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The Spartan Success Series

Our workshops are designed for the busy college student. They are interactive and promote success in the classroom and in life. Learn what it takes to succeed!

We offer the Bronze, Silver, and Gold level certificates (all for FREE!). Participate in at least 4 of the described workshops and receive a Bronze Certificate. Attendance at 6 workshops will gain the Silver Certificate. The Gold Certificate can be obtained by joining 8 workshops. Of course, attendance at any workshop will earn you knowledge to thrive in college. Certificates are available the day finals begin each semester.

There is limited space. Seats are on a first come, first serve basis. Please visit this site often as there may be changes according to any upcoming furlough days where we have to provide limited services due to budget constraints.

All workshops are for SJSU students only and are wheelchair accessibly. If you need other accommodations, please call 408-924-5910 as soon as possible.

Fall 2009 Workshops

Date	Time	Title	Description	Where
Tuesday, September 01, 2009	12:00 PM	Success@SJSU	Top Ten Ways to Succeed at SJSU. Come learn the top ten ways to get what you want and need from your time at SJSU. Impress your professors and make a name for yourself by knowing classroom and campus etiquette.	Clark 118
Thursday, September 03, 2009	1:30 PM	The Adventure Called College	For any adventure, you must plan & possibly learn new skills. You wouldn’t go whitewater rafting without knowing basic safety rules and how to paddle. So don’t start college without the new skills you need. Get an introduction to SJSU and college life that will make your next few years a “DELIGHTFUL EXPERIENCE.”	Clark 118
Wednesday, September 09, 2009	3:00 PM	Time Management	Does it feel like there are never enough minutes in the day? Do you wonder how everything gets away from you so quickly? Have no fear! This workshop is for you. Learn how to manage your time and be more productive.	Clark 118
Thursday, September 10, 2009	3:00 PM	First Generation Rules	Did your parents go to college? If not, you are considered a first generation college student and may find being at college a little confusing. This workshop will present some of the unspoken rules of college and will help you be more successful during your time here.	Clark 118
Friday, September 11, 2009	1:30 PM	Raising GPAs	Are you disappointed with your grades? Are you on probation or disqualified? Do you want to learn how you may improve your GPA? Then come to this workshop and we will provide you with some of the insider tips.	Clark 118
Tuesday, September 15, 2009	2:00 PM	All You Ever Wanted To Know, But Were Afraid To Ask About College	Professors speak up and tell you what they want and expect from you as a student. Topics may range from civility in the classroom to how to work with professors in office hours. Take the opportunity to ask everything you ever wanted to know about being a successful student.	Clark 118
Thursday, September 17, 2009	2:00 PM	Party With A Plan!	Whether you drink or not, optimize your good time and connection with yourself and your buddies. Find ways to stay healthy and balanced while engaging in social activities where drinking is involved. This is an interactive and fun 90-minute workshop.	Clark 118
Monday, September 21, 2009	1:30 PM	Are You Hitting The Goal Mark?	We have all heard that accomplishing something begins with setting a goal. Your academics are the same. Learn how to achieve your academic goals this semester by creating an effective plan and hitting the center of the target.	Clark 118
Wednesday, September 23, 2009	3:00 PM	Make Learning Styles Work For You	Professors don't always teach in ways that match how you learn. Your friends may not learn the same way you do. This workshop presents a variety of learning styles. You discover your preferred style and how you can use it to improve your performance in all of your classes.	Clark 118
Friday, September 25, 2009	3:00 PM	Notes 101: Cn U Rd Ths?	Every day we go to class and read our textbooks, but are we getting the important information that we need? Find out how Cornell and SQ5R can help you learn that material. Discuss what other techniques may be to your advantage. Become the note taking guru of your class!	Clark 118
Tuesday, September 29, 2009	1:30 PM	Study Groups - The 411	Study groups can be wonderful or they can be very frustrating. Sometimes you may get a lot accomplished and other times, you end up talking about everything but your classes. This workshop will discuss how you can make study groups more effective and how they can really help you achieve!	Clark 118
Wednesday, September 30, 2009	1:30 PM	Money Management For Students	Money management is challenging for the best of us. But as a student, it can be even more stressful trying to balance how much you are spending. There is always something more that is being asked of you - tuition, books, food, housing, social activities, etc. How can you afford to be a student? Come and see how to put the jingle back in your pockets.	Clark 118
