Get 'Shreddy' for School Bootcamp - Day 1
Schedule of Events for Tomorrow -- Tuesday 8/20
Location
Online
Date & Time
August 20, 2024, 10:00 am – 3:00 pm
Description
Let's tone up for school! Tomorrow kicks off our "Get 'Shreddy'" series and just like any workout schedule-- you can drop in and out of these quick, 20 min. sessions based on your targeted needs!
Whether you’re a new first-year or transfer student or a seasoned upperclassman, we’re sure you’ll be able to find a helpful info session somewhere in our lineup! All sessions will be hosted by your CNMS Advising Student Success Team unless indicated otherwise. Here's the TUESDAY 8/20 schedule and descriptions of each event. All events will be hosted in the same WebEx space - just click the link to join at any time you wish! Each session will last 20-25 minutes.
As an extra bonus, tomorrow's sessions will end with a one-hour "Grandmaster Tips" TA/LA panel -- this is a not-to-be missed event!
10:00 - Blackboard Basics
Wondering where to find your syllabus? How to turn in your online homework? Looking for class information? Come to our tour of Blackboard! We'll show you how it works and happily answer any of your questions.
10:30 - Stop, Drop, and Schedule
Let's talk scheduling! You may want to use a paper planner for your time management, but since UMBC is a GoogleCampus, we'll be showing you all about how to set up a digital schedule and task list that will work across all your devices.
11:00 - Allied Health Wellness
Interested in an allied health field, such as nursing, physical therapy, pharmacy, dental hygiene, occupational therapy, physicians assistant, athletic training, or chiropractice? Come check out our quick talk on majors we recommend, advising for professional school, and all other things you should know before jumping in!
11:30 - Study Squad
Intensive deep work on your own is essential to learning, but studying with a group can be just as important! We'll talk you through the how, where, and why of study groups and give you information about our Study Group Socials, which we host for first-year BIOL and CHEM courses so that folks with compatible schedules can form study groups.
1:00 - Pre-Health Powerhouse (with Melissa Huselton, Pre-Health Advising)
Do you dream of becoming a doctor, dentist, vet, optometrist, or podiatrist? This event is for you! Meet our pre-health advisor and coach Melissa Huselton and learn all about how to have a strong start to the semester.
1:30 - Work your Core Competencies
You might think all you need for graduate or professional (think: medical or dental) school is a high GPA, but there are LOTS of skills that it's key you develop in these next few years to prepare! Learn about the importance of collaboration, ethical responsibility, and communication...and HOW you can best grow them while at UMBC!
2:00-3:00 (note longer session) - ***Grandmaster Tips***
This session is as close as you can get to a hack on how to do well in your STEM classes. Your BIOL141 and CHEM101 Teaching Assistants and Learning Assistants will tell you everything you need to know to *actually* succeed in STEM classes in college. There might not be actual shortcuts, but this is the next best thing!
Check back tomorrow for a whole new line up for day two! See you there -- we've got this!
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