I Know I Can Make a Better Grade!

Date: April 21, 2026
Time: 1:40 pm  to  2:30 pm

This workshop will focus on practical, proven strategies to help students improve their academic skills from a low or failing grade. Topics in the workshop will include growth mindset, metacognition, test-question review strategies, grade calculation, and tips for making better grades.
By the end of the workshop, students will be able to:

  • describe growth and fixed mindset
  • define metacognition
  • identify test review strategies for developing metacognition
  • calculate the impact of a failing grade on their overall grade

The meeting will be on Zoom. Please click the link below to join:

Your Mind Goes Blank During a Test?

Date: April 14, 2026
Time: 1:40 pm  to  2:30 pm

In this workshop, we will discuss the symptoms of test anxiety and tips for overcoming it.

The meeting will be on Zoom. Please click the link below to join:

Learning is Not “One Size Fits All”: Personality and Learning Styles

Date: April 7, 2026
Time: 1:40 pm  to  2:30 pm

In this workshop, you will get an understanding of your strengths, your challenges, and what you can do when your style of learning does not match that of your professor.

The meeting will be on Zoom. Please click the link below to join:

A Declassified Test Survival Guide

Date: March 31, 2026
Time: 1:40 pm  to  2:30 pm

This workshop will cover a number of strategies that will improve your test-taking abilities, including some secrets that most instructors won’t tell you about.

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How to Make Group Projects Less Awful

Date: March 17, 2026
Time: 1:40 pm  to  2:30 pm

This workshop will focus on four strategies to help students manage and organize their group projects to achieve successful outcomes.

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How to Read a Textbook – It’s not as Hard as You Think

Date: March 10, 2026
Time: 1:40 pm  to  2:30 pm

Students who attend this workshop will learn various strategies for tackling textbook reading, including learning to identify and use the various (helpful) features of a textbook and how (and when) to scan readings to maximize learning. 

Click on this Zoom link to access “How to Read a Textbook – It’s not as Hard as You Think”

The ULTIMATE Graduation Checklist

Date: March 3, 2026
Time: 1:40 pm  to  2:30 pm

In this workshop, you will learn the components needed to graduate. Topics in the workshop will include the lower and upper division core, prerequisites, AMAPS, minor requirements, Degree Works, the graduation application, and more.

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“Will This Be on the Test?” – What You Need to Write Down

Date: February 24, 2026
Time: 1:40 pm  to  2:30 pm

This workshop will provide tips and strategies to help students take notes. Participants will learn the goal of note-taking, notes based on course subjects, and what to do before, during, and after the lecture. Participants will use the Cornell Note-Taking Method during a mock lecture to practice the skills they have learned.

The meeting will be on Zoom. Please click the link below to join:

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Studying: That Thing You Never Did in High School

Date: February 17, 2026
Time: 1:40 pm  to  2:30 pm

“I didn’t have to study in high school. Have you ever said that?” Students who attend this workshop will learn study skills to improve their academic performance, the difference between active and passive learning, and the learning pyramid. Students with a better understanding of what the grade they want requires.

The meeting will be on Zoom. Please click the link below to join:
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“The Antidote to Fear is Preparation” – Decreasing Your Test Anxiety

Date: February 10, 2026
Time: 1:40 pm  to  2:30 pm

How many times have you studied for a test, and when you sit down to take it, your brain goes blank? This is one of the signs of test anxiety. Learn what others have done to help with test anxiety.

The meeting will be on Zoom. Please click the link below to join:
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