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August 18, 2006
Calhoun Community College To Host
Interactive Success Presentation For First-Year Students
Calhoun Community College will host “The Ultimate Road Trip: Campus2Career,” a free success presentation for first-year college students, at 11:00 a.m., September 14, 2006, at Chasteen Student Center on the Decatur campus. A second presentation will be made at 5:00 p.m. for students on the Huntsville campus in the Main Lobby.
The program emphasizes the importance of academics, time management, setting goals and maximizing opportunities both in college and in future careers, and will be delivered on campuses across the nation this fall to more than 350,000 students. “Currently, only 75 percent of college freshmen progress to their sophomore year,” said J.R. Cifani, Vice President of Making It Count. “Couple that with the fact that only 50 percent of students entering college will graduate within five years, and the importance of the program becomes very clear. We are providing students with a map to realize their goals and ambitions.
The impact of the message presented can be seen in the positive evaluations scores given the program by both educators and students. In 2005, campus personnel rated the value of the ideas presented a 9.4 on a 10-point scale, and students rated ideas presented an 8.8 on a 10-point scale.
More information about the presentation, contact Dr. Kermit Carter (Calhoun’s Dean of Student Affairs) at 256-306-2613 or Tabatha Riegler (Monster’s Making It Count), 513-772-1188, or visit www.makingitcount.com.
Coverage of this release:
- Calhoun program aids first-year students, The Decatur Daily, Wednesday, September 13, 2006 issue, p. C7
- Calhoun presentation puts students on road to success , The Athens News-Courier, Tuesday, August 22, 2006 issue, p. 3A.
- Huntsville/Madison County Chamber of Commerce website, Chamber Member News, www.hsvchamber.org.
FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT:
Janet Kincherlow-Martin
Director of Public Relations
(256) 306-2561
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