Academic Achievement Programs (AAP): Academic Success & Tutorial Services (ASTS) tutors are eager to assist you with a variety of challenging courses in BSCI, CHEM, CMNS, and MATH. For questions, contact Christal Dimas at
cdimas@umd.edu or 301-405-4745.
Academic Peer Coaching for Transfer Students: Academic Peer Coaching provides internal and external transfers students in the A. James Clark School of Engineering the opportunity to connect with a peer.
With a coach, you can discuss:
- Strategies for navitating your semester coursework
- Time management
- Note taking skills
- Test preparation and test anxiety
- Wellness resources
- Tutoring options
- Goal setting
Schedule a Session Today!
Coaching Availability: go.umd.edu/coaching
Coaching Email: engrpeercoaches@gmail.com
Oral Communication Center: Housed in the Department of Communication, the OCC offers support for undergraduate and graduate students, faculty, and staff who seek to improve their communication skills for success in academic, professional, civic, and social contexts. Visit their website for hours and information.
The purpose of study skills workshops is to provide students with the skill development tools to succeed academically.
This is a great opportunity to learn and/or improve study skills that will assist you in achieving and/or maintaining your grades and overall GPA.
Each workshop consists of a presentation, interactive activities, and time for questions. They will be conducted in a lunch and learn format, so you are welcome to bring a bagged lunch to eat while participating in the workshop.
Below are the dates, times and descriptions for each workshop:
*Note, UA&AS will pay close attention to the COVID-19 metrics and will pivot to the virtual option if necessary
Motivation and Goal Setting
Date: Thursday, February 17, 2022
Time: 10:00 AM- 11:00 AM
Location: via Zoom
The motivation and goal setting workshop is designed to provide you with strategies to identify factors that contribute to your motivation and how to utilize them in order to set measurable goals. You will learn how to effectively set goals and how doing so will help you in creating a more positive college experience.
Overcoming Procrastination
Date: Wednesday, March 30, 2022
Time: 3:00 PM- 4:00 PM
Location: In-person with a virtual option
The overcoming procrastination workshop is designed to provide you with strategies on how to utilize tools in order to start, persist, and complete tasks and goals in order to succeed academically. You will learn how to reduce distractions that cause you to put these tasks/goals off and how to take control of you success.
Managing Academic Anxiety
Date: Thursday, April 21, 2022
Time: 1:30 PM- 2:30 PM
Location: In-person with a virtual option
The managing academic anxiety workshop is designed to provide information regarding the different types of stress and how various stressors can lead to academic anxiety. You will hear about techniques you can utilize to identify , avoid and cope with everyday stressors in order to be successful academically.
Below you can access more study skills presentations:
Tutoring.umd.edu is a website that guides students to tutoring services and a wide range of academic resources available on campus, from our peer institutions, and other non-university websites. Topics include: tutoring by subject, procrastination, time management, note-taking skills, test-taking skills, study skills, and much more!
UMD Health Center Wellness: UMD breaks wellness down into eight different areas that are identified in this link 8 Dimensions of Wellness.
WIE Tutoring Services
All are welcome to take advantage of free tutoring services offered through the Women in Engineering Program. During the Spring 2021 semester, all tutoring sessions will be conducted online via Zoom in individual appointments with our tutors. Please see this link for more information about scheduling: https://eng.umd.edu/women/undergraduate/tutoring
WIE Technical Workshops
In collaboration with Terrapin Works, the Women in Engineering Program is excited to continue offering free virtual technical workshops available for all Clark students this Spring 2021. Students can gain hands-on exposure to topics such as computer aided design (CAD) and arduino - RGB Sensor and LEDs.
Workshop offerings are advertised in our weekly newsletter (WIE FYI) and on our WIE calendar on our website.
Peer Mentoring Program for Spring Transfer Students
All incoming first-year and new external transfer students who join the program will be assigned a peer mentor along with other new students (typically of the same major). New students studying engineering are invited to participate in the WIE Peer Mentoring Program anytime throughout the spring 2021 semester by completing the WIE Peer Mentoring Program signup form.
Writing Center: The Writing Center provides opportunities for UMD's undergraduate student body to improve their writing, research, and critical thinking skills. Appointments can be scheduled by visiting their website. For questions, call 301-405-3758 or email writadmin@umd.edu.
Graduate students who want to improve their writing skills may also use the Graduate School Writing Center.