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Advising Tip | Every Week You Have 168 Hours to Manage

Sara Berens

By Sara Berens College of Arts & Sciences Academic Adviser Ever feel like time has gotten away from you, especially when you realize that we are already at the end of week 2? Well my friends, it’s time to get organized. Every week you have 168 hours to manage. This […]

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September 7, 2015 at 3:22 pmNews

Advising Tip | Make a New Friend This Week

Sara Berens

By Sara Berens College of Arts & Sciences Academic Adviser Welcome back students! As this is the start of a new year, I’m dedicating this first tip to our new Bobcats. This is an incredibly exciting and overwhelming time in your life, but I want you to know that we […]

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August 31, 2015 at 11:17 amNews

Advising Tip: Save Your School Work for Future Use

Advising Tip: Save Your School Work for Future Use

By Sara Berens College of Arts & Sciences Academic Adviser As we are nearing the end of the academic year, I know you would like nothing more than to shred or delete those notes and papers into oblivion. Stop and consider the future. All of the hours that you put […]

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April 20, 2015 at 10:33 amNews

Advising Tip: Wolfram Alpha as a Research Resource

Sara Berens, Academic Advisor and Retention Specialist for the College of Arts & Sciences

By Sara Berens College of Arts & Sciences Academic Adviser On occasion I stumble across resources for students that are seemingly super helpful. One resource I found this week was Wolfram Alpha, a self-proclaimed “computational knowledge engine.” Unlike Google or Yahoo, which will provide you with a list of sites […]

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March 31, 2015 at 12:19 pmNews

Advising Tip: Fall Registration is Approaching

Sara Berens, Academic Advisor and Retention Specialist for the College of Arts & Sciences

By Sara Berens College of Arts & Sciences Academic Adviser Welcome back! I know you’re all coming from your Spring Break destinations (Wwe had 10 inches of snow while you were gone!), but it’s time to get back to it. Registration advising for Fall of 2015 is slated to begin […]

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March 9, 2015 at 10:26 amNews

Advising Tip: How to Write a Research Paper

Sara Berens, Academic Advisor and Retention Specialist for the College of Arts & Sciences

By Sara Berens College of Arts & Sciences Academic Adviser At some point in your college career, you will have to write a research paper. Why? Because research helps us to explore the world through an academic lens and form our own thoughts on a topic. And while you will […]

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February 16, 2015 at 10:11 amNews

Advising Tip: Find Your Learning Preference

Advising Tip: Find Your Learning Preference

By Sara Berens College of Arts & Sciences Academic Adviser How many of you know your learning preference? A lot of students have no idea how to answer this or understand why it’s important. If you understand your learning preference, you can individualize your study time. And while you can’t […]

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February 9, 2015 at 11:15 amNews