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We're All Mad Here | Your 3rd Beall September Update 🐇
We're All Mad Here | Your 3rd Beall September Update 🐇
“But I don’t want to go among mad people," Alice remarked.
“But I don’t want to go among mad people," Alice remarked.
"Oh, you can’t help that," said the Cat: "we’re all mad here. I’m mad. You’re mad."
"Oh, you can’t help that," said the Cat: "we’re all mad here. I’m mad. You’re mad."
"How do you know I’m mad?" said Alice.
"How do you know I’m mad?" said Alice.
"You must be," said the Cat, "or you wouldn’t have come here.”
"You must be," said the Cat, "or you wouldn’t have come here.”
Hello there. I don't know about you, but August felt like a really long month. It had some ups. It had some downs. Some good news? Our 3rd Beallians are well-adjusted and eager to tackle the school year ahead with quirkiness and curiosity. Here are your September 2021 updates.
Hall Updates
Hall Updates
Update 1: Our hall snack sign up sheet is LIVE. Parents, please feel free to contribute as you're able. I'm certain the hall will appreciate it. 2021-2022 3rd Beall Hall Snack Sign Up Log (Google Sheet)
Update 2: Our Amazon Wish List is also live. We don't ask for much, however, there are a few items on the list that would make our lives easier.
Covid Updates
Covid Updates
Please check NCSSM’s COVID Dashboard for information related to the virus and NCCSM’s continued operations in the wake of the pandemic. As a general reminder, students are expected to be masked anytime they are indoors (with an exception made for inside their own dorm room with the door closed). Masking is optional outdoors; however, large events such as Happy Half will continue to have a masking requirement. If you are ever unsure, I encourage you to reach out and ask.
Family Day Update
Family Day Update
As part of the Chancellor's plan to safeguard the health of our campus community, the NCSSM tradition of Family Day on Saturday, Sept. 18, will be in a virtual rather than the in-person format we had originally planned.
The virtual Family Day experience will feature a chance to navigate your student’s class schedule, meet each of their instructors, and experience a sample of what they are learning in each course. We will offer you this experience via Zoom, which will take place on the scheduled date of Sept. 18 between 8:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m.
No later than Sept. 16, you will receive a personalized class schedule for your student with Zoom links for each class period. At that time, we will also send schedule information for the session about college visits and financial aid.
NCSSM will also be working with the NCSSM Parent Association to schedule other opportunities through the course of the fall semester for small groups of parents who wish to visit and experience life on campus while school is in session.
If you haven’t signed into Blackbaud or your NCSSM email account recently, please do so as soon as possible, and if you have any login issues, submit an ITS help ticket right away. If you are inexperienced with Zoom, we recommend that you download the Zoom app for your computer, tablet, or mobile phone and practice attending a Zoom meeting with your student or a friend.
In the meantime, please use this Google Form while signed into your NCSSM email to submit any questions you may have about Family Day 2021.
If you have any questions for me and would like to speak on family day or any other time, please reach out via email.
Clinic Update
Clinic Update
The Student Health Services Clinic is available between 8am and 4pm Monday -Friday. Outside of those hours students should go to the nearest open CC desk for assistance. CCs can contact a telehealth service to assist students. The clinic is not open to non-emergency walk-ins. Students should schedule a telehealth, medicine pickup, or sports physical appointment using the Clinic Appointment Form, which can be found in the resources page of Blackbaud. If a student needs to be seen in person following a telehealth appointment, the clinic staff will schedule that visit.
Workload Update
Workload Update
Now that we have made it to the first extended weekend, students should be getting into the swing of things with classes and life at NCSSM. Around this time students will also notice their workload increasing. It is imperative for them to develop strong time management skills and learn to seek out help as they begin to face these new challenges. Students can reach out to their CC and/or any of the following resources.
Center for Advising and Academic Success (CAAS):
CAAS serves all residential and online students during their time here at NCSSM. The purpose and function of the Center is to provide individual, ongoing and real-time academic support and guidance for all students. Some of the CAAS services include:
providing guidance and advice for students on course choices and placement
providing academic consultation for students
developing and managing academic support plans
communicating directly with student support teams
communicating/collaborating with Counseling on academic support
providing administrative support for Enrollment Services/Registrar
Tutorials:
Most classes and departments offer formal tutorials for students. These tutorial sessions are led by both faculty and student TAs. You can find tutorial sessions or resources on each department’s website.
Residential Education Classes:
All juniors take RE102; during the fourth week of class they will be learning about academic success strategies.
The skills they develop and the resources provided by their instructor will be helpful to revisit as they face challenges throughout the year. “
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