{"id":8630,"date":"2023-03-06T16:41:27","date_gmt":"2023-03-06T16:41:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thesouthtexan.com\/?p=8630"},"modified":"2023-03-08T22:45:19","modified_gmt":"2023-03-08T22:45:19","slug":"second-year-student-success-matters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thesouthtexan.com\/index.php\/2023\/03\/06\/second-year-student-success-matters\/","title":{"rendered":"Second year student success matters<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Javelina Squared focused on sophomore class inclusion<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Second-year Javelinas<\/p>\n\n\n\n

recently gathered at the Javelina Student Engage- ment Center for an eve- ning filled with knowl- edge, food, games and giveaways. The Javelina squared event had booths representing a variety of on-campus resources to inform students about who they can turn to in times of need while at Texas A&M University \u2013 Kingsville (TAMUK).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI think as a freshman you get overwhelmed with just adjusting to col- lege and learning your way around campus and knowing where things are, and so as you\u2019re in your sophomore year, it\u2019s a great time to actually speed up to learn about the exciting opportuni- ties that await you for the<\/p>\n\n\n\n

rest of your college career like study abroad, in- ternships or undergrad- uate research,\u201d Former Associate Vice President for Student Success Dr. Shannon Baker said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This event, held Feb. 23, was hosted by the Center for Student Success, the goal being to target sec- ond year students who are completing their col- lege careers. As students entered, they signed in to be entered into a raffle for three giveaway priz- es (Air pods, Bose head- phones or iPad). Free dinner was catered by local restaurants (Brays, El Tapatio and Spice Sta- tion) for students to grab a bite to eat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI like the abundance of resources that the campus offers. I\u2019m going to try out the massage chairs in Student Health and Wellness now that I know about them,\u201d soph- omore Justin Cappadona said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Javelina squared had more than 10 different campus resources, such<\/p>\n\n\n\n

as TRIO Student Sup- port Services, Career En- gagement, D.E.C. Mak- ers Space and Student Health and Wellness, in attendance. All repre- sentatives came out to educate the members of the student body. Many booths gave out informa- tional pamphlets, flyers and items to ensure that students remember what their program brings to the table and how to con- tact them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cMy program in par- ticular is looking for stu- dents who have over 60 hours so sophomores can come out and find pro- grams that are looking for them specifically to help them out in what- ever they can,\u201d McNair Scholars Program Coor- dinator Veronica Arella- no said. \u201cIt\u2019s important for students to know that we\u2019re on campus and that our facilities or programs can provide all these op- portunities. If they don\u2019t know then they can\u2019t take advantage of all that we have to offer.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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