Rockland Community College Association Inc

Programs: Student involvement is the hub of student activities and student life on campus. The mission of the student activities office is to provide students with extracurricular activities, leadership development opportunities, networking and skill development. We are here to help students get involved and make them feel invested in their education during their time here at rcc. We offer many leadership opportunities such as leadership positions in student clubs and organizations, the student government association, the student activities board, peer mentoring and the leadership program which certifies student leaders on campus. Students involved in co-curricular activities, or volunteer services will receive recognition for their hard work through the co-curricular transcript and new student orientation now called soar (student orientation, advisement and registration). We also offer services to evening students through the evening star program, and free legal information. In addition, we offer discount tickets to movie theaters, broadway plays, sporting events, great adventure, and hershey park.

the study abroad program is designed to serve students enrolled in the sam draper honors program as well as other students who qualify for study at the international summer school programme at cambridge university. These students study at cambridge inexpensively, in short time frames and with existing courses that are accepted by the curriculum committee of rockland community college. In july and august of 2017, nineteen students studied science, literature, history, creative writing, and shakespeare at cambridge university. Students were given detailed course syllabi that outlined course expectations and grade requirements. These students were abroad for 14-16 days. They were required to complete academic projects such as journals, travel logs, museum visits, and research papers in order to fulfill their course requirements. The goal for the program was to assure that all these students a) grew as international citizens, b) developed cultural awareness, c) completed all academic requirements, and d) travelled comfortably and safely. We measured these outcomes against stated assignment goals as well as responses to personalized feedback. We also required students to complete a pre- and post-survey to measure their global engagement. Cambridge coordinator dr. Butler, with the support of honors assistant coordinator carol coiro, oversaw the planning, budgeting, marketing, recruitment, and enrollment processes for the cambridge program. All of the 2017 cambridge students who returned to rcc for the fall 2017 semester were asked to attend the october 23rd information session for the 2017 cambridge program in order to speak about their experience.