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#VirtualOfficeHoursChallenge Steps

• Visit one or more of your professor’s virtual office hours for a minimum of 3 times through March 3.
• Submit a minimum of three dates, times and faculty name(s) of virtual office hours you have done through March 3, 2021.
• Six entrants will receive $250 for a “Study Space Makeover”
• Winners should submit a testimonial success story by March 15 to ssp@spelman.edu for a college-wide feature #VirtualOfficeHoursChallenge
• ******Follow us on IG @SpelSuccess for TWO entries******

Spring 2021 #VirtualOfficeHoursChallenge

Fall 2020 Winners

Spelman Student Success Pledge

Participants commit to attend class, attend at least three virtual faculty office hour sessions, attend Student Success & Group activities and complete online success tools on the SSP Moodle page.

Pledge Today

Spring 2021 #LevelUpChallenge

This challenge is the next step for students who have completed the Success Pledge and includes meeting with a Strategic Success Advisor at least two times and creating a personal success playbook.

#LevelUp Today

Alanna Johnson Stewart, C'2021
Biology Major

 "Many thanks to the Student Success Program! This giveaway enabled me to purchase supplies like pens, pencils, a wireless mouse, and even a desk mate - a beta fish named Dorothy. The challenge overall motivated and inspired me to create the habit of attending office hours, which I maintained after the challenge was over. It can be difficult to keep up with positive academic habits when everything is virtual, so thank you, Student Success Program, for your continued and active efforts to empower the Spelman community to maintain their academic success through such difficult times!"

La’Niya Owens, C'2021
Education Studies Major

"My name is La'Niya Owens and I was selected as a winner of the Virtual Office Hours Challenge!  I would like to say thanks to Spelman's Student Success Program for gifting me with $250 to put towards my study space. With Spelman being virtual for the fall semester, I definitely utilized going to my professors' office hours more, which resulted in me being rewarded. As a senior, elementary education major, my study time consisted of a lot of lesson planning! Therefore, I was able to purchase a new planner, dry erase board, teacher decor, and other teacher necessities in order for to me to plan and study effectively! Again, I want to say thank you so much to Spelman's Student Success Program!"

Jayna C. Bryant, C'2023
Biochemistry Major

“With the help of the Student Success Program's services, I was able to finish off my fall semester very strong. Attending office hours with my professors and spending extra time on assignments with tutors really aided me in excelling in the classroom. Winning the study space makeover allowed me to revamp my study space to incorporate stationery items that helped keep me organized. I am excited to start the spring semester in a new and cute environment!”

Sharadiant Turner, C'2022
Mathematics Major

Hunter Christopher, C'2023
Biology Major