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Happy Holidays!

The Academic Success Center (ASC) tutors and staff wish our readers a prosperous and joyful holiday season! Our regularly scheduled academic success and writing blog posts will return on Friday, […]

Using Color to Code Your Learning

If you do not see the podcast, click here to listen. With the view turned white from snow outside my Chicagoland window, I’m thinking about color. A bright red cardinal […]

The True Importance of Academic Essays

If you do not see the podcast player, please click the podcast link to listen. Students at all levels of education are expected to write. This writing can take on […]

Mind Mapping for Academic Success

If you do not see the podcast, click here to listen. Around my neighborhood in Illinois, the colors of autumn are on display everywhere I look, showcasing their brilliant reds, […]

10 Ways Academic Writing Skills Translate to the Workplace

If you do not see the podcast player, please click here to listen. A university education is often a means to an end. Many graduates count on degrees to secure […]

International Day of Action for Academic Integrity

If you do not see the podcast, click here to listen. Next week, on Wednesday, October 15, the International Center for Academic Integrity [ICAI] is celebrating the International Day of […]

Writing The Introduction

What does an introduction require? An introduction serves as the foundation for the essay. The introduction provides the reader with the information they will need to understand the information presented […]

5 P’s of Strategic Thinking

If you do not see the podcast, click here to listen. September is International Strategic Thinking Month, and once again, the Learning for Success Center is eager to help students […]

Wake Up Your Writing! The Case for Active vs. Passive Voice

Which of the following sentences is more engaging? 1. She jumped out of bed. 2. The bed was jumped out of by the woman. While the first sentence demands attention, […]

Using Routines for Academic Success

If you do not see the podcast, click here to listen. Creating routines to shape our day, week, or term is a valuable way to improve our academic performance. Healthy […]