My Fellow Students:

             I welcome you all to another wonderful year at Cabrillo. It is my honor to be serving as your Student Body President for a second term. The Student E-Newsletter has had a makeover since last year and now has its own website. I encourage you to check the new site often as new updates will occur regularly.

Over the summer there have been policy changes made that affect our education. The first major change is the shortening of the period of time that you have to drop a course without receiving a W from 4 weeks to 2 weeks. This means that if you are in a course that you want to drop, please do it right away and not wait till the last minute. With courses being so impacted and many students being turned away, the sooner you drop before the two weeks, you not only avoid receiving a W, but if there is a student unable to get in, it could free up a space for them.  To find out more information about how to drop a course, click here.

The second major change is the limit to only being able to repeat a class three times. If you are gearing up to retake a course this semester or if during the semester you find you’re having some difficulties with a class, I urge you to take advantage of the many services that Cabrillo offers such as tutoring. To find out more information about this, click here.

Beyond these, there have also been changes to financial aid and because of the budget reductions, many services and programs have been impacted. All of the staff and faculty here at Cabrillo are doing their absolute best to help you succeed, so please be patient and understanding as we all work through this extremely difficult time. To find out about the changes being made to financial aid, visit their website by clicking here.

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-Charlotte Achen, ASCC Student Senate President