College and Career Happenings
November 2015
Junior sessions
- determine what matters most for college and career planning
- use Family Connection and the DGN website to access information and dates students will need throughout the school year
- use Family Connection to research careers that fit specific interests
- use Family Connection to complete a college search.
Conquering College Costs
If you missed the "Conquering College Costs" presentation featuring Frank Palmasani's Financial Fit program and College Countdown website, click here for the handouts, presentation slides, and access to the Financial Fit program for free. All of the documents are linked under the Financial Fit heading. These resources have the potential to drastically impact the cost of college for families.
Contact the College and Career Center with any questions about the presentation or the resources.
College and Career Planning Night
College Visit Information
Parents can view a list of college representatives visiting DGN by following these steps.
1. Log in to Family Connection
2. Click on "I'm a guest"
3. Enter the password "purpleandwhite"
4. Click on the colleges tab on the left side.
5. Upcoming college visit information can be found on the right side
Students can sign up to meet with college representatives visiting DGN by following these steps.
1. Log in to Family Connection
2. Click on the "colleges" tab
3. "view upcoming visits"
4. Next to the college you choose, click "sign up"
5. "sign me up"
6. Pick up the purple pass the morning of the visit from the College and Career Center.
Scholarship Information
Students can utilize the scholarship list by doing the following:
1. Log in to Family Connection
2. Click on the "colleges" tab
3. Scroll down to "scholarships & money"
4. Click on "scholarship list"
Summer Enrichment Opportunities
1. Log in to Family Connection using student or guest access (directions for guest access can be found above in the College Visit Information section).
2. Click on the "colleges" tab
3. Scroll down to "college research"
4. Click on "enrichment programs"
Events
Events at the University of Illinois
Discover Aurora University Informaitonal Meeting for Spanish Speaking Families
Presentations include:
- Application process
- Financial aid process
- Student life
- Faculty, student, and parent panel
To register go to aurora.edu/spanishevent. For more information contact Joel Ortega at jortega2aurora.edu or call 630-844-3853.
Tuesday, Jan 19, 2016, 10:00 AM
Perry Theatre 344 S. Gladstone Avenue, Aurora
College and Career Center
Email: tmanderino@csd99.org
Website: http://north.csd99.org/
Location: Room 127
Phone: 630-795-8021
Twitter: @DGNCCC