ACE Weekly Update -- January 12th, 2018
What's Coming Up: Week of Jan. 15-19th
REMINDERS:
COACHING BEGAN THIS WEEK!! We hope you had a great meeting with your coach.
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day is Monday! Click here for a list of celebration events in town, and click here to sign up to participate in the MLK Day of Service.
The new session of adult education classes begins on January 16th. Remember that attendance in the first week is mandatory.
College classes for Spring 2018 begin on January 16th (unless you're in Saturday classes, which start on January 13th).
ServSafe certification classes begins January 16th. Word certification classes begin on Monday, January 29th and NCCER classes begin on Tuesday, January 30th.
And last but not least...
ACE Planners are Ready!! Pick one up at your next coaching appointment!
A Few Great Apps for Spring 2018
INBOX by Google
Inbox is a tool to help you manage your email, reminders, and calendars in one easy place.
It's an app in the Google Suite, meaning you can access it through a Google account if you already have one, and you can make a Google account at www.google.com if you don't.
Then click here to access Inbox. When you first open it, it will show you around a bit.
Here is an additional video to show you the features of Inbox (This video is from 2015, so some things it says are a little outdated. For example, you don't have to download it to your phone first.
There's also this advanced email video, if you get really into it.
DIGITAL CALENDARS
Google Calendar is another free app connected to your Google account. Access it by logging into your Inbox account and clicking on the apps icon (the grey grid in the upper right corner).
If you already use a calendar on your phone, you can sync that calendar with a Google calendar if you want to be able to add things to your calendar from a computer.
This is an easy way to be able to add a lot of things to your calendar at once and to see your calendar easily (or even print it). For example, if you want to add your full class schedule to your calendar, you might find it easiest to do that on a computer.
Google calendars also allow you to do things like create different calendars for different types of events or just color-code events. For example, you might make adult education classes one color, certification classes another color, work a different color, and planned study time another color.
Here's a video that explains it. To access this calendar on your phone or tablet, you can either open your phone's default calendar app and sync it with the Google Calendar, or you can download Google Calendar's app to your device.
Have you secured your financial aid for 2018-2019? Now's the time!
The 2018-2019 FAFSA is ready. The sooner you submit your FAFSA, the more aid you're eligible to receive. Visit www.fafsa.ed.gov to complete you new FAFSA.
Remember: There will be a question that says something like, “At the time you begin school, which of the following will you have? High school diploma / High school equivalency / Home school diploma / None of the above” You MUST select “None of the above” if you do not already have your high school equivalency or diploma.
What would you like to see on our website?
We're currently adding new sections to the Student Support website (www.dccaep.wixsite.com/support). We'd like you to tell us what you think we should include! Email us at aceprogram@dcc.edu to let us know.
Remember to sign up for Delgado Alerts to receive notification of unplanned campus closures! http://www.dcc.edu/student-services/e2campus/
Shout Outs are here! Has someone done something awesome this week? Want to share it with the world? You can! To submit a shout out for someone in the program, click HERE. Each week, we will post the Shout Outs that students and faculty submit in the ACE Weekly Update.