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Talk-Line: Jenn Schultz, Sauk Valley Community College · WIXN AM 1460 - Shaw Local Radio

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  Speaker 1: We are quarter past the hour. This is Thursday. It's
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  Speaker 1: April third, the year is twenty twenty five. The first
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  Speaker 1: Thursday of the month is always reserved for our friends
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  Speaker 1: from Sock Valley Community College. Welcome to stalk Talk for
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  Speaker 1: April of twenty twenty five news and information from Sock
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  Speaker 1: Valley Community College and to deliver the goods today, we
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  Speaker 1: turned to the financial assistance director at Sock Valley Community
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  Speaker 1: College pitch batting for Jim Grove today. Our marketing manager
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  Speaker 1: is out with business on hand, but our financial assistance
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  Speaker 1: director is live at the microphones with us this morning
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  Speaker 1: too share the good news from Stock Valley Community College.
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  Speaker 1: Her name is Jen Schultz and she is with us
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  Speaker 1: today here at Wixent.
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  Speaker 2: Good morning, ma'am, Good morning. What an honor to hap
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  Speaker 2: be here this morning.
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  Speaker 1: Well, it is nice to have you with us, and
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  Speaker 1: I thank you for again making the again coverage for
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  Speaker 1: us at Stock Valley Community College. Jim, of course, is
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  Speaker 1: working on some things at the college, so Jen has
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  Speaker 1: stepped in to talk about news and information not only
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  Speaker 1: in her area, but we are to expand and talk
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  Speaker 1: about some various areas of Stock Valley Community College as
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  Speaker 1: we move forward. Into the spring of twenty twenty five,
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  Speaker 1: but I did want to concentrate on Jennifer Jen's area
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  Speaker 1: this morning. First of all, how long you've been with.
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  Speaker 2: The seventeen years. Good for you.
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  Speaker 3: Yeah, yeah, it's been a great opportunity and a place
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  Speaker 3: to be. So I really couldn't imagine myself anywhere else.
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  Speaker 1: Yeah, And as financial assistance director, obviously, you know, when
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  Speaker 1: we talk about financial assistance, we're talking about, you know,
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  Speaker 1: getting things set as far as you know, you know,
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  Speaker 1: preparations for students to attend Stock Valley Community College monetarily,
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  Speaker 1: you know, and you know, obviously in your area, anything
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  Speaker 1: that you can do right, you know, to get you know,
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  Speaker 1: those students to exist.
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  Speaker 2: Yeah.
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  Speaker 3: Absolutely, it can be you know, a worrysome process, right,
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  Speaker 3: and so we want to make sure that we make
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  Speaker 3: that as simple and painfree as possible and make sure
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  Speaker 3: that that access is there so that they can get
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  Speaker 3: that higher education.
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  Speaker 1: Absolutely, And that's a Jennifer's expert tease, that's her area
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  Speaker 1: and under her umbrella. We're going to start our topic
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  Speaker 1: list by talking about an area of financial decisions, and
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  Speaker 1: that's the FASTS area. This has been a very interesting
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  Speaker 1: area over the last couple of years, Jen that we
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  Speaker 1: have you know, talked about here.
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  Speaker 3: Absolutely, there was some federal regulations that passed over the
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  Speaker 3: last couple of years Fastest Simplification, you know, that sort
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  Speaker 3: of shook up that whole process for us. Same changed
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  Speaker 3: some timelines and you know, did cause some issues this
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  Speaker 3: past year. But I feel confident that moving into our
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  Speaker 3: twenty five twenty six year that it will be much
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  Speaker 3: smoother the previous year. The application launched this year has
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  Speaker 3: went smoothly and we will begin processing and awarding packages
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  Speaker 3: here within the next week. So we're in good shape
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  Speaker 3: for this year compared to previous goods.
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  Speaker 1: That's a good thing to know, because yes, we have
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  Speaker 1: had our Like you mentioned, our experiences are kind of
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  Speaker 1: a shake up with with the FAFSA process, uh, and
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  Speaker 1: it has made you know, things in the past recent
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  Speaker 1: past a little bit more difficult for students, right.
