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IVCC opens registration for college readiness program · Illinois Valley - Shaw Local

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  Speaker 1: IVCC opens registration for college readiness program. Written by Shaw
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  Speaker 1: Local News Network. This article is being read by an
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  Speaker 1: College is accepting registrations for get set, a two day
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  Speaker 1: college readiness program designed to prepare new students for the
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  Speaker 1: transition to college life. The program runs July twenty eight,
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  Speaker 1: twenty nine, from nine am to two pm in Room
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  Speaker 1: CTC one twenty five at the Oglesby Campus. Participants should
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  Speaker 1: apply by July twentieth. Get Set covers essential college skills
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  Speaker 1: navigating campus technology, managing time, understanding academic expectations, and connecting
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  Speaker 1: with campus resources and other students. Students will also explore
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  Speaker 1: careers using virtual reality technology and take a guided walk
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  Speaker 1: to locate their classrooms. The program began as a two
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  Speaker 1: transition course for students with learning differences, but has expanded
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  Speaker 1: to serve a broader audience, said Tina Hardy, coordinator of
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  Speaker 1: the Center for Accessibility and Neurodiversity and co creator of
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  Speaker 1: get set. This year's streamline two day program still focuses
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  Speaker 1: on skills and readiness that are essential in college success,
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  Speaker 1: Hardy said. Hardy and Ashley Carls who teaches college readiness
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  Speaker 1: at Ottawa Township High School, will co teach the program.
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  Speaker 1: Faculty will participate in a panel session to discuss academic
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  Speaker 1: expectations to register, visit organizers will contact applicants before the
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  Speaker 1: program begins