NMC Weekly Update - January 12th

NEWS FROM THE PRESIDENT'S OFFICE

Hafa adai, tirowami and greetings everyone! We hope the New Year brings you good health and happiness. Please read the following articles about our college.

NORTHERN MARIANAS COLLEGE -SPRING 2007 REGISTRATION SCHEDULE (REGISTRATION DATES/TIMES)

• Jan. 08 (Mon) - Registration for (1) May 2007 Graduating Candidates (2) Placement into EN 202, and (3) Placement into EN 070 to EN 074 only (On-going students registered in Fall 2006 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.).
• Jan. 09 (Tue) - Registration for completion of 30+ credits or placement into
  EN 101 only. (On-going students registered in Fall 2006 9:00 a.m. to 6:00
  p.m.).
• Jan. 10-12 (W-F) - OPEN Registration for New, On-going, & GEPDAP students
  9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. (Wed-Fri) &
• Jan. 13 (Sat) - Late Registration with $25.00 late fee (9:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon)
• Jan. 16(Tue) - First Day of Instruction
• Jan. 16-19 (Tue-Fri) - Add/Drop Week ONLY (8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.).

For more information, please call the Office of Admissions and Records at 234-5498 ext. 1523/28/39, or the Counseling Programs and Services Center at ext. 1341/42.

NMC PREPARES to CELEBRATE TRIO DAY
NMC’s Student Services is coordinating an array of activities in honor of TRIO DAY. A day will be set aside to celebrate the success of TRIO Programs in the CNMI. TRIO programs include the Upward Bound Program, Educational Talent Search and Student Support Services. These programs are federally funded and aim to motivate and prepare students to complete high school and continue on to college. The oldest program, Upward Bound, has existed in the CNMI since 1983. According to their Director, Ms. Marian Tudela, the program has been a huge success helping over 4,000 students (from low-income families or are first- generation college students) throughout their years in existence.

A Student Leadership Conference will be held on January 27th, Saturday, at the Multi-Purpose Center in Susupe from 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. On the 22nd of February, the Honorable Mayor, Mr. Juan B. Tudela, will sign a Proclamation at 9:00 a.m. in the Board of Regents Conference Room, declaring February 22-23 as TRIO day in the CNMI. On the same day (Feb. 22), Program Directors and students will appear on Power 99 to announce and promote TRIO Day. Each TRIO program will host an open house to the public on the 22nd . On the 23rd, Student Services will culminate the event with light refreshments throughout the day between Upward Bound and Talent Search.

For more information about these programs and events, please contact Talent Search Director, Ms. Debbie Diaz at 234-5498- ext. 2100, Ms. Marian Tudela at Upward Bound at ext. 1311 or Mr. Nick Benjamin at Student Support Services at ext. 1275.

NMC ROTA CONDUCTS CUSTOMER SERVICE TRAINING
The Northern Marianas College Rota Campus in collaboration with the Workforce Investment Agency and NMC Community Development Institute Saipan conducted 12 hours of Customer Service Training and 6 hours of Telephone Etiquette in room B-2. The workshop started on January 04 and completed on January 09, 2007. There will be more collaborated workshops between the agencies during the month of January.

NMC Rota extends their sincere appreciation to everyone for making these services possible. For more information, please contact NMC Rota Program Coordinator, Mr. Adrian Atlaig at 532-9477.

Have a safe and wonderful weekend!