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Mr. Phi Beta Sigma and Escort

Marlon Brown and

Quiona Johnson

SSS Misters

JaCoby Jackson Chris Pluett

Ryan Carrington Randal Blanton Jermaine Mulley Frankie Williams Marlon Brown

Antwan Habersham Sandor Lister

Miss Dancing Diva and Escort Jasonda Millsaps and Antwan Habersham

Mr. Alpha Phi Alpha and Miss Black and Gold Jermaine Mulley and Sheena Fields

Mr. and Miss Sophomore Chris Pluette and Camille Jackson

SSS Misses

Demetrona Nash Tequila Jones Sheena Fields

Arica Nicholas Quiona Johnson JaSonda Millsaps Rachel Pittman

Mr. and Miss Lucy Hughes Aristotle Jackson and Rachel Pittman

Miss National Council of Negro Women a and Escort Demetrona Nash and Randal Blanton

Mr. and Miss Freshmen Ryan Carrington and Derrika Lewis

Miss Alpha Kappa Alpha and Escort LaShawnda Hunter and Sandor Lister

Mr. and Miss NPHC Roy Martin and Tequila Jones

Miss Delta Sigma Theta and Mr. Omega Psi Phi Arica Nicholas and Frankie Williams

Mr. and Miss Senior JaCoby Jackson and Felicia Green

Director

Dr. Ethel Bayley-Scruggs

214-379-5518

escruggs@pqc.edu

Administrative Assistant

Ms. Marleny Almendarez

214-379-5483

malmendarez@pqc.edu

Academic Counselor

Ms. Katrina Trotman

214-379-5418

ktrotman.@pqc.edu

Tutorial Coordinator

Mr. Walter Sheffield

214-379-5434

wsheffield@pqc.edu

Professional English Tutor

Ms. Anita Scott

214-379-5544

ascott@pqc.edu

Peer Tutor

Ms. Sheena Fields

Volunteer

Ms. Catherine Washington

The Student Support Services Center

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Semester by semester, the

aim of the Student Support

Services Center is to pro-

vide an atmosphere where

learning is compatible with

the needs of the students.

We desire to be in tune

with each need of our stu-

dent, which is why we are

so persistent to monitor

their stability academically,

emotionally, socially, fi-

nancially, and spiritually.

To ensure their academic

constancy, we have tutors

who are available to help

in various content areas –

Math, Micro Economics,

Statistics, Reading, Writ-

ing, and Spanish 1. We

that provides sufficient re-

view and reinforcement of

skills furthering their devel-

opment. And now for the

first time, our SSS students

can receive additional tuto-

rial support from ComFit: a

resource used to address the

three core subjects that have

the most bearing on aca-

demic progress: Reading,

Writing, and Math. ComFit

and PLATO tutorial Soft-

ware, along with the Guide-

books and DVD software,

are extremely beneficial for

our SSS students who are

enrolled in Developmental

Classes because it provides

critical learning for the Lab

Experience.

continue to provide workshops

to give our participants the

extra tools needed to excel in

each class—workshops such as

test-taking, financial education,

and the SQ3R - a useful tech-

nique for extracting the maxi-

mum amount of benefit from

reading time. Our students

are gaining valuable informa-

tion from the Learning Styles

Inventory: a left brain/right

brain quiz demonstrating a

whole-brained approach to

learning. We are continuing to

provide tutoring in the areas of

THEA. In addition to the tuto-

rial component, we continue to

offer the SSS members PLATO

- a tutorial software program

Test-Taking Workshop

February 24, 2009 3:00pm –5:00pm

Hosted by SSS—SSS Computer Lab

SSS Mentoring Program at PQC

February 26, 2009 9:30am-2:30pm

Visit from Pleasant Grove Elem. School

SSS Welcome Back Reception

February 27, 2009 1:00pm—3:00pm

Hosted by SSS—SSS Center

Career Fair

March 25, 2009 9:00am-3:00pm

Hosted by Student Affairs– Annex Room

STUDENT SUPPORT SERVICES’ SPRING 2009 CALENDAR OF EVENTS

Financial Education Workshop

March 26, 2009 1:00pm—3:00pm

Hosted by SSS-SSS Computer Lab

Presenter: Tiffany Powell

United Credit Education Services

Spring 2009 Cultural Tour

April 3, 2009 6:00am—8:00pm

Holocaust Museum

African American Museum

Texas Southern University

SSS and UB Grad Celebration

April 18, 2009 1:00pm—3:00pm

Paul Quinn College—Grand Lounge

students in their lives. The SSS

team visits PG Elementary twice

a month – every other Wednes-

day from 1:30 – 2:45pm. Thanks

to Principal Ellen Perry for al-

lowing the SSS participants to

come and volunteer as mentors.

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SGA Chaplain and BSM President Sheena Fields, Freshmen

President Will Baker, Mr. Freshmen Ryan Carrington, and

several other Student Support Services are participating in a

newly-organized service project involving Paul Quinn

College and Pleasant Grove Elementary School.

Thank you SSS members for

volunteering your time and

energy to help the students.

Thank you: Sheena Fields, Rachel

Pittman, Desirae Burks, Patrice

Foy, Feyi Harrison, Catherine

Washington, Alexis Simon, Bianca

Nauls, Wil l Ba ker, Rya n

Carrington, Chris Pluette,

Jimonne Smith, Jeremy Thomas,

Dremone Jones, Randal Blanton,

Generald Fleming, Alfred Banks,

and Anthony Larkins.

by staying for after-school

tutoring, obeying the

teachers and principal, and

listening in class at all times.