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  Speaker 3: It was really hard to advise them when we're not
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  Speaker 3: able to complete that application. If you don't know what
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  Speaker 3: your eligibility is going to look like, it's really hard
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  Speaker 3: to plan around that.
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  Speaker 2: So we just had to be really nimble.
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  Speaker 3: And reactive to family situations and help them as much
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  Speaker 3: as we could.
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  Speaker 1: But with the FASCA program and with Jen's information this morning,
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  Speaker 1: it sounds to me like again we're on the uh,
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  Speaker 1: you know, the better path with FASA now. Uh FAFSA
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  Speaker 1: is is one of those areas I feel and my
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  Speaker 1: family has used it in the past to support This
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  Speaker 1: is kind of a no brainer when it comes to,
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  Speaker 1: you know, financial assistance. Really.
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  Speaker 3: Yeah, absolutely, there's no harm in applying, and I think
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  Speaker 3: that some families are pleasantly surprised right that they determine
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  Speaker 3: that they have eligibility that they didn't realize that they
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  Speaker 3: maybe had, you know, again to help ease that burden
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  Speaker 3: so that higher education is obtainable.
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  Speaker 1: Yeah. Absolutely. Now with that in mind, as you mentioned,
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  Speaker 1: you're starting to work through the FASTA process for this
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  Speaker 1: season already and you've got some workshops coming up.
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  Speaker 2: Yeah.
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  Speaker 3: Absolutely, We've done a lot of outreach at our local
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  Speaker 3: high schools already, but we want to make sure that
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  Speaker 3: we have an additional opportunity for maybe families or students
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  Speaker 3: that haven't filled out there FASTA for the upcoming twenty
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  Speaker 3: five twenty six year. So we'll we'll be hosting an
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  Speaker 3: open house completion workshop on SOX campus from two to
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  Speaker 3: six on April twenty fourth.
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  Speaker 2: Okay, so we will be in the Dylan Mall.
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  Speaker 3: They can simply come in and see us, and we
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  Speaker 3: will have financial aid staff there to walk them through
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  Speaker 3: that process and make it as easy as painfree as possible.
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  Speaker 1: Excellent, excellent. Now FASTA obviously you know, just doesn't cover
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  Speaker 1: you know, out of high school into college. I mean
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  Speaker 1: you can carry this forward right the fastest available you know,
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  Speaker 1: throughout your educationally.
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  Speaker 3: At all levels associates, master's, bachelor's degree, and even for
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  Speaker 3: those trade you know, so it doesn't necessarily if you
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  Speaker 3: wanted to pursue certain certificates, they may be eligible as well.
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  Speaker 1: Yeah, don't give up on it after you know, you
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  Speaker 1: graduate from high school. I mean it is a great
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  Speaker 1: you know step off point, you know, to to again
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  Speaker 1: maybe secure some funds through the faster program. But don't
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  Speaker 1: give up on.
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  Speaker 2: It, absolutely no, because uh the education.
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  Speaker 3: Oh I saw swear I was going with that.
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  Speaker 1: You don't want to give up on it after you
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  Speaker 1: have completed your first year. I mean, once you've completed
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  Speaker 1: your first year, and once you've completed that fast and formed,
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  Speaker 1: don't give up on it for years to come. I mean,
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  Speaker 1: can continue to register, continue because it is a yearly update,
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  Speaker 1: isn't it.
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  Speaker 3: Where I was, Yeah, it is a renewed Yeah, you
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  Speaker 3: have to fill out every year to maintain your eligibility.
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  Speaker 1: Yeah, exactly, So it's renewable every year that you are
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  Speaker 1: again in an educational institution that you need financial assistance
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  Speaker 1: with the fast you Know program is available. So and please,
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  Speaker 1: I would think you know of any walk of life,
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  Speaker 1: in any kind of you know, where you are, as
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  Speaker 1: far as your salaries are concerned, things like that, that
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  Speaker 1: shouldn't matter, you know, apply for it anyway and see
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  Speaker 1: see what you can get.
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  Speaker 3: Absolutely, even though you might not qualify for that, you know,
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  Speaker 3: free federal aid as we call that, there are loan
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  Speaker 3: opportunities out there, you know, to help cover and finance exactly.
