News and Information for the Class of 2013
Posted in Academic Skills, Peer Advisors, Workshops on Nov. 21, 2009 by lsbrown
The SARN peer advisors will hold three workshops on Sunday, Nov. 22. Check them out! No reservation required.
Exam Prep: 7 p.m., Exley Science Center 121
Time Management: 7 p.m., Exley Science Center 139
Public Speaking: 7 p.m., Woodhead Lounge, Exley Science Center
Posted in Academic Resources, Academic Skills, Peer Advisors on Nov. 14, 2009 by lsbrown
The SARN peer advisors will hold three workshops on Sunday, Nov. 15. Please attend! No reservation required.
Exam Taking: Students in this workshop will improve their exam-taking skills by learning about and trying several techniques. This is open to all class years, so come learn how to tackle the exams that will be waiting when you [...]
Posted in Academic Resources, Academic Skills on Nov. 11, 2009 by lsbrown
Curious about when to use a semi-colon? Take action!
Come to the:
Kinesthetic Grammar Workshop to learn how to improve your command over grammar
using action figures, basketballs and paper airplanes.
Thursday, November 12, 5 p.m.
Shapiro Creative Writing Center (3rd fl., Albritton Center)
Sponsored by the Writing Workshop
Posted in Academic Resources, Academic Skills, Peer Advisors on Nov. 4, 2009 by lsbrown
Not Happy with Mid-term Grades…
Many of you will be getting your mid-term exam, papers, and projects back soon, if you haven’t already. While I hope you will be pleased with how you did, if you are not, it can be quite an eye-opener and rattle your confidence a bit.
Suggestions for next steps: Review the exam [...]
Posted in Academic Resources, Academic Skills, Peer Advisors, Workshops on Oct. 16, 2009 by lsbrown
GET YOU’RE A+ ON!
Academic Skills Workshops
Sunday, October 18
7:15 p.m.
Time & Stress Management
Woodhead Lounge, Exley Science Center
Exam Taking
Exley Science Center 141
Posted in Academic Skills, Peer Advisors on Oct. 10, 2009 by lsbrown
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 11, 2009
PUBLIC SPEAKING 7-8 p.m. Usdan 110
STUDY SKILLS 7-8 p.m. Usdan 136
And don’t forget about the
TIME & STRESS MANAGEMENT 7:15 p.m. Woodhead Lounge, S.C.
GET YOU’RE A+ ON!
Posted in Academic Resources, Academic Skills, Health & Wellness, Peer Advisors, Uncategorized on Oct. 9, 2009 by lsbrown
Stressed out? Feeling overwhelmed? Come to a Time & Stress Management workshop! This workshop, co-run by the Peer Health Advocates and Peer Advisors, will give you helpful time and stress management techniques, tailored to the busy college lifestyle. You’ll come away from the workshop feeling relaxed and ready to take on all you have to [...]
Posted in Academic Programs, Academic Skills on Oct. 2, 2009 by lsbrown
Get more from your reading and start prepping for mid-terms!
Two academic skills workshops open to all class years will be offered this Sunday, October 4 from 8-9 p.m.—Exam Preparation in Usdan 110 and Reading Retention in Usdan 136.
For more information about the schedule and peer advisor drop-in hours, see http://www.wesleyan.edu/deans/peeradvising/dropins.html#workshop .
Check it out and get [...]
Posted in Academic Skills on Sep. 28, 2009 by lsbrown
As reported in The Hartford Courant, September 24, 2009 by Kathleen Megan:
Women freshmen were much more likely than their male counterparts to have taken notes in class the previous academic year. By several measures, women appear to have stronger habits as students than men. That’s according to a UCLA survey reported online by The Chronicle [...]
Posted in Academic Resources, Academic Skills on Sep. 22, 2009 by lsbrown
The Math Workshop runs throughout the semester and provides drop-in help for students needing assistance with mathematics in their coursework. Located in the Science Library’s conference room near the circulation desk, it is open Monday-Thursday afternoons from 2:30-5 p.m. and Sunday-Thursday evenings from 7 – 10 p.m.
Friendly math majors and math graduate students will be there, ready to help you.