JAG FAM Connection
NOVEMBER 2022
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Family Engagement Office
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Important Dates
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Deadlines and Tuition Fees
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Family Association
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Mays Center
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Clifton Strengths
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Health & Wellness
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Closing Page
Event Flyers 8-12
Event Flyers 20-21 Event Flyer 23 Event Flyer 26
All About Us Who Are We?
How We Define "Family"
1. Parents, Guardians, and Siblings
What We Do
Our Mission is to empower Jaguar family members and Jaguar students with families within the university setting by creating intentional interactions with campus resources, developing a sense of belonging and community, and providing programs and resources to maintain academic and social connections with the jaguar community.
2. Children and Significant Others 3. Extended Family: Aunts, Uncles, Cousins, Nieces, Nephews, and Grandparents 4. Friends 5. Anyone else defined as family in your life
Contact Us Email:
Family@tamusa.edu
Phone:
(210) 784-1452
Engaging Families at Texas A&M University- San Antonio
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR
Dr. Reba Sims
FAMILY STUDENT COORDINATOR
Bianca Gonzalez
FAMILY STUDENT COORDINATOR
Bella Lopez
Check Out Our Resource Guide!
NEWSLETTER
THE JAG FAMILY CONNECTION A&M-San Antonio
Dates to know November 1 Third Installment Due for Deferred Payment Plan (4 and 5 payment plans) November 4-5: Ring Days November 9 Last day to drop with an automatic grade of "W" November 23 Last day to withdraw from the university November 24-November 26 Thanksgiving Holiday - No classes Nov. 29th: Family First Seminar Graduation and Lights of Esperanza
STUDENT BUSINESS SERVICES
Deadlines for Tuition and Fees Fall Semester (16-Week) 2022
Friday, November 1 THIRD INSTALLMENT DUE FOR DEFERRED PAYMENT PLAN (4 AND 5 PAYMENT PLANS)
Thursday, December 1 FOURTH INSTALLMENT DUE FOR DEFERRED PAYMENT PLAN (5 PAYMENT PLAN ONLY)
NOVEMBER IS
NATIVE AMERICAN HERITAGE MONTH CELEBRATION
Designing Your Career :
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Workshop Series
Tuesdays, November 1st | 8th | 15th SciTech 169 | 4:00 - 5:00 PM
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Do you have questions about your future career or don't know what you are going to do your chosen major? Come join us in this workshop series to start designing your future path. Many think that finding a career is like a puzzle but it's more like a mystery and design thinking is meant to solve mystery questions and problems. Don't get stuck, design your way forward!
PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES REQUIRING ACCOMMODATIONS SHOULD CONTACT MAYS@TAMUSA.EDU OR CALL 210.784.1356
November
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Día De Los Muertos Celebration CAB Courtyard | 6:30pm-8:00pm
GOJAGSA GOJAGS
We're Hiring a Peer Mentor! PEER MENTOR JOB OPPORTUNITY Mentor TAMU-SA students while growing your professional and leadership skills Apply to join the Cisneros Institute for Emerging Leaders Team!
To Apply:
https://tamusa.joinhandshake.com/jobs/7039376
Deadline: Nov 4th, 2022
Calling all Family members!
Family Association! Come join the
This organization is designed to empower family members to connect with Jaguar students on and off-campus, promote a sense of home in the A&M-SA community, and provide opportunities for local cultural learning.
Join Today!
General Meeting Schedule 2022 Click here to access the meetings Meeting time is 6:30 pm October 3rd November 7th December 5th
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Hello Jaguar Family Members! Students should lean on us NOW for improving their resume, practicing their introductions, interviews, and other communication, and navigating through their own career development plan. We are excited to support and celebrate your students along with you!
Interview experience! Job Hunting! Networking opportunities!
Check Us Out!
Looking for a summer job or internship? Is your student looking for a job or internship? Look no further! The Office of Family Engagement has you covered. Just head over to Handshake, our online system. On Handshake, your student will find many opportunities including postings, career events, work study opportunities, and more. To begin, have your student go to Handshake and log into JagWire with their credentials. For more information or a quick guide on how to log into Handshake, please click here. Please note that your student will be sent a verification to their University email, and this gets caught in spam sometimes. Have them check that folder to be able to verify.
