Welcome to our New Bears and returning Bears! As part of 91吃瓜网鈥檚 Successful Student Campaign, faculty and staff will be sharing academic strategies and behaviors that we know (and studies prove!) can help you be successful both academically and personally. Make these practices a habit throughout the semester!
Click on each week to find a Student Lingo Workshop that can help you get started.
Quick Tips: College classrooms are often more interactive than in high school. Most professors expect you to have done the pre-assigned work before class, and to participate in class. The syllabus might say attendance is optional, but it鈥檚 really not! GO TO CLASS!
Quick Tips: College students quickly realize there are not enough hours in a week to get things done 鈥� unless you plan your time! Be sure to schedule time each day for studying (reading, writing, researching, reviewing notes), as well as exercising, working, eating, and sleeping. Set reminders on your phone and use a Planner. (Free ones are available in Student Success and Tutoring Services!) And make sure to 鈥渆at the frog鈥� every day (complete the thing you least want to do first!).
Quick Tips: No one thinks well when they鈥檙e tired, hungry, or ill, so you need to take care of your mental and physical health to be a successful student. Be sure to schedule appointments with Student Health or Counseling if you鈥檙e not feeling well. And schedule in some fun time each week in your Planner! We all need fun and relaxation. Check out CubConnect for upcoming Campus activities and RSO events.
Quick Tips: Don鈥檛 fall into the habit of putting off work until the last minute. Something always happens that makes you late getting it done, and late or missing work will lower your grades. DO plan your study schedule so that you are completing assignments on time and turning them in on time. DO check your syllabus and Blackboard for assignments and due dates regularly. If you鈥檙e struggling with this, talk to your professor or make an appointment with a Peer Success Coach through Slate.
Quick Tips: The 91吃瓜网 campus is full of faculty and staff ready to help you solve whatever challenges you have, but you need to ASK. We鈥檙e not mind-readers. PLEASE seek out help when you need it. Don鈥檛 know where to start? Email studentsuccess@uca.edu or go to our website at studentsuccess@uca.edu and hit the Ask a Question or Get Help button!
Quick Tips: The only person who can earn your degree is YOU! If you want a college education and a degree, YOU need to decide what you want to learn about and then do the work. If you鈥檝e been struggling, it鈥檚 not too late to improve. Feeling unmotivated or unsure college is for you? Make an appointment to talk with your academic advisor, a peer success coach, or a counselor in the Counseling Center.
Quick Tips: Students often focus more on skills they don鈥檛 have (yet) than the skills they do. College is a good time to identify your strengths 鈥� Are you a good public speaker? Do you write well? Is math your jam? Can you organize an event? 鈥� and then figure out how those skills can help you achieve your goals and purpose. Sure you may need to build new skills, but start with your strengths and build! It鈥檚 also good to develop a habit of working in groups (study groups!) where everyone contributes their strengths to the group鈥檚 success.
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Quick Tips: If you鈥檙e in Week 14 & 15听and still don鈥檛 feel like you belong, that鈥檚 ok.听 Forming relationships and meeting new people can take time.听 Be sure you are giving yourself the chance to find your peeps, though, by going to events, joining at least one student organization, and talking to your classmates. Check out CubConnect for events and RSOs (student organizations).
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