Dear TRiO Students:   We hope the first week of spring term went really well and you are getting a good start on the reading and assignments you have. It's good to see a number of you in the TLC today. Here is the news for the week.  

1. SIGN UP for Spring Term TRiO Workshops:  
Where am I going, and how will I get there? Friday, 4/11/08, 2:30 - 4:00   
~~Still unsure about your career aspirations?       
~~Want to discover ways to express your passion through work and school? ~~Would you like to develop your career and educational path?           
Join Claudia and Tammy Simpson from Career and Employment Services in this workshop that explores how to select an appropriate major that will help you pursue your goals at Lane and beyond. Knowing your dream and working towards it helps keep motivation high. Sign up in the TLC or by contacting Marla at 463-3131 or at nortonm@lanecc.edu.  
Studying with Learning Challenges - Friday, 4/18/08, 2:00 - 3:30 Kathy Torvik will lead this workshop to help students with learning challenges (A.D.D./A.D.H.D., Dyslexia, Auditory or Visual processing issues, or any type of learning challenge, diagnosed or not) develop strategies for effective studying and learning.  Sign up in the TLC or by contacting Marla at 463-3131 or at nortonm@lanecc.edu.
 
2. Graduating?  Applicants must apply by April 30, 2008 each year to ensure (1) publication in the graduation ceremony booklet, (2) evaluation results returned to them by the last date of spring term, (3) earliest processing for completed degrees and certificates for transcripts.  To apply, go to: //www.lanecc.edu/es/documents/DegreeApplication.pdf   

3. Complete the TRiO Program Evaluation. Please take a few minutes to complete the lime green evaluation form to help us know what is working for you and what we could do to improve. If you need one e-mailed to you, please contact Marla at nortonm@lanecc.edu. When you turn it in, you get your name entered into a drawing for lunch for two at the Renaissance Room!  

4. Winter Transcript Review: We reviewed transcripts last week and may have contacted some of you to come in. Please call, e-mail or stop by as soon as possible to talk with us.

5. What are your plans for Fall 2008?  Please complete the bright yellow form that tells us what your plans are for next year(graduating, transferring, staying at Lane).  You will find these forms on the TLC check-in desk or in the front office.  You get a sweet treat when you turn it in, plus a chance to win lunch for two in the Renaissance Room.  If you are leaving Lane, please schedule your Exit Interview.  

6. Master Moodle: Get tutor help now to learn to navigate your Moodle course with ease. Don't put it off. The sooner you become familiar with the format, the easier it will be to complete your assignments. TRiO tutors will get you skilled now!  

7. Internet icons are missing from the desktop tool bar on the computers in the TLC. Use the TRiO icon to connect to the Internet.  

8. Study Groups: Math and science study groups are starting to form. Don't forget to put all the times you have available so we have a better chance of finding one time three or more students can meet for 50 minutes each week.

9. TRIO Achievement Celebration--Mark Your Calendars!
Plan to attend this wonderful end-of-year with your friends and family to celebrate all the wonderful achievements of the year.  In addition, this is a potluck, so you get to bring a dish of your choice to share.  Friday, June 13, 2008, 11:30-1:30, LCC Bristow Square   

10. Career Fair 2008: Be Your Dream.  Thursday, April 24, 10:00 - 2:00. CML 102/103/104--Don't miss it.  

11.  Questions about going to the U of O?  Representatives from the University of Oregon Academic Advising/Counseling and Admissions will be here Tuesday, April 15th, April 29th, and May 13th from 12:00-4:30.  To register just go to the front desk in the Counseling/Advising office to sign up to see someone.   Take good care and we hope to see you often in the TLC.   Warm regards, Mary            

Mary Parthemer, Director
TRIO Learning Center