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.
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IN THIS ISSUE:
Welcome New Students
Former Students and Your Records
Lost and Found
Part Time Status Forms Due Date
Add/Drop/Swap Classes Deadline
Service Request Forms Due
Student Organization
Tutor Sign Ups
DRC Drop Box
Check Your Final Schedule
Disability Awareness Month
Free Text to Audio Converter
Scholarship/Internship/Job Opportunities for Students w/ Disabilities
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Welcome New Students!
Welcome to UCSC. Hopefully most of you attended our annual orientation and have familiarized yourselves with our procedures for obtaining accommodations. If you haven’t already scheduled an appointment to see a Service Coordinator please do so ASAP. Please call 459-2089 to schedule an appointment or if you have any questions regarding accommodations. We are open 9-12 and 1-4 Monday through Friday. If you missed the orientation please review the handout prior to your appointment. Go to http://drc.ucsc.edu
Former Students and Your Records:
To all of the DRC clients who have graduated and are reading this e-note, our apologies. Because of limitations in our database system we are using last year’s mailing list for this initial e-note. But since I have your attention, just a reminder that if you anticipate needing copies of your documentation, authorization for extra time for the GRE or any other post-graduate testing please keep in mind that we keep student records for a period of five years only. After five years those records are destroyed. As a reminder, it is important for you to retain copies of this personal documentation for your own records.
Lost and Found:
A black sweatshirt was left at the DRC Orientation on Tuesday September 25th . Please call 459-2089 to identify.
Part Time Status Forms for Undergrads are due at the Registrar’s Office by Wednesday, October 17, 2007.
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 Status Form to the Registrar’s office. The deadline is October 17^th in order to receive partial reimbursement of your tuition. The Part-Time Status forms are available at the DRC along with the form required by the Registrar’s office. Our office hours are 9-12 and 1-4 Monday through Friday except holidays.
Add/Drop/Swap Classes Ends Wednesday, October 17, 2007
Deadline to process enrollment transactions.
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Service Request Reminder
If you are in need of accommodations this quarter please complete a Service Request Form ASAP if you haven’t already done so. You will need to come by our office to fill out a new Information Sheet for the year and complete a Service Request Form at the same time. Remember to attend each one of your classes at least once so that you know what accommodations you will be requesting.
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Student Organization:
Slugs with Learning Challenges (SLC) is the only student organization on campus that is registered to help bring awareness and tolerance regarding learning and other disabilities.
The purpose of the organization is to educate our peers, professors and TAs about what it is like to have a learning or other disability, to provide support for students who have learning or other disabilities, and to generate an overall awareness to eliminate stereotypes. SLC welcomes students with disabilities as well as anyone who interacts with students with disabilities and other learning challenges. They have new members with exciting ideas. Please join them.
Contact SLC at via e-mail:
slc.ucsc@gmail.com <mailto:slc.ucsc@gmail.com>.
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Tutoring Reminder:
All students can sign up for Writing or Subject tutoring sessions on-line at https://eop-apps.ucsc.edu/OTSS/tutorsignup/ You will need your Student ID and date of birth in order to register and access the system. Learning Support Services offers subject tutoring in courses such as Math, Biology, Chemistry, Economics, Physics, Psychology, Sociology and many more!
Sign-ups begin on October 10th and will remain open until November 21st. 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.
DRC Drop Box:
Doh! I forgot to pick up my notes at the DRC and now it’s the weekend!!
If you cannot get to our office during business hours there is a small stainless steel drop box located on the wall directly across from the South Entrance door to the Hahn building. The South Entrance is the door closest to the metered parking area. Just give us a call anytime between 9-4 Monday through Friday to request that we put your papers in the box and you can pick them up when it is convenient for you. Now there is no excuse not to review your notes over the weekend!
Check Your Final Schedule:
We know, we know, it’s way too early to be talking about finals but…once you've enrolled in your Fall courses, be sure to check the Schedule of Classes for your final exam dates and times. With extra time given to some DRC clients for test taking it is not uncommon to have exam times overlap. Contact your service coordinator EARLY in the quarter if you have schedule conflicts.
Disability Awareness Month:
October is Disability Awareness Month and as an effort to promote Disability awareness, CCCIL's Young Adult Leadership & Advocacy group is organizing a number of events to take place in Santa Cruz throughout the month of October.
