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Student Academic Services (SAS)’s Academic Skills Workshop Series guides students in developing skills that lead to long-term success in Higher Education, future careers, and life broadly.
Below are the topics, dates, and times of the workshops.
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Workshops Held Virtually Via MS Teams
Upcoming Spring 2025 Workshops
Friday, February 14th
Location: MS Teams
Time: 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM
Every semester is a new beginning and an opportunity to level up your skills and engagement as a college student! Many bright and capable students get overwhelmed by the sheer number of syllabi, new courses, and new faces at the start of the semester, and may forget to intentionally engage in practices that set them up for success. This workshop will focus on insights, ideas, best practices, and experiences from a panel of successful MSU Denver students representing an array of backgrounds.
Friday, February 21st
Location: MS Teams
Time: 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM
By the time we get to college, it may feel as though taking notes and reading textbooks should be second nature, but often that’s not the case. The level and load of work expected of college students, along with the many other responsibilities most MSU Denver students juggle, can make it difficult to know how to take effective notes and process the mountain of course materials we encounter every semester. This workshop will focus on strategies for efficiently and effectively taking notes and digesting course materials while still engaging in meaningful learning.
Friday, March 7th
Location: MS Teams
Time: 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM
Do you feel like you have too much on your plate? You’re not alone. This workshop will share best practices and principles for how to balance the competing demands of student life, work, family commitments, and the other pulls on your time. This interactive session will help you learn how to set priorities, learn to say no when you can, and manage time more effectively.
Friday, March 14th
Location: MS Teams
Time: 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM
Emerging Generative AI technologies are certainly controversial in higher education! How can a student know what is appropriate and honest when facing the many possible uses of AI? This workshop will support students in better understanding the different fair uses of Generative AI and how they can be used with honesty and integrity.
Friday, April 25th
Location: MS Teams
Time: 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM
It can be easy to think of being a “working student” solely in terms of the challenges of balancing so many competing demands as a student, employee, and all the other roles many MSU Denver students hold. However, skills gained in the workplace –whether on-campus work or off-campus—can actually promote student success in the classroom. Similarly, the skills that help students succeed as students can also make them better employees. In this workshop, students will gain an appreciation for how being a working student can be beneficial, enrich their resume, provide professional and personal development, and otherwise be an asset both in the classroom and workplace!
Friday, May 2nd
Location: MS Teams
Time: 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM
All of us are guilty of becoming “highlighter happy” (highlighting everything) at least once in our lives! Most people have a preferred way to learn, and just highlighting course readings may not be the best way to optimize learning, especially when getting ready for an exam. This workshop will focus on the actual process of understanding patterns and connections among materials, and how to approach exams with confidence! There will be an emphasis on creating graphic organizers and using stress reduction techniques to focus the mind during exams.