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ACADEMICSUCCESSSEMINARS

Students whoattendall4AcademicSuccessSeminarswillbeenteredintoadrawingtoreceiveaprizeattheendofthesemester!

SPRING2017

SeminarOne-TimeManagementCo-sponsoredbyCETLMonday,January30th 3:30PM-4:20PMDewey2-162Friday,February3rd 11:50AM-12:40PMDewey2-110D

“WhereDoesAllTheTimeGo?TimeManagementStrategiesThatReallyWork!”Effectivetimemanagementleadstoeffectivelearning…andyouwillhavemoretimeforfun!Studentsattendingthissessionwillbeabletoidentifypracticalstrategiesfororganizingtheirtime,managingprocrastinationanddistractions,andeliminatingthosestressfulall-nighters.

SeminarTwo-Study Skills&ExamPreparationCo-sponsoredbyCETLMonday,February13th 3:30PM-4:20PMDewey2-162Friday,February17th 11:50AM-12:40PMDewey2-110D

“StrategicStudying:OneSizeDOESN’T FitAll”Whyisitthatyou"read"yourtextbooksbutcan'trememberwhatyouread? Doyouspendlotsoftimestudying,onlytodiscoverthatyourexamgradesarenotwhatyouhoped?Andwhatshouldyoubedoinginlectures?Successfulcollegestudentsknowthatdifferentcoursesrequiredifferentapproachestolearning. Inthissession,ourstudyskillsexpertswillhelpyouretoolyourstudystrategiesandhelpyouwalkinto(andoutof)yourexamsfeelingcalmandconfident.

SeminarThree-CommunicatingwithFacultyMonday,February27th 3:30PM-4:20PMDewey2-162Friday,March3rd 11:50AM-12:40PMDewey2-110D

“Hey,DidIMissAnythingImportantWhenIWasn’tInClassYesterday?BestWaystoCommunicateWithandGettoKnowYourProfessors.”Itcanbecomplicatedtofigureoutthebestwaystoapproachfacultymemberswhenyouneedhelpinacourse,lookingforadviceaboutyourmajor,orwouldlikealetterofrecommendation.Inthisseminar,facultywillsharetheirtipsonhowtoexcelindevelopingrelationshipswithyourprofessorsandimprovingyourperformanceintheirclasses.

SeminarFour-SelfCareCo-SponsoredbyHealthPromotionOfficeMonday,April3rd 3:30PM-4:20PMDewey2-162Friday,April7th 11:50AM-12:40PMDewey2-110D

“AreYouKiddingMe?!:IHaveTwoMidTerms,aBookReviewandaPresentationNextWeek!?”Inthisinteractivepresentation,participantswilllearnsimpletipstohelpthemthrive:howtonotbefooledby“notsohealthy”healthfoods,whatpowerfoodstokeeponhandforthoselatenightstudysessions,funwaystofitinfitness,andhowtocreateacomfycozysleepenvironment.Thenwe’llallgetour“om”on,withafiveminutestressreliefmeditation.

SponsoredbytheCollegeCenterforAdvisingServices