Onyx held two events geared towards helping students succeed academically at Penn. The first event, the Academic Resource Informational, was a collaboration with BSL, BWUA, and NSBE. Representatives from CAPS, Satellite Tutoring Center, Weingarten Learning Resources Center, CWiC, Van Pelt Library, SEAS Office of Multicultural Programs and College advising were brought in to talk about the resources their respective institutions provide. Penn offers a plethora of academic resources and no student should leave without taking advantage of them. The second event, the Spring Course Planning Workshop, was an informal event put on with NSBE. During the workshop, upperclassmen were paired with freshmen and sophomores and asked to help them pick classes for the Spring 2010 semester. Aside from your advisors, upperclassmen are probably the best people to seek advice from about classes. They know the teaching styles of different professors, have experienced the workload and can offer they own strategies for success. The workshop also provided the means to build a partnership that will hopefully last long after the event. Links to the institutions from our academic resource informational have been provided below:
CAPS:
Helps students adjust to college life, manage personal problems and cope with stress
http://www.vpul.upenn.edu/caps/
The Tutoring Center:
!!FREE!!! Tutoring available for all major subjects
http://www.vpul.upenn.edu/tutoring/
Van Pelt Library:
Specialists are available to assist you in finding research for a paper
http://www.library.upenn.edu/
Academic Advising-College of Arts & Sciences:
http://www.college.upenn.edu/advising/
Academic Advising-SEAS:
dhampton@seas.upenn.edu-Administrative Assistant to Ms. Cora Ingrum
Towne Building 125-preferable if you stop by.
Weingarten Learning Resources Center:
Provides one on one academic reading, writing, and study strategies
http://www.vpul.upenn.edu/lrc/
CWIC:
Provides assistance for all types of writing assignments
http://writing.upenn.edu/critical/help_wc.html/