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  Speaker 1: But again note that walk in a fastly Completion workshop
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  Speaker 1: at Salk on April the twenty fourth to until sixth
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  Speaker 1: of the Dylan Mall. Again, it's just a simple walk
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  Speaker 1: in that the students can take advantage of from any level. Please,
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  Speaker 1: you know, even if you're a sophomore in college, junior
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  Speaker 1: and college you know, again, walk in and have the
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  Speaker 1: professionals at Stalk Vallet Community College help you out with
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  Speaker 1: your fafts and forms, and.
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  Speaker 3: I would just add we request that you bring a
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  Speaker 3: laptop with you if you are able, we will have
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  Speaker 3: several available if not, and tax information isn't necessarily needed
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  Speaker 3: anymore because of the way they've streamlined that fast food process.
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  Speaker 3: So just yourself and that electronic device should be adequate
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  Speaker 3: for us to walk them through that problems.
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  Speaker 1: Very good, So note that as you make your way
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  Speaker 1: to stock Vallet Community College for that the's a workshop
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  Speaker 1: on April the twenty fourth. Gen Shultz as our financial
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  Speaker 1: assistance director at Sock Valley Community College. At SAL talk
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  Speaker 1: for April of twenty twenty five, we want to talk
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  Speaker 1: about a few different areas other than gens because the
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  Speaker 1: calendar is loaded with some events and activities and so
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  Speaker 1: we wanted to spotlight a couple of those. We get
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  Speaker 1: registration going on again for already summer and fall classes.
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  Speaker 3: Soetly, yeah, next week already, Yeah, that schedule will be
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  Speaker 3: out and students will be able to meet with advisor
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  Speaker 3: and get registered for summer and fall classes.
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  Speaker 2: Wow.
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  Speaker 1: You know, so the cycle just continues at stock Valley
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  Speaker 1: Community College. And I see where we have walk in
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  Speaker 1: registration on a date in April is that right? April
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  Speaker 1: the ninth? Walk in registration? What's that all about?
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  Speaker 2: This?
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  Speaker 3: So students can begin registering on April seventh online, but
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  Speaker 3: if they wanted to register in person with an advisor,
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  Speaker 3: they can come in on April seventh and get registered.
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  Speaker 1: Very good?
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  Speaker 2: Do that? Walk in property good?
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  Speaker 1: All right? So web registration starts April the seventh. It
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  Speaker 1: says here walk in registration April the ninth, But this
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  Speaker 1: jin mentioned it's April the seventh. Then the same date then?
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  Speaker 1: Is that? What it is?
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  Speaker 2: Web registration is the seventh, walking is the ninth.
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  Speaker 1: Okay, we want to make sure that we get those
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  Speaker 1: dates right. So walk in registration two days later on
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  Speaker 1: April the ninth, at Stock Valley Community College had a
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  Speaker 1: little information about the celebration going on at SBCC this year.
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  Speaker 1: What's what's going on with the sixteenth anniversary?
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  Speaker 2: Now?
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  Speaker 3: So we are celebrating sixty years, yes, of being in
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  Speaker 3: our community. What a great honor, yeh right, And so
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  Speaker 3: we will have activities that will be going on to
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  Speaker 3: celebrate that. They are still in preparation, okay, So further
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  Speaker 3: information will be coming about those.
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  Speaker 1: Can't can't divulge too much of that, but it is
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  Speaker 1: the sixtieth anniversary. Were already touting. I see, you know
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  Speaker 1: we've got the.
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  Speaker 2: You know, the our little logo there exactly.
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  Speaker 1: You know already you know that that we're celebrating sixty
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  Speaker 1: years at Stock Valley Community College. So again, happy sixtieth
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  Speaker 1: anniversary to SVCC, and again stand by for some special
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  Speaker 1: news then yes, okay, curving our way from Stock Valley
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  Speaker 1: Community College, we've got some open positions on campus that
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  Speaker 1: you wanted to mention today. There are there openings at
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  Speaker 1: stck Valley Community College as far as position openings.
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  Speaker 3: Absolutely so. On our website, if you go to SVCC
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  Speaker 3: dot edu under those employment opportunities, you can see that
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  Speaker 3: we have several lifting under faculty and understaff. So I
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  Speaker 3: would just highly encourage folks to check those out and
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  Speaker 3: see if they might be interested in joining the Stalk family,
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  Speaker 3: because we are most definitely a great.
