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Seminars available to students for extra help with classes
The Advocate
The Career Planning and Counseling Center (CPCC) and Learning for Success Center are joining forces to offer Student Success Seminars throughout the school year.
"The point of these seminars is to help students reduce their stress," said Larry Gilius, Learning Success coordinator.
There are more than 40 seminars scheduled fall quarter, and the seminars vary from time management to career building skills.
Both career-based seminars and education-based seminars are offered.
Each session is 50 minutes long and is conducted at various times and places, by either staff from the Career Planning & Success Center or the Learning for Success Center. The seminars are informal and people can drop in without prior arrangements.
"We try to make them bite-size," said Malcolm McCord, CPCC counselor. "Students who can go out and find all the resources are the ones that are more successful," said McCord.
Although these seminars are attended mostly by MHCC students, community members can also join the sessions.
"We highly encourage every student to try one of these seminars," said Gilius, "I think most people who come usually come again."
One seminar Gilius mentioned is the "Yes, You Can Do Math" open house, which takes place on Wednesday from 12:10 p.m. to 1 p.m. in AC 3300. The entire tutor center (above the library) will be closed for the event. Free refreshments will be available.
Toward the end of the quarter, many seminars are offered, such as "Understanding Test Anxiety" and "How to Succeed on Tests" (which usually get swamped by students who are gearing up for finals, McCord said).
Students may benefit the most from the seminars on how to study better, such as "Your Learning Style," The Key to Better Study," "Better Test Scores With Better Study" and "Study Smarter, Not Harder".
There are some sessions like "Succeed in College While Raising a Family" and "Coping With Depression" that students, faculty and community members may find helpful, according to McCord.
"How to Write a Resume," "Green Careers" and "Effective Interviewing" are seminars geared to help people with job hunting.
The full list and schedule of seminars can be found at www.mhcc.edu/lsc.
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