THRIVE - Director Notes

  THRIVE Director Notes Posts on this Blog will be directed to help families see what is going on in our THRIVE Program.  Items discussed on the Blog have already occurred.  To keep updated on what’s coming up please refer to the THRIVE activity calendar or UCM activity calendar. First-Year Students: University Foundations: Debra Southard     Students this week took a test over chapter 3. For the most part, they did pretty well. Also this week we talked about determination, persistence, and patients. We watched a true story movie called “Door to Door” about a salesman with cerebral palsy. We discussed his drive and work ethic. Students were assigned to make a jam board about Bill Porter and the characteristics he possessed.  Individual & Family Health and Relationships:  Debra Southard & Lisa Garnier  The week had sensitive and serious topics. We explained we were preparing students to be adults. The topics included self-love, taking ...

  THRIVE Director Notes Posts on this Blog will be directed to help families see what is going on in our THRIVE Program.  Items discussed on the Blog have already occurred.  To keep updated on what’s coming up please refer to the THRIVE activity calendar or UCM activity calendar. First-Year Students: University Foundations: Debra Southard     This week's topic is time management. Students made their own todo list. We have several ways to make a to-do list using apps or just writing it down. We used notability to take notes on chapter 3. Every Thursday point sheets are due. About half the students completed the sheets. Thursday during class time was taken up completing point sheets, deposit slips, and store purchase papers.  Individual & Family Health and Relationships:  Debra Southard & Lisa Garnier The topic this week was abusive relationships. We watched an old but goodie video about a young couple. We identified the red flags in relatio...

  THRIVE Director Notes Posts on this Blog will be directed to help families see what is going on in our THRIVE Program.  Items discussed on the Blog have already occurred.  To keep updated on what’s coming up please refer to the THRIVE activity calendar or UCM activity calendar. First-Year Students: University Foundations: Debra Southard     This has been a busy week. We took our first test. Students reflected on the connection between the time they studied equaled to the feeling of being prepared. We discussed time management and that will be an ongoing topic. Also in class, we have three former students come in and have a panel discussion. Current THRIVE students got an opportunity to ask questions without a teacher present. About anything related to college life and THRIVE.  Individual & Family Health and Relationships:  Debra Southard & Lisa Garnier Dating was the topic this week. We discussed how to start dating, how to break up, tre...

  THRIVE Director Notes Posts on this Blog will be directed to help families see what is going on in our THRIVE Program.  Items discussed on the Blog have already occurred.  To keep updated on what’s coming up please refer to the THRIVE activity calendar or UCM activity calendar. First-Year Students: University Foundations: Debra Southard   We took a tour of the learning commons in the library. They explained the services they provided to all UCM students. We went over Chapter one this week. Topics of discussion included: connecting to others on campus, expectations of instructors, differences between high school and college, and smart goals.   Nash was helping the students get ready for the weekend… it was so tiring. Individual & Family Health and Relationships:  Debra Southard & Lisa Garnier The topic in IFHR this week was conflict resolution and getting along with other people. Students talked about the importance of respect and compromise i...