Student Success Day
Contact Information
SSD Committee
ssd@inverhills.edu
Start in Heritage Hall
Register in Heritage Hall to receive and wear a free admissions name tag that gives you entrance into the events and free food. Also get an up-to-date schedule with room numbers.
"Student Success Day is a huge perk to my college experience; I have attended other colleges and never felt like my success was important to them. Inver Hills shows me through Student Success Day that it cares about what I'm getting out of my education. Student Success Day has become an event I look forward to." --Anonymous
Student Success Day
The Student Success Day schedule is available here. Room locations will be available at check-in in Heritage Hall.
What is SSD?
One day per semester, almost all classes are cancelled, 8 am to 7 pm, for SSD events. On this day, you may meet with your teachers, attend sessions, hear a keynote speaker, and eat free. You also may go to SSD Online anytime to find over one thousand virtual SSD sessions. Discover how to be more successful--as a student and person--whether you are starting college, focusing on a major, or working toward a career.
The next SSD is Tuesday, February 7th, 2012.
- See your teachers who may be available in their offices, starting at 9am.
- Visit our Transfer Fair and many other special events.
- Find academic/career counselors available for walk-in meetings.
- Hear nationally and regionally known speakers at keynote events and leadership workshops.
- Enjoy any of 60+ sessions on how to be successful in college/careers, starting at 9:00am
- Discover how to make $mart Money decisions in financial workshops.
- Eat free: coffee, juice, donuts, & fruit 8:30 to 10:00 am or until gone; popcorn 10 am-2 pm; free pizza & pop at lunch 11:45 am.
Spring 2012 Keynote Speaker - Toby Causby
Preparing for the Journeys of a Lifetime
"Life is either a daring adventure, or nothing."- Helen Keller 
Life is a grand adventure taking us from cradle to grave. For student leaders, every academic year is a journey unto itself offering opportunities to explore, to discover, to encounter, and to experience new and exciting people, places, and things.
"The journey of a thousand miles begins with one step." -Lao Tzu
This program introduces the first five essential steps for every successful journey:
- Determining your Destination: Catching a compelling vision
- Mapping your Terrain: Establishing significant goals
- Plotting your Itinerary: Crafting a workable plan
- Packing for Progress: Identifying strategies that sustain you
- Preparing for Detours, Pitfalls and Distractions: Troubleshooting unforeseen challenges
Keynote Workshop
But what can I do? Unleashing your passion in service to the world
Are you destined to make great contributions to your world? I believe you are! Come discover four steps to unleashing our world's greatest natural resource: your passion. Participants beware - this program is not designed for anyone happy to spend their life on the sidelines. Attending this program just might forever change the way you live your life.
