Allegany Colllege of Maryland Bedford County Campus Breaking News about Tutoring In addition to the Math and Science Study Labs, the Accademic Reading and Writing Center, and individual tutors, ACM students at all campuses includingearly college, and online now have access to free online tutoring. Students can visit www.thinkingstorm.com/ acm between 10:00 AM and 4:00 AM (This is not a typo...4:00 in the morning). Tutoring is available in the basic sciences, math through differential equations, writing, and introductory business and economics classes. Additionally, links will be provided at various locations on the ACM webpage. Online tutoring has been customized for ACM courses and syllabi. Please encourage students to use the new service. When signing on the first time, students need to read the instructions carefully. Their ThinkingStorm username is not the same as their ACM username. It is their proper first name with first letter capitalized, no space, last name with first letter capitalized, no space, and birth date in MMDDYY format ( Example: JaneDoe013093) Testing Lab Hours Mondays:: 10.00 a.m. 6:00 p.m. Tuesday: 9 00 a.m. 5:00 p.m. Wednesday Thursday Friday 8:30 a.m. 4:30 p.m. Student Council dates to remember: Read Across America by Colleen Prezlock. The ACM Bedford County Campus library will be celebratiing Read Across America this March 5th and 6th. Read Across America, sponsored by the National Education birthday of Dr.Seuss, the famous children s author of The Cat in the Hat and many other classics. At ACM we will be celebrating this year with a Book Swap/Give-away event. If you have used books you would like to donate, please stop by the and children s books in good condition. On March 5 and 6 you are welcome to visit the Library and take any of the used materials available. We will also have some other resources about reading and reading to children available. If you enjoy reading or are a library or contact Colleen parent hoping to instill the love of Prezlock at ext. 6206; email: reading in our children, please be cprezlock@allegany.edu sure to visit! Association, is a national annual We will begin to collect event which celebrates reading. It donations after February 25, 2013 is usually held on or near the and will accept fiction, non-fiction Meeting Dates: Feb. 12th, Mar.5th, Apr. 9th, May 7th 1:00 in room 13. Welcome Back Party Feb. 15hth Daffodils Days on Mar. 22nd Every Wednesday is Walking Taco day in the student lounge.
Instrutions for Applying for Fall Nursing: Nursing Applications must be submitted to the Nursing Office no later than February 28th. No late applications will be accepted after that date. Students may only apply to one program. If students are not current ACM students they must submit a college application by February 28th. All transcripts from other colleges must be received by February 28th. If currently attending another college, the mid-term grades must be submitted to Pat Crawford no later than March 15th. We will automatically receive ACM mid-term grades. Any grades not received by that date will not be considered in the ranking process. Grades must be submitted from instructors on their college email or faxed to the nursing office on college letterhead with the Letter Grade of the course at that time. Emails should be directed to: pcrawford@allegany.edu Fax:301-784-5016 Students must take the Reach exam at least once in order to be considered for the nursing program. Those dates are available at all campuses or can be found online through the nursing website. Students need to be aware of registration and testing fee deadlines. The last date for the reach exam to be considered for Fall is the March testing date. Welcome Back Party Scheduled for February 15th Spring into Health with ACM by Leah Pepple Please join the fun in the BCC Student Lounge on Friday, February 15th starting at 10:00 a.m. Coffee, milk, tea and donuts will be provided along with pizza, ice cream and beverages at noon for all faculty, staff and students. It s a good time to meet other students, faculty and staff. Spring is on the way and we want you to Spring into Health with ACM. On Saturday, March 2nd from 10:00 to 3:00, the Bedford County Campus will be hosting the 3rd annual Spring into Health event. This is a free health and wellness event for students and community member. You can participate in workshops to learn more about T ai Chi, Yoga, Personal Safety Crime Prevention, Healthy Eating, Medicine Safety, Low Back Pain: Management and Prevention, Living Well Gluten-Free, Computer Safety, and Preventing Arthritis. It s a great time to have your blood pressure checked, get your heel scanned for bone density, receive a minireflexology session, have your hand scanned by the Zyto Wellness Scanner, and learn about proper nutrition for you and your animal friends. Other topics of discussion will include drug and alcohol awareness and prevention, caregiver health, and activities conducted by ACM allied health program students. Start your spring off right by Springing into Health with ACM.
