Step Up to Success With Our Group Workshops!
The Center for Academic Excellence offers small-group workshops to provide undergraduate students with the foundational tools they need to succeed in their courses. These interactive, hands-on workshops engage students in understanding the factors that influence success and are outlined below.
- The Ultimate Success Toolbox: Are you struggling to navigate your academics or other responsibilities? In “The Ultimate Success Toolbox” workshop, you’ll learn how to leverage the resources around you — whether it’s connecting with your professors or utilizing our robust campus services. Gain the tools you need to overcome obstacles and thrive in your academic journey here at Hofstra!
- Motivation Management: Are you having difficulty motivating yourself to keep up with your responsibilities and stay on track in your classes? Jump-start each week with our motivation workshop — reflect on what you're doing well, what you need to change, create weekly goals, and manage positive and productive thoughts.
- Time Management: This workshop will show you how to build a balanced, functional schedule using the time-blocking method. We’ll also discuss how to offload your mental to-do list and prioritize your tasks.
- Effective Study Strategies: The key to unlocking your learning potential is effective study strategies. We’ll discuss a variety of strategies you can apply to any subject that will not only make your study sessions more impactful but will also make learning fun!
- Effective Note-Taking: If you don’t know how to pull out the most important content from your textbooks or lectures, we can help. Come learn about different strategies that will improve your note-taking skills and can cut down your study time!
These workshops are for undergraduate students and limited to 15 participants. Advanced registration is required via the Navigate app. Detailed instructions can be found here. If you are part of a student club or organization and would like to request a large-group workshop, please email us at cae@hofstra.edu. Requests received within the first two weeks of the semester will be prioritized.