The Link FSC Parent Newsletter 11/16/12

Campus Announcements:

Convo – Did your student make it to Convocation on Wednesday? If so, they heard Mark Johnson, Chairman of the Playing for Change Foundation. A Grammy® Award-winning producer/engineer, Mark Johnson is the co-founder of Playing For Change, which gained the public’s awareness in 2009 with a version of the song “Stand By Me” that accumulated over 30 million views on YouTube. Through the inspiring Playing for Change global music videos, Johnson sparked a worldwide movement aimed at breaking down social, economic, and political barriers through music. Johnson is the founding Board Member of the Playing for Change Foundation, a nonprofit organization which works to build music schools for children around the world. If your student missed it, Convo Encores are being held following Thanksgiving Break, Tuesday, Nov. 27, 2 & 5:15 p.m. and again Wed., Nov. 28, 10:40 a.m. Both encores are held in the President’s Dining Room, Thrift.

Flu Shots? - Students can still obtain the flu vaccine at the Student Health Center for $10, billed to their student account at the Business Office. 

Thanksgiving Holiday – All FSC offices are closed Wednesday – Friday. Classes resume and offices reopen on Monday, November 26. There will be no parent newsletter next Friday.

Academic Reminders (always good to know):

· Click here if you need to know Fall Final Exam Schedules.

· Tutor Tables will not be held this Monday and Tuesday

Schedule of Upcoming Events:

Friday, Nov. 16

· Box Out Sleep Out (Hunger and Homelessness Week)

· FSC Theatre presents “The Female Odd Couple,” 7:30 p.m., Buckner Theatre

Saturday, Nov. 17

· Day on Campus - Admissions

· Day of Service

· Shuttle to Shop, International Mall, 1 p.m., Circle Drive

· FSC Theatre presents “The Female Odd Couple,” 7:30 p.m., Buckner Theatre

Sunday, Nov. 18

· Chapel, 11 a.m., Annie Pfeiffer Chapel

· Mass, 1 p.m., Annie Pfeiffer Chapel

· FSC Theatre presents “The Female Odd Couple,” 2:30 p.m., Buckner Theatre

· Senior Double Bass Recital, Hannah Weldon, 7 p.m., B202

Monday, Nov. 19

· Classes are held

· Blood Drive, 1-9 p.m., Circle Drive

· English Dept. 2012 Senior Seminar Class Presents – Zakera Barnes, Perpetua Charles, Jerrod Parker, 4 p.m. – 6 p.m., CH109

· The FSC Chamber Singers in “A Musical Compass,” 7:30 p.m., Branscomb

Tuesday, Nov. 20

· Last Day of classes before Thanksgiving Break

· Blood Drive, 10 a.m. -6 p.m., Circle Drive

Still Ahead -

· ODK Faculty Lecture Series presents Dr. Waite Willis, Monday, Nov. 26, 7 p.m., Annie Pfeiffer Chapel

· Clarinet 1, 2,3…An Evening of Solos, Duets, and Trios, Faculty Artist Series, Tuesday, Nov. 27, B202, 7:30 p.m.

· Moctails, A Networking Event, presented by the Career Center, Tuesday, Nov. 27, 6:30 p.m., Eleanor Searle, JR

· The Bernheim Poets: Students from Dr. Bernheim’s Creative Writing Class, Wed., Nov. 28, 4:30 p.m., CH109

· FSC’s Christmas Season Events, Wednesday, Nov. 28

o Lessons and Carols, 7 p.m.

o McKay Tree Lighting, 8 p.m.

o Winter Wonderland, 9 p.m.

A Look Ahead at Wynee’s Bistro:

Monday – Taco Bar

Tuesday – Buffet

College Terrace – Chicken or Steak Fajita Flats

Cyber Café – Meatball Sub

Grill Master – Grilled Chicken Cordon Bleu

First-Year Advice:

First-year registration has opened for spring semester. Please encourage your student to see our office if they need any help completing registration. We can provide great options for classes students need and resolve concerns about class scheduling.

Second-Year Insight:

Career Center:

It’s a busy week in the Career Center when you return from Break! From Monday-Thursday we welcome our graduating seniors between the hours of 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. they can drop-in and pick up materials, make appointments and visit with the career center professional staff.

On Tuesday, November 27^th from 5:30-6:30 join us for our first networking event – “Moctails”. The Emerge group from the Lakeland Chamber of Commerce will be here to give you hints on networking and enjoy an hour of meeting with this young group of professionals. This is where connections for your future are made – do not miss this event in the Eleanor Searle room.