Thursday, October 01, 2009	12:00 PM	Test Taking Teddy Plays To Win	Do finals have you down? Do you know the best way to study for finals or to take those exams? No fear, Test Taking Teddy is here! Come play Testing Jeopardy with Teddy and find out some hot tips that will be sure to help you pass those exams.	Clark 118
Thursday, October 01, 2009	1:30 PM	Considering Graduate School?	Have you ever thought you might want to get a Masters Degree? A PhD? A Law Degree? All of these possibilities require more schooling and you have to start thinking about graduate school when you are an undergraduate. What you do now, will greatly impact your future school choices as well as possible career choices. Learn how to have all the possible alternatives ahead.	Clark 118
Monday, October 05, 2009	3:00 PM	Help Me! I Have Test Anxiety!	Have you ever gone into a test well prepared and then when you sat down, you couldn't remember a thing? Does your heart start to race like a wild horse and your palms start to sweat? Then you may have test anxiety. Test Anxiety is normal, but you can control it. Spend 60 minutes of your time and make the test taking experience more pleasant than you can ever remember it.	Clark 118
Wednesday, October 07, 2009	1:30 PM	The A-B-C of Self-Esteem	Want to improve your self-esteem? This workshop is for people who want to improve or solidify their self-esteem. You will learn what self-esteem is, what self-esteem do for people, and an action plan for improving your self-esteem. Improving self-esteem take time and efforts; if you are ready to change and willing to do the hard work, this workshop is for you. Space is limited, arrive early.	Clark 118
Friday, October 09, 2009	12:00 PM	Overcoming Stress	College can be a very stressful experience on top of all your other life responsibilities. But there are things we can do to manage our stressors and to use them to help us succeed. Discover some helpful coping techniques and find a little bit of peace.	Clark 118
Monday, October 12, 2009	3:00 PM	Gut Reaction/Value Clarification	Have you ever made a decision because it felt right in the stomach? Do you wonder why people do what they do, when you can’t even come close to understanding it? Well, then this workshop is right for you. Coming to college will bring many questions that may not have just one answer. Knowing yourself is one important aspect of answering these questions. Come and explore why the world works the way it does and what role you play in it.	Clark 118
Tuesday, October 13, 2009	12:00 PM	Finding Your Strengths	Each person has unique and individual strengths. Do you want to learn more about your strengths and how you can best utilize your strengths to excel in college? This workshop will get you thinking about your positive points and how they can help you.	Clark 118
Thursday, October 15, 2009	1:30 PM	Conflict Free Living	Having troubles with your roommates? Classmates? Friends? Significant Others? Would you prefer less conflict in your life? Then this workshop is for you. Find out some tools you can use to bring more peace into your relationships.	Clark 118
Thursday, October 22, 2009	1:30 PM	Music Therapy & Stress Management	Music appreciation and music therapy interventions can enhance your social development, reduce stress, and improve your overall well-being. Come and learn more about this amazing technique to stress management and personal development that can be a lot of fun!	Clark 118
Friday, October 23, 2009	12:00 PM	Power Planner: Become Highly Productive And Efficient By Optimal Planning And Time Managing	An advanced time-management workshop for people who use planners or are considering using a planner (e.g., Outlook, paper, PDA, or smart phone). A planner is a powerful tool for you to reduce stress, increase self-confidence, be productive, and project a professional and successful image. Learn how to use this secret weapon and evaluate your time management and planning skills. You will also learn the “secret” of how productive and successful people use planners to achieve their goals. *You need to bring your planner to this workshop.*	Clark 118
Tuesday, October 27, 2009	1:30 PM	Where Does My Concentration Go?	Have you ever wondered where your concentration goes? Do you find yourself being distracted easily? Does that distraction come with little motivation? Believe it or not, we all lose our concentration at varying times, but for some people a lack of concentration can impair their schooling, their personal life, and their work. If you think you have this challenge, find out what may be causing your difficulties and what you can do to increase your focus and attention span. (Handouts)	Clark 118
Wednesday, October 28, 2009	12:00 PM	Graduation - What's Next???	Graduation - Is it really this semester or next year? Oh no, what am I going to do after college? Do I have to do anything special before I graduate? These and many more questions are probably going on as you think about graduation. If you are a Junior or Senior and have some of these questions, come to this workshop and learn some of the steps that will make graduation smooth sailing.	Clark 118
