{"id":184965,"date":"2014-11-14T04:00:49","date_gmt":"2014-11-13T18:00:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/?p=184965"},"modified":"2014-11-14T04:00:49","modified_gmt":"2014-11-13T18:00:49","slug":"november-cnmi-college-month","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/november-cnmi-college-month\/","title":{"rendered":"November is CNMI College Month"},"content":{"rendered":"

November 2014 was officially proclaimed CNMI College Month with Lt. Gov. Jude U. Hofschneider inking the proclamation yesterday at Building D-1 of the Northern Marianas College<\/p>\n

\u201cI recognize the Northern Marianas College\u2026for helping to prepare the people of the CNMI for fulfilling careers and for serving as the engine to drive the economic growth and the social and cultural vitality of the Commonwealth,\u201d Hofschneider read before signing the proclamation. <\/p>\n

\"Lt.
Lt. Gov. Jude U. Hofschneider, center, proclaims November 2014 as CNMI College Month at the Northern Marianas College yesterday. With him are acting NMC president Christopher Timmons, left, and student leader Jolly Ann Cruz. (Dennis B. Chan)<\/figcaption><\/figure>Joining him were acting NMC president Christopher Timmons, director of human resources and NMC\u2019s legal counsel, and student leader and environmental advocate Jolly Ann Cruz, president of NMC\u2019s Environmental Natural Resource Organization.<\/p>\n

Cruz read from the proclamation commending NMC for \u201claunching student success,\u201d as many of its graduates are now business, government, and community leaders in the CNMI and abroad, the document said.<\/p>\n

NMC has a busy college month ahead. Notably they have outreach seminars throughout the last week of the month for the potentially college-bound<\/p>\n

The \u201cStart Smart Seminars\u201d will inform students of the benefits of a college degree, resources to pay for college, and different majors and careers available.<\/p>\n

On top of this, NMC graduates will share their college experiences with high schools. <\/p>\n

The seminars start Friday next week, Nov. 21, and continue on Nov. 24, and 25. A \u201cStudent Success Series Workshop\u201d is also planned on Nov. 25 to help students take advantage of the Nutrition Assistance Program while in college.<\/p>\n

Originally set for Oct. 30, the proclamation was pushed to mid-November.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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