Success Week

Banner with graphics promoting the CASAS Success Week

Monday, September 12, 2022 – Friday, September 16, 2022 (3rd Week of the Semester)

Get excited! The Center for Academic Success and Accessibility Services is presenting Success Week – Fall 2022 here at Southern! This week will be full of fun, engaging, and informative events that are geared toward supporting student success at Southern. We are excited to be holding events and partnering with campus partners throughout this entire week. Spread the word and be on the lookout for these awesome events!

If you have any questions or concerns, please email Ireland Gilmore at gilmorei1@southernct.edu!

(1) Free Career Advice by Office of Career and Professional Development (OCPD)

Time: 9 AM – 2 PM
Location: Buley Patio

Need some career advice? Want to learn how to be successful? Stop by Buley Patio to get some answers from OCPD!
  

(2) Study Space Success Submissions w/ Commuter Connection

Time: 10 AM – 12 PM
Location: Buley Patio

Want to upgrade your study space at home or in your residence hall room?  Let us know what you need to be successful, and you will have a chance to receive an upgrade. We will be sponsoring 3 – 4 students who have the best success submissions! Please use this form to submit submissions: 
  

(3) ProCon PB & J

Time: 12 PM – 1 PM
Location: Buley Library Patio

Hungry? Need some fuel to be successful? Stop by CASAS for a FREE PB & J from ProCon! Let us help you be successful through food. 
  

(4) Mindfulness Monday w/ Britt Conroy (Veteran Affairs)

Time: 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Location: Buley 302

Want to upgrade your study space at home or in your residence hall room?  Let us know what you need to be successful, and you will have a chance to receive an upgrade. We will be sponsoring 3 – 4 students who have the best success submissions! Please use this form to submit submissions: 

(1) Planner Palooza

Time: 11 AM – 2 PM
Location: Buley Patio

Disorganized? Struggling with planning out your weeks? We can help! Stop by Buley Patio for our Planner Palooza event where we can help you plan out your week!
  

(2) Stump an OA by Orientation, Transition, and Family Engagement (OTFE)

Time: 11 AM – 1 PM
Location: Buley Patio

Have questions about Southern resources? Stop by this fun event sponsored by OTFE! Ask an Orientation Ambassador a resource – based question, and if they do not know the answer, you get a prize. Excited to see you there!
  

(3) Sweat and Study w/ RecFit

Time: 3:30 PM – 5:30 PM
Location: CASAS and Academic Quad

Looking to get some movement in? Stop by CASAS for this fun event to help you get moving! CASAS is partnering with RecFit to discuss how movement can positively impact your academic success. Shortly after, we will be moving out to the Academic Quad for some grounding yoga!
   

(4) Athlete Planner Palooza w/ SCSU Athletics

Time: 6 PM – 7 PM (before the Volleyball Game at 7 pm)
Location: Outside of Pelz Gymnasium

Are you an athlete who disorganized? Struggling with planning out your weeks? We can help! Stop by Athlete Planner Palooza event where we can help you plan out your week!

(1) Whiteboard Wisdom

Time: All Day
Location: CASAS & Virtual

Want to learn success tips? Check in with CASAS and our social media to watch students and professional staff discuss success tips using a whiteboard!
   

(2) Ba- GOALs Take Two!

Time: 8 AM – 10 AM
Location: Buley Patio

Did you write a down a Ba-GOAL during Week of Welcome? Stop by and tell us if you are on the path to achieving that goal! We want to hear from you – come visit us on Buley Patio.
   

(3) Open House Hours at CASAS

Times:
11 AM – 12 PM
1 PM – 2 PM
6 PM – 7 PM
Location: CASAS – 3rd Floor of Buley Library

CASAS? What’s that? It’s the Center for Academic Success and Accessibility Services on the 3rd floor of Buley Library! Come by to see our space, to meet our staff, and to learn about our services. We will be making sensory bottles, playing board games, and holding workshops. These open house hours are low stress – just stop on by and say hi! You will not want to miss it! Snacks will be provided.
   

(4) Men of Color Success Check - in by Multicultural Center w/ CASAS

Time: 1 PM
Location: MCC

Learn success tips and check in to see if you are on the path to success!
   

(5) Happy Birthday CASAS!

Time: 1 PM – 3 PM
Location: Buley Patio

It’s the Center for Academic Success and Accessibility Services’ 1st Birthday! Come celebrate with us on Buley Patio and let us know how CASAS has impacted you. Cupcakes will be provided to the first 250 students! This birthday bash is one you will not want to miss.

(1)  Hispanic Heritage Month Kickoff - Fiesta Latina w/ CASAS 

Time: 12 PM – 2 PM
Location: Buley Library Patio

Happy Hispanic Heritage Month! MCC will be kicking off Hispanic Heritage month with this event including music, dance, performances, and food! CASAS will have a table to discuss the benefits of movement on memory and academic success, while also handing out snacks to boost academic performance! We will also have flyers to discuss how we support our ELL and bilingual students.
  

(2) Coffee and Career by the Office of Career and Professional Development (OCPD)

Time: 12 PM – 2 PM
Location: OCPD Programming Space in Buley Library 102

Need a boost? Have career questions? Stop by OCPD for their Coffee and Career event! You can have your career questions answered while getting a nice cup of coffee.
   

(3) Academic Advising Essentials by Academic Advising

Time: 2pm
Location: Buley 102

Want to graduate on time? Yeah, we figured! In order to create a timely path to earning your degree, good academic advising and planning is ESSENTIAL! This workshop will focus on teaching you how to take advantage of Southern's academic advising tools and services so that you can stay on track! You'll learn how to access and use important tools like Banner Student, Degree Eval, Schedule Planner, and Navigate. We'll also discuss how academic advising works at Southern and the support services we provide.
   

(4) Food for Thought w/ Food Pantry

Time: 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Location: Buley Patio

Hungry? Want to learn how being well fed can affect your academic success? CASAS will be partnering with the Food Pantry to support students’ success through nourishment! We will be handing out snacks, while also discussing the positive effects of being well fed and well-nourished on academic performance.

Event list to be updated!