Thursday, October 29, 2009	3:00 PM	Stop Emotional Eating And Start Coping Effectively	Emotional eating is a way for us to TRY to cope with challenging feelings and situations. Especially in this culture, we have been taught to reach out for food when we need comfort, support, and/or relaxation. This coping mechanism is often ineffective, udermines our self-concept, and brings us undesired results (e.g., regrets, unhealth eating, diets, feeling more anxious). Learn practical skills to stop emotional eating by understanding your emotions and feelings and identifying ways to effectively cope with those feelings. Space is limited (20 students), please arrive early.	Clark 303
Monday, November 02, 2009	1:30 PM	Planning Your College Career	Now is the time to start thinking about your next semester classes. For that matter, do you have a plan for every semester here? Be daring and plan it all out! See what classes are going to be the most beneficial and how to get more information when you really need it.	Clark 118
Tuesday, November 03, 2009	3:00 PM	Juggling Roles: School, Job, Family, Friends	Want to have it all? Learn the ways to balance and enjoy all the multi-tasks you have going on in your life.	Clark 303
Wednesday, November 04, 2009	12:00 PM	The Tao of Procrastination	Yes, we all do it. But why? Can procrastination really be productive? Come and see for yourself how to beat procrastination and be productive with it.	Clark 118
Tuesday, November 10, 2009	12:00 PM	Assert Yourself!	Do you have a hard time saying “no” or asking for help? Is it difficult for you to express your feelings, thoughts, or beliefs openly and honestly? Come to this workshop and learn skills to improve your assertiveness. The workshop will help boost your self-confidence and self-esteem when expressing yourself to others. Find out how to stand up for yourself!	Clark 118
Thursday, November 12, 2009	1:30 PM	Time Management	Does it feel like there are never enough minutes in the day? Do you wonder how everything gets away from you so quickly? Have no fear! This workshop is for you. Learn how to manage your time and be more productive.	Clark 118
Monday, November 16, 2009	12:00 PM	Overcoming Stress	College can be a very stressful experience on top of all your other life responsibilities. But there are things we can do to manage our stressors and to use them to help us succeed. Come to this workshop and find out some helpful coping techniques.	Clark 118
Wednesday, November 18, 2009	1:30 PM	The Cool Factor	Want to be that "cool" person who deals with challenging situations with confidence, knows how to understand and support others, and takes good care of self? Want to know how to get yourself out of funk? Then this workshop is for you! Come to learn the skills to improve your emotional intelligence and help yourself to know the seceret of the "cool" factor.	Clark 118
Thursday, November 19, 2009	3:00 PM	Conflict Free Living	Having troubles with your roommates? Classmates? Friends? Significant Others? Would you prefer less conflict in your life? Then this workshop is for you. Find out some tools you can use to bring more peace into your relationships.	Clark 303
Friday, November 20, 2009	12:00 PM	Money Management For Students	Money management is challenging for the best of us. But as a student, it can be even more stressful trying to balance how much you are spending. There is always something more that is being asked of you - tuition, books, food, housing, social activities, etc. How can you afford to be a student? Come and see how to put the jingle back in your pockets.	Clark 118
Monday, November 23, 2009	1:30 PM	Painfully Perfect	Does it take you forever to make a decision? Do you put off starting assignments because you want them to be perfect? Do you dread making mistakes? Do you feel that nothing you do is quite good enough? If you answered yes to any of these questions, you may be trying to be perfect. Come and see how this is impacting your life and learn how to be happier with who you are.	Clark 118
Monday, November 30, 2009	3:00 PM	Test Taking Teddy Plays To Win	Do finals have you down? Do you know the best way to study for finals or to take those exams? No fear, Test Taking Teddy is here! Come play Testing Jeopardy with Teddy and find out some hot tips that will be sure to help you pass those exams.	Clark 303
Wednesday, December 02, 2009	12:00 PM	Help Me! I Have Test Anxiety!	Have you ever gone into a test well prepared and then when you sat down, you couldn't remember a thing? Does your heart start to race like a wild horse and your palms start to sweat? Then you may have test anxiety. Test Anxiety is normal, but you can control it. Spend 60 minutes of your time and make the test taking experience more pleasant than you can ever remember it.	Clark 118
Friday, December 04, 2009	1:30 PM	Overcoming Stress	College can be a very stressful experience on top of all your other life responsibilities. But there are things we can do to manage our stressors and to use them to help us succeed. Discover some helpful coping techniques and find a little bit of peace.	Clark 118

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