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Student Success Workshops

Student Success Workshops provide students with step by step strategies to improve their study skills, time management skills, and organizational skills.  Workshops are offered throughout the fall and spring semesters.  Please view our current schedule for a listing of this semester's on-campus workshops. Space will fill up quickly.

Can't make the workshop date?  Take a look at our ON DEMAND workshop topics below.  Simply click on the link to learn information on the topic.   

Biology Study Skills
Learn some study skills that you can apply specifically to your Biology class this semester.
Career Exploration - What Can I do With This Major?
Are you undecided on your career path?  Don’t know what major to choose?  Discover the right path to take, along with learning more about your specific major.
Communication Skills for Success
Do you have difficulty expressing your ideas to others?  Would you like to learn how to overcome barriers to communication?  This workshop will provide you with some ideas on how to become a better communicator and listener.
Developing a Success Strategy
Are you looking for ways to be successful this semester?  This workshop will give you some ideas on what you can do now to achieve success.  Topics will include note taking skills, listening skills, developing a reading strategy, test preparation tips, time management tips, and personal well-being information.
Discover Your Learning Style
When you understand the way you learn, you become a more effective student.  This workshop will help you discover if you are an auditory, kinesthetic, or visual learner.  You will learn some study tips related to your specific learning style to help you in becoming a successful student.  Click here to take the learning styles quiz!
Effective Note-taking Methods
Are you having trouble taking notes in a particular class?  Do you feel that your notes are too confusing?  This workshop will provide you with some ideas on how to take more effective notes that will help you learn and retain information.
How to Write a Research Paper
Does the thought of writing a research paper get you down?  This workshop will help you through the steps of choosing a topic, where to go to complete the research, and writing the final draft.
Improve Your Memory, Improve Your Grades
Do you have trouble recalling information from your lectures, readings, or notes?  This workshop will provide you with some skills on how to improve your memory in order to help you be more successful in your studies.
Making Presentations
There is no way around it...most college students will have to prepare and deliver al presentation for at least one of their classes at SVCC! Take part in this fun and informative workshop that gives you tips on how to create and give a great presentation!
Read Faster, Read Smarter!
Introduces students to basic principles of speed reading and tricks for improving reading rate. Shares pre-reading strategies specific to college lecture classrooms.
Remembering What You Read
Are you having difficulty understanding and retaining the information you read?  This workshop will go over some ideas on how to get more out of your reading assignments.  You will learn some techniques you can do before you start reading that will help in your understanding of the material.  You will also learn techniques to help recall the information you have read.
Strategies for Test-taking
Get some test-taking hints so you can do well on that next exam or the final.  We will go over some strategies to help you with true/false, multiple choice, and essay exams.
Strategies for Winning at Math
Do you struggle with Math classes?  Learn some tips to help you overcome your Math anxiety!
Stress Relief – How to Manage the Stress in Your Life
This workshop will provide you with information on how to keep your stress levels down and stay positive!
Study Skills 101
This workshop will focus on giving you an introduction to some basic study techniques.  The techniques that you will learn about are listening skills, note-taking skills, how to develop a reading strategy, study tips, test preparation tips, and test-taking strategies.
Tackling Test-taking Anxiety
Do you feel stressed at the thought of an upcoming test?  Learn some techniques to help you stay calm and confident.  You will also learn some test-taking strategies to help you better prepare for your tests.
Time Management
Do you have too much to do and not enough time to complete everything?  This workshop will help you manage your time using various tools and time organization strategies.
Tips for Taking Online Classes
Are you taking, or thinking about taking an online course?  This workshop will provide you with some information on what to expect from this type of class.  We will also discuss ways to be successful in this learning environment.