Student Advice: How to Budget

Do students need to know how to budget their money? Of course they do. Here are some video tips from a Trident Tech student who is doing it right. 

Student Advice: How to Keep Your Car Bringing You to Class

Has your car ever broken down on the way to class? Well, we have someone who can help you with that. Here is a video from  TTC student Brandon Spell giving you advice on how to keep your car in working order so this will never happen to you.  

Clemente Graduation coming up Thursday, April 28th

Dr. Mary Ann Kohli invites you to come see our Clemente students launch into the next stage of their educations and lives, as they transition into perhaps a Trident Technical College program, a new job, or a new view of life. Clemente graduation is Thursday, April 28th at 6 pm in the Palmer Amphitheater. Dan Bellack and Matthew Parker will provide the music for the event, and the guest speaker will be Debbie Barton, a CPA who recently moved here from the Atlanta area. A reception will follow the graduation.

What is the Clemente course? Students receive free tuition, meals, books, bus passes, mentoring and refurbished computers. In HSS 101, students embark on a study of art and American history. Students passing this course can then take HSS 102, which combines the study of literature, philosophy and writing. In this class, students are exposed to the Western paradigm through the works of Sophocles, Plato, Shakespeare, Kant and Mill and to the Eastern paradigm through excerpts pertaining to Buddhism, Taoism and Hinduism. In addition to the classroom, Clemente students participate in other activities, including a play.

Student Advice: How to Apply to the TTC Nursing Program

Ever wonder how to get into the TTC nursing program? Recently graduated nursing student Suzanne Duffy gives you her advice on how to get into the program in this video. This advice isn't meant to replace talking to an nursing advisor, of course, but it can help you think through the process. Get more information. 

Two Global Awareness Week Door Prizes Won at Palmer

Each year, Global Awareness Week features a door decorating content. This year, Kenya Wintjen’s “What’s in your sushi?” door design took first place. However, two of our Palmer folks, Connie Bryant and Tiffany Buggs, also placed in the top four. Tiffany Buggs, who is the guru of the Academic Hub, said that what she was trying to show with her door was, “Steaming around the world for new ideas and education.” She further said that she enjoys entering the door contest because “It’s fun, brings out my creativity, and gives me a therapy break from my busy work schedule.”  She encourages others to get involved next year. She says, “It’s fun! And it allows you to explore your creativity.”

The Citadel 2+2 Political Science Program Adviser will be on Main Campus April 25th

Dr. William (Brad) Collins, faculty member in The Citadel 2+2 Political Science, will be on campus in the Transfer Center, Bldg. 510, Rm 137 on April 25th, 2-6 p.m. He will be on campus to discuss opportunities for transfer students who may have an interest in attending The Citadel for a political science degree. For more information on the program, click here.

Complete your annual FASA by May 6th and be entered to Win Prizes

Info Session about Life Scholarships

CofC Event "Singing the Soul Free: Gullah/Geechee Religion and Practice" Open to the Public

ESL Classes to Begin at Palmer May 31st

Academic and Financial Aid Online Appeal System Now Open

The Academic and Financial Aid Online Appeal System for Summer 1 and Summer Full 2016 appeals opens on Monday, April 11 at noon.

There are two important changes: 

Transfer 101: What You Need to Know about Transferring to a Four-Year College



 

What: Transfer 101 Sessions

When: Tuesday, April 19 at 2:30 and Wednesday, April 20  at 12:30

Where: Academic Resource Center (Building 510 Room 137). Main Campus.

 

Presented by Susan Norton, Assistant Vice President of Academic Programs, Transfer 101  is an overview of the steps for building a successful transfer program, including the following:

The Clemente Players Presents "Madam No-No Meets the USO-OH" starting on Friday, April 15th

Faculty and Friends Gather for Philosophical Discussions

Come join us for some philosophical debate. Socrates Café is a free philosophical discussion that takes place in the café area of EarthFare in South Windermere from 6:00 pm until 7:00 pm every 2^nd and 4^th Monday of the month. If you have any questions, please contact Mary Ann Kohli at 843 720-5713 or maryann.kohli@tridenttech.edu 

Dress for Success Event Assisted 34 Students

Palmer Campus recently hosted a successful Dress for Success event. Sonya Cromwell, Student Activities Coordinator, said, "I would like to personally thank everyone who assisted with the recent “Dress for Success” events. A special thank you to Student Employment for providing services for those who attended each event."

Because of our TTC community support, Student Activities was able to provide 34 Trident Technical College and Charleston Clemente Course students with items to enhance their professional wardrobe. Since this event started last Fall, this program has helped 104 students. 

World Literature Class Offered at Palmer this Summer

by Dr. Richard Hartnett 

What should an educated person have read in school? What have most highly successful people read? Ever felt like there’s something you’re missing? 

Taking World Literature is a way of solving that problem. College is perhaps the only time in your life that you may read those things that every educated person that you meet will assume that you have read. How much may depend on your understanding the boss’ love of Basho? On your laughing at the interviewer’s clever Voltairian quip? On following it with a witty retort of your own? On convincing a crowd to vote for revolution with a quote from Rousseau? On getting the song’s reference to Verlaine and Rimbaud? On impressing the right person with your take on Hedda Gabler? Or on quoting Octavio Paz to make someone fall in love with you just a little be more passionately? If you don’t know most of these references, you should, and you can. Learn what you should know to be an educated person in English 209, World Literature from the 17^th Century to the Present. All the successful kids are doing it.

The course is offered in the 10-week summer schedule on Mondays and Wednesdays, 10:30-12:50, here on the Palmer Campus. 

CofC Info Session for Adult Transfer Students Seeking Professional Studies Program on April 13, 2016

Spring Fling on April 13, 2016 in the Palmer Campus Courtyard

Student Services Publishes "Take Some Notes" Newsletter April 2016

The Charleston Clemente Course Looking for New Students

The Charleston Clemente Course offers 2 free college-level humanities classes to the homeless and the under-resourced. Clemente students are given free tuition, a meal each class, bus passes for transportation, and books. The students are matched with mentors, who are volunteers from the faculty and staff of TTC and from the Charleston community. HSS 102, which is offered in the fall, focuses on American history and art history. HSS 101, which is offered in the spring, focuses on literature, philosophy, and writing. Candidates for Clemente do not have to have a GED or a high school diploma. Potential Clemente students need to contact Dr. Mary Ann Kohli. Her office is located at Palmer Campus in room 210C. Dr. Kohli’s phone number is 843 720-5713, and her email is maryann.kohli@tridenttech.edu.