Student Success Workshops

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Spring 2020

Global Education Information Session

Attend this session to learn how to strengthen your applications for Study Abroad and scholarships. The Office of Global Engagement at UGA offers academic opportunities in over 60 countries, as well as domestically. Attend this session to learn more.

Wednesday, February 5th, 1:25-2:15 PM, Miller Learning Center Room #367

Managing Time, Priorities, and Procrastination

Attend this workshop and begin practicing time-management strategies proven to help organize, manage, and prioritize your academic responsibilities while maintaining adequate margin for the many opportunities to enjoy college life at UGA.

Tuesday, February 11th, 11:15-12:15 PM, Benson Hall Room #C101

Navigating Communication Breakdown in Group Projects

In this interactive workshop, students will learn about effective communication in group project settings. Students will also practice strategies to help them cope with communication breakdown and conflict when working with group project members.

Wednesday, February 12th, 12:15-1:15 PM, Miller Learning Center Room #367

Become a Better Note-taker

Attend this workshop and learn to make a conscious effort to listen, pay attention, and actively organize information from lectures and readings to solidify your understanding and master the course content.

Friday, February 21st, 1:25-2:15 PM, Miller Learning Center Room #367

Graduate Student Success Workshop

"You're still in school?": A First-Generation Graduate Student's Guide to Surviving and Thriving in the Academy

In this workshop, graduate students will learn about the challenges that first-generation graduate students face in academia. Students will be challenged to reflect on their personal experiences and identify the personal, departmental, institutional, and community resources they will pursue to survive and thrive in graduate school.

Wednesday, March 4th, 12:15-1:15 PM, Miller Learning Center Room #247

Read Between the Lines: Effective Reading and Text Comprehension Strategies

This workshop will help you learn and practice college-level reading and learning strategies to better connect with the content and professor, maintain your focus, and manage the heavy reading load required for success in college.

Cancelled due to Covid-19, originally scheduled for: Friday, March 27th, 12:20-1:15 PM, Miller Learning Center #367

Graduate Student Success Workshop

Q & A Panel: Gaining Insights from Upper-Level, Graduate School, Students & Insiders

Attend this information session to ask questions and learn more about various aspects of graduate school at UGA. Aspects may include acclimating to American society, the US system and standards of higher education, navigating the hidden (graduate school) curriculum, choosing / changing your major professor, and understanding some of the practical issues of food, housing, assistantships, research expectations, and summer employment opportunities.

Thursday, April 2nd, 12:30-1:30 PM, hosted via Zoom

Keep Hope Alive, Financial Aid Information Session

Attend this information session to ask questions and learn more about various types of student financial aid available, what is required to maintain the HOPE scholarship, and how to find your HOPE GPA.

Wednesday, April 8th, 1:25- 2:15 PM, hosted via Zoom

How to "Show and Tell": Presentation Aids for Public Speaking

In this workshop, students will learn how to effectively use presentation aids (i.e., Powerpoint, visual aids, interactive activities) when delivering a successful speech or group presentation.

Thursday, April 9th, 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM, hosted via Zoom

Academic Honesty at UGA

Students will learn from UGA’s Office of Academic Honesty about policies and strategies to avoid problems using technologies like Quizlet, CourseHero, Chegg, and GroupMe.

Tuesday, April 14th, 11:15 AM-12:15 PM, hosted via Zoom

Graduate Student Success Workshop

Innovating Your Humanities Degree in Higher Education Administrative Careers

Since 2008, the public-at-large and even some individuals inside higher education have fixated on the so-called "decline of the humanities" and the unpromising prospects of careers for humanities majors. This idea exchange will engage current (and prospective) humanities graduate students at the University of Georgia in dialogue on the skills and competencies refined through humanities graduate education and the possibilities of deploying the strengths of a humanist education in higher education administration.

Thursday, April 16th, 12:30-1:30 PM, hosted via Zoom

Nonverbal Communication in Public Speaking Events

In this workshop, students will learn more about nonverbal communication within the public speaking space. Students will be provided nonverbal strategies and skills that promote a successful speech, presentation, or group project presentation.

Monday, April 20th, 11:15-12:15 PM, hosted via Zoom

Fall 2019

Managing Time, Priorities, and Procrastination

Tuesday, August 20th, at 3:30 PM, Russell Academic Center Room #124
Wednesday, August 21st, at 4:30 PM, Miller Learning Center Room #214
Monday, August 26th, at 3:30 PM, Miller Learning Center Room #214
Thursday, September 5th, at 2:00 PM, Miller Learning Center Room #348

Strategies for Success in Science Classes

In this workshop, you will learn metacognitive strategies and techniques to gain confidence, ensure you're able to explain / master the content, anticipate questions, and prepare for tests and exams.

Wednesday, September 4th, at 4:00 PM, Miller Learning Center Room #214
Tuesday, September 24th, at 3:30 PM, Miller Learning Center Room #250
Wednesday, October 9th, at 3:30 PM, Miller Learning Center Room #348

Professional Communication at UGA

Students will learn how to appropriately engage with UGA faculty and staff inside and outside the classroom with particular focus on email and office visit etiquette.

