April 2010
7 posts
FBLA-PBL meets on Saturday, May 8th, 12:45pm - 1:45pm, in Room
202. Future Business Leaders of America-Phi Beta Lambda is the
largest business career student organization in the world. All
students welcome.
Want federal student aid? Well, it’s as simple as filling out
the 2010-2011 FASFA. All you need is your 2009 tax returns (if you
were required to file), your 2009 W2s, and if you are a dependent
student, your parent’s tax returns and W2s. Just go to http://www.fafsa.ed.gov/, and follow
the instructions.
However, if you need help with filing the FASFA, Charter College
is here to...
Student Government meets next Friday, May 7th, 5:30pm 6:30pm, in Room 202. If you want to join in on the web, just send a Skype to chartersgaa. We meet on the first Friday of every month, so please join in and let your voice be heard!
We need your articles for the Q2 Mod 2 issue of the Charter Chatter! Students, instructors, administrators… anyone who wants to submit an article is absolutely encouraged to do so. Everything sent will be published. Submissions go to cwoodard@chartercollege.edu, deadline is Friday, May 7th at Noon. It will be published at the Charter Chatter page on the same day, before Midnight. Remember,...
Wednesday, April 21, from 1 2pm, and 5 6pm, in the Student Lounge. Bring a dish from your culture, whether it’s chocolate chip cookies or akutaq! If you plan on bringing a dish, please sign-up at the Department of Education, or by emailing ANCstudent.success@chartercollege.edu with your name, the country you’ll be representing, and the time you plan on bringing your dish.
Wednesday, April 14, from 8 10am, 1 3pm, and 5 7pm, in Room 130. Swing on by, and get some free high-quality clothes!
Internet Restriction?
Are the rumors true? Students have been restricted from such sites as Facebook and Myspace? While I’m not a huge follower, I do have accounts with them and tend to use them occasionally to pass time. Social networking sites are overall pretty harmless aren’t they? So why the restriction? I can come up with plenty of pointless reasons I’m sure but what about the valid, legit...
March 2010
6 posts
FBLA-PBL meets on Saturday, April 10th, 12:45pm 1:45pm, in the Symposium Room. Future Business Leaders of AmericaPhi Beta Lambda is the largest business career student organization in the world. All students welcome.
Want federal student aid? Well, it’s as simple as filling out the 20102011 FASFA. All you need is your 2009 tax returns (if you were required to file), your 2009 W2s, and if you are a dependent student, your parent’s tax returns and W2s. Just go to http://www.fafsa.ed.gov/, and follow the instructions. However, if you need help with filing the FASFA, Charter College is here to help....
Please check your portal to access your schedule. If you find any errors in your schedule please come in immediately to the Dept of Education and fill out a Course Section Change Form. The deadline for filling out the Course Section Change for Mod 1 is next Thursday April 1, 2010 at 5:00pm. No changes will be made for Mod 1 after the class starts, which includes time or classroom changes.
Have we got a show for you… March 26, from 6pm to 8pm, in the
Symposium, we’re going to fire up the popcorn machine and show you
two movies! One G-rated flick for the kids, and one PG film just
for the adults.
Learn how to succeed as a student! Saturday, March 20th from 8:30am to 1pm. Free breakfast, and presentations on these topics: Student ResourcesCoping with StressFinance 101Time ManagementStudy SkillsUsing the Portal
Spare some time to strike up some fun! Free food, free prizes, and free fun family bowling! Saturday, March 20th from 6pm to 10pm, at Park Lanes. In order to attend, you must sign up at either the Department of Education, the Library, or by emailing ANCstudent.success@chartercollege.edu
February 2010
5 posts
We’re bringing the employers to you! Thursday, March 11th, from 2pm 6pm. Please come prepared for an interview, by dressing for success, and bringing your resume.
Celebrate the new class of graduates! All students are welcome to attend graduation to show their support for the graduates. Saturday, March 13, at 2pm: Atwood Concert Hall, at the Performing Arts Center.
This Wednesday, February 24th, the dress code does not apply! Bring in your jeans and your silly hats, for a break filled with food, fun, and funky headwear. Lunch starts at 1pm, dinner starts at 5:15pm. Also, we’re going to give out $25 gift cards for the most colorful and the most inventive hat! Judging will begin in the middle of lunch/dinner.
This Saturday, FBLA-PBL will host a presentation with John Shively, the CEO of the Pebble Partnership. John will discuss the challenges and opportunities regarding the controversial Pebble Mine proposal, and will also spend time addressing leadership issues. He also looks forward to taking your questions! February 20th, 12:45 1:45, in the Symposium Room.
