Students got connected with SSYC advisers and staff from SARC and OPPA.

The Sophomore and Second Year Center held a Summer Social on July 25 for Accelerated FTICs– students coming to ΒιΆΉΣ³»­΄«Γ½ for the first time with 30 hours or more college credits– at Academic Village in the Nike Programming Center. The theme was β€œGet Smart, Get Connected.”

Twenty-eight students attended and met with academic advisors from SSYC and staff from Student Academic Resource Center staff and Office of Pre-Professional Advising. They learned about valuable academic resources, strategies for academic success, and heard from a student panel who discussed their perspectives as to what helped them be successful in the Summer B session and following semesters. The panel also included an active question and answer session, followed by a very interactive Tic-Tac-Toe game played by the students attending this session.

The event began with an β€œicebreaker,” refreshments were served and students earned 500 LINK points for attending. LINK points can be used at a lottery at the end of the semester.

Student comments included: β€œIt was very informative,” β€œGreat attitude,” β€œI loved it – educational and fun games,” and β€œI learned a lot.”

SSYC is a department in the Division of Student Development and Enrollment Services.