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DRC (Disability Resource Center) Electronic Advising Update
April 2008

Welcome!  The DRC Electronic Advising Update is designed to keep you informed of important deadlines and to alert you to programs and resources that may be of interest to you. We will try to keep these publications as brief as possible. We hope that you will find it to be a useful tool to keep your quarter running smoothly.

IN THIS ISSUE:

Part Time Program Forms Due Date

Service Request Forms Due

Tutor Sign Ups 

DRC Academic Success Class-Spaces Available 

Student Satisfaction Survey-Prizes!! 

Student Organization Information 

College Scholarship Information
 

Part Time Program Forms are due to the Registrars Office by Monday, April 18, 2008. If you are enrolled as a full time student and are considering taking 10 or less units this quarter you need to submit a Part Time Form to the Registrars office. The deadline is April 18th in order to receive partial reimbursement of your tuition. The Part-Time Program forms are available at the DRC along with the form required by the Registrar. Our office hours are 8-5 Monday through Friday except holidays.  

Reminder: If you are in need of accommodations this quarter please complete a Service Request Form within the first two weeks of the quarter.  You may come by our office or fill one out online. Most of you have completed the Information Sheet for the year so you may request your services online. Please go to our web site at http://drc.ucsc.edu  click on Current DRC Students, click on Request Services. You may pick up your packet of paperwork two days after submitting your online Service Request Form. 

Tutor sign-ups: All UCSC students can now sign up for Writing or Subject (non MSI) tutoring sessions on-line at https://eop-apps.ucsc.edu/OTSS/tutorsignup/   Learning Support Services offers Subject tutoring in courses such as Math, Biology, Chemistry, Economics, Physics, Psychology, Sociology and many more!
 
Sign-ups begin on Tuesday, April 8th at 10:00 am and will remain open until Friday, May 23rd at 5:00 pm.  If you anticipate that you will need a tutor this quarter we suggest that you sign up early. Please contact Learning Support Services at 459-4333, or go by their office at the Academic Resources Center (ARCenter) if you need assistance with the on-line tutor sign-up system.

If you need individualized or additional hours please contact your DRC Service Coordinator to make arrangements.

DRC Academic Success Class:

A FEW Spaces are still left in the Spring 08 DRC Academic Success Class!!!

• Discover your natural talents and how to use them in all aspects of your life.

• Identify your disability related strengths and challenges as a learner.

• Role play effective conversations with DRC faculty mentors.

• Discover helpful technology including our new software that helps control exam anxiety.

• Learn numerous tips and tricks for becoming a more successful student.

CMMU 199F Section 14 Independent Study “Academic Success: Individual Styles and the University Environment” 2 units, Fridays, 12:30-2:30 PM,
Porter College 144

Enrollment takes place at the first class meeting. Space is limited. Save your place in the class by contacting Peggy Church, pechurch@ucsc.edu, 459-2293, or just show up this Friday, 4/4. No required books and no materials fee.

More information about your natural talents can be found at https://www.strengthsquest.com/content/?ci=25582

More information about our EM Wave software

http://www.heartmath.org/

Win a Slug Bookstore Gift Certificate!
It is that time again...time for the DRC student satisfaction survey. Let us know how we are doing and suggest your ideas for improvements. You will remain anonymous. Tear off the bottom of the questionnaire and put your contact information in the raffle ticket jar at the front office. Three prizes: $25, $15, $10 bookstore awards and a mystery prize. To fill one out stop by our office, we are open 8-5 Monday through Friday. Thank you!

Disability Alliance Information:  Hello, my name is Scott Rohlf and I am the president of The Disability Alliance, a student organization on campus that works closely with the DRC.  We are here to help the disabled student community. The officers have a number of projects going at the same time and we are in the planning stages of an awareness fair for next year. If you want to know anything more about the organization please visit our message board at our website at www.ucscdisabilityalliance.com . If you have any further questions or would like to become a member of the organization, please e-mail me at srohlf@ucsc.edu.  

College Scholarship Information for Students w/ Disabilities: Recent information on scholarships has been listed in the NEWS - HEATH website news. Go to   http://www.heath.gwu.edu/node/717 Check it out!