For those December graduates we also are offering a seminar on Life after college – Tips for the Real World! Come to the Career center on Wednesday 11/28 @ 10:45 a.m. or Thursday 11/29 @ NOON in the collegiate room. Get a leg up on your future!

From the FSC Counseling Center:

Merry and Bright.  Wait a minute!  Let’s slow down.  I know we’ve been seeing Christmas decorations in the stores since Labor Day but let’s just slow down and take a few deep breaths.  Before the mad dash into finals, end-of-term parties and celebrations, and Christmas and New Year’s festivities, let’s stop and enjoy Thanksgiving and remember the reasons we’re thankful.  Those reasons always come down to the special people in our lives, don’t they?  The young may not yet realize it but “stuff” comes and goes.  Possessions get used up or damaged or lost and, once they’re gone, we hardly remember them.  But the important people, those who’ve touched our lives in important ways, are in our hearts forever.  I hope each FSC family, yours and mine, will take time this Thanksgiving holiday to remember the special people who have enriched our lives—dear friends, kind neighbors, caring teachers, generous co-workers, and all the many others who have given us of their time, their efforts, and their love.  I’m thankful for you and for your sons and daughters, the students you’ve entrusted to us.  I wish you and yours a warm and happy Thanksgiving shared with those you love.  (And then, when that’s done, we’ll have that mad dash.)

From the Nina B. Hollis Wellness Center:

What’s happening at the Wellness Center?

Paintball Trip

Registration is currently taking place at the front desk of the Wellness Center for this trip on Wednesday, November 28.  No equipment or experience is necessary to attend this fun trip, which has been described as a great way to “Combat Stress”.    A $10 deposit is required at time of registration to hold your spot. 

*Deposit is returned when they attend the trip.  Space is limited, sign up soon.

Campus Wide Blood Drive

The Blood Mobile will be on campus Monday, November 19, from 1pm-9pm and on Tuesday, November 20, from 10am-6pm.  All donors will receive a voucher for a FREE movie ticket plus a wellness screening checkup of blood pressure, pulse, temperature, iron count and cholesterol screening!  The Greek organization with the most donors will get a FREE Pizza Party!!  During this season of gratitude and thanks giving, what a great way to give back.   

Group Exercise Classes

Group exercise is a great way to get in a stress busting workout and meet new friends.  We currently offer 21 class opportunities to meet our students interests and schedules.  Check it out at:  http://www.flsouthern.edu/wellness/fitness/documents/SecondHalfGEScheduleFall12.pdf

FREE Personal Fitness Consulting

Through our Jump Start program, our fitness staff can help students reach their health and fitness goals.  We offer full fitness assessments, functional movement screenings, personalized exercise program design and instruction and nutrition education.  Contact Michele Cash at mcash@flsouthern.edu or 863-680-3894 for more information or to set up an appointment.  http://www.flsouthern.edu/wellness/fitness/jumpstart.htm

Intramurals

CONGRATS to the following Softball Champions for 2012!!

· Men’s A- Pike

· Women’s A- The Alliance

· Co-ed- Zeta/Pike

· Men’s B - AGR

Flag Football and 3 X 3 Basketball continue.

Spike Ball Tourney November 16.

Tailgate Triathlon registration due Friday, November 16.

Student Health 101-A Parent Perspective

http://readsh101.com/flsouthern-pp.html

We hope you’ll enjoy this interactive parent’s companion to our Student Health 101 newsletter.

The Wellness Center Staff wishes everyone a safe and healthy Thanksgiving.

Sports Shorts:

Sat. Nov. 17 at Rollins Winter Park 1:00 pm M&W Swim

Sat. Nov. 17 vs. Bowie State Washington D.C. 1:00 pm W. Basketball

Sat. Nov. 17 at Nova Southeastern Davie 6:00 pm Volleyball

Sun. Nov. 18 at. U. of the District of Columbia Washington D.C. 3:00 pm W. Basketball

Tues. Nov. 20 UPR-Bayamon Lakeland 7:30 pm M. Basketball

Final Thoughts –Here’s hoping you enjoy the upcoming time with your student. The next few weeks following his/her return to campus will be hectic with projects and exams. Encourage rest and relaxation during the Thanksgiving Break. May you and yours have a holiday full of giving thanks.

All the best – Shari

Shari Szabo

Associate Dean of Student Success

Florida Southern College

111 Lake Hollingsworth Drive

Lakeland, FL 33801-5698