{"id":3158,"date":"2018-05-31T12:47:12","date_gmt":"2018-05-31T12:47:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/suny-mcc-cos2master\/?post_type=chapter&#038;p=3158"},"modified":"2024-08-28T19:43:03","modified_gmt":"2024-08-28T19:43:03","slug":"message-from-provost","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/suny-wcc-collegesuccess2\/chapter\/message-from-provost\/","title":{"raw":"Welcome Messages to First-Year Seminar Students","rendered":"Welcome Messages to First-Year Seminar Students"},"content":{"raw":"<img class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-46155\" title=\"Dr Morest photo\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sunywcc.edu\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Smith-Morest_Vanessa-photo.jpg\" alt=\"Dr Morest photo\" width=\"150\" height=\"178\" \/>\r\n<h2>Welcome from WCC's Provost &amp; Vice President of Academic Affairs<\/h2>\r\nI am excited to welcome you to\u00a0Westchester Community College and to your First-Year Seminar. By enrolling in this course you have taken an important step toward achieving your educational and career goals.\r\n\r\nWhether your next stop after WCC is a four-year college or the workplace, you will find that your First-Year Seminar has been designed to enhance your knowledge and skills in ways that will prepare you for both these settings. In this course you will explore and plan your academic and career pathway, strengthen your learning skills, and develop effective strategies for achieving your goals. To help you become a member of the College community, your First-Year Seminar will also engage you in activities that will connect you to your fellow students and to our faculty and staff. I encourage you to get involved in the many rich learning opportunities that await you in First-Year Seminar and on the WCC campus.\r\n\r\nYour First-Year Seminar will also introduce you to WCC\u2019s campus resources and to the faculty and staff who are here to guide and support you along your pathway. The College has so much to offer its students. I hope you will take full advantage of its services and ask for any assistance that you may need.\r\n\r\nI wish you all the best on your academic journey!\r\n\r\nSincerely,\r\n\r\n<em>Dr. Vanessa Morest<\/em>\r\n\r\n<em>Provost &amp; Vice President of Academic Affairs<\/em>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<h2>Welcome from WCC's Vice President of Student\u00a0Affairs<img class=\"wp-image-4464 size-full alignright\" style=\"font-size: 1.15em;\" src=\"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/suny-wcc-collegesuccess2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4279\/2018\/05\/DanteCantu-pic.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"145\" height=\"204\" \/><\/h2>\r\nSUNY WCC\u2019s mission to provide a high quality education that is accessible and affordable ... this resonates deeply with me.\u00a0 The college community is full of many talented and dedicated members that understands the mission-driven work currently being done for students to succeed here and beyond.\u00a0 As you move forward, be sure to cultivate connections in the classroom and across the institution.\u00a0 You will find that SUNY Westchester Community College is an exceptional place for students and will help ensure you to succeed in your future endeavors.\r\n\r\nDoing this work is not \u201cjust a job\u201d for every individual within the Division of Student Affairs. We support students because doing so is our passion. We want you to succeed. If you ever doubt that you can earn your degree, come see the good, kind people in The Division of Student Access, Involvement &amp; Success.\r\n\r\nYou can do this. We can help!\r\n\r\nSincerely,\r\n\r\n<em>Mr.\u00a0Dante Cant\u00fa<\/em>\r\n\r\n<em>Vice President of Student Affairs<\/em>","rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-46155\" title=\"Dr Morest photo\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sunywcc.edu\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Smith-Morest_Vanessa-photo.jpg\" alt=\"Dr Morest photo\" width=\"150\" height=\"178\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Welcome from WCC&#8217;s Provost &amp; Vice President of Academic Affairs<\/h2>\n<p>I am excited to welcome you to\u00a0Westchester Community College and to your First-Year Seminar. By enrolling in this course you have taken an important step toward achieving your educational and career goals.<\/p>\n<p>Whether your next stop after WCC is a four-year college or the workplace, you will find that your First-Year Seminar has been designed to enhance your knowledge and skills in ways that will prepare you for both these settings. In this course you will explore and plan your academic and career pathway, strengthen your learning skills, and develop effective strategies for achieving your goals. To help you become a member of the College community, your First-Year Seminar will also engage you in activities that will connect you to your fellow students and to our faculty and staff. I encourage you to get involved in the many rich learning opportunities that await you in First-Year Seminar and on the WCC campus.<\/p>\n<p>Your First-Year Seminar will also introduce you to WCC\u2019s campus resources and to the faculty and staff who are here to guide and support you along your pathway. The College has so much to offer its students. I hope you will take full advantage of its services and ask for any assistance that you may need.<\/p>\n<p>I wish you all the best on your academic journey!<\/p>\n<p>Sincerely,<\/p>\n<p><em>Dr. Vanessa Morest<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Provost &amp; Vice President of Academic Affairs<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Welcome from WCC&#8217;s Vice President of Student\u00a0Affairs<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-4464 size-full alignright\" style=\"font-size: 1.15em;\" src=\"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/suny-wcc-collegesuccess2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4279\/2018\/05\/DanteCantu-pic.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"145\" height=\"204\" srcset=\"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/suny-wcc-collegesuccess2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4279\/2018\/05\/DanteCantu-pic.jpg 145w, https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/suny-wcc-collegesuccess2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4279\/2018\/05\/DanteCantu-pic-65x91.jpg 65w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 145px) 100vw, 145px\" \/><\/h2>\n<p>SUNY WCC\u2019s mission to provide a high quality education that is accessible and affordable &#8230; this resonates deeply with me.\u00a0 The college community is full of many talented and dedicated members that understands the mission-driven work currently being done for students to succeed here and beyond.\u00a0 As you move forward, be sure to cultivate connections in the classroom and across the institution.\u00a0 You will find that SUNY Westchester Community College is an exceptional place for students and will help ensure you to succeed in your future endeavors.<\/p>\n<p>Doing this work is not \u201cjust a job\u201d for every individual within the Division of Student Affairs. 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