Tuesday, Jan. 10th from 3:00 to 5:00 p.m.

~ You can still sign up in the SSS office or by emailing sss@luther.edu by 5:00 p.m., Friday, January 6th. ~

SSS and the Career Center present a way to find your path through “Dependable Strengths.”

You can find out how the good experiences in your life connect to college majors and careers by coming to the Strengths Articulation Workshop facilitated by Keley Smith-Keller, Ed.D. director of the Luther Career Center.

You will learn how to articulate your strengths by examining your life’s good experiences.  You will also learn how to apply your strengths as you consider a college major or career option.

Cookies and fruit will be provided. 

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Monday, Feb. 13th 6:00 - 7:00 p.m. 

Learn how to make study abroad a reality for your budget and schedule!

Representatives from the Center for Global Learning and Financial Aid, along with faculty, will share information about how you can study abroad.  Also, SSS participants who have previously studied abroad will discuss their experiences, insight, tips and suggestions for making it work for you.  Come with questions!

Sandwiches and Beverages will be provided. 

Attention January and July birthdays -

You can sign up in the SSS office to be included in the birthday drawing.  We will draw for two different winners at the end of the month, a January winner, and a July "half-birthday" winner.  

Congratulations to the December winner, Carrie Niehaus, and the June "half-birthday" winner, Matt Ehrler.  They each received a $10.00 Luther Gift Card.

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Tutoring requests for spring semester will be accepted after January 3, 2012. 

Please be aware that tutoring is a commitment, and you will be expected to meet with your tutor on a regular basis.  Many tutors lose work-study hours due to students not showing up, or deciding they don't need help after a few weeks.  Tutors are a great resource, but if you request a one, please be prepared to stay in contact and attend the scheduled sessions.   Read more...

SSS has Luther College Academic Planners for you!

We have plenty on hand - so please come in and pick up a planner to start your New Year off right!  These are an excellent way to organize your days, weeks and months, keep track of assignments, meetings and important due dates.

Free for SSS participants, so come in and get your planner ASAP.

And you can pick up another one if, by some mysterious circumstance, you have misplaced yours.  
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Our first student blog was written by SSS Student & Mentor, Becca Rudquist, who provided fun and interesting tips for what you can do during J-term.  You can read her entry and make comments.

More entries will appear throughout the year.  Please join the SSS group on Facebook to receive notifications of new blog entries!

Becca is also our first SSS Featured Student.  You can see her information by clicking the link or by coming to the SSS office where it is posted in the office and on our bulletin board.  It is also available through the SSS Facebook group page. 

You can email me at sss@luther.edu if you are interested in being an SSS Featured Student. 

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In November, several students participated in an advocacy effort to promote awareness of how Student Support Services has impacted their college experience (and life) in order to help save funding at the federal level. We thank everyone who participated by signing a petition or emailing their senators/representatives, which you can still do through this Council for Opportunity in Education (COE) link.  

You can also “like” the COE on Facebook to receive regular updates about TRIO funding.  Join the SSS Facebook group to see previous links to COE.  

SSS alumni are getting in on the fight to save funding as well.  Before Thanksgiving, we contacted over 200 graduates, many of whom responded by emailing their state politicians to let them know how SSS has impacted their lives.

In early December, we responded to an urgent email requesting more detailed information from our alumni to be included with an open letter “to the Congressional Delegations from Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, Ohio and Wisconsin to take a stand and fight to preserve the federal TRIO programs.”

Several former SSS participants responded with their current location, career path, and statements persuasively explaining how SSS enabled them to achieve their goals.  This information has been forwarded to the above-listed delegations who will hopefully choose to respond by maintaining TRIO funding.

To find out how successful the SSS Advocacy has been
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A “funtastic” group of 55 students enjoyed pizza, cake and games with SSS on December 9th.  In addition to several battle of the sexes games, general silliness and humor, a wide variety of door prizes were handed out.  

Katie Peterson won $50 Decorah Chamber of Commerce Dollars in a random drawing of the three First Year students who completed their campus passport. 

Cindy San can slide around with her “Sled-o-ramma” door prize, while Tony Dischinger can become entangled with his “Game Night” door prize (Twister).  Stacy Hopson can buy online with her door prize, “iApps for you,” while Ryan Fugleberg can relax with National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation for his door prize.  

Six other students won bags of treats for correctly answering SSS and Luther College trivia questions. 

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