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2019-1 Edition, 9-5-19

Attention Faculty and Staff: If you have news of note, events to announce, or other information to share, please contact The Loop editor, Elise Budnick, with your news.

Looking for information presented in previous issues of The Loop? Check out our Loop and Ancell Pride Archive!

Faculty Events:

Tues. Sept. 3rd

Tutoring begins in the Ancell Commons!

When: Monday – Thursday, 9 am to 9 pm & Friday, 9 am to 1 pm

Where: WSCB, Suite 433, in the Robert S. Young Library

For more info: staging.www.wcsu.edu/alc

Please remind students to register or update their account with our online scheduling portal MyWCOnline. This helps them create appointments with some of our fantastic tutors in advance (we are welcoming 8 new peer tutors to the AC this Fall)!

Check out our website to see what we offer including our latest, the Presentation Practice Center!

Mon. Sept. 9th & Tues. Sept. 10th

Mental Health on WCSU’s Campus

When: Mon. Sept. 9 & Tues. Sept. 10

Where: Monday (Midtown in White Hall) & Tuesday (Westside Student Center Ballroom)

AccessAbility Services, in partnership with the Counseling Center and the Office of Diversity and Equity is excited to announce, “Filling in the Gaps- Addressing Mental Health on WCSU’s Campus”. An interactive presentation by Laura DiGalbo a nationally known expert on mental health and the intersection of mental health on college campuses. This presentation is open to all Faculty, Staff, and Administrators.

Over the last several years, AccessAbility Services has seen an increased number of students with psychological disabilities enrolled at WCSU. Nationally, mental health conditions are the fastest growing disability population on college campuses. Through this presentation, we are attempting to: 1) raise awareness about issues related to student mental health and how it may impact retention/graduation, 2) improve conditions on campus for students with mental health conditions, and 3) provide support to faculty, staff and administrators on how to address mental health conditions.

Filling in the Gaps – Addressing Mental Health on Campus (Presentation by Laura DiGalbo)

Midtown Presentation:
Monday, September 9th
12:30 – 2:30
White Hall 122
Lunch Provided

Westside Presentation:
Tuesday, September 10th
1:00 – 3:00
Campus Center Ballroom
Lunch Provided

For more info: email Elisabeth Morel at morele@wcsu.edu.
**RSVP requested by Friday, August 30th at morele@wcsu.edu to ensure adequate lunch is provided.

Wed. Sept. 11th

Ancell Day –

When: Wed. Sept 11, 2019 from 11:30 am – 1:30 pm

Where: South Plaza between the Westside Student Center and the dorms

Come for a free lunch and if you are early enough, a limited edition Ancell Leads t-shirt, 2019 long-sleeve! This is a great opportunity to help student connect to the University, to other students, clubs, and YOU!

For more information: please email Elise Budnick at budnicke@wcsu.edu

Every Thursday night up until Oct. 10th, 2019

Free Series of Entrepreneurial Workshops Presented by SCORE

When: Thursday, Sept. 5 through Thursday, Oct. 10 from 6 – 8:30 pm

Where: North Ballroom on the Westside Campus

Free & open to the public!

Every Thursday now through Oct. 10, the Western CT & Fairfield County chapter of SCORE ( the nation’s largest provider of free business mentoring and education) will be introducing new concepts to help small business owners and innovators thrive. Each two-and-half hour long session will have a lineup of expert speakers to help guide attendees towards personal plans for creating their own businesses.

The guest speakers and project coordinators provide attendees with plenty of thoughtful insight on taking the steps to create their own businesses. If you or someone you know has any interest in building a new business, you can register for the next workshop at: www.eventbrite.com/e/simple-steps-for-starting-your-own-business-tickets-66599479837 or access information from the first session, at https://www.score.org/.

To read more about the first session from Echo writer Allee Feuerman’s view, simply visit: wcsuecho.org/2019/09/08/wcsu-hosts-first-of-series-of-entrepreneurial-workshops-presented-by-score/

Why you should go – thinking about starting your own business? This is a FREE chance to get feedback from professionals and scale your business model. It is also an opportunity to network with experts in this field and other local business owners.

