Tom Buchheit- Academic Advisor

Many students report that academic reading falls to the bottom of the ‘To Do’ list fairly in the semester, in favor of more immediate homework assignments, projects, and papers. The intent is always to “catch up before the test”, but, alas, when pages and chapters pile up, it is often difficult to get back on track. At this week’s Study Skills Seminar

Read and Remember!

Wednesday, February 4 at 6 pm

Thursday, February 5 at 4 pm

ECTR 113

(Bonus Seminar: Study Skills Express: Read and Remember! Friday, February 13 at 12 noon in the Center for Student Learning Study Skills Lab)

Snacks served!

we will address ways to tackle academic reading before it becomes unmanageable, including suggestions for breaking up tasks, and a variety of Active Reading Strategies designed to improve reading engagement and retention, and also help you create study guides from reading assignments.

If you are struggling with reading in a class this semester, please bring your textbooks to the Seminar, so you may see how specific strategies can be applied to your reading assignments, giving you a ‘springboard’ for jumping into the text right away!

When you revolve through the doors of the Addlestone Library to begin researching topics for upcoming papers and projects, are you overwhelmed by the vast array of print and online resources available? Are you unsure of where to begin? Or do you approach the task with confidence, searching databases, locating periodicals, and scanning the stacks with ease? If this third scenario describes you, it is likely that they have already met with and received assistance from the friendly, knowledgeable staff at the Addlestone Library!

At this week’s Study Skills Seminar:

Re-Think Research!

Wednesday, January 28 at 6 pm

Thursday, January 29 at 4 pm

ECTR 113

Snacks served!

all students will have the opportunity to become more informed and less alarmed about library research as they meet with Tom Gilson and Phillip Powell, Addlestone librarians. Tom and Phil will guide students through the wide variety of resources available at the library, will teach them how to search more efficiently and effectively online, and will introduce them to the many ways that they may meet with and talk with real, live librarians about their papers and projects (the best resource of all!)

Whether your students are new to library research or are seasoned professionals, they will add to their knowledge of all things library this week!

Today, January 16th, is the last day to Drop and Add courses for the Spring 2009 semester. (Full semester courses and Express 1 courses.)

After Cougar Trail closes tonight, you can Withdraw from a course until February 23rd for full semester courses and February 2nd for Express 1 courses. 

Contact me at buchheitt@cofc.edu if you have any questions

I hope everyone had a wonderful break and the new semester is starting great.

Just remember that this Friday, January 16th is the last day to adjust your schedule for this semester.

I will be available to answer questions with out an appointment on Friday until 4 PM.