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.
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.
Purpose: The purpose of study skills workshops is to provide students with the skill development tools to succeed
Outcome:
Awareness: Students should have the opportunity to learn different study skills that will assist them in achieving and/or maintaining their grades and overall GPA.
The Undergraduate Advising & Academic Support Office is hosting study skills workshops this Spring 2021 term. The workshops will consist of a presentation, interactive activities, and time for questions.
Below is a list of the dates and times for each workshop:
1. Motivation and Goal Setting: Tuesday, February 9, 2021 from 11:30 AM- 12:30 PM via Zoom
2. Overcoming Procrastination: Wednesday, March 10, 2021 from 1:30 PM- 2:30 PM via Zoom
3. Managing Academic Anxiety: Thursday, April 8, 2021 from 2:00 PM- 3:00 PM via Zoom
This is a great opportunity to learn and/or improve study skills that will assist you in bringing up and/or maintaining your grades/GPA.
You can also access all the study skills presentations online below:
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 Writing Center Graduate Resources.