Tuesday, September 10th, at 3:30 PM, Russell Academic Center Room #124
Wednesday, October 16th, at 4:30 PM, Miller Learning Center Room #214

Study Skills and Strategies: Essential for Success in College

Students will be introduced to the most efficient and effective study strategies for academic success in college. Attend this workshop to learn how to truly review for tests and avoid cramming and all-nighters.

Tuesday, September 10th, at 4:30 PM, Russell Academic Center Room #124
Monday, September 16th, at 3:30 PM, Miller Learning Center Room #214
Wednesday, September 25th, at 4:30 PM, Miller Learning Center Room #214

Study Away, Global Education Information Session

Attend this session to learn about how the Office of Global Engagement (OGE) prepares you to become a global citizen, equipped to respond to the changes and challenges that affect our local and global communities. The OGE offers academic opportunities in over 60 countries, as well as domestically. Attend this session to learn more.

Wednesday, September 11th, at 3:30 PM, Miller Learning Center Room #214
Thursday, October 3rd, at 2:00 PM, Russell Academic Center Room #124

Read Between the Lines: Effective Reading and Text Comprehension Strategies

Tuesday, September 17th, at 3:30 PM, Russell Academic Center Room #124
Monday, September 23rd, at 3:30 PM, Miller Learning Center Room #214

Ace Your Tests and Final Exams

Attend this test preparation workshop to learn ways to: 1) better predict and prepare for difficult test questions, 2) practice problems under test-like conditions, and 3) get in sync with your professors.

Tuesday, September 24th, at 2:00 PM, Russell Academic Center Room #124
Tuesday, October 15th, at 3:30 PM, Miller Learning Center Room #214
Wednesday, October 23rd, at 3:30 PM, Miller Learning Center Room #214
Monday, November 11th, at 4:30 PM, Miller Learning Center Room #214
Tuesday, December 3rd, at 3:30 PM, Miller Learning Center Room #250

Become a Better Note-taker

Monday, September 30th, at 4:00 PM, Russell Academic Center Room #124
Thursday, October 24th, at 3:45 PM, Miller Learning Center Room #153

Effective Writing Skills for Success in College

In this workshop, you will learn the essentials of good sentence construction, the proper formatting expected per discipline, and strategies for avoiding high frequency errors in college writing.

Wednesday, October 2nd, at 5:00 PM, Russell Academic Center Room #124
Tuesday, October 29th, at 3:30 PM, Miller Learning Center Room #214

Study Away, Global Education Information Session

Thursday, October 3rd, at 2:00 PM, Russell Academic Center Room #124

Reliable Sources: Google for Scholars

Students will learn how to leverage and use Google Scholar as a gateway to academic articles, including journals subscribed to by the UGA Libraries. Students will also learn how to effectively evaluate the validity of information found on the internet.

Wednesday, October 9th, at 3:30 PM, Russell Academic Center Room #124
Tuesday, October 29th, at 3:30 PM, Miller Learning Center Room #250

Managing Motivation

Students will learn the power of using controllable, modifiable, and internal explanations instead of seemingly uncontrollable, permanent and external factors to explain and improve their academic performance.

Thursday, October 17th, at 2:30 PM, Russell Academic Center Room #124

Get Pumped Up and Ready to Present

This session will provide tips and tricks to help you prepare for presentations and feel more confident speaking and presenting in front of others in class and elsewhere.

Tuesday, October 22nd, at 2:15 PM, Miller Learning Center Room #245

Make the Most of Academic Advising Information Session

In this info session, you will learn best practices and ways in which to identify your advisor, and prepare for and make the most of each academic advising appointment. You will also learn how to use DegreeWorks, the UGA Bulletin, and other tools advisors use to provide the best guidance to their students.

Tuesday, October 22nd, at 3:30 PM, Russell Academic Center Room #124

I, too, am UGA: Finding Resiliency through Transitions to College (and in Life)

The "I, too, am UGA" workshop is intentionally designed for once-upon-a-time transfer students, now full-time UGA Bulldogs who want to: learn more about UGA resources, network with fellow former transfers, and, engage in an inclusive conversation about how the transitions (with challenges and opportunities) they experienced in getting to UGA can be leveraged to finish degree(s) and move to life beyond the University. Participants will leave the workshop with the beginnings of a personal statement highlighting the resilience evidenced by their transition experience.

Friday, October 25th, at 12:20 PM, Miller Learning Center Room #148

Academic Honesty at UGA

Students will learn from UGA’s Office of Academic Honesty about policies and strategies to avoid problems using technologies like Quizlet, CourseHero, Chegg, and GroupMe.

Wednesday, October 30th, at 3:30 PM, Miller Learning Center Room #348
Tuesday, November 12th, at 3:30 PM, Russell Academic Center Room #124

Keep Hope Alive, Financial Aid Information Session

Tuesday, November 5th, at 3:30 PM, Russell Academic Center Room #124
Wednesday, November 20th, at 3:30 PM, Miller Learning Center Room #348

How to 'Show and Tell': Presentation Aids for Public Speaking

In this workshop, students will learn how to effectively use presentation aids (i.e., Powerpoint, visual aids, interactive activities) when delivering a successful speech or group presentation.

Wednesday, November 6th, at 4:30 PM, Miller Learning Center Room #148

Navigating Communication Breakdown in Group Projects

Thursday, November 21st, at 3:00 PM, Russell Academic Center Room #124