“Hold yourself responsible for a higher standard than anybody else expects of you. Never excuse yourself. Never pity yourself. Be a hard master to yourself-and be lenient to everybody else.” ― Henry Ward Beecher
“Hold yourself responsible for a higher standard than anybody else expects of you. Never excuse yourself. Never pity yourself. Be a hard master to yourself-and be lenient to everybody else.” ― Henry Ward Beecher
Student Success presents 6 workshops to improve skills essential to success in and out of the classroom. Registration is required and space is limited!
8/31/2023
Learn skills that will help you prioritize, plan, and arrange daily activities in a productive way. Learn techniques to overcome procrastination and use your time productively and efficiently. Learn all this while munching on chips and dips.
9/13/2023
Learn good note-taking skills to improve your active listening abilities and the comprehension and retention of material. Take visually clear, concise, organized, and structured notes so that they are easy to read and make sense to you later. Learn all this while enjoy fruits and cheeses. Register for Taking Effective Notes
9/21/2023
Improve learning effectiveness and motivation along with strategies and techniques that build confidence in your academic success. Identify your learning style and the best ways in which you retain information. Do all this in preparation for midterms while having a walking taco.
10/11/2023
Learn how your body and mind use meditation to relieve stress and why it is important to incorporate simple daily steps to improve your health and wellbeing. Relaxation is about unwinding and shaking off tensions and anxieties that hold us back from being successful. Learn how to relax and relieve stress while you enjoy teas and sandwiches.
11/1/2023
Change can be hard. Learn steps that can make positive changes possible in your life. Often, the hardest part about making a change is getting started. It is up to all of us to fix ourselves. Lasting change takes work and effort we will explore all this with popcorn, cupcakes, and Halloween candy.
11\15\2023
Preparing for finals using everything you have learned in taking part in the Student Success Academy. Wrap-up will include caramel apples and hot cider.