Academic Success Workshop

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Is hard work on its own sufficient for university success? The short answer is NO. That was what Dr. Emet Laboone highlighted in his lecture. He claimed that as a professor he often speaks to students about the ingredients for academic success. Why does he have that discussion on a daily basis? The reason is simple, because he meets with many students who have dismal grades. For this reason, the Department of Health Care and Counseling (Student Affairs Division) organized and presented a workshop entitled Academic Success.
Study skill techniques and time management were topics discussed in the workshop. The workshop was very important to help student anticipate the challenges, answer some common questions, and help them understand ways in which to manage their studies to optimize their chances of success. The majority of the group in the workshop were Preparatory and core students. At the end of the workshop Dean Omar Elmoussa asked a question to the student as to what was the key essentials to success.  Students responded -- time management, motivation, and studying harder. Dean Omar commented on what it takes to be responsible students.
The students seemed very interested and found the workshop to be very effective. Indeed, the majority of them gave positive feedback on the workshop and the desire for more workshops to be arranged in order for Preparatory and Core Students to benefit from their studies. Issues such as utilizing resources, punctuality, organization and participation were some of the 20 things to succeed which were discussed in the second half of the workshop.