2019 Faculty News/Information:

Syllabi Statements regarding Students with Disabilities:

Attached is an example statement from the AccessAbility Office. For further clarification please contact the office directly. All syllabi should include this updated statement.

Syllabus Request:

Please email your department secretary a copy of your Fall 2019 syllabus at your earliest convenience.

Welcoming new faculty member & associate Marketing professor
– Emad AbouElgheit, Ph. D.

He will be teaching two sections of Marketing 315 (Integrated Marketing Comm:Advertising & Social Media) as well as Marketing 327: Direct & Interactive Marketing this Fall 2019 semester.

Student News and Events:

Announcements
(Faculty, please share with your students!)LEADERSHIP, COMPASSION & CREATIVITY CERTIFICATE (LCCC): The LCCC explores the values of leadership, compassion and creativity across all Student Gallery PosterAffairs disciplines and with people of all communities. Our LCCC students will be able to learn more about how they as students can practice effective leadership in their current roles, civic life, and future careers. Benefits include an official document signed by the university President, Vice President for Student Affairs, and the LCCC Program Director, recognition at the Student Leadership Recognition Banquet and at graduation by medal, and networking opportunities with students, staff and faculty. For more information, visit staging.www.wcsu.edu/leadership/ or contact mckinneyk@wcsu.edu.

Gab & Grow Podcast!

Tell your students! Conveniently available through WCSu Media Services: SoundCloud.

This week’s feature: How to Talk to Your Roommate: A Primer

Ancell Student Success Manual

Ancell Student Success Manual

The new issue of the Ancell Student Success Manual is now posted online under student resources on each program page. We will get that up on the Ancell Commons webpage in the coming week. This document is designed to help students at Westside find the resources they need.

TransferMation Online!

All transfer students coming into Ancell School received an email announcing access to our new Blackboard Learn TransferMation resource for students. We’ve supplied the resources we want our students to have directly to their Blackboard feed. The catch is, TransferMation is an ORG, not a course! Now with the help of Kara Swenson, we’ve take it out of Blackboard and you can see what we’ve posted at https://staging.www.wcsu.edu/asb/transfermation/.

New Student Resources Available!

Let your students know about free online LSAT and GMAT exam prep and Microsoft Office training.

PrepStep by EBSCO Learning Express, is a learning resource platform for students who are preparing for exams like the LSAT and GMAT exams, or need basic computer skills including Excel or other Office programs, math support, and career information including homeland security or law enforcement. Many resources are available. Please share with your students! Thanks to the Young Library for this great resource!

Faculty (and Student) Resources:

EXCEL TRAINING RESOURCES:

Check out the Ancell Commons’ list of training resources for Excel, including Microsoft Office Specialist Certification! For more information please see Elise Budnick or Gerri Kennedy at the Commons or click here.

Microsoft offers free training in the Office products. For Excel training click here: https://support.office.com/en-us/article/excel-for-windows-training-9bc05390-e94c-46af-a5b3-d7c22f6990bb

LinkedIn offers FREE training upon signing up for a free trial. Click here FMI: https://www.linkedin.com/learning/excel-2016-essential-trainin

MOS Certification – once your students are competent in Excel 2016, encourage them to earn MOS (Microsoft Office Specialist) certification documenting their abilities. Ancell is now a certified testing location. We are developing this resource and will continue to provide information as it develops. Certiport, the official Microsoft testing service, offers all the details on how to get certified. Click here or download the attached flyer.

Oracle Academy – Information on how to access this great resource!

WCSU is an institutional member and here is the link for the instruction page for faculty to register:

https://academy.oracle.com/pages/Academy_AddingFacultyAccount.pdf

Be sure to follow page 1’s instructions to determine which registration process is the most appropriate.

Here’s the link to description of NetSuite for the classroom:

https://academy.oracle.com/en/solutions-cloud-netsuite.html#designlearning