Past Offerings
Title: Individual Time Management Workshops
Description: Time to get organized! During this workshop, you or your small group will work with the College Transition Specialist to better understand how to map out your daily, weekly, and semester schedule. Together, we will review and organize your Fall 2024 semester and learn how to better manage your time. Additionally, you will be challenged to set short and long term goals for Fall 2024!
Each student will sign up for one, 30 minute time slot. After the initial appointment, you can decide whether you’d like a follow up appointment.
Presenter: Abigail Close, College Transition Specialist & Junior Class Dean
Title: Academic Support Resources
Description: Now that you’ve attended each of your classes for a few sessions, it might be time to start thinking about the supportive measures that are available to assist you in finding academic success. Whether you are finding yourself struggling at the moment or not, this session will help you learn how to seek out support from a number of resources.
At this session, you will hear about how the peer tutor system works, learn about Supplemental Instruction (SI) and Mentored Study Groups (MSG), discover the Writing Center and Calculus Calvary, and learn how to approach office hours and your individual professors.
Additionally, there will be time for students to ask questions about anything else they find they may need adjustments on when it comes to learning in a college environment.
Presenter: Abigail Close, College Transition Specialist & Junior Class Dean
Title: Note taking, study strategies, and exam prep
Description: Come learn effective strategies to take notes in the classroom. Students will find how intertwined both note taking and study strategies are in order to be successful on exams. Honing in on these skills early on in the semester will greatly assist when you reach the second half of your first semester.
Presenter: Abigail Close, College Transition Specialist & Junior Class Dean
Title: motivation instead of procrastination
Description: Now that you have some classes under your belt, let’s discuss how to stay motivated and focused and avoid procrastination. Crafting these skills early on will help you as the semester continues on. During this session, we will discuss ways to identify and minimize distractions, discuss daily goal setting, and discuss the importance of routines.
Presenter: Abigail Close, College Transition Specialist & Junior Class Dean
Title: Spring Course Registration Information Session
Description: Registering for your second semester of courses will be your sole responsibility this time around. Don’t get overwhelmed! During this session, you will learn all of the necessary steps you need to take in order to be prepared to tackle that 7:00 am registration!
Steps that will be discussed include:
- Important dates and deadlines
- Exploring your degree audit
- How do I access what courses are available?
- Exploration of your major
- How to prepare for your academic advisor meeting
- What the heck is a PIN?
- How to select backup courses
- Tips/Tricks for the day of registration
- What to do if you get put on a waitlist/don’t get into a class that you want
Presenters:
Abigail Close, College Transition Specialist & Junior Class Dean