The PG students were

extremely grateful for the

interest of the college

In Fall 2008, the Director of

Student Support Services

Ethel Bayley-Scruggs and the

Principal of Pleasant Grove

Elementary School Ellen

Perry began collaborating

about the possibility of Paul

Quinn College SSS partici-

pants volunteering as men-

tors at Pleasant Grove. De-

cember 3, 2008 and January

14, 2009, a 15-passenger van

departed from the PQC cam-

pus carrying SSS participants

to Pleasant Grove. Once the

SSS participants introduced

themselves to the PG stu-

dents, they immediately be-

gan asking them about their

athletic and artistic interests,

their hobbies, but most im-

portantly, they inquired

about the participants who

are currently on the A and B

Honor Roll. A number of

hands went up, and the PQC

students exhorted the PG

students who presently hold

exceptional academic status

while at the same time, en-

couraged the other students

to reach higher academically

The mission of Student

Support Services is to

provide a qua l i ty

education to two hundred

traditional and non-

traditional students. We

seek to produce servant

leaders who combine

intellect and faith in their

respective careers by

supporting the institution

in increas ing and

maintaining its retention

rates by providing

academic support to

eligible students.

Call or visit the SSS

office. You will be given

an application for

admission into the

program. Just fill it out

and turn it in to Ms.

Trotman. If you meet

the eligibility guidelines,

you will be scheduled

for an intake interview

lasting about one hour.

During the session, a

staff member will help

you develop a plan for

success at Paul Quinn.

It is Spring 2009 and we are entering into another promising

semester with our SSS students. We are always looking for

new ways to improve our services in the SSS program. Our

most recent joy is unquestionably our new partnership with

Pleasant Grove Elementary School. We have already seen

emotional development in the PG students who are

tremendously encouraged by the SSS mentors. Our aim to

help elementary students succeed is matched with our aim to help our SSS

succeed. Therefore, we continue to provide THEA tutoring alongside our

expected tutoring in Reading, Writing, Spanish, and Mathematics. We are

achieving new ways of reaching out to our participants through left

brain/right brain quizzes which emphasize to our students their learning

style. Furthermore, SSS is pleased to announce the hosting of two

workshops conducted with the faculty and staff: the SQ3R Method (Fall

2008 semester) and the Left Brain/Right Brain Learning Style (Spring 2009).

Last but not least, we are adding the finishing touches to the SSS Spring 09

cultural tour. In the SSS Center, we are faithfully busy ensuring quality

services for our students because we have their future in mind.

From the SSS Director Dr. Ethel Bayley Scruggs Mission How Do I Sign Up?

MISS JASMINE HALL is the Paul

Quinn College Miss UNCF for 2009-2010.

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are very good at creating “to-do” lists and rarely ever do things spontaneously? Why is it that you function better in a structured environment? You are more effective if you plan ahead and set goals. You learn better when you are provided with details and definitions. Science and mathematics don't frighten you; in fact, you enjoy those subjects the most and

people use visualization to get a point across. You talk with your hands. You give directions by flailing your arms around and saying “There is a gas station right by the fire hydrant” while the left brain person simply says, “Go North on 45.” You function b e t t e r i n a h a n d s - o n environment. You frequently raise your hand in class. You like it when the instructor calls your name because you easily lose focus in class; you focus more

you might even find yourself staying after class to talk to your chemist or biology instructor. Does that make you weird or are you more left-brained? Most left-brain people deal with numbers, reasoning, structure, logic, rationality, science, technology, and the facts. You are a realist and less of an idealist. Does this in anyway sound like you?

effectively by interacting with the instructor and your classmates. You enjoy being spontaneous. One of your favorite phrases is “I’m not sure. Let’s just see what happens!” You feel boxed in with schedules. Most right-brain people have a tendency to be impulsive, spontaneous, flexible, creative, and musically -enthused , daydreamers, risk-takers. You are an idealist and less of a realist. Sound familiar to you?

Are you curious about knowing which side of the brain dominates your learning style, your personality, and your

behavior??? Come by the Student Support Service Center and take the left brain/right brain quiz. We want to provide you,

our SSS students, with information that will answer questions about how you learn, why you learn the way you learn, why

you process information differently from other people, and why you have the particular interests that you have. We believe

that helping you understand your individual preferences will inevitably help you better understand your method of learning.

The Student Support Service Center is located in the Isabell and Comer Cottrell Student Union Bldg Suite 101.

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Jasmine Hall was

announced the winner

in January 2009.

Jasmine brought in the

most contributions for

the PQC UNCF

c ontes t , se cur i n g

approximately $1000. She attended the

UNCF leadership conference February 4-

8th in Greensborough, North Carolina

with another SSS participant, Ms. Erica

Doyle. Miss Hall was also selected as

the recipient of the Verizon Foundation

Scholarship in the amount of $4,915.

Freshmen President William

E. Baker Jr., Mr. Freshmen

Ryan Carrington, SGC

Freshmen Chaplain Kiara M.

Kelly, Arielle Madison, and

J a s o n d a M i l l s a p s

represented Paul Quinn

College at the Southwestern

Black Student Leadership

Conference at Texas A&M

University in College Station

January 22-25, 2009.

T h e f o l l o w i n g SSS

participants each received a

stipend from Kirkwood

Temple CME Church in the

amount of $100 for

maintaining a 2.0 grade point

average for the fall 2008

semester: Sheena Fields,

Jasmine Hall, Danquinelle

Haynes, Jermaine Mulley,

Antwan Habersham, William

Baker, Jr., Erica Doyle, Kelli

Janise, JaSonda Millsaps, and

Whittney Tyrone. Way to Go!!

Student Support

Services’ partici-

pant Miss Kelli

Janise was privi-

leged to attend the

Inauguration events

of President Elect

Barack Obama in

Washington D.C.

January 19-22,

2009. She was 1 of

10 PQC students to

attend the events.