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Virtual and In-Person Seminars

Enhanced Seminars Summer 2024 - 60 minutes

Join us for live/virtual seminars that can improve your study skills!

Sign Up/RSVP:  Sign-Up/ASC Study Skills Seminars

  • Planning for Success
    • Wednesday, May 15, 5:00pm
  • Effective Study Strategies I
    • Thursday, May 16, 6:00pm
    • Friday, May 17, 10:00am
  • Planning for Success
    • ​​​​​​​Wednesday, May 22, 5:00pm
    • Wednesday, May 29, 5:00pm
  • Test-Taking Strategies: Multiple Choice Exams
    • Thursday, May 30, 6:00pm
    • Friday, May 31, 10:00am
  • Planning for Success
    • ​​​​​​​Wednesday, June 5, 5:00pm
  • Effective Study Strategies II
    • Thursday, June 6, 6:00pm
    • Friday, June 7, 10:00am
  • Planning for Success
    • ​​​​​​​Wednesday, June 12, 5:00pm
  • Test-Taking Strategies: Problem-Solving Exams
    • ​​​​​​​Thursday, June 13, 6:00pm
    • Friday, June 14, 10:00am
  • Effective Study Strategies III
    • ​​​​​​​Thursday, June 20, 6:00pm
    • Friday, June 21, 10:00am
  • Effective Study Strategies IV
    • ​​​​​​​Thursday, June 27, 6:00pm
    • Friday, June 28, 10:00am​​​​​​​

Let us know you are coming! 

Sign Up/RSVP:  Sign-Up/ASC Study Skills Seminars

Must sign up using student email address for verification and password.

Please register at least 2 days before the seminar to ensure we have time to process and send you the password.

In-Person Seminars

Orchard Ridge Campus, room K-100: 

  1. Planning for Success

Sign Up/RSVP:  Sign-Up/ASC In-Person Seminars

Must sign up using student email address for verification and password.

Please register at least 2 days before the seminar to ensure we have time to process and send you the password.

Express Seminars Summer 2024

Sign Up/RSVP:  Sign-Up/ASC Study Skills Seminars

  • Semester Planning/Time Management
    • Wednesday, May 8, 12:00pm
    • Thursday, May 9, 12:00pm
  • Motivation & Goal-Setting for College
    • Wednesday, May 15, 12:00pm
    • Thursday, May 16, 12:00pm
  • The Science of Good Study Habits
    • Wednesday, May 22, 12:00pm
    • Thursday, May 23, 12:00pm
  • Textbook Learning: Textbook Study Guide
    • Wednesday, May 29, 12:00pm
    • Thursday, May 30, 12:00pm
  • Lecture Learning: Editing Lecture Notes
    • Wednesday, June 5, 12:00pm
    • Thursday, June 6, 12:00pm
  • Study Strategies: Comprehension Chart
    • Wednesday, June 12, 12:00pm
    • Thursday, June 13, 12:00pm
  • Study Strategies: Mapping
    • Wednesday, June 19, 12:00pm
    • Thursday, June 20, 12:00pm
  • Test-Taking Strategies: Process of Elimination
    • Wednesday, June 26, 12:00pm
    • Thursday, June 27, 12:00pm

Let us know you are coming! 

Sign Up/RSVP:  Sign-Up/ASC Study Skills Seminars

Must sign up using student email address for verification and password.

Please register at least 2 days before the seminar to ensure we have time to process and send you the password.

Academic Coaching Seminars: Study Skills & Time Management

Academic Coaching Series

 

Sign Up/RSVP:  Sign-Up Academic Coaching Seminar

Must sign up using student email address for verification and password.

Please register at least 2 days before the seminar to ensure we have time to process and send you the password.

Success Strategies for Select Courses Summer 2024

Sign Up/RSVP:  Sign-Up/Success Strategies/Select Courses (ACC or BIO)

Accounting

  1. Friday, May 10, 12:00pm: Success Strategies/Accounting Courses I
  2. Friday, May 17, 12:00pm: Success Strategies/Accounting Courses II

Science

  1. Friday, May 10, 10:00am: Success Strategies/Science Courses I
  2. Friday, May 31, 12:00pm: Success Strategies/Science Courses II

Sign Up/RSVP:  Sign-Up/Success Strategies/Select Courses (ACC or BIO)

Must sign up using student email address for verification and password.

Please register at least 2 days before the seminar to ensure we have time to process and send you the password.

HESI Prep Seminars Summer 2024

HESI Study and Test-Taking Strategies: 

Fridays at 12:00pm

  • May 24
  • June 7
  • June 14
  • June 21

 

Sign Up/RSVP:  Sign-Up/ASC HESI Study & Test-Taking Strategies Seminar

Must sign up using student email address for verification and password.

Please register at least 2 days before the seminar to ensure we have time to process and send you the password.

Seminar Descriptions

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Seminar Descriptions

Enhanced Seminars-60 minutes

  • Enhanced seminars focus on study and college success skills topics.  
    • Audience: suitable for students seeking in-depth academic/personal enrichment 
    • Length:  1 hour
    • Modality: Zoom  
    • Mandatory/Enrichment/Extra Credit Option: Yes 

Express Seminars-30 minutes

  • Express seminars focus on study and college success skills topics
    • Audience: suitable for students seeking a short and sweet academic/personal enrichment opportunity
    • Length: 30 minutes
    • Modality: Zoom
    • Mandatory/Enrichment/Extra Credit Option: Yes

Academic Coaching Seminars

  • Academic Coaching seminars offer a more personalized approach to academic support. In a one-on-one session, ASC faculty will discuss semester planning/time management, study strategies, and other academic/college success topics of interest. 
    • Audience: suitable for students seeking personalized academic coaching and support
    • Length: Up to 1 hour
    • Modality: Zoom or In-Person (Royal Oak Campus, Academic Support Center, Room C101)
    • Mandatory/Enrichment/Extra Credit Option: Yes

Success Strategies/Select Courses Seminars

  • Success Strategies/Select Courses seminars focus on success strategies in Accounting and Science courses.
    • Audience: suitable for students taking Accounting  or Science  courses
    • Length: 1 hour
    • Modality: Zoom
    • Mandatory/Enrichment/Extra Credit Option: Yes

In-Person Seminars

  • In-Person seminars focus on study and college success skills topics.
    • Audience: suitable for students taking on-campus classes at the Orchard Ridge campus
    • Length: 1 hour
    • Modality: In-Person
    • Mandatory/Enrichment/Extra Credit Option: Yes

HESI Test Prep Seminar

  • HESI Test Prep seminar focuses on study and test-taking strategies in preparation for the HESI exam.
    • Audience: suitable for pre-nursing and allied health students preparing to sit for the HESI.
    • Length: 1 Hour
    • Modality: Zoom
    • Mandatory/Enrichment/Extra Credit Option: No

Independent/Self-Study Seminars

  • Audience:  suitable for students seeking in-depth academic/personal enrichment.
  • Days: 24-7 (avbl 7 days/week, 24 hours/ day)
  • Length: 40 to 60 minutes.
  • Modality: Online-Asynchronous, via the ASC website:  ASC Independent/Self-Study Seminars
  • Mandatory/Enrichment/Extra Credit Option: Yes

 

Note: Upon completion, please consider completing a brief survey of your seminar experience. Thank you!

 

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