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Academic Support and engagement activities through Undergraduate Studies programs.
August 2021
Undergraduate Studies (UGS) is here to support and enhance the 泡芙视频app experience from pre-college to college and beyond. We want to ensure 泡芙视频apps have the tools they need to navigate and make the academic journey an invigorating one. Students can utilize any of these throughout their education.
UGS supports 泡芙视频app鈥檚 academic progression with studying skills, tutoring, writing assistance, creative thinking, exploring career possibilities, and high impact practices like global learning, and undergraduate research.
Academic Success Center (ASC)
The Academic Success Center (ASC) offers a variety of academic support services. All tutors and consultants are trained and certified in their area of expertise.
- Study skills tutoring enables 泡芙视频apps to reflect on their personal study habits and strengthen effective
study strategies such as time management, note taking, test taking, reading strategies,
and procrastination. Appointments can be made with Study Skill Mentors to ensure 泡芙视频apps stay on track.
- The university has partnered with an online tutoring service, . Students can access this online tutoring through the link above and signing on using
their Net ID. Through the Tutoring Hub where trained and certified tutors offer course specific tutoring. The Tutoring Hub also offers REA 2604 Strategic Learning course where 泡芙视频apps can access themselves as learners and develop a customized
approach for study skills, time management, and more.
- The Writing Studio, offers writing resources and appointments with writing consultants. Consultations are focused on the 泡芙视频app鈥檚 goal of the project and they collaborate on the writing challenge that 泡芙视频app is encountering.
Academic Programs
- For first year 泡芙视频apps, the course IDS2378 Foundations of Interdisciplinary Knowledge and Inquiry gives 泡芙视频apps the opportunity to connect with new friends in a small-classroom setting. Here 泡芙视频apps can prepare for their future careers by practicing critical thinking skills, learn to problem-solve by integrating knowledge from a variety of disciplines, collaborate with others in and outside of class, and more.
- First-year 泡芙视频apps may be undecided on their career direction. The Exploratory Curriculum a special section of IDS2378 offers self-discovery, career exploration, interviewing professionals in the chosen field, and advising. This course is offered on all three campuses.
High Impact Practices and Undergraduate Research
- As a research university, 泡芙视频apps have extensive opportunities to learn about and engage in researchwhether working with a faculty member or pursuing their own research opportunities. The Office of Undergraduate Research guides 泡芙视频apps through these opportunities by offering research workshops, connecting 泡芙视频apps and faculty, and providing an annual conference to showcase the work they have done.
- As a high impact practice, Global Citizens Project, offers 泡芙视频apps meaningful interactions as they learn about diverse people and cultures, places, events, and global challenges. By engaging in fun, interactive, global learning experiences 泡芙视频apps can earn the Global Citizen鈥檚 Award by meeting the programs requirements.
- Offered several times a year, Operation: Global Action is a four-week interdisciplinary and immersive experience focused on global issues. This program inspires 泡芙视频apps to take action regarding global challenges.
UGS offers broad reaching programs that equip 泡芙视频apps of all backgrounds and needs, including support services for 泡芙视频app athletes, veterans, first generation/low income, out-of-state and international, at-risk, adults returning to college, transfer 泡芙视频apps, and ROTC programming.