Alum, I hope you have been enjoying the warm weather this summer. Can you believe it is already September! We have a lot to cover in this month’s update so make sure you read through everything. Mr. Carter Welcome Class of 2018! College Graduation UpdatesAnother year, another round of graduations! You all continue to make us so proud and we’d like to celebrate that by sharing you success with the rest of the Carmen community. Now that you have graduated from a post-secondary program or by now maybe even a masters program, please feel free to share a graduation photo along with the type of degree you completed. Lastly for the new 2018 college grads, please make sure you send me an unofficial transcript so I can update your academic history. Graduate Dropbox 2017-2018 school year gradesGrades are due! These grades help me to better advise you as you begin to plan for your future after college. So please make sure you complete the End of Semester Grades survey. Put “Spring 2018” for the term since that is when you are submitting these grades. Lastly make sure you email me a copy of your transcript. Where is My Financial Aid?!If you are still having issues with financial aid, or do not yet have an award letter for the 18-19 school year, we need to set up a meeting ASAP here. Help with Loans Loan Counseling and MPN Completion are required before you can activate your loans. If you plan to take out loans and have not yet done so I have appointment times for group financial meetings.Sign up here: NW or South. Class Registration/TransferringClass are already starting. If you need assistance or would like to review anything please set up a time to meet with me here. If you are looking to transfer schools or return to school, we should also set up a meeting to go over your game plan. Office HOurs/Carmen Updates“Office Hours”/Meetings: My role is to support you while you are in school, so if you need to set up a time to meet with me please do so. My job is not to judge or punish, so even if you have a big issue to take care of my office door is open for you. There are three normal meeting options that can be found here: NW Meetings, South Meetings, or Weekend/On-Campus Meetings pick whichever location will work best for you. Heads Up First Year Students: During the Fall, I will be making campus visits to any school we have 3 or more alumni attending. That means I have 15 schools to visit! Stay tuned for a visit schedule to be posted. You can also view the Post-Transition Office Calendar here.
A reward just for youIf you have made it this far, thank you for reading through everything. I promise I only try to share what I know will be beneficial to you. To reward you, I am raffling off 5 $10 target gift cards! So if you complete the End of Semester Grades survey or for non-enrolled/2018 grads complete the Contact Update Form by September 7th you will be entered to win!
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