Welcome to the Fall 2011 semester.
Please utilize resources on campus to help you have a successfull semester.

One resource I would like to highlight is the Center for Student Learning, located on the First Floor of the Addlestone Library. Students may receive tutoring on a walk-in basis (accounting, math, Spanish and French, writing, speaking) or by appointment (subject area tutoring, all other foreign languages). They also offer a series of Study Skill Seminars.

I will try to highlight other resources and give updates about the Study Skill Seminars throughout the semester.

The Center for Student Learning Continues to offer Study Skill Seminars. Take advantage of these if you can!

For more information, check out this website: http://csl.cofc.edu/study-skills/seminars/index.php 

All seminars take place in Robert Scott Small Room 103. Wednesday 6-6:45 PM or Thursday 4:4:45 PM.

Here is this Semesters schedule:

• Stop the Clock! Making the Most of your Study Time — Wed. Jan. 19 & Thur. Jan. 20
• Re-Think Research! — Wed. Jan. 26 & Thur. Jan. 27
• Read and Remember! — Wed. Feb. 2 & Thur. Feb. 3
• Notable Notes!  – Wed. Feb. 9 & Thur. Feb. 10
• Take Your Best Test!  – Wed. Feb.16 & Thur. Feb.17
• The Advising Advantage! — Wed. Feb.23 & Thur. Feb.24
• Tried and True! Study Tips from Student Mentors — Wed. Mar. 2 & Thur. Mar. 3
• Contents Under Pressure! Managing Stress in College–Wed. Mar. 16 & Thur. Mar. 17
• Memory Matters! — Wed. Mar. 23 & Thur. Mar. 24
• Career Center: Not Just for Seniors! — Wed. Mar. 30 & Thur. Mar. 31
• Plan for Exams! — Wed. Apr. 6 & Thur. Apr. 7

Hope you had a very restful break and are ready to be back, even if mother nature was not ready to start the semester!
Now that we have had the “Snow Day” be aware this from the office of the registrar: “Due to the unanticipated College closing on Monday, the drop/add deadline has been extended to Tuesday, January 18th, at 5:00 pm.”

Make sure you verify the time, day, and location of all of your finals. Check your course syllabus (for location, time and day. You can also check the list on the Office of the Registrar for the time and day: http://registrar.cofc.edu/pdf/Exam_Schedule_Fall2010.pdf

Don’t miss Cougar Countdown

Annual Study Abroad Fair

Monday, September 20, 2010

Cougar Mall (10:00-2:00)

Study abroad program providers (universities, organizations) from all over the world will attend this fair to promote their program options. The Center for International Education will showcase all College of Charleston programs at this fair.

Hope all is going well with the semester so far.

Check out the schedule of the Study Skill Seminars from the Center for Student Learning:

 http://csl.cofc.edu/study-skills/seminars/index.php

Here are some important dates to know:

• Oct. 11 & 12: Fall Break (no classes)
• Oct. 19: Mid Term Grades available in MyCharleston
• Oct. 21: Last day for students to withdraw from full semester courses with a grade of “W”.
• Nov. 24 – 27: Thanksgiving Holiday (no classes)
• Dec. 6:  Last day of Classes
• Dec. 7: Reading Day (no classes)
• Dec. 8 – 15: Final Exams
• Dec. 22: Grades Available in MyCharleston

Make sure you know when and where your finals are taking place. See the Finals Schedule here:

http://registrar.cofc.edu/pdf/Exam_Schedule_Spring2010.pdf

See you professor and/or syllabus for the location and if the time is different.

Also, hopefully you have registered for all your fall classes in MyCharleston.
If you have any questions, please let me know.

If you have any questions about your Spring Schedule or feel you need to make changes, Please e-mail me.

I am also available for Walk-ins today (Monday, January 11th) and Friday (January, 15th).

Remember Friday is the last day to change your schedule (Add or Drop Classes).

During the first test of the semester did you say, “Well, I guess I’ll just have to study harder for the next one!” What does it mean to study harder? Wouldn’t it make more sense to study smarter?

At this week’s Study Skills Seminar:

 Take your Best Test!

Wednesday, September 29 at 6 pm

Thursday, October 1 at 4 pm (repeated seminar)

Education Center 116

Snacks served!

we will discuss ways to study smarter, including Replacing Passive Study Strategies with Active Ones, Creating and Using Study Guides, and Using Study Strategies that Promote Critical Thinking. In addition, we will take note of Specific Steps to Take Before, During, and After the Test. We will apply these strategies to both Objective and Essay Tests.