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AAC UPCOMING WORKSHOPS

UPCOMING: Fall 2025 AAC Workshops – All Campuses

Fall 2025 Workshop Schedule will be available soon!

WORKSHOP TRACKS:

What are workshops tracks?

Workshop Tracks are curated sets of workshops designed to strengthen specific skillsets. By following one or more tracks, students can gain deeper insights into the topics covered and further enhance their skills. Since workshops are offered on a rotating schedule, some topics may appear less frequently. Be sure to stop by the AAC to pick up a flyer with the full semester workshop rotation.

This workshop track consists of 4 workshops over the course of the semester:

  • Setting Up Your Semester
  • Talking to Professors
  • Notetaking Strategies
  • Test Taking Strategies

This workshop track consists of 4 workshops over the course of the semester:

  • Setting Up Your Semester
  • Strategies for Deeper Learning
  • Test Taking Strategies
  • Finals Prep

This workshop track consists of 4 workshops over the course of the semester:

  • Setting Up Your Semester
  • Prioritization Techniques
  • Evaluating Your Semester
  • Bouncing Back: Academic Resilience

This workshop track consists of 4 workshops over the course of the semester:

  • Prioritization Techniques
  • Attention Management
  • Just Breathe: Stress Management
  • Bouncing Back Academic Resilience

Workshop Descriptions

The focus of this presentation is academic resilience. Reflect on a prior failure or struggle, learn what to do when getting feedback, and apply new strategies when getting a critique.

Discuss the issue of focusing on tasks. Then discover strategies that will help you focus in the future.

Reflect on your progress across the semester so far, focusing on goals and progress towards the. Learn and apply different strategies for continued success.

Did you know there are multiple kinds of stress? Come talk about the different stressors in your life and ways to combat the negative results of stress.

We are the creators for our academic experience and it starts with our class schedules. This workshop will focus on reflecting on your previous experiences and use this information to select courses for the following semester.

Managing assignments for an online course can be challenging. We will provide steps to consider when taking an online course to be successful.

Review different approaches to the same task list and the one you employ in ideal settings and when overwhelmed. Explore strategies to organize your priorities.

Notetaking for Success

Learn about and practice different note taking strategies that can be applied both in class during lecture, and outside of the classroom with textbooks.

Setting Up Your Semester

This presentation will help you start your semester on the right foot, organized, prepared, and in the mindset to succeed.

Have one go to strategy to study? Want more in your tool belt? This presentation will discuss methods to approach your coursework.

Gear up and get ready for finals. Learn ways to enhance both your studying process as well as your approach to taking finals day of.

Realize things to consider when preparing for an upcoming exam to then create a plan. Learn exam format tactics to best approach different types of test questions.

Do you know how to effectively communicate with your professor? This workshop will provide strategies to improve your communication skills during office hours, sending emails, and what are the “right” questions that will prepare you for your test.

If you are in a STEM course or are a STEM major, this is the workshop for you. Learn ways to be successful in your courses including how to approach your assignments and studying.

Learn about resources on campus and how to ask the right questions when you go there for support.