The School of General Studies–Transition to Kean, along with the Office of Intervention and Retention, has organized workshops for students to attend. The goal of the workshops is to help students manage stress, time and anxiety, as well as learn self-care and proper note-taking. During the workshops, the professional departments and counselors will give some tips and advice for participates. All workshops will take place in Center for Academic Success (CAS) at varying times.
Here is the schedule:
Self-care: is considered a primary kind of care for people to make decisions and manage themselves in daily life, which makes them live as best as possible with chronic condition. Self-care is focused on soul and knowledge to increase a person’s comprehensive sense in society, an important aspect of the workshop is maintaining physical and mental health.
Schedule: 3:15 p.m. on April 5, 21, 27
Location: CAS 210
Time-Management: is the process to organize and plan time spent on every activity, class and other events. Many people who are busy face potential stress and anxiety, but they are not effective if they cannot manage time well. Everyone has the same 24 hours for one day, and 365/366 days for the year, but some of them waste too much time on unnecessary activity.
Schedule: 6:15 p.m. on Tuesday, April 5, 2016 and 3:15 p.m. on Wednesday, April 20, 2016
Location: CAS 210
Studying and Note-taking: is a good habit for memorizing and reviewing the course content. According to studies on memory, it shows “47% of what a person has just learned is forgotten in the first twenty minutes and 62% is forgotten after the first day without review” (University of Texas at Austin). It is significant to have GOOD lecture notes to prepare for exams.
Schedule: 3:15 p.m. on April 6, 13, 19 and 6:15 p.m. on Tuesday, April 19, 2016
Location: CAS 210
Managing Stress: is important to balance life, especially for midterms and finals. Students have a lot going on in their lives, which may cause stress such as school, work, clubs, family and friends. From the Studies Guides and Strategies website, it says “Stress symptoms include mental, social, and physical manifestations. These include exhaustion, loss of/increased appetite, headaches, crying, sleeplessness, and oversleeping.” Some students use alcohol, drugs or other compulsive behavior when faced with stree, which is not a correct way to keep away stress.
Schedule: 3:15 p.m. on April 7, 12 and 6:15 p.m. on Tuesday, April 26, 2016
Location: CAS 210
Overcoming Anxiety: is a “fight or flight” mechanism when people challenge difficulties. There are groups of people who choose to give in and live with anxiety, because they insist on finishing the tough task, leading them to continuous unhappiness and worries. The better way is to learn to overcome the anxiety, such as self-reflect to see if the unhappiness will continue, or the individual will take themselves out of the situation.
Schedule: 3:15 p.m. on April 7, 26 and 6:15 p.m. on Tuesday, April 12, 2016
Location: CAS 210
Join the School of General Studies and the Office of Intervention and Retention for these helpful workshops. For more information, please visit http://www.kean.edu/~t2k/. If you have any questions, please email t2k@kean.edu.
