Summer Session

Hello everyone and once again appologies for taking so long to get back to you. I want to welcome you to the Summer session and a quick reminder that starting Monday you can register for the Fall semester. Those that take online classes can register now for the Fall semester. For those who are new to Berkeley College and don't know the different ways to register, here's how according to the email that was sent to all students.

1. You can email from your Berkeley email to:

NYCAdvisement@berkeleycollege.edu New York City
NWKAdvisement@berkeleycollege.edu Newark
BGNAdvisement@berkeleycollege.edu Bergen
WSTAdvisement@berkeleycollege.edu Westchester
GMTAdvisement@berkeleycollege.edu Garret Mountain
MDLAdvisement@berkeleycollege.edu Middlesex

Your choices will be confirmed within 24 - 48 hours. Please list your:
Name
ID#
Phone where you can be reached
Choice of courses
Attach a copy of your Degree Progress Report copied into Word or Excel

2. You can also register by completing the Registration form which you may find online under Community-->Advisement-->Forms, and return it to the Advisement Department at your home campus along with a copy of your Degree Progress Report.

3. You can also meet with an Advisor in person. You must bring your Degree Progress Report with you as well as your choice of courses.

I hope everyone is having a great semester so far. I have only been to class twice since i missed last week due to the birth of my son, but more on that later. In my Macroeconomics class we have been given a project to pick and watch a particular stock for the remainder of the semester. At the end of the semester we have to show one particular article on why it went up and why it went down and we also must predict the performance of the stock for 6 months after. It is a very interesting project for me as i am a current stockholder and my 401K is invested in stocks, bonds and funds. What stocks would you invest in? Why would you invest in that stock?

In Psychology we discussed some mental disorders and what category they fit under. Whether it is a mood disorder or a disorder that completely disables the mind. In Web Design 2 we have our first evaluation tomorrow so I have to review all the stuff we did in the first two units. It should be an open book but I still want to be prepared just in case it is not.

Now it is time for the Rebecca and Jose corner. As mentioned earlier the long wait is over. Jose Benjamin Salles was born on July 16th at 8 a.m. in the morning after 24 hrs of labor. Mother and baby are fine and little Rebecca has taken he big sister role by the hand and ran with it. Every time she sees him she has to give him a kiss and wants to hold him. She practices holding him with her doll and also burps the doll like me and my wife do to Jose. She is also protective of her brother as the other day at the doctors office a mother and daughter got a little to close to the stroller and my daughter stepped in to protect her brother. She also goes "Uh-Oh" whenever he cries because she knows something is wrong and it needs attention. More cute stories to come as the semester moves on and now that the pregnancy is over i can focus more on school and work.