This Saturday, February 13th, Charter College will be closed until 1PM due to our faculty inservice. If you need to resolve any scheduling issues, please contact your instructor immediately. (Brooks, Brown, and Varney’s classes will meet as scheduled.)
January 2010
10 posts
Wednesday February 10th in the Student Lounge: Lunch at 1pm-2pm,
Dinner at 5pm-6pm.
Bring a dish from your culture/family that you would like to
share with others. If you plan on bringing a dish, please email us
your name and the time (lunch or dinner) that you will be
attending: ANCstudent.success@chartercollege.edu
On Tuesday, February 9th, there will be a blood drive at Charter
from 11:30am to 4:30pm. Look for the Blood Bank of Alaska
LIFEmobile in the parking lot! If you want to donate blood, you can
sign up early by emailing Cynthia Holmes: cholmes@chartercollege.edu.
Please join us in the Student Lounge for free snacks, prizes,
and information on how you can win $100.00! Afternoon Session:
Wednesday, February 3rd @ 1pm – 2pm
Evening Session:
Wednesday, February 3rd @ 5pm – 6pm
We need your articles for the Q1 Mod 1 issue of the Charter Chatter! Students, instructors, administrators… anyone who wants to submit an article is absolutely encouraged to do so. Everything sent will be published. Submissions go to cwoodard@chartercollege.edu, deadline is Friday, January 22nd at Noon. It will be published at the Charter Chatter page on the same day, before Midnight....
Do you have an instructor that you would like to highlight? Please visit the purple box in the Department of Education, and put in a vote for one of our amazing instructors.
Student Government will be having two Student Forums in the Symposium room next Tuesday (Jan 19), from 1:15pm – 1:45pm, and from 5:30pm – 6pm. Please stop on by, and tell us what’s on your mind!
Charter College Anchorage is starting a group on Facebook. The purpose of this group is another mode of communication to inform students of up-to-date announcements and events. If you have a Facebook account, log on and to a search for Charter College Anchorage and request to join the group. All current Charter students will be accepted as group members.
We would like to share a proposal with you. We are seriously considering changing our June graduation date for 2010 and future years and having two separate graduation ceremonies. We now want to hold a graduation ceremony in March and another in August. This will allow graduates to participate in a ceremony that is somewhat closer to the time they finish up their classes instead of some having to...
Breakfast and Lunch Provided, Prizes & Giveaways! 7:30am 8:00am: Check-in and Breakfast 8:00am 12:00pm: Seminars 12:00pm: Lunch All Students are invited to attend. Students who started at Charter on November 2 and December 7 are required to attend. Even if you are required to attend, you need to confirm you are attending by registering with Student Success: email...
Review your schedule, and request changes if needed: Please sign onto the Student Portal as soon as possible to check your classes for both MOD 1 and MOD 2. If you feel that you need to make changes to your schedule for either MOD 1 or MOD 2, the request must be turned into the Registrar’s office (Mary Holbrook, Education Room 125) no later than 5:00pm on Monday, January 18th. After this...
December 2009
1 post
Students and families, please join us for our annual Christmas
Party: December 12, from 6pm – 9pm, at East High School. Free food, prizes, and great fun with your
Charter family.
Included in all the fun, is a fantastic talent show! First place is a 2 person, 7 day Carribean Cruise, with food
& transportation included.
Second place is a 40-inch flat-screen TV.
Third place is a $350 Visa...
November 2009
14 posts
Charter College will be closed this weekend: from Thurs, Nov 26, to Sat, Nov 28. Enjoy!
Financial Aid, Scholarships and Community...
Thank you to all the students who participated during the last Saturday’s Workshops. We had excellent attendance and the speakers were very well prepared. Please leave us feed back on the SG Blog.
Oscar Alvarez, SG Secretary
Stop on by the Symposium Room on November 21st, for three
fabulous workshops: 2:00 pm to 2:45 pm: “Financial Aid”. Understand how
you financial aid works, what options are available to you and how
student loans work.
3:00 pm to 3:45 pm: “Scholarships”. Learn where to
apply and how to write an effective essay for your
applications.
4:00 pm to 4:45 pm: “Community...
How to use the SG Blog
How to use the Student Government Blog To read the Blog go to chartersgaa.tumblr.com To submit a new entry or discussion go to chartersgaa.tumblr.com Or Email your entry to chartersgaa@tumblr.com To follow up on a discussion with out creating a new entry click on the link below the blog you want to follow up on, under “comments and reactions”. Each blog entry has its own thread. If...
