Onyx Spring-Summer 2018

Out of The Woods In collaboration with the SMWC Alumni Association, the Office of Advancement, Student Life and Career Development Center planned a four part series to target all seniors in both the campus and Woods Online programs. The goal was to arm students with the professional skills they need upon entering the workforce. The four workshops included topics on how to network, how to afford adulting (budgeting/financial planning), how to negotiate a job offer and the fourth event was a reception with the SMWC Board of Trustees to allow for networking and professional connections.

2018 Great Start Boot Camp

The Great Start Boot Camp was made possible by the Indiana Commission for Higher Education Stan Jones Student Success Grant. It was for first and second year students and was held on March 28, 2018. Students were excused from class to attend and were invited to participate in various workshops on topics such as: digital profiles, how to market yourself, how to achieve your career goals, overcoming public speaking anxiety, connecting to opportunities outside of The Woods, what makes a good leader and dining etiquette.

The Coca-Cola bottle’s iconic contour design was created by the Terre Haute-based Root Glass Company in 1915. The Vigo County Historical Society and Museum led a Coca-Cola Bottle Sculpture public art project in which SMWC was a sponsor of a large fiberglass Coca-Cola bottle sculpture. Several students spent their Christmas break assisting alum and artist Jody O’ Neil, SP, ’73 in handpainting a mural on the bottle. They painted acorns and oak trees, as well as some of the images depicting student life on campus. Twenty-seven bottles were painted by various businesses or organizations and displayed at a public reception. SMWC’s bottle is now located on the walkway to the Rooney Library. Artist Jody O’Neil, SP, '73 paints the SMWC-sponsored Coca-Cola bottle sculpture with student Bry’Chell Johnson and alums Jordyn Lloyd '18 and Bria Hill '17 . SMWC Students Participate in Community Art Project

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