To provide academic skills that will help students in all of their classes, counselors with the Counseling Center conducted a series of workshops on everything from how to schedule a time for studying to how to successfully structure study sessions.
“Not only do students need to use the workshops to benefit their academic skills, but they should also take advantage of the Counseling Center itself. We have so much to offer,” Pam Midgett said.
Pam Midgett, counseling center director, conducted the second of the four, one-hour workshops, “Four Steps to a 4.0,” in the Sundance Court Third Floor Meeting Room Sept. 11. Her main points included how to schedule time for studying, how to form a structure of successful study sessions, how to read effectively, how to focus on concentrating while studying, how to listen efficiently and how to picture yourself being successful.
“We’ve had these workshops for many years during the fall and spring. However, this is the first time MSU has focused on one topic specifically for weekly one-hour sessions,” Midgett said.
After the “Four Steps to a 4.0” workshop, student Kassandra Allonso, sophomore in nursing said, “I’m glad I came, I got extra credit in class and I learned about really good time management skills for studying.”
Another student, Adile Gendusa, sophomore in nursing, said, “I learned how to create a better studying environment, and got extra credit for one of my classes.”
According to the MSU website, some professors include this information in their syllabi and offer extra credit to students who attend the study skills workshop.
Shalla Kobs, sophomore in nursing, said, “I came for chemistry extra credit and after hearing this, I know that I definitely need better study habits!”
Counseling Center staff members said they are concerned with students meeting their goals and graduating. Accumulating these academic skills and performance helps students with their studies and education.
“The Counseling Center seeks to be involved with helping with students and building their basic skills,” said Midgett.
The Counseling Center helps students with a variety of issues: depression, anxiety, loneliness, grief, substance abuse, relationship problems, and career counseling. The free sessions, paid for by student fee monies, are confidential.
The upcoming workshops will cover four topics: Time Management, Four Steps to a 4.0, Test Anxiety, and Choosing a Career and Major. Staff members will hold the weekly one-hour sessions the remainder of September and will repeat them in October and November.