Scottsdale Progress Class of 2020

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Congratulations, class of 2020!

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Congratulations, class of 2020! At Arizona State University, we want to help you along the path toward realizing your goals.

Thousands of incoming first-year and transfer students will soon call ASU home, and we want you to be one of them. Let ASU be part of your academic journey. Map your path to ASU today with ASU’s pathway program.

Ready to start this fall?

The fall 2020 application for admission is open.

Apply today!

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Congratulations Class of 2020!

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Ottawa University enhances student experience

BY CHRISTINA FUOCO-KARASINSKI Progress Staff Writer

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ith the COVID-19 pandemic still dominating the world, high school graduates and transfer students may choose to stay closer to home to continue their studies this fall.

Encouraging students to “Stay Connected, Stay Local,” Ottawa UniversityArizona (OUAZ) wants these bright young minds to consider its Surprise campus at 15950 N. Civic Center Plaza.

“We are preparing all necessary precautions to host students at our brandnew residential campus in Surprise, which also has emergency services on site,” said Dr. Brian Sandusky, OUAZ’s chief enrollment officer. “Students may want to stay close to home and we want them to know about their opportunities here with us. We have new facilities on our campus, which opened in Fall 2019. It’s an exciting time for us here in Surprise.”

Founded in 1865, Ottawa University is a nonprofit, private liberal arts university with its original residential campus in Ottawa, Kansas. The professional campus in Phoenix has been educating adult learners in the Valley for more than 40 years and boasts more than 8,000 alumni. Surprise is home to Ottawa University’s second residential campus.

Housing at OUAZ features a new residence hall with suite-style, fully furnished rooms. Amenities include cable television and a 55-inch, wall-mounted TV, laundry facilities, student lounges and a game room. Scholars Hall accommodates more than 300 students.

Ottawa University offers housing awards for students who hail from the West Valley—Avondale, Buckeye, Deer Valley, El Mirage, Goodyear, Glendale, Litch�ield Park, Peoria, Sun City West, Tolleson, Surprise, Waddell, Whitman and Youngtown.

“We believe a fully rounded educational experience for students includes residential living,” Sandusky said.

Students who stay in university housing for six semesters, or three years, are eligible for 50% off their

Ottawa University Arizona—Surprise Campus offers classes in four-, eight- or 16-week format. (Courtesy Ottawa University)

graduate tuition rate while studying at OUAZ Surprise.

“We want to bring value to our community and our alumni, and this is one example of that mission,” Sandusky said.

Two other new buildings are part of the OUAZ campus. The student union includes a state-of-the-art dining center, an entertainment lounge with indoor/ outdoor �ireplace, fan shop, mailroom, classrooms and banquet hall. It is also home to the new Adawe Center mentorship program, which is designed to help students be successful in their college experience. The new O’Dell Center houses the university’s athletic facilities, �itness and recreational center, Faith Arena, facility and athletic of�ices, additional classrooms and laboratories.

OUAZ offers a variety of majors. Top majors include biology, business, Christian studies and ministry, communication, early childhood education, elementary education, engineering, exercise science, human resources, leadership and management, psychology, secondary education and sport studies.

Ottawa University is committed to developing students to be work-ready and world-ready upon graduation. Personal

Growth Days (PGDs) consist of three important components: Spirit Life, a worship and speaker series; Network Lunch, a community lunch on campus; and Student Development Courses, a series of life- and work-skills workshops “Our chancellor, Dr. Kevin Eichner, came up with the idea of limiting classes on Wednesdays to allow for our PGDs,” Sandusky said.

“We have a variety of guest speakers, such as community- or faith-based leaders. The Wednesday workshops provide students with work-readiness skills, like resume writing and interviewing.

Students need those skills. There’s a focus on world-readiness skills, too. That can be how to buy a house, how to budget, business dinner etiquette, and even changing a tire.”

Ottawa University prides itself on being a “participatory campus.” Students participate in academic clubs, competitive club sports and varsity athletics.

For example, students who participate in the business club gain real-world business experience outside the classroom, while receiving a signi�icant scholarship to help them.

“We have ACT, SAT and GPA scholarships, as well as scholarships for the academic and club sports,” Sandusky said.

“These are unique and lucrative scholarship opportunities for our students.”

Complementing OUAZ’s robust varsity athletic offerings are the university’s competitive club sports. Esports and badminton are starting in the fall. Other programs include ultimate frisbee, cycling, outdoor adventure, bowling and wrestling.

Gone are days of one-size-�its-all scheduling, and OUAZ offers an innovative alternative.

“Our exclusive FlexTerm scheduling is one of our biggest distinguishing features,” Sandusky said. “It has been well received by students.”

FlexTerm scheduling consists of classes offered in a four-, eight- or 16-week term format. Students work with their faculty mentor to assist them with their course scheduling. This �lexible format allows them time to study and participate in activities.

Visit ottawa.edu/ouaz to learn more about OUAZ’s programming and scholarships.

So next semester, remember to “Stay Connected, Stay Local.”

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Coronado Senior’s

Dear Class of 2020, It is hard to believe that we are at the end of your high school journey. At times it has felt like this moment would never arrive, yet at other times it seems to have gone by so quickly.

Although this is not how we envisioned the year would end, you have handled it with such determination and resilience. As you embark on the next chapter of your lives, remember these words of advice: You will make mistakes. Ask yourself what you have learned, and don’t repeat them.You will win and you will lose. Make sure you do both with humility and grace. You will cry, laugh, and cry again. Do so unapologetically.You are the next leaders of the world, the ones who will inspire change. Be a voice for those who cannot speak. Be the eyes for those who cannot see. Listen more than you talk, but most of all, BE KIND. I am proud of you all every day and I believe in you all.

Remember that you will always be a DON! Go DONS! #Classof2020Strong Ms. Palatucci

Class of 2020

Coronado Staff.

To Our Coronado Staff.

It is hard to believe that another school year has come and gone. Who could have imagined that we would have ended our year together, not together?

If this has proven just one thing, it is how proud and inspired we are to be working with such an amazing group. We are proud of how you all have risen to the challenge, and inspired by your resilience and continuous efforts to support our learners. This certainly is a trying time and we are finding ourselves in a position to create and collaborate with each other in so many different ways. You all have done an awesome job of ensuring that our students are supported.

We are proud of you every day, and we believe in you!

Go DONS! Amy Palatucci & Krista Demetrulias

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