At the intersection of academic skills and a supportive community lies the key to student success. Our dedicated coaches are here to assist you in identifying the obstacles that stand in your way, setting achievable goals and ultimately flourishing in your academic journey. With their guidance, you can navigate the challenges of student life, harness your potential, and achieve your educational aspirations.
TideWatch
TideWatch is a program that combines one-on-one academic coaching with community support to help students bounce back from a challenging semester. Through TideWatch, students partner with academic coaches to create due date and time management calendars, study plans for each of their classes, procrastination protection strategies, and more. Coaches will provide all necessary resources and ensure that students leave each session with another step towards success accomplished.
SKILL SESSIONS
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Skills Sessions offered in the fall and spring semesters are for UA courses, Organizations and Groups. Each session equips students with practical strategies and tools that can significantly contribute to their undergraduate success.
If you want to schedule a skills session, please contact us. We will do our best to accommodate your schedule and ensure a smooth and beneficial experience for your students. Please request skill sessions 14 days in advance. You will receive confirmation as sessions are confirmed. Thank you for considering this opportunity to enhance your students’ learning and development. We look forward to collaborating with you to support the success of our students.
Study Tips to Hack Your Brain
Students will learn advanced study skills that improve memory and recall, enhance critical thinking, and outline best practices for test preparation. Students will leave the session with a completed 7-day study plan for their next test.
Note Taking & Reading in College
Students will learn best practices for in taking information in college courses, focusing on note-taking and efficient reading. Students will practice four methods of taking notes, learn the SQ5R technique for reading college-level texts and leave the session with a completed note-catcher outlining these methods.
Organization & Time Management
Students will learn various techniques for getting organized in their classes, managing time with the freedom that college provides and building positive habits consistently. Students will leave the session with a completed semester planning sheet and a calendar for the upcoming week.
Overcoming Procrastination
Students will learn how motivation impacts procrastination, how to understand and develop healthy intrinsic motivation and 7 practical tips for avoiding procrastination. Students will leave with a reusable decision tree for attacking procrastination.
Stress Management
Students will learn the types of stress, discover the demands of student well-being and practice mindfulness and meditation techniques. Students will complete a self-care assessment and leave with a personally designed self-care prescription. This session includes tips for test anxiety.
InfoLooking for more sessions?
Try the Mind Matters Workshop series!
Offered by the UA Counseling Center, every workshop focuses on a different topic that students may face or struggle with during their college experience.