On each Thrive Through Thursday (TTT), staff members from a variety of campus departments including Student Accessibility and Support Services (SASS), Academic Advising and the Writing Center among others are on hand in Chalmers Library room 302 from 11:10 a.m. to noon to support you as you navigate common challenges with college and work-life balance.

This support is designed to be informal (there is also formal support available here); we'll set up art supplies for your planners, provide handouts with guidance on a variety of topics and hang out in the space to answer drop-in questions, look over your planners and give advice. Feel free to ask questions or to work quietly.

Topics we can help you with include: understanding your syllabi, using office hours wisely, writing emails to your professors, managing important deadlines and dates, and discovering resources available to help you get on track and remain on track for the semester. Each week will focus on a different theme, but we will also cover previous weeks' concepts and to answer any other questions you have. Bring a friend!

Feel free to stay for a while or the whole time. If you have to miss a week, let us know and we'll share the materials. The topic for fall 2024 will be as follows:

  • August 29: Using Your Syllabus as a Guide

  • September 5: Support for Procrastination and Time Management Skills

  • September 12: Advice from Your Professors

  • September 19: Options for Note Taking 

  • September 26: Using Your Campus Resources

  • October 3: Preparing for Midterms

  • October 10: No TTT due to fall break

  • October 17: Drafting and Editing Papers

  • October 24: Studying Advice and Tips

  • October 31: Dealing with Writers' Block

  • November 7: Basic Grammar Support

  • November 14: Procrastination and Time Management (building on our earlier session)

  • November 21: Finals Prep and Finishing the Semester Strong

  • November 28: No TTT due to Thanksgiving break

  • December 5: Managing Test-Taking Anxiety

Missed any of the workshops this semester? Email Writing Center Director Anna Scanlon to find out what we covered at scanlon1@kenyon.edu.

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