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Archive for September 2nd, 2022

Digging for Gold: How the Perfect Research Can Make for a Valued Essay

Oceana Tomlinson was in her first year of college and was excited to begin pursuing her major of Urban Management. She had been involved in several of her community volunteer […]

A Writer’s Treasure Chest: The Purdue Global Academic Success Center

It was to be the final term paper for Stosh Ivanov.  He had been anticipating this all session when he first read over the syllabus: “This is an English course, […]

Assignment Mistakes: Beauties to Be Embraced

If you do not see the podcast player, click here to listen. Chin O’Malley was halfway through his Advanced Biology course, and on his computer he had several files open to help […]

Building Rapport with Professors: Tips for Online Students

If you do not see the podcast player, click here to listen. The 2020 global pandemic brought several changes to the world; one notable change was the need to shift classrooms […]

The Curse: Not Following Directions Is a Big Boo-Boo

If you do not see the podcast player, click here to listen. Lurethia McKenzie looked at the syllabus for information on the next course assignment.  It was to be a 1000-1200 word […]

Student Wellness Resources

May is Mental Health Awareness Month, and since May is right around the corner, it’s a good time to feature a new resource in the Academic Success Center: Student Wellness […]

Resource Spotlight: Knowing with Mnemonics

The Academic Success Center presents a new video resource: “Knowing with Mnemonics: Clues to Help Remember What You’ve Learned.” This short video (under seven minutes) is part of a series […]

Resource Spotlight: Math Study Skills for Success

The Academic Success Center has a new video resource: “Math Study Skills for Success: Tips and Strategies for Mastering Your Math Courses.” This short video (under seven minutes) is the […]

Prepping Students for the Holidays

Happy Thanksgiving weekend, everyone! This is Amy Sexton with the Academic Success Center. With the holiday season officially here, we thought faculty, staff, and instructors might find the following tips […]

Teaching Inclusive Communication and Evolving Language as a Professional Skill

“Oh TK, that’s just politically correct BS!” “Let me guess, we’re ‘woke’ in this class?” “I always use that word. It’s not a slur.” “Am I going to be ‘cancelled’ […]