Join us on Wednesday, September 28, 2022 from 6:30pm-8:00pm for the Calumet & Stong Colleges’ Virtual Welcome.

You must register to attend. Please register for the CCSC Welcome Event here.

Please note that this event is virtual via Zoom.

Schedule

6:30pm – The Welcome begins, join us in the Main Room

6:40pm – Choose from a selection of sessions (see table below, Session A).

7:15pm – Choose from a selection of sessions (see table below, Session B).

7:50pm – Return to the Main Room for Q&A and Wrap up

	A1	A2	A3	A4	A5	A6
Session A 6:40pm – 7:15pm	Stress Management & Self Care	Time Management in University	Look At it Another Way: Exploring Ways to See Things from Different Perspectives	Setting Yourself Up For Success (Panel Discussion)	Understanding LinkedIn	Undergrad Life Survival Series: Midterm Season Hacks!
	B1	B2	B3	B4	B5	B6
Session B 7:15pm – 7:50pm	Growth Mindset: Building a Stronger Brain & Effective Goal Setting	Starting Strong: You and Your University Journey	Look At it Another Way: Exploring Ways to See Things from Different Perspectives	Next Stop, Student Success! (Panel Discussion)	Speed Sketching: Koi Fish	Undergrad Life Survival Series: Earn While you Learn!

Session Details

Meet the Facilitators and Panelists

We have a diverse set of peer leaders from various clubs and organizations to share their experiences with students. Feel free to get to know them before the event by reading their bios.

Session A
Session B

Session A: Workshops, Panels, and Facilitator Details

Facilitator: Helen Acosta (she/her)

University life involves many changes, and some of these changes may lead to stressful situations. As university students, we are constantly meeting deadlines, work responsibilities, and family and social obligations. These responsibilities may have negative effects on our health, such as stress. Join us in our Stress Management and Self-Care Session, where you will learn how to manage stress, followed by a mindfulness activity to help you relax and unwind.

Facilitator: Aleeza Qayyum (she/her)

Where does the time go? How much study time is enough? Let’s discuss! Learn more about what time management means and take away practical strategies to help you balance school, work, and life. This session is hosted by Learning Skills Services.

Facilitator: Clayton Rhodes (he/him)

Whether we realize it or not, many of us tend to live our lives from within our own frame of mind without giving much thought to the viewpoints of others. However, when we take the time to consider problems and concepts from different angles, we free ourselves up to consider fresh, original ideas and thoughts. We can assist ourselves in finding new solutions by altering our viewpoint and overcoming obstacles that previously seemed insurmountable.

Being able to see things from other perspectives is one of the keys to success at university.

In this workshop, you will:

Explore your individual values
Connect with the communications process
Practice thinking of ideas from other perspectives

Facilitator: Jennifer Diep (they/them) and Nicole Dimitrova (she/her)

A panel discussion with upper year students. Learn their secrets to success, how to navigate your courses, your program, and find the supports available to you.

Facilitator: Muhammad Abdulhafiz (he/him)

Whether you’ve briefly used LinkedIn at some point before or haven’t heard about it at all, today’s session will get you from nothing to having a presence on LinkedIn.

Facilitators: Chimdinma Ukabiala (she/her), Sawda Azeez (she/her), Akshita Narad (she/her), and Johdeth (Jodie) Dela Cruz (she/her)

As midterm season is coming up, you may be wondering what are some of the ways to manage your time better, study more efficiently, and many more. If you have any of these questions and want to start midterm season strong, make sure that you join KAHSSO Peer Mentors for a session all about tips and tricks for a successful midterm season and to have your questions answered!

Session B: Workshops, Panels, and Facilitator Details

Facilitator: Emilio Toala (he/him)

This workshop will introduce the Growth Mindset and its beneficial impacts to incoming first-year, undergraduate students. Participants will be equipped with skills and techniques to develop a Growth Mindset and set effective goals throughout their university life and beyond. In the session, participants will identify a goal they want to achieve, anticipate potential obstacles, and prepare a growth-oriented plan to tackle these barriers and attain their identified goals.

Facilitators: Parisa Zargham Boroujeni (she/her) and Parmin Rahimpoor-Marnani (she/her)

Join the LEAD team for an interactive session where we unfold some of the most common worries amongst incoming students, discuss tips and tricks for starting your university journey strong and how leadership ties into all of this!

Facilitator: Clayton Rhodes (he/him)

Being able to see things from other perspectives is one of the keys to success at university.

In this workshop, you will:

Explore your individual values
Connect with the communication process
Practice thinking of ideas from other perspectives

Facilitator: Jennifer Diep (they/them) and Nicole Dimitrova (she/her)

A panel discussion with upper year students. Learn their secrets to success, how to navigate your courses, your program, and find the supports available to you.

Facilitator: Simran Bouns (she/her)

During this session, you will learn how to make a fun easy drawing! Speed Sketching is a calm and easy way to learn the methods for making a drawing. Sketching is a fun way to express yourself artistically. In this workshop, we’ll learn how to make swimming koi fish. Take a break, decompress and partake in this self-care-oriented workshop!

Facilitators: Prisha Agrawal (she/her), Alexa Fevlo (she/her), and Amtul Gill (she/her)

Want to learn more about the numerous ways to finance your studies? Want to learn more about earning money during your studies? Make sure that you join KAHSSO Peer Mentors to get all of these questions answered and many more!