Bedford County Regional Education Foundation Plans Polynesian Luau Scholarship Fundraiser by Leah Pepple The Bedford County Regional Education Foundation works to provide scholarships, tuition assistance and emergency book funding to students attending the Bedford County Campus. The Foundation will hold their annual scholarship fundraiser on Saturday, April 6, 2013 at the Bedford Elks Country Club beginning at 5:00pm. The evening will include dinner, a silent auction, and Polynesian dancing and fire poi by Pacific Rhythm. If you want to help raise money for student scholarships, then please see Leah Pepple in Room 17 at the Bedford County Campus to purchase tickets. Proceeds from the $30.00 tickets will be used to benefit the scholarship efforts of the Foundation. Bedford County Campus ski/snowboard trip scheduled for Hidden Valley on Sunday February 24th Transportation provided from the Bedford County Campus provided to the resort Leave from Bedford County Campus at 10:30am Return to Bedford County Campus at 8:30pm Twilight Session 12:00-7:00pm Need a minimum of 15 people Must be an employee of Allegany College or a currently enrolled student to receive transportation. Lift Ticket- $23 Rentals skis- $18 Snowboard-$24 Lesson $12 To participate Please Contact: Denise Bouch dbouch@allegany.edu OR Stacie Rafter srafter@allegany.edu Or sign up at the Bedford CountyCampus Front Desk Deadline to sign up: February 21 by 4:30pm.
College Central (CNN) by Mary Ann Clark College Central Network (CCN) is the primary job service for Allegany College of Maryland. You can search Jobs Central the national job board, build a resume with Resume Builder, or upload a resume file to Resume Central so it can be searched by employers. Your resume will be reviewed by our office and must be approved before it can be sent to employers or submitted online to posted jobs. You can build and online portfolio in Career Portfolio Central to support your resume and demonstrate your best work to employers. There are people employers want to hire or promote or bring back year after year. Are you one of them? After registering on CCN at http://college central.com/allegany you will have access to CCN where you will find over 300 great Career Corner articles from: Tell Me Again Temp Jobs Can Lead To Permanent Employment Resume Writing Tips To Stand Out From The Competitive Market Soft Skills Needed to Get and Keep a Job College Central Network also has many usful less than 7 minutes podcasts: Online ID-iocy Netiquette: Business Email Basics Mentoring: Follow the Leader Transferable Skills: Invisible Assets These are just a few of the valuable articles and podcasts that will inform, assist, and advise you located on CCN; you must register with College Central Network to use their services. One of the main reasons why most people don t get what they want is they haven t decided what they want. They haven t defined their desires in clear and compelling detail. This quote is by the renowned career coach Jack Canfield. Mr. Canfield clarified the bottom line for achieving career success as you must: 1. Have a clear definition of what personal suc- cess means for you. 2. Set goals that will produce success, with an absolute timeline for achievement. 3. Determine and execute a plan of action to achieve the goals, Whatever you do, do not let anyone else define what personal success means for you. To register on College Central Network click on on ACM s homepage or type this url into your browser http://collegecentral.com/allegany If you have any questions please contact Mary Ann Clark at 814-652-9528 extension 6204 or stop by her office on the Bedford County Campus. Financial Aid Day, Tuesday, February 19th 10:00 a.m. 2:00 p.m. at the Bedford County Campus
ALLEGANY COLLEGE OF MARYLAND BEDFORD COUNTY CAMPUS Mon. March 11 Geneva College 1:00 3:00 pm 4:00 6:00 pm Tues. March 12 Mt. Aloysius Wed. March 20 Frostburg State University 10:00 am 1:00 pm Penn State, Altoona 10:00 am 1:00 pm Shippensburg University Thurs. March 21 St. Francis University Transfer Days Please contact the Student Services Office today to make an appointment to meet with the representative from the College(s) you are considering. (814) 652-9528 Ext. 6224 Bedford County Campus 18 North River Lane Everett, PA 15537