Student Success Workshops

Upcoming Workshops

Road to Recovery: An Academic Success Series – Register here!

January 8 @10am/2pm; January 10 @10am/2pm; January 12 @10am/2pm (Belk Library 113)

Did you have a hard time in the fall balancing your academic life? Do you struggle with feeling overwhelmed by academics? Was the transition to college more difficult than you anticipated? Sign up to attend the Road to Recovery Academic Success Series, from Learning Assistance and Belk Library.

Navigating the University and Utilizing Resources

Sept. 14, 9:30-10:30am, KLC 230

Join us for a discussion on how to adjust and transition into your new educational environment. We’ll share strategies to help demystify the “hidden curriculum” and we’ll discuss how utilizing campus resources can help you in your transition to college.

Executive Functioning Skills for Students

Sept. 14, 5-6pm, KLC 230

In this workshop, we’ll learn about time management, staying focused, balancing and prioritizing tasks, and how our emotions can impact our work.

Academic Self-Advocacy

Sept. 21, 5-6pm, KLC 230

In this workshop, we’ll learn about advocating for yourself in academic spaces with professors and peers.

Past Workshops

Growth Mindset and Building Community on Campus

In this workshop, we’ll discuss how to foster a growth mindset and identify how imposter syndrome can manifest itself within us. We’ll share strategies for building connections across campus as a way to find communities that align with our personal or academic goals.

Hit the Brakes: Prioritize & (Safely) Procrastinate

In this workshop, you’ll learn about helpful vs. unhelpful procrastination, gain some useful tools for prioritizing and managing your tasks and assignments, and learn achievable strategies for effective studying.

Running on Empty: Managing Academic Stress

This workshop will cover different types of academic stress, how they manifest, and offer strategies and resources that we can use to cope with overwhelming feelings of anxiety. We’ll also use this time create action plans to put our best selves into our academic work!

The Road Ahead: Planning for a Successful Spring Semester

Learn to build good habits during winter term that can translate to spring–when your calendar will be filled up again! We will talk about effective calendaring and time management, how to make the most of your free time, and offer productivity techniques like creating visual systems for your to-do lists.

Timed Exams and Papers

Join staff from the Writing Center and Learning Assistance as we discuss tips for how to study and prepare for timed exams or writing assignments. You’ll leave with concrete strategies to help you excel!

Preparing for Final Exams

Do you have questions about how to prepare for final exams? Are you overwhelmed thinking about how you will prepare for the different formats of finals? This interactive workshop aims to answer your questions and provide strategies to prepare for finals week.

Collaborating with Peers

Do group projects fill you with dread? Do you like doing homework with your peers but never get enough work done? In this workshop, we’ll talk about how to get the most out of formal and informal group work.

Planning for Success

It’s never too early to start planning for a successful semester. In this interactive workshop, we will discuss tips and tools for staying organized, keeping track of assignments, and creating a routine that works for you!

Organizing Materials and Preparing for Multiple-Choice Tests

In this workshop we offer tangible strategies for organizing course materials and we pair this discussion with in-test strategies for multiple-choice tests.

Ready & Resilient: Final Exams Edition

This challenging semester calls for a unique approach to planning and preparing for final exams. Join us as our Learning Assistance tutors share strategies to help you prepare and feel Ready and Resilient for final exams.

Pencils Down: Preparing to Excel on Timed Exams

No Time Left Behind: Improving Time Management

Join staff from the Writing Center and Learning Assistance as we discuss tips for how to juggle multiple course assignments and deadlines. You’ll leave with concrete strategies for managing your time!

Tips for Transfers (intended for new transfer students)

Join staff from Learning Assistance and Academic Advising as we welcome transfer students and offer strategies for getting off to a strong start here at Elon.

Start Fresh After Midterms

Whether you’re hoping to get back on track after midterms or striving to maintain your semester-long goals, this interactive workshop will offer strategies for finishing the semester on a strong note.

Accelerate Success-Thursday, September 26 (2019)

Playing it safe? Trouble rebounding from difficulty? With Accelerate Success, learn to think through risks, improve resiliency and realize how adaptable you can be! This workshop is designed for students taking science, technology, engineering, or mathematics (STEM) courses, but all students stand to benefit from attending.

Studying Smarter, Not Harder

Spending all your time studying? Not seeing the results you’d like? This interactive workshop will provide approaches for studying more efficiently to make the most of your time. Learning Assistance tutors will be on hand to discuss effective study habits and share strategies that can help you get off to a strong start this semester.

What to Expect When You’re Expecting Final Exams

Do you have questions about how to prepare for final exams? Are you anxious about what to expect during final exam week? This interactive workshop aims to answer your questions and jump-start your preparations so that you can end the semester on a strong note.