Class of 2013
Fall
Passport Workshops
Will you miss Summer
Passport with its challenges and friendships?
Passport continues into the
academic year! The following activities
are designed to promote your success and are required:
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Individual meetings with Tina Chen (at least 2 per month)*
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Academic success workshops: 1 each on reading, writing, and test
preparation (see attached)
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Weekly meetings with your
Peer Mentor, regular meetings with your Faculty Mentor, and
participation in
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Retreat for Reflection and Planning: Sunday,
January 17 to
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Mark your calendars now
and arrange your return travel to campus accordingly
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You will continue from
the Retreat directly into the Spring 2010 semester (classes begin on
* For your
first meeting with Tina Chen:
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Wait until you are
certain your Fall 2009 course schedule is set (i.e.,
you don’t expect to make any changes).
Since add/drop ends on Wed., Sept. 9, you should contact Academic
Services not later than Sept. 9.
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See Stephanie Outerson in
Smith 214 to make an appointment. Be
sure to bring your calendar/planner with you so you can write down the
appointment! (You may instead phone her
at 508-793-2713.) We do not generally
accept E-mail requests for appointments.
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When you come to the
meeting bring with you:
1.
Your calendar/planner with marked with all major course dates for
September – December (e.g., tests, papers, presentations).
2.
Your completed weekly
grid, showing all time commitments that you expect to have each week (e.g.,
classes/labs, athletic activities, jobs).
3.
All of your course
syllabi. (You may have to print
these from Moodle.)
All Passport students are required to complete at
least 3 workshops from the following schedule:
Ø Everyone must complete “Rev It Up Reading”
Do you want to learn how to read better and faster? Would you like to learn new and simple
strategies for managing your reading workload?
This intensive, 2-hour workshop is
conducted by Abby Marks-Beale, reading specialist and founder of The Corporate
Educator, a training company dedicated to helping busy people read, learn and
do more in less time. This workshop will provide you with immediately useable
information to help you read and learn more easily from your own academic
reading material. Choose ONE date:
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Ø You must also complete ONE of the writing workshops:
Writing the College Essay: Critical Analysis Wondering how to start and organize that
compare/contrast essay? Do all essays have to have a thesis? What does my
professor mean by critical analysis? If you are asking any of these questions,
then this writing workshop is for you. Come find out how to organize, plan, and
write the papers most often found in your Humanities courses. Brainstorming and
writing practice, so bring pen and paper.
The same workshop will be offered on each of these dates.
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Writing the College Essay: Argument/Counter-Argument Wondering how to write the
argument paper? Not sure how to organize your ideas? This workshop will present
strategies for writing an argument/counter-argument essay often required in
Social Science courses. Brainstorming and writing practice, so bring pen and
paper. The same workshop will be
offered on each of these dates.
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Ø You must also complete ONE test
preparation workshop:
Are You Ready for the Test?
In this session you'll have the opportunity to identify your
own learning styles and explore a variety of note-taking and test preparation
techniques that can help you prepare for future tests……. Right
now.
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Writing In-Class Essay Exams Does timed writing make you nervous?
Never sure how to study and prepare for essay exams? This workshop will offer
strategies and tips for preparing and writing in-class essay exams. The same workshop will be offered on each
of these dates.
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Beating the Bluebook Blues: Succeeding on Final Exams Final exams often involve writing long
essays. Learn helpful tips to get yourself ready for 3-hour final
exams.
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This
is the first day of study period.
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