Everyone fails at something. Most of us fail quite frequently. The good news is that failure is the way the human brain learns best. Through failure, we identify and focus on areas where we can improve. Failure encourages us to find new approaches to something and to change things. It invokes creativity and new thought patterns. We learn and grow from our failures. Fail Forward Week is a time to stop and reflect on the positive outcomes of failure and the necessity of failure in life. The challenge is not whether you can manage never to fail — you will fail at something — but how you respond to your failures. Join us this week (Sept. 30 – Oct. 4th) for a variety of events and programs centered on celebrating our failures and finding ways to fail forward!
Fail Forward Week
What you need to know if you’re the “First To Go.”
This panel discussion will provide information about the unique challenges and opportunities of first-generation students from a variety of voices.
Meeting in Student Success Center (SSVRC) 134
Progress Reports Open
Progress reports are filed by professors to inform students if they are not meeting the goals and objectives of their course. Students will be notified by email of each report issued during the reporting period, which is September 20th-30th this year. Check your email regularly for progress reports and other important information!
Emotional Regulation for Final Exams and Projects
- Learn how to tolerate distressing emotions and succeed in classes that have difficult material, peers, and instructional support.
- Learn how to use your strengths to improve your relationship with your professors and peers so you can succeed in class.
Please click on the Zoom button below to join.
Diversity: Experiences, Identities, and Backgrounds
This panel will discuss diversity and inclusion matters that students face in the classroom such as race, ethnicity, national origin, gender and gender identity, religious beliefs, political persuasion, and other individual and group distinctions. Please click on the Zoom button below to join.
Student Success & Veterans Resource Center – OPEN HOUSE
Join us as we celebrate the grand opening of a space designed for triumphs and transitions, where our veterans and students can find resources, support, and connections under one roof.
Improving My Grades
Lewis Science Center, Room 100
This workshop will focus on practical and proven strategies for helping 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
Fail Forward Week (Oct 9-13th, 2023)
“10% Luck, 20% Skill, 15% Concentrated Power of Will…” – Traits of Successful Students
Lewis Science Center 100
This workshop will focus on the traits of successful students and practical ways to implement those traits in their everyday lives.
Outcomes: Inspiration, Application and Action!
First2Go Week (Sept 11-15th, 2023)
TBD