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SAGE

A Federally-Funded TRiO Program

August 2019 Volume 21, Issue 1

The Hummingbird

SAGE Newsletter

INSIDE THIS ISSUE

Meet the SAGE Mentors……….……..… 2

Mentor Office Hour Schedule….………..2

September Workshop Schedule…..….…3

September Birthdays……………………..…4

Important Dates/Events..……………..….4

“You’re off to great places!

Today is your day! Your

mountain is waiting, so get

on your way!”

- Dr. Seuss

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Meet our SAGE Mentors for 2019-2020!

Wilkes

Campus

SAGE Mentor Location

Mondays 10-11am Theresa SAGE

Tuesdays 1:00—2:00

pm

Shabrina SAGE

Wednesdays 11 am—12 pm Brian SAGE

Thursdays 12:30—1:30 Cyndal SAGE

Mentor Office Hour

Ashe

Campus

Student

Commons

Mentor Location

Tuesdays 12:30—1:30

pm

Ellie

Student

Commons

Fridays 8:30-9:30

am

Kaitlyn

Student

Commons

Brian Foster—Wilkes Ellie Swibold—Ashe Kaitlyn Miller-Ashe

Shabrina McPherson—

Wilkes

Cyndal Guffy—Wilkes Theresa Crockett-

Wilkes

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September Workshop Schedule

Workshop Mentor/Presenter Date Time Location

Financial Aid

Tips

Brian September

5th

11am-

12pm

SAGE

Shabrina’s Series for

Success & Socializing

Shabrina

September

9th

12:10-

1:00 pm

SAGE

Livescribe/Echo Pen

Demonstration

Cyndal September

10th

12:45-

1:45 pm

SAGE

Mental Health Matters

Part 1

Theresa September

11th

1:00-2:00

pm

SAGE

Livescribe/Echo Pen

Demonstration

Cyndal September

16th

1:15-2:15

pm

SAGE

Sensory Stress Relief Cyndal September

17th

1:15-2:15

pm

SAGE

Procrastination:

“I Think I’ll Wait”

Brian September

23rd

9-10am SAGE

Finish Line Grant Debbie Furr September

24th

12:30-

1:00pm

SAGE

Mental Health Matters

Part 2

Theresa September

25th

1-2pm SAGE

Shabrina’s Series for

Success & Socializing

Shabrina September

30th

12:10-

1:00 pm

SAGE

Workshop Mentor Date Time Location

Becoming a Goal

Getter

Kaitlyn September

12th

10—11 am Classroom 305

College Life Myth-

busting

Ellie September

12th

12-1pm Classroom 303

Crushing it: Tips for

public speaking

Kaitlyn September

26th

10—11am Classroom 305

Local Resources Ellie September

26th

12 pm—1

pm

Classroom 303

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WILKES

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Morgan Teague 09/01

Eri ca Jaimes 09/02

Brian Hernandez-Medrano

09/06

Kinsey Lewis 09/07

Hope Collins 09/09

Morgan Bullard 09/11

Caroline “Abi” Fairchild

09/11

Stephanie Woodie 09/11

Sydnee Burchette 09/12

Jasmine Snider 09/13

Jordan Harless 09/14

Isabel Johnson 09/17

Alexis Moore 09/17

Yuliana Alfaro 09/21

Sagar Gurung 09/21

Seirra Walton 09/26

Skylah Clonch 09/27

Stephanie Stikes 09/27

Rebecca Matherly 09/29

Important Dates/Events

• September 2-3 Labor Day Holiday

• September 4th Classes Resume

• September 12th Career Jeopardy Game (Wilkes, Alumni Hall, 11 am—1

pm)

• September 17th Initial Pell Grant Payment Day; 1st installment of student

loan payments

• September 24th Finish Line Grant (Wilkes, SAGE, 12:30—1 pm)

• September 25th Digital Dirt (Wilkes, Alumni Hall, 12– 1pm)