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Roane State launches office, website to help parents stay engaged with students

Posted at 7:21 pm March 11, 2018
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Roane State’s new parent portal is online at www.roanestate.edu/parents. The portal offers parents access to campus news and deadlines, personalized newsletters, alerts, and insights into students’ progress and financial details. (Submitted image)

Roane State’s new parent portal is online at www.roanestate.edu/parents. The portal offers parents access to campus news and deadlines, personalized newsletters, alerts, and insights into students’ progress and financial details. (Submitted image)

 

By Bob Fowler, Roane State staff writer

There’s a new office promoting family involvement and providing ways for families help their students succeed at Roane State Community College.

It’s called the Office of Parent and Family Engagement. An integral part of this new office is providing a “parent and family portal” developed by CampusESP. The portal is online at www.roanestate.edu/parents.

The portal, available on any device, allows parents to learn more about their children’s college experience, from campus news and events to notices about tuition and grade-point averages.

Students will be able to determine what access is given to parents or guardians through the new portal. [Read more…]

Filed Under: College, Education, Front Page News Tagged With: CampusESP, Maria Gonzales, Office of Parent and Family Engagement, parent and family portal, Roane State, Roane State Community College, Tennessee Promise

How Roane State helped a young student on her road to MIT

Posted at 11:09 am March 25, 2017
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Emma Batson, who took online classes at Roane State, is now a freshman at MIT. (Submitted photo)

Emma Batson, who took online classes at Roane State, is now a freshman at MIT. (Submitted photo)

By Bob Fowler, Roane State staff writer

It’s a long way from being a bright middle school student to becoming a successful freshman at the prestigious Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

But a Roane State Community College employee helped span that gap, and a mom is forever grateful.

Maria Gonzales, director of student enrollment and recruitment, played a transformative role in helping Emma Batson, 18, now in her second semester at MIT.

“You never know what one person can do to change the trajectory of a person’s life,” said Emma’s mom, Tresa Batson of Karns. “I wanted to let Roane State know what a special person they have in admissions.”

Tresa Batson is a Roane State grad and a Tennessee Promise mentor. “Roane State has a big place in my heart,” she said. [Read more…]

Filed Under: College, Education, Front Page News, Top Stories Tagged With: dual enrollment, dual studies, Emma Batson, Maria Gonzales, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, MIT, Roane State, Roane State Community Ceollege, Tresa Batson

High school seniors invited to Roane State’s Scholarship Saturday on Oct. 1

Posted at 1:15 am September 21, 2016
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High school seniors can sign up for the Tennessee Promise, complete their Free Application for Federal Student Aid, and fill out their college application as part of Scholarship Saturday on October 1 at Roane State Community College’s Roane County campus in Harriman.

The event will last from 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Eastern, and refreshments will be served. Visitors are welcome to drop in anytime between 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. Check-in will be in the lobby of the Dunbar Building.

Roane State financial aid and admissions staff will be available to help students and their families complete their forms.

The deadline to apply for the Tennessee Promise is November 1. [Read more…]

Filed Under: College, Education, Front Page News Tagged With: college application, FAFSA, Federal Student Aid, Free Application for Federal Student Aid, Maria Gonzales, Roane State, Roane State Community College, Scholarship Saturday, Tennessee Promise

Scholarship Saturday at Roane State campuses in Roane, Oak Ridge

Posted at 12:20 am September 17, 2015
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High school seniors can sign up for the Tennessee Promise and fill out their college application as part of Scholarship Saturday on September 26 at Roane State Community College’s Oak Ridge campus and at the college’s Roane County campus in Harriman.

Each event will last from 9 a.m.-noon, and refreshments will be served.

Students who attend the event at the Oak Ridge campus at 701 Briarcliff Avenue will meet in Room 118 in the Goff Health Sciences and Technology Building. Students are asked to reserve a spot by contacting Jim McDaniel at (865) 354-3000, ext. 2362, or [email protected]. [Read more…]

Filed Under: College, Education, Front Page News, K-12, Meetings and Events, Top Stories Tagged With: Bill Haslam, high school seniors, Jim McDaniel, Maria Gonzales, Roane State, Roane State Community College, Scholarship Saturday, Tennessee Promise

High school seniors can sign up for Tennessee Promise at RSCC on Saturday

Posted at 1:49 am September 18, 2014
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High school seniors can sign up for the Tennessee Promise and fill out their college application as part of Scholarship Saturday on September 20 at Roane State Community College’s Oak Ridge campus.

Computer labs in the new Goff Health Sciences and Technology Building will be open from 10 a.m.-2 p.m., and enrollment counselors will be available to help seniors complete their Tennessee Promise applications and college applications.

Pizza will be provided. The campus is located at 701 Briarcliff Avenue.

The event is designed to encourage students to enroll in Tennessee Promise, the state’s new program that provides two years of community college or technical school tuition-free for any student graduating from a Tennessee high school.

The deadline to apply for the Tennessee Promise is Nov. 1. [Read more…]

Filed Under: College, Education, K-12, Top Stories Tagged With: college application, Drive to 55, Goff Health Sciences and Technology Building, high school seniors, Maria Gonzales, Oak Ridge, Roane State Community College, RSCC, Scholarship Saturday, Tennessee Promise

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