Need to Change Your Class Registration? Here’s What to Know:
To add or drop a class after Week 2, you will need to submit a petition, and there’s a $100 late fee.
If you’re unsure about the process or need help making changes, please reach out to your TRIO advisor.
Important: If you receive financial aid, keep in mind that dropping below 12 credits could lower the amount of aid you receive. Make sure to check with Financial Aid before making changes!
Have you completed your FAFSA yet?
The 2025-26 FAFSA for is now available for all students. Complete the form to apply for financial aid for college or graduate school for the upcoming academic year. Click here to apply: https://studentaid.gov/h/apply-for-aid/fafsa
The 2025-26 WASFA is also available now, apply here: https://wsac.wa.gov/202425-FAFSA-Updates
The Evergreen Scholarship Application is OPEN!
There are two scholarship opportunities.
The 2025 Spring and Summer Scholarship Application
These scholarships are available to students studying during the academic year 2024-25 (Spring and Summer 2025).
Closes: March 1, 2025, at 11:59 pm
Recipients will be notified of awards by March 28, 2025
The 2025-26 Undergraduate Scholarship Application
These scholarships are available to students studying during the academic year 2025-26.
Closes: March 1, 2025, at 11:59 pm
Recipients will be notified of awards by May 2, 2025
To apply for scholarships, visit the scholarship portal: https://www.evergreen.edu/admissions-and-aid/financial-aid/scholarships
External Scholarship Opportunity
The Washington State Employee Credit Union (WSECU) is now accepting applications for their annual scholarship program. Every year they award $100,000 to members of all ages, backgrounds and interests to advance their education.
$2,000 for two-year colleges and vocational schools
$3,000 for four-year undergraduate programs and graduate programs
They are accepting applications through February 10, 2025. Apply here: WSECU Scholarship
TRIO Announcements
TRIO Study Hall: The TRIO Study Hall is a great opportunity to get study support from our tutor coordinator, find study partners/body-doubles, meet other TRIO students and enjoy some delicious snacks!
When: Wednesday from 2-4 PM
Peer Tutoring: TRIO Students can receive 1:1 peer tutoring support for up to 3 hours a week.
Tutoring Services include:
• Receiving tutoring on a language or academic subject
• Support with time management and organization skills
• Help to understand and complete assignments
To Request a peer tutor please talk to your TRIO academic advisor, and they can help you fill out the form.
Campus Activities
BLISS will be providing a chili lunch in the SEAL every second and fourth Thursday of the month during the Winter quarter. All students are welcome to join and warm up on chilly days. Lunch begins at 11:30 AM and goes until the chili is gone!
Dates: January 23, February 13 and 27, March 13
In Transition-A community-building gathering for folks at any stage of gender exploration. Meet at 4:30 PM in the SEAL (CAB 310).
BLISS is now overseeing all Racial/Ethnic Identity-Based student organizations. Students interested in forming a student organization, please email bliss@evergreen.edu to connect with a staff member.
Campus Resources
FREE Calm subscription for Evergreen Students! Student Engagement, Equity, and Support (SEES) is excited to offer a new resource for Evergreen students! Calm, the world’s #1 app for sleep, meditation, and relaxation, is here to help you manage stress, sleep more soundly, and cultivate mindfulness.
Plan features include
100+ guided meditations
Sleep support
Music for focus & relaxation
Daily meditations
Guided breathwork & body scans
To activate your subscription, visit https://www.calm.com/b2b/evergreenedu/subscribe. Use your evergreen email to sign up but please use a different password for Calm.
Academic Statement Workshop
Please join the Writing Center for their academic statement workshop! Writing Center staff will guide students in reflecting on their learning at Evergreen and on their academic and professional goals and values. Students will learn how to organize their ideas into a unique and cohesive piece of writing that expresses who they are as a scholar.
Olympia
When: Wednesday, February 5 from 3 – 4:30 PM
Where: In-person in Purce Hall 4 and on Zoom: https://evergreen.zoom.us/j/4631248757
Tacoma:
When: Saturday, January 25 from 10 - 11:30 AM.
Where: In-person on the Tacoma campus and on Zoom: https://evergreen.zoom.us/j/4631248757
Basic Needs Center
The Basic Needs Center facilitates access to essential resources such as housing, food, clothing, hygiene products, and community services, at no cost to students. The Basic Needs Navigator offers private one-on-one and virtual appointments and helps students connect to community resources through tailored referrals and advocacy.
The Basic Needs team collaborates with support services across campus and a variety of community partners – including peer support, transportation, health services, legal aid, family support, and more - to ensure students have the guidance they need to navigate local resources/services and overcome challenges. Bilingual support is available in English/Spanish. They are now offering SNAP/EBT referral support via Unite Us.
When: Monday and Friday from 1-5 PM by appointment only Wednesday 1-5 PM, drop-ins
Location: CAB 135
To make an appointment go here: Book an appointment with BNC. Students will get a 30 min slot to shop around for items! To learn more please visit: https://www.evergreen.edu/current-students/emergency-resources
Evergreen Satellite Foodbank
In partnership with Thurston County Foodbank, The Evergreen State College offers a foodbank satellite right here on campus to students, faculty, staff and the surrounding community!
When: 2nd and 4th Tuesday of the month, 2-4 PM Where: Campus Activities Building (CAB) 135
For other Thurston County Food Bank distribution times and locations visit: https://tcfb.org/services/locations/pick-u
Tacoma Food Access Resources
For a complete list of Food Distribution in the Tacoma area: https://www.efoodnet.org/find-food/ Housing Resources
Facing housing insecurity? Evergreen's Case Manager for Student Success provides housing resources and support to work with current students who may be experiencing this need. Email Lane Moss (lane.moss@evergreen.edu) to set up a meeting and discuss housing resources.
TRIO Study Tip for Winter Quarter
In our last newsletter, the focus was on creating micro (more concrete) goals to help in obtaining the longer-term (more abstract) goals. This week we will put forward a way to tackle the harder-to-achieve micro goals daily and help make them stick.
One way of tackling micro goals is to try habit stacking. Habit stacking is pairing a new task (such as studying) with an older and more well-established action (such as brushing your teeth). To habit stack with this example, for the three minutes or so that you maintain your dental hygiene, you also read through a "cheat sheet" containing facts that you'll need to know for the next quiz. While this seems like too short a time to study, at the very least it makes it easier for you to start the process. (Which means you may continue studying right after you finish brushing your teeth.)
Your best bet for making this stick is to make a physical connection between the two tasks. In the example above, that might be to place your toothpaste directly on top of the cheat sheet or index card. That way, you're visually reminded of the new habit you want to form. If you want to exercise while brewing coffee, you could place a sweatband around your coffee mug. Anything that helps you visually connect the two actions is helpful.
So, consider writing a list of all of the routines/habits that you already have in your life and a list of things you wish to make habits. Which ones are easily connected? Which ones do you think you can more easily keep up with? Try habit stacking and see what sticks for you!
Meet with your TRIO Academic Advisor!
TRIO students need to meet with their TRIO Academic Specialist at least once per quarter. Now is the time to make that appointment. You can do so by dropping by our Olympia offices or scheduling an online appointment with your academic advisor.
