible 9th-12th grade students to develop the skills and motivation necessary to graduate from high
school, enter and succeed in higher education."

*Cited from Kate O'Sick, Coordinator Trio Upward Bound

ProgramPositions available:

English Composition & Literature Instructor
Foreign Language Instructor
Laboratory Science Instructor
Mathematics Instructor
Program Assistants

For more information or an application please visit the Trio Upward Bound at SUNY Adirondack website.

* Interesting Statistics from the Trio Upward Bound Program:

• Annually assisted 50 high school students to achieve their goal of
  pursuing a college education
  
• Maintained an average student retention rate of 90%
  
• Provided primarily one-on-one and small group programming
  
• Increased student enrollment in post-secondary education

(from the Trio Upward Bound Homepage)