Each participant will be required to complete a Student Development Plan with Mrs. Smith. An appointment must be made to complete the Student Development Plan, and will include the following:

• A Needs Analysis
• Student Time Management
• Health and Personal Issues
• Living Arrangements
• Choosing a Major Section
• Leadership Skills
• Recommendations for Georgia Career Information Systems

Once the following plan is completed, Mrs. Smith will work with SSS students with a supportive and personalized approach to education that is grounded in the value and potential of each student. This commitment is carried out in the areas of career development, personal growth activities, leadership and cultural enrichment opportunities. Student Development is a variety of programs, workshops, and other offerings for students. These offerings cover a broad range of areas related to life at Thomas University.

CAREER DEVELOPMENT

Students will be given a brief overview of the Georgia Career Information System and gacollege411. The students will be given the username and password to begin using GCIS. This system will allow the students to develop a Career Plan and a Portfolio. The Career plan is the resource to create their own career and education plan. Users will set goals and update these goals along the way. The Portfolio is a convenient resource tool for storing information relating to occupational and educational exploration with Internet GCIS. This will give the users the capability of electronically storing career research, educational plans, assessment results, financial awards, and other information available in Internet GCIS.

LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT

Mission: To improve society by inspiring, developing, and supporting more people committed to lead with honor.

• The ability to recognize trends in leadership and programming and utilize the information on campus
• Ideas and activities that have proven successful for other campuses
• Comprehensive methods to help prioritize and delegate responsibility
• Skills to motivate and activate your organization and campus
• Strategies to deal with organization, advisor, and campus administration conflicts

CULTURAL ENRICHMENT

As stated in our mission statement, "We are committed to lifelong learning." We also believe that it is equally important for you to take a break from your books and enjoy yourselves. Attendance at cultural events gives the students the chance to make new friends, to laugh and cry, and to feed their soul. Through developing close relationships with the excellent live theaters in the local area that believe in and are committed to the mission of TRIO, we have been able to arrange some wonderful cultural opportunities. Throughout the year, the students will have opportunities to attend theatrical productions. All productions are of high professional and aesthetic quality and are absolutely free to SSS participants.

LIFE & LEARNING E-WORKSHOPS

As part of a commuter campus with many multiple-role students, Student Support Services recognizes that many of our students are unable to attend the scheduled workshops that we offer. The information given at these training sessions are important and often vital to the success of TU students. Therefore, we are proud to introduce the E-Workshop Series to accommodate all of our learners. Anyone can view the presentations; however, in order for the E-Workshop to count as your required monthly workshop, you must gain clearance from your SSS counselor, view the presentation, and pass the accompanying test to indicate that you have mastered the material presented. Click the link on the SSS website to get started.

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