Academic Success Workshops for Fall 2014
Time Management – Belinda Backous
Date: Wednesday, October 8
Time: 12:00 p.m.-12:45 p.m.
Location: JRC202
Get a grip on stress: learn how to manage yourself and your time in this intellectual playground we call college. Take a personal time survey, discuss common pitfalls of time management and receive tools to help you be successful at Grinnell.
The Places You Will Go: How Study Space Impacts Productivity and Learning – Ashley Phipps
Date: Wednesday, October 8
Time: 8:30 p.m.
Location: JRC 227
Discuss strategies for finding the right study space for you. Take an inventory to evaluate your current study locations, discuss the impact of the environment on study effectiveness, and hear from other students about their favorite study spaces on campus.
A Major Decision: Choosing a Major – Belinda Backous and Megan Crawford
Date: Wednesday, November 19 OR Date: Thursday, November 20
Time: 12:00 p.m.-12:45 p.m. Time: 4:15 p.m.-5:00 p.m.
Location: JRC202 Location: JRC 227
Come and learn from your peers as they discuss how they chose their majors and participate in activities that help you pick a major that matches your skills. All are welcome; bring your questions.
MINDSET MATTERS: HOW MINDSET IMPACTS LEARNING AND SUCCESS - Gabe Barela
Date: Thursday, October 16
Time: 4:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.
Location: JRC 227
Do have a growth mindset or fixed mindset? Take an inventory on which mindset you fall under and discuss strategies on how your “mindset” or beliefs about whether skills, intelligence and personality qualities are fixed or can be developed, has a profound effect on life choices, academics and success.
Rock Your Exam: Tips for Test Taking – JOYCE STERN
Date: Thursday, November 13
Time: noon – 1:00 p.m.
Location: JRC202
Learn proven, effective ways to study and to enhance your test-taking abilities, and learn techniques for overcoming anxiety about tests or during tests.
Effective studying: tips and tricks to maximize your academic success – GABE BARELA AND NARREN BROWN
Date: Wednesday, November 19
Time: 4:15 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.
Location: JRC 227
Have you thought about how you study? Many ‘go to’ methods like memorization, highlighting, rereading have been proven to be counterproductive to content mastery. Come learn more concrete, durable methods that have been proven to be effective to improve memory formation and recall.