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Spring 2022 Virtual Successful Student Series
If interested in attending any of our workshops, please click on the “Register Here” link to sign up for the workshop(s) you would like to attend.
All Spring 2022 Virtual Workshops will be held in Microsoft Teams.
List of Workshops
This virtual workshop is designed to assist the well-prepared student and the student who struggles with preparation and planning for exams. It addresses those who lose confidence and blank out on the day of the exam, as well as those who struggle with preparing for exams. If anxiety, confidence, or unsuccessful study habits have ever impaired your test performance, then this may be a good workshop for you.
Date/Time: Tuesday, February 22nd, 12:00 noon – 1:00 p.m.
Facilitator: Anne Edwards, Psy.D., Staff Psychologist
One of the biggest challenges students face is managing their time, especially with an increasing number of classes online. This has presented a different sort of time management problem, with many people having an increase in unstructured time, but yet struggling to get their work done. How do you motivate yourself to get to work now, when there seems to be plenty of time later? This virtual workshop addresses all of the usual causes of procrastination, along with some of the newer ones specific to online work, as well as ways to overcome these.
Facilitator: Michael Malmon, Ph.D., Staff Psychologist
Date/Time: Monday, March 7th, 1:00 – 2:00 p.m.
Are you finding that your grades do not reflect your true potential? Are you continually disappointed with your performance on quizzes and exams?
Are you wondering what you could be doing differently? Come and discover strategies for bringing out your best performance.
Facilitator: Gail Bruce-Sanford, Ph.D., Staff Psychologist
Date/Time: Monday, February 21st, 11 a.m. – 12:00 noon
Do you struggle with staying on task, focusing, or being organized? Any of these could be related to ADHD. The goal of this virtual workshop is to provide some basic information about ADHD, such as how ADHD is defined. Resources that may be helpful will be reviewed.
Date/Time: Thursday, March 10th, 12:00 noon – 1:00 p.m.
Facilitator: Anne Edwards, Psy.D., Staff Psychologist
Workshops for Graduate Students
Most of us are familiar with nagging thoughts that tell us we are not good enough, that cast doubt on our goals, and undermine our accomplishments. We can learn how to buffer imposter feelings with kindness. This workshop provides simple tools for responding in a kind, compassionate way to critical thoughts. Learn how to stop being so hard on yourself and cultivate greater self-compassion.
Facilitator: Gail Bruce-Sanford, Ph.D., Staff Psychologist
Date/Time: Thursday, March 17th,12:00 noon – 1:00 p.m.
Graduate students often have to juggle a lot with managing the demands of school, work, and family. This workshop will provide graduate students an opportunity to identify sources of stress and healthy ways of managing it.
Facilitator: Gail Bruce-Sanford, Ph.D., Staff Psychologist
Date/Time: Thursday, February 10th, 4:00 – 5:00 p.m.