The first of these activities is being launched now - and they would love to have your help!
They are collecting stories and experiences about disability that they would like to use throughout the month and also post on their blog. Please visit their online questionnaire and help them spread the word.
http://cccil.disAbilitystory.sgizmo.com
Free Text to Audio Converter:
SpokenText.net allows you to record PDF, Word, plain text, PowerPoint files, emails and web pages, and convert them to speech automatically.
Download your recording as an iPod book or mp3 file.
Every member gets a personal podcast URL that you can use to download recordings to iTunes or your iPods
Go to http://www.spokentext.net/ to register for a free account.
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Scholarships/Internships/Job Opportunities for Students with Disabilities:
AmeriCorps Information:
AmeriCorps is the domestic Peace Corps and is eager to receive applications from persons with disabilities.
You can work right here in your own community making important and lasting changes and improvements while gaining experience, training and a stipend. After a year of service, you’ll have a clearer idea of what you want, what it takes to survive in the real world and be ready to enter (or re-enter) the world of work!
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Both full-time & part-time positions are available with stipends
Find out more about AmeriCorps programs in the Bay Area by Contacting Manny Ziegler at (323) 361-7795 Mziegler@chla.usc.edu
or visit: http://www.americorps.org https://recruit.cns.gov/http://www.californiavolunteers.org/
AmeriCorps programs are eager to receive applications from persons with disabilities.
The Gilman International Scholarship Program:
Spring 2008 Application Open - Deadline: October 9, 2007
The Gilman International Scholarship Program provides awards of up to
$5,000 for U.S. undergraduate students to study abroad for up to one
academic year. The program aims to diversify the kinds of student who
study abroad and the countries and regions where they go. The program
serves students who have been under-represented in study abroad which
includes but is not limited to: students with high financial need,
community college students, students in under-represented fields such as
the sciences and engineering, students from diverse ethnic backgrounds,
students attending minority-serving institutions, and students with
disabilities. The Gilman Program seeks to assist students from a diverse
range and type of two-year and four-year public and private institutions
from all 50 states.
Gilman International Scholarship Program
Institute of International Education
520 Post Oak Blvd., Ste. 740
Houston, TX 77027
Contact for Applicants: Lindsay Calvert
email: gilman@iie.org <mailto:gilman@iie.org>
Phone: 713.621.6300, ext 25
http://www.iie.org/gilman
Virtual Job Fair for Disabled College Students:
On October 24th 2007, disABLEDperson Inc. will be hosting a Job Fair for disabled college students making the transition from school to work on our web portal www.disABLEDperson.com <http://www.disabledperson.com/> . Represented at the Job Fair will be California county governments, state agencies and private industry with more signing up daily.
disABLEDperson Inc. has formed partnerships for the Job Fair with Maria Shriver’s Office and the State Department of Vocational Rehabilitation (DOR). Representatives from DOR will be in chat rooms for the day to answer any questions students may have. The Fair will run from 9AM until 4PM on October 24th . Go to <http://www.disabledperson.com/> click on the Job Fair page, scroll until you see an employer that you have an interest in. Click on the employer’s link and explore your options. Many employers have opted to place recruiters in chat rooms to talk to you. Attend from the comfort of your dorm, your school’s library or Disability Student Services.
disABLEDperson Inc. Scholarship Opportunities:
diaABLEDperson Inc. announces its Fall 2007 College Scholarship competition of $500 for disabled college students in the State of California. The competition begins on September 1st 2007 and will end October 19th 2007. The winner will be announced November 9th 2007 on <http://www.disabledperson.com/>
diaABLEDperson Inc. announces its Fall 2007 Nationally Based College Scholarship competition for the sum of $750for disabled college students. The competition begins on September 1st 2007 and will end October 19th 2007. The winner will be announced November 9th 2007 on <http://www.disabledperson.com/>
disABLEDperson Inc. P.O. Box 230636 Encinitas, CA 92023-0636. Phone number 760-420-1269. Email: <mailto:disabledpersons@aol.com>
Center for Global, International and Regional Studies
Many related scholarships and internships are available in the IGCC Campus Alert Newsletter. Check out their link: http://www2.ucsc.edu/cgirs/education.html or you may contact them by email at <mailto:igcc-cp@ucsd.edu>
