Gearing up

Preparation isn’t just about skill, stamina or endurance. Your mindset is also a muscle. If you fall short, is that defeat or is it data? If you prevail, what else helped this happen? Let’s think about our thinking.

UPCOMING EVENTS

AUG

Stress, Burnout and Rest

5:30 – 6:30 p.m., Online

Reframe stress with compassion for your needs and goals. And remember that you can start managing stress with more initiative and foresight by Learning How to Learn:

Creating an Exam Study Plan:

Aug. 13 (5:30 – 6:30 p.m.)

Manage Your Energy, Not Your Time:
Aug. 26 (1 – 2 p.m.), Sept. 2 (5:30 – 6:30 p.m.),
Sept. 17 (5:30 – 7 p.m.) & Sept. 22 (1 – 2:30 p.m.)

Strategic Reading:

Aug. 28 (1 – 2 p.m.) & Sept. 1 (5:30 – 6:30 p.m.)

Effective Notetaking:

Sept. 3 (5:30 – 6:30 p.m.) & Sept. 10 (5:30 – 7 p.m.)

The Science and Practice of Learning:

Sept. 8 (1 – 2:30 p.m.)

Planning Assignments:

Sept. 24 (5:30 – 7 p.m.)

SEPT

Resisting Messages that Your English “Isn’t Good Enough”

6 – 7:30 p.m., Robarts Library 4036, 130 St. George St.

Flip the script and tackle negative preconceptions head on. Speakers of English as an additional language (EAL) can explore English’s history of diverse, equally valid dialects and accents. EAL-identifying students may also value:

Strategies for Expressing Ideas in Group Discussions
Sept. 30 (6 – 7:30 p.m.)

Your First Language as an Asset in Academic Learning
Oct. 7 (6 – 7:30 p.m.)

UNIVERSITY PREP MICRO-COURSE

Nerves are normal at this time of year. Let’s calm them. Open to all students, our University Prep micro-course will help you study effectively, plan ahead and stay motivated.

Join us on August 18 – 20 (7 – 8:30 p.m.) for three lively sessions that’ll equip you with skills for sound learning:

Student sitting outside, gazing pensively toward a sunlit horizon.

BACK IN THE MIX

Group of four students laughing while completing a workshop activity.

Two students relaxing outside, chatting.

Learning Well in Second Year

Connect and build resilience this fall (Sept. 22 – Oct. 13, 5 – 6:30 p.m.). Sign up to commit to four Tuesday evenings at the Student Commons, where we’ll reflect on our habits and build new ones.

Read about LW2Y and sign up for the full series. All returning undergraduate students are welcome.

Queer Study Buddies Kick-Off

Members and allies of the 2SLGBTQ+ community can connect and get work done with the Queer Study Buddies, held each Friday starting September 25 in Robarts Library.

Part of Queer Orientation, this kick-off event on Sept. 15 (3 – 5 p.m.) is your chance to break the ice and learn more.

Study Hubs are coworking sessions, led by trained volunteers, that help students get together and get work done. Students can sign up for any Hub that fits their schedule.

Family Care Office Study Hubs run Thursday mornings (10 a.m. – 12 p.m., 215 Huron St., room 603). Students can bring a lunch and connect with fellow caregivers.

Queer Study Buddies run Fridays (3 – 6 p.m.) in the Robarts Library, starting Sept. 25. Members and allies of the 2SLGBTQ+ community are welcome to join.

Grad Productivity Groups are drop-in sessions involving two forty-minute coworking bursts spaced by a break. Groups run all year, including through spring and summer. Check back for more! Students can sign up or come by at any convenient time.

Grad Writing Groups invite students to share goals and commit to attending regularly. Our writing groups run all year, including continuously through summer and into fall. With multiple times to choose from, students can build a consistent routine.