New students are required to take an English and Math placement test before they register. The schedule of placement tests and the Summer 2010 class schedule can be found online at www.nmcnet.edu.
The Summer 2010 semester is divided into four sessions: Regular Summer Session (nine-week courses), Extended Summer Session (twelve-week courses), Summer Session I (six-week courses) and Summer Session II (six-week courses starting July 6).
Those who have not applied for admission can still do so by visiting the college’s Office of Admissions and Records and picking up an application form. Application forms can also be downloaded from the NMC Web site.
Application for admissions will be accepted until the last day of registration, provided that both placement tests have been taken.
For more information, contact 234-5498 ext. 1537, e-mail oar@nmcnet.edu, or log on to www.nmcnet.edu.
How to safeguard your e-mail account information
(IT&E) — Because Phishing attempts remain common on the Internet despite the service provider’s efforts to block these attacks, IT&E feels it is important to provide you with tips on how to identify these attempts, safeguard your account information, and where to report suspected phishing e-mail.
How to identify:
These messages will attempt to trick you into providing your account information. Expect subject lines and from fields to vary and change quickly. It is important to know that at some point, you may see a message like this in your inbox. If you see any such messages, you can safely delete them.
Examples of messages to delete:
• FROM: UPGRADE TERM
SUBJECT: Dear E-mail Account User
IMPORTANT reminders:
• Never supply personally identifying information via email especially usernames and passwords. IT&E WILL NEVER ask for this information via e-mail.
• Never click on any link in an email from an unknown source.
• Never reply to or respond to an unsolicited e-mail.
• Be a skeptical consumer. Don’t be immediately fooled by graphics or personalization of a message. Images and Web pages are easily faked.
• NOTE: when forwarding messages, always include the entire original e-mail with full-header information intact.
What to do if you have fallen prey to a phishing scam:
If you suspect that you may have revealed sensitive account information, we strongly urge you to call IT&E Tech Support at 682-1060/1062 and immediately change your user name and password.
Jury selection
(Superior Court) — This is to inform all prospective jurors for panels “YS” that the jury selections scheduled for May 17, at 8:30 a.m. in Courtroom 217A, are canceled until further notice.
For more information, call Dora SN. Decena or Luis Villagomez at 236-9765.
MHS Open House
(MHS) — Marianas High School will host its fourth Open House on Wednesday, May 19, from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. Students will be released at 1 p.m. on this day to allow the school time to prepare for the event. During the open house, progress reports will be distributed for 4th quarter grades.
Parents/legal guardians are requested to visit the students’ classrooms, meet their teachers, and pick up your children’s progress reports.
Safe Boating Week
(U.S. Coast Guard) — May 16 through 22, 2010 is CNMI Safe Boating Week.
The U.S. Coast Guard and the Department of Public Safety Boating Safety Division, in cooperation with the Office of Emergency Management, DPS Fire Search and Rescue Division, the Commonwealth Ports Authority, the
Division of Fish and Wildlife, and Coastal Resource Management, want to remind local boaters to always, “boat smart, boat safe, and wear a life jacket when you are underway in a boat.”
For more information on Safe Boating Week and general boating safety, contact DPS Boating Safety Division at 664-9180, the U.S. Coast Guard Marine Safety Detachment Saipan at 236-2969, or visit the Coast Guard’s boating safety Web site at www.uscgboating.org.
Calling all conservationists
HONOLULU (U.S. Department of Agriculture) — Landowners still have time to sign up for the Conservation Stewardship Program but the deadline for getting signed up 2010 funds is approaching quickly.
According to Natural Resources Conservation Service director of the Pacific Islands area Lawrence Yamamoto, now is the time for producers and landowners who have considered applying for CSP to sign up at their local NRCS field offices.
USDA recently announced June 11, 2010 as the national cutoff date, which will require potential applicants to submit applications quickly.
For more information, visit www.pia.nrcs.usda.gov.
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