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”Come
to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my
yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and
you will find rest for you souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is
light.” Matthew 11:28-30
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The Student Success Centre offers assistance to students in career
planning, personal counseling, academic support, and testing in personal
growth and education. We also offer workshops and seminars. Our offices are
located in North Hall and the Director of Counselling and Career Development
is Wanda J. Johnson. To speak with Ms. Johnson you can call 403-782-3381 ext, 4149. The
Student Success Centre Secretary, ext. 4141,
will be happy to discuss with you the services that we offer.
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Career Planning
Jobs. We all need them. But you don't just want a job.
You want a career. Which one do you want? How do you get into
it? Is there a demand? We can answer all your career-related
questions.
Career Services offered are:
- Career counseling - talk to our counsellor to match your
interests to a certain job area
- Career testing - figure out what your interests are what
you'd be good at, etc.
- Resource Room - look up information on all kinds of jobs
- Workshops - how to write your resume, do Internet job
searches, etc
- Career Days - the first week in November is Career Week
across Alberta. We encourage students, both CUC and PAA, to attend
Career Days and meet guest Professionals who can provide you with
educational information, real life career related experiences, and
answer any questions you may have about their professions.
Personal Counseling
Life is tough sometimes. But we can help with that, too.
Whether you're feeling depressed, confused or just plain scared, we have the
resources on hand to help you figure things out.
We offer:
- A qualified counselor - registered with the Canadian Counseling
Association.
- Help - in areas of abuse, stress management, depression,
alcohol and drug abuse, relationships, anger management, eating disorders, etc.
- Referrals - to off-campus agencies when necessary or desired.
- Seminars -
a) Freedom Breaking the Chains
b) More Freedom
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Tutoring
- Academic tutoring - qualified tutors to help you at
scheduled times
- Writing Lab - Help with research papers and other writing
projects
- Information on student success skills
Testing
Psychometric Testing: Learning more about yourself could be the
key to unlocking your future. We can help you in your self-discovery
with:
- Learning related testing - if you seem to have trouble with
learning (reading, math, and learning disabilities)
- Tests and personality inventories - for example the MBTI
- Other personal growth stuff - in areas like pre-marriage
counseling, spiritual gifts discovery, emotional health, and addictions.
Educational Placement Testing: Tests, tests, tests! There
are so many of them. And we have them all! But they can be very
helpful, especially to anyone planning to go further with their education.
At the Student Success Centre you can get information about and write such
tests as: (click here for links and
abbreviation meanings.)
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