CLIFTON STRENGTHS
Clifton Strengths Finder is an assessment that provides results of your top strengths! Here at A&MSA we have training Strengths Coaches, are looking for Strengths Champions, and want to focus on utilizing strengths to your advantage over focusing on weaknesses. All first year freshment take this assessment and other students have an opportunity to based on their university engagements. Are you interested in getting your top 5 strengths as a parent or family member? If so, review the Clifton Strengths site and send an interest email to family@tamusa.edu. You may also take the assessment directly from the website. Help us help you cultivate your best self, relate to your student, family members, and other contacts in a more productive way. Remember, we love your students but you are just as important to us! After the assessment, if you are interested in coaching or wanting to better understand your strengths, email family@tamusa.edu to set up a coaching session! We hope to hear from you! Dr. Reba Sims Input | Relator | Learner | Individualization | Achiever
Nov 12 2022 | 1:00-4:00pm
San Antonio Community Code Jam Educational Service Center - Region 20 1314 Hines, San Antonio, TX 78208
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Youth Code Jams are inclusive, hands-on events bringing together kids, their adults and programmers to learn, explore and grow with code. Our community jam events are FREE, fun, family events where K-12 students and their adults learn about computer programming, cyber security, how to stay safe online and other digital concepts and languages from community volunteer programmers. The goal is creative skill building and inquiry for tomorrow’s technology workforce. This event would not be possible without the generous support of our AMAZING sponsors!
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HEALTH AND WELLNESS Seven A&M-San Antonio faculty and staff members collaborated to share their expertise on ways students can enhance their overall well-being. This article provides an overview of eight wellness domains and includes practical tips individuals can implement to maximize wellbeing in each respective domain. This article has been published on the Dean of Students website. For questions or comments, please contact Dr. Mary Buzzetta, director of the Student Counseling Center (SSCC) at, mary.buzzetta@tamusa.edu.
Guardian House also offers Mental Health Counseling Services (currently virtual), including: FREE mental health counseling services through the Guardian House Counseling Clinic (GHCC) Sliding Scale mental health counseling services offered at flexible times, seven days a week, including: Individual Counseling Couples/Marriage and Family Counseling Reunification Counseling Therapeutic Supervised Visitation To inquire/schedule, please call (210) 733-3349 or visit the website at guardianhouse.org.
Clarity Child Guidance Center is a not-for-profit solely dedicated to mental health care for children ages 3-17. They provide the following services as well as free screening and financial aid: child, adolescent, and family therapy (ages 4-17) brief therapy (ages 4-17) group therapy (ages 14-17) psychological assessment (ages 4-17) psychiatric evaluation and management (ages 5-17) day treatment, acute and inpatient care For more information visit www.claritycgc.org or call (210)-616-0300
HEALTH AND WELLNESS CONTINUED... Student Counseling Center Now available 24/7 for all students! In order to reduce the spread of the COVID-19 Delta Variant, the Student Counseling Center will primarily offer services via phone and/or Webex. Any students interested in scheduling an appointment should call (210) 784-1331 Monday through Friday, 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM. If you are experiencing a crisis and/or emergency, please call (210) 784-1331 or visit the Student Counseling Center in Modular C (rear entrance) any time Monday through Friday, 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM. If this is a life-threatening emergency, please use the emergency resources listed below. Emergency Resources 911 and ask for a Mental Health Officer University Police emergency line: (210) 784-1911 The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: (800) 273-8255 The Center for Health Care Services: (800) 316-9241 Family Violence Prevention Services: (210) 733-8810 Text “Help” to the National Crisis Textline: 741-741
IMPORTANT DATES TO KNOW Nov 4-5th: Ring Day Nov. 9th: Last day to drop with an automatic grade of "W" November 23rd: Last day to withdraw from the university/ Thanksgiving Meal with Family Association Nov. 24th-26th: Thanksgiving (UNIVERSITY CLOSED) Nov. 29th: Family First Seminar Graduation and Lights of Esperanza Click the heading to access the full Fall 2021 academic calendar and all the important dates to know.
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CONTACT INFORMATION Office of Family Engagement One University Way Patriots' Casa 104a Family@tamusa.edu (210) 784-1452