Fall 2009 Workshops

DSC is providing academic success workshops to help you meet financial aid satisfactory academic progress standards. While you are not required to attend these workshops, attendance at this workshops will be looked at favorably should you need to appeal suspension of financial aid. To register for any of these workshops, register online at www://www.daltonstate.edu/ar/career/workshops.htm or email finaid@daltonstate.edu with your workshop choices.

Student Loans 101. Everything you need to know about student loans.

Don't Lose it! Learn about Financial Aid Satisfactory Academic Progress, so that you don't lose your Financial Aid.

De-Clutter Your World. Learn about organizational skills, prioritizing, and focus.

Hey dude, where's my planner? Learn how to effectively manage your time.

Survivor: DSC. Learn about college survival, including DSC policy/procedures, self-advocating, coping, problem solving, non-academic barriers, and college/community resources.

Make it Happen. How to get motivated about your choice to be in college.

Power Tools for Success. Learn basic study skills with a focus on text book reading, test preparation, and note-taking.

Get Smart: Study Smart. Take control and improve your grades. Defeat the chaos of poor time management. Learn effective study skills that will make you an agent of change.

"Blues Clues: Depression and the College Student. Depression among college students is very common. Signs and symptoms of depression are often overlooked or misunderstood. This workshop will assist attendees with identifying symptoms of depression and learn effective coping skills for symptom management. This workshop will also include a free depression screening for interested individuals.

Making a "Major" Career Decision. Participate in career/major exploration. Learn how to assess you choices and create back-up plans.

Test Taking for Finals. Learn how to take a test and not get taken by one. This workshop focuses on study skills, test preparation, and test taking strategies for final exams.

Don't Freak Out: Managing Stress in College.  This workshop will assist the attendee with recognizing problem stress and learn valuable coping skills to manage it.

Grief and Loss. grief is the normal response of sorrow, emotion, and confusion that comes from losing someone or something important to you. It is a natural part of life. In this workshop, students will learn about grief, typical responses to grief, and how to cope with inevitable losses.

"That one course is the real issue!"  Tutoring in a specific problem are (Tutoring counts as all three workshops, but you MUST meet with a tutor at least every other week - 6 visits. You may start the series of visits the first week of classes.)

Times and Dates for tutoring to be arranged by student and Jody Trost at 272-4573.

Click here to register for one of the workshops listed above.