Spotlight on Exploring Resources
This is the first in a series to spotlight resources and events that can help you explore your major and career possibilities.Your Undeclared Advisor!
Already, students have begun utilizing their advisor to help figure out what to do for a major or career! During the meeting, it’s a very individualized exploration about yourself, academic and career resources, and how to make decisions knowing these things. Schedule your first appointment today by emailing your advisor your availability for the next 4-5 business days.Studying
As I know you’re learning, there’s a lot of work for classes in college. If you need some help on how to study effectively or time manage, utilize Learning Strategies Instruction or Academic Support Instruction for an individual appointment. If English is your second or third language, you may also want to visit English Language Learner Services for support with reading the dense amount of English assigned to you. Below, I’m briefly discussing how study spaces and time management can help you study better.Time Management
This sounds a lot easier than it is. Utilizing your time effectively is challenging, because you have competing goals that demand your time. Checkout Learning Strategies Instruction's tips for improving your time management. Listen to JMU students talk about the balancing everything...
“If you want to achieve academically, learn how to balance having fun and doing your work. You’ve got to make sacrifices a lot of times.”
Study Spaces
Don’t study in your dorm room. Seriously, how can you study when Facebook/Twitter, video games, TV, friends, your bed, and everything else is there tempting you not to study? Find places around campus that support your ability to focus on your studies.- Student Success Center include group study rooms and Learning Centers [mixture of quiet and background noise]
- Rose Library including 45 group study rooms [mixture of quiet and background noise]
- Carrier Library including 29 group study rooms [mixture of quiet and background noise]
- Taylor Down Under (TDU) on the 1st floor of Taylor Hall [background noise]
- Educational Technology & Media Center in Memorial Hall [quiet]
- Career & Academic Planning Resource Center on the 3rd floor of Student Success Center [background noise]
- Your Residence Hall Study Lounge [quiet]
- Lounge by the Post Office in Warren Hall.