What's wrong with Sunday
Some students work forty plus hours a week,plus classes at night. So it goes with out saying that the weekend is catch up time. Saturday is a major day for computer access, quiet place to study, so why not Sunday too? I believe it’s four hours of study for every one hour in class, especially with this 5 week mods. You definitely need to drug test who ever came up with that ideal. Is the...
Christmas Party FAQ
Where and when is the party?
December 12 at East High School.
How many people can I bring?
You significant other and inmiade family. This is family event.
Do I need to RSVP?
No.
What if I want to participate in the talent show, who do I contact?
Dean Roger Holl.
Can alumni attend the party?
Only if you haven had graduation ceremony yet.
Is it going to be a seat down dinner?
Yes. But...
Usage of Computers in Classroom
I am posing several healthy critisisms that needs action taken by Charter College Administration;
1) I still cannot access my computer during class time i.e. “this computer” only by Charter.
2) I still cannot access the P Drive in order to save my class work to the folder so that the teacher sees that I am actually doing my work & be graded on it. I was asked by the teacher to...
Unprofessionalism at a student government forum
I was at my independence study class and I had a few probloems with networking. My instructor took me to a forum to show me an exampleof Networking. We went to the Symposium room and personally when I walked in and I thought the students that were in there were just waiting to go to another class because of all the laughter and playing and around. Once I got in there I was told what it was and...
November 12th – 20th. Please donate your non-perishable
food to the box in the Student Lounge, beside room 206. For more
information, contact Mrs. Smith at wsmith@chartercollege.edu or
call (907) 230-2567.
Polite does it!
Remember to keep your comments polite. No foul language or attacks to personal character. Use good manner when disagreeing.
Anchorage Emergency & Advocacy Resources Guide →
Also available on the Charter SGA website, http://library.chartercollege.edu/sga/
DRESS CODE
Change is the only constant thing in life. So accept it. Many students have complained about the new dress code and about how we’re adults and we shouldn’t be told what to wear. Well if you’re such an adult then act like it and stop whining about a simple dress code. College’s are meant to prepare us for the professional world, charter college just went a step further in...
Students and families, please join us for our annual Christmas
Party: December 12, from 6pm – 9pm, at East High School. Free food, prizes, and great fun with your
Charter family.
October 2009
10 posts
Dress Code
I attend class half time to accomodate my work schedule. I work until midnight, sometimes 1am. My morning classes require copious amounts of caffeine to keep me focused. I have always dressed presentably in nice jeans, nice shirts, and nice shoes. The theory of a dress code is beyond ridiculous for people my age and older. Not to mention that numerous mistakes have been made with my schedule,...
Commute
In order to sign a commuting contract through Charter College there needs to be three people that are willing to commute. I’ve been looking for a third person to communte with my daughter and I from Fred Meyers on Muldoon. The first Mod will be Mondays and Wednesday the second Mod will be Tuesdays and Thursdays. If you would like to commute please email me at cynthia.grist@us.army.mil or...
Or worse, I am now an hourly employee except I pay them. And it’s a flat fee rather than by the hour. If I am now hourly and tracked by the hour, I should be paying by the hour as well. I’ll clock in and out for hours that I thought I was getting adequate teaching. Days where I am not able to function at school do to failed equipment or inadequate preparation on the school’s part...
RE: Dress Code
In response to the many grips, complaints, comments, groans and moans about the Dress Code…Accept it! Deal with it! Grow Up!…We are an institute of higher learning that is career driven. If you did not intend on looking professional when you came into your respective programs, then you should not have enrolled…Point blank you are going to have to present a neat,clean and...
TIME IN TIME OUT... what a joke...
I don’t think it matters when a student comes and leaves for class… there is a life out there that we have to deal with while going to school… and having to come here and be treated like we are just out of highschool is just redonkulous!
New to the world of online classes? No fear, we’re going
to have two tutorial sessions: October 28, from 2pm – 4pm;
October 29, from 5pm – 7pm. Just go to the meeting
room during those times, plug in your headset, and we’ll
show you how to learn online. Attendance is mandatory for new
online students.
Need help with the new APA Style? Come to the Library at 3PM,
this Saturday, October 17. Kitty Benson will be giving tips on
documentation and research, Carol Ausdahl will be showing you how
to use the website, and Sue Miles will cover writing style.