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Academic & Personal Development

Workshops are now available online via WebEx.

Click here for the WebEx Workshop Calendar

Email Frank Benefield at wbenefie@uncc.edu or call 704-687-7837 with questions.

 

 

The University Center for Academic Excellence offers a wide variety of workshops on topics that strengthen students' academic success.  These highly interactive workshops are led by staff and trained graduate students on-site and across campus. You can click here for the workshop calendar page. Workshop registration is not required, and students are admitted as they arrive until the workshop reaches capacity. Please bring student identification card for workshop check-in. Late arrivals may not be admitted. 

All workshop topics can be covered in a Personal Academic Consultation. 

Workshop Topics:

#StudyHacks

Learn helpful tips to process content in a timely and effective manner for successful course completion.

Bounce Back From Setbacks

Discover tips to help get you refocused and stay motivated throughout the semester.

Communicating with Your Professor and Succeeding in a Large Class

Learn to communicate more effectively with your professor and develop a relationship that promotes academic success, along with tips on how to be successful and establish your presence in a large class.

Conquering Procrastination

Discover why we procrastinate and what strategies we can employ to untangle the procrastination knot in your academic and personal lives.

Finding Your Motivation

Explore motivation and personal accountability, and learn how to tap into them in order to take control of your academic success.

Goal Setting

Identify short and long term goals, and create a specific, realistic, and well-informed action plan for achieving them.

I’m Stressed

Increase your awareness of stress and how to minimize stressors in your lives.

Microsoft Excel Basics

Learn how to input data, format cells, create charts and graphs, and use built-in Excel functions.

Microsoft Excel Intermediate

Learn how to complete conditional formatting, VLOOKUPs, sort and filter data, and use built-in Excel functions. 

Mindset Matters

Through exploring the Growth Mindset, learn how perception can influence development in academics and beyond.

Overcoming Test Anxiety

Learn how to identify sources of test anxiety and discover ways to manage it during tests.

Pain-Free Presenting

Discover how to create a dynamic presentation and show your audience that you are truly a “SUPERSTAR!”

Preparing for Your Advising Appointment

Get the most from your advising appointment by taking just a few minutes to prepare with us.

Prepping for Tests

Discover ways to improve your chances of making an “A” on your next exam, mid-term, or final.

Resource Rundown

Increase your awareness of campus resources that promote academic success and a stronger connection to Niner Nation.

Science of Learning

Learn how to effectively align how the brain naturally learns with the demands of the college classroom. Workshop adapted from the ‘New Science of Learning’ by Terry Doyle and Todd Zakrajsek.

Time Management

Learn to effectively organize your time and tasks so you can accomplish your goals.

Tips for Better Note-taking & Reading

Maximize your note-taking and reading skills to grasp the main concepts and ideas from lectures and textbooks.

Wellness for Academic Success

Maximize your academic potential with health tips that will affect your outer and inner self.