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  Speaker 2: Place to be, are we.
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  Speaker 1: I mean, when you go to SVCC dot d U
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  Speaker 1: and I don't know if you're you're that again privy
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  Speaker 1: to this information, Jen, but is it educational opportunities as
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  Speaker 1: well as kind of general opportunities or how's that.
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  Speaker 3: We do have some facultyching positions as well as some
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  Speaker 3: staff support positions.
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  Speaker 1: Very good so and in those areas of Stock Valley
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  Speaker 1: Community College, you may if you're interested in the you know,
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  Speaker 1: climbing to board as an educator at Stock Valley Community
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  Speaker 1: College and obviously have the qualifications to do that. Again,
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  Speaker 1: go to s VCC dot du check out their employment
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  Speaker 1: opportunities at Stock Valley Community College in many areas. Just
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  Speaker 1: some quick hits before we let Jen go. Graduation is next.
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  Speaker 2: Yeah, commetsment.
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  Speaker 3: That's the culmination of what we're yeah, exactly right, the
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  Speaker 3: most exciting time of the year I feel like on campus.
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  Speaker 3: So we will be celebrating on May ninth and we
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  Speaker 3: will have our allied health and then our two separate
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  Speaker 3: commencement ceremonies.
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  Speaker 2: So super excited about that.
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  Speaker 1: Before we should be able to be talking with Jim
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  Speaker 1: and our friends from Soft Valley Community College before commencement
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  Speaker 1: takes place that usually follows the first part of May,
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  Speaker 1: and this isn't until May the ninth, So again, hopefully
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  Speaker 1: we'll have more to share in the commencement field next
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  Speaker 1: month for you right here, But we did want to
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  Speaker 1: put word out about the date of commencement, which is
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  Speaker 1: made the ninth, as Jin just mentioned May the ninth
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  Speaker 1: graduation at Stock Valley Community College, and already we are
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  Speaker 1: looking at the Impact Program once again to take hold
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  Speaker 1: for twenty twenty five into twenty twenty six. And I
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  Speaker 1: see where we got registration for eighth graders going on yep.
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  Speaker 2: That launched just the other day.
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  Speaker 3: So any eighth grade student that is interested in signing
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  Speaker 3: up and becoming an Impact student just needs to make
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  Speaker 3: sure they do that by September first.
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  Speaker 2: Very good.
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  Speaker 1: The Impact Program obviously is always mentioned right now with
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  Speaker 1: Soft Valley Community College because it is such a successful program.
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  Speaker 1: This is the program where again high school students and
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  Speaker 1: then again starting with eighth graders, here we go Ken
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  Speaker 1: register to take part in the Impact Program. That means
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  Speaker 1: working at Ken community activities, and for working at those
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  Speaker 1: community activities, you actually get tuition paid for through Soft
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  Speaker 1: Valley Community College when you put in your time working
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  Speaker 1: those community activities. And registration for that for eighth graders
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  Speaker 1: again is open right now at SoC Valley Community College.
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  Speaker 1: Easy way for all of these informational activities that Jen
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  Speaker 1: talked about SVCC dot edu right the website address is
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  Speaker 1: pretty much the starting point when we're talking about FAFT
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  Speaker 1: so when we're talking about registration, when we're talking about
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  Speaker 1: anniversary activities, go to SVCC dot edu check out their
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  Speaker 1: wonderful website address, and again expand on that and be
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  Speaker 1: listening for our STALC Talk talk lines throughout the year
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  Speaker 1: right here on AM fourteen sixteen FM ninety five one.
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  Speaker 1: Our financial assistant Director, Jenthultz has been our yesterday, and
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  Speaker 1: we thank you so very much, ma'am for all of
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  Speaker 1: the information shared with us this morning.
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  Speaker 2: It's been an honor to be here.
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  Speaker 1: Jen Schultz has been our guest on the sock Talk
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  Speaker 1: talk line today here at wi xcent Height thirty News
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  Speaker 1: Next with Tim Lee on wyxcent