STEP this week February 22-25

Hello STEP Students,

We have a few announcements for this week:

• We are pleased to offer an Organizing Financial Records Workshop on Wednesday February 23 at 12:15. This is your chance to take charge of your financial future and pose your questions to an expert. Please join us.
• Progress Reports are due this Friday, February 25 by 4:30 p.m. If you attended the Kickoff Luncheon, a Progress Report form was provided to you in the information packet we gave you. If you need a Progress Report form, please stop by the office to pick one up. Remember, you must complete a Progress Report to remain in good standing with STEP.
• Did you know that if you speak a second language like Spanish, you may be able to get up to 16 college credits if you take a test called the CLEP Test? See Laura or Sylvia for more information!
• If you are graduating this Spring and have not seen Laura to file for graduation, please call 602.305.5676 or stop by the office to make an appointment. The deadline to apply for graduation is March 11.
• Summer and Fall Registration will open March 7.
• The MCBAA Scholarship is now available on the MCBAA website http://www.maricopa.edu/mcbaa/scholarships.php Click on the link listed as MCBAA on the upper left hand side of the page. It is due February 25.
• The BSU at SMCC has Graduation Application scholarships available. See the application here http://students.southmountaincc.edu/NR/rdonlyres/F5D7E606-70B3-4CE9-9475-3F7FF7DF3514/5920/ScholarshipApplication2011.pdf. The deadline to apply is Monday, February 28.
• Please go online to complete the Financial Literacy 101 on-line money management course. TRIO has paid for each student to be able to take this course at no charge. The website is www.financialliteracy101.org. Once you get to the website, the Access Code for new students is SMCCSSS. Completing this course is required for all students to remain in good standing with the STEP Program and should take you less than 45 minutes. Please note, you will need to be able to hear audio content to complete the course. Once you complete the course, you can turn in your certificate of completion to receive a free 2 GB flash drive from STEP. If you have not already done so, please complete this course ASAP.
• The Minority Male Initiative Conference titled Construct Your Future – Build Your Bridge to Success will be held at MCC from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Attendance is free. Online registration can be found here https://mcli.maricopa.edu/node/1362/signup. Please let us know if you need transportation. STEP may be able to provide it.

Have a good week!