Did you know that HACC has an agreement with select school districts in our service areas to provide a tuition reduction to their students? These school districts have agreed to pay a portion of your tuition if you have lived in their school district for at least a year- even if you did not go to high school in the area. The good news is that this benefit will not cost you anything! All you have to do to receive the tuition discount is show that you have lived in that school district for at least a year and submit the necessary application to your school district. To learn more about this tuition reduction opportunity, click here. If you have questions about this or how it applies to your account, contact the Welcome Center.

HACC Tutoring is hosting an Everyday English Skills Workshop Mondays from noon to 1:30 p.m. The workshop is led by Maggie Sweeney (HACC faculty member and reading and writing tutor). There are three sections; which last two to three weeks, each.

Previous session topics from March and April include:

At Home

• Cellphone Skills

  • Setting up voice mails

  • Practice making calls and leaving messages

• Setting up Gmail

  • Email writing etiquette

• Internet searches

  • using keywords

• Finding doctors, dentists, businesses and more

In the Community

• What makes a community?

  • Vocabulary and phrases for asking questions in each location

• Practice using interactive maps of HACC communities

  • Learn about signs and rules in the community

  • Students will locate businesses: banks, libraries, police stations, firehouses, mechanics and restaurants

• Practice dialogue for making appointments, going shopping and asking for directions

The current section began in April and will continue through May, see the topics below:

Employment

• Discuss jobs

  • First job

  • Best job

  • Worst job

• Vocabulary – job/career-related words

You do not need to register and can join any session, even if you missed the first one. If you would like to participate, visit the tutoring drop-in room here, https://bapps.hacc.edu/zoom/?room=TUTORING; Mondays at 12 p.m.

For even more English language practice, you can join our English Language Conversation Group. Mondays from 3 p.m. to 4 p.m. at the same link.

Happy May, HACC Student! As you anticipate the fast-approaching end of the semester and begin to imagine warmer days, being with family and friends and getting to take a break from such busy schedules, we wish to remind you to take care of your mental health. Although more free time in the summer can be helpful, not having a routine can impact the way you’re feeling mentally. This month we’ve gathered helpful resources below that will help jump-start your summertime mental wellness. Find more resources on the HACC calendar of events during the month of May!

1. Writing A Self-Care Plan | May 18 @ 6 p.m. | FREE Webinar | Registration required: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/writing-a-self-care-plan-tickets-257049641397?aff=ebdssbonlinesearch

2. Virtual Mental Wellness Meet-Up | May 4 @ 6:30 p.m. | FREE Event | Registration required: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/mental-wellness-meetup-tickets-228301535037?aff=ebdssbonlinesearch

3. Creating a Low-Stress Environment and Minimizing Crises | May 3 @ 1 p.m. | FREE Webinar | Registration required: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/creating-a-low-stress-environment-and-minimizing-crises-free-webinar-tickets-299184848937?aff=ebdssbonlinesearch

Empowering Loved Ones | May 12 @ 1 p.m. | FREE Webinar | Registration required: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/empowering-loved-ones-free-webinar-tickets-299575256657?aff=ebdssbonlinesearch

Join our team at HACC!

We’re looking for student workers for summer/fall 2022 semester at the Harrisburg Campus and for the fall 2022 semester at the Lancaster Campus.

If you are interested, please contact Patty Lentz at palentz@hacc.edu. This is a great opportunity to further engage in the HACC community and get involved as a student! Furthermore, students will gain a wealth of experience in event management, game-day operations, customer service, athletic facility management and much more!

The following roles are looking to be filled:

• Front Desk Attendant

• Fitness Center Attendant

• Game Day/Athletic Event Management

• Game Day Score Table Management for Women’s Volleyball, Men & Women’s Basketball, and Soccer

Be sure to check the Hawks Wellness Calendar for monthly programs and events. In March Women’s History Month was celebrated with two programs honoring tennis icon, Billie Jean King; a film screening of Billie Jean King Documentary: A Female Tennis Champion and Billie Jean King TEDTalk on her Battle of the Sexes tennis match. April provided great wellness programming, such as WellSpan Health Virtual National Diabetes Prevention Program (Prevent T2) workshop. Additionally, in celebration of National Deaf History Month, students were welcomed to watch a TEDTalk with Tamika Catchings, a 4x Olympic Gold Medalist, who overcame her hearing impairment and found her voice through sports.