COUNSELING
SERVICES
WORKSHOPS
Spring 2016
READY, SET, TRANSFER
Tuesday, Feb. 16, 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Student Resource Center (SRC), Room 1144
(inside cafeteria)
Presenter: Dana Thompson, Counselor
Tuesday, April 12, 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Seaton Computing Center (SCC), Room 121
Presenter: Dana Thompson, Counselor
Come to this workshop and find out how to
choose the best school for you, when are the best
times to apply, what key information schools will
need from you, and much more.
APTITUDES AND CAREER
DIRECTION
Thursday, Feb. 18, 1:30 to 3 p.m.
Student Services Center (SSC), Room 1231
Presenters: Carol Giegerich, Counselor;
Margery Walters, Counselor and Jeanne
Kempiak, Counselor
Guest Presenters: Peg Hendershot and
Georgia Koch from Career Vision
COD counselors will discuss basic principles
of personal traits and career testing available.
Peg Hendershot and Georgia Koch will present
on personal aptitudes and their influence in
career decision making. Come listen, participate
and learn.
ART AS A STRESS RELIEF
Monday, Feb. 22, 6 to 7:30 p.m.
Student Services Center (SSC), Room 2201
Presenter: Valerie Galgan, Counselor and
Sarah Pender-Bey, Counselor
Tap into your inner creativity and explore
ways to use art as a form of stress relief. We
will discuss the effects of stress and engage
in various art activities that you can use
during stressful times.
TEST ANXIETY AND
MINDFULNESS
Thursday, Feb. 25, 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Student Resource Center (SRC), Room 1144
(inside cafeteria)
Presenter: Dr. Dennis Emano, Counselor
Ever experience a mind block or get panicky
during tests? Find out how cognition and the
stress response play a role in generating anxiety
and how mindfulness can help you achieve
better test results.
HABITS FOR SUCCESS
Wednesday, March 2, 10 to 11 a.m.
Student Resource Center (SRC), Room 1144
(inside cafeteria)
Presenter: Carolyn Margrave, Counselor and
Valerie Galgan, Counselor
Attend this brief overview of some simple
habit changes that can have a huge payoff in
your life. Discover tips on habits that can help
you succeed.
HOW TO COPE WITH CHANGE
Monday, March 7, 1 to 2 p.m.
Student Services Center (SSC), Room 1231
MAKING PEACE WITH YOURSELF
Wednesday, March 16, 6 to 7:30 p.m.
Student Resource Center (SRC), Room 1144
(inside cafeteria)
Presenter: Arne Anderson, Counselor
This workshop focuses on the inner voice that
gives us messages about ourselves. Because
many of these messages may be judgmental,
it is often self-defeating. However, with close
examination and practice, the inner critic
can add quality to life rather than deplete
our self-esteem.
DISCOVER YOUR LEARNING
STYLE
Tuesday, April 26, 6 to 7 p.m.
Student Services Center (SSC), Room 2201
Presenter: Sarah Pender-Bey, Counselor
Understanding how you learn can improve
the way you take notes and better prepare for
your classes. Explore different learning styles
such as being a visual, auditory or tactile learner.
Explore strategies that will enhance your unique
way of learning in order to get the most out of
your classes.
Presenter: Michael O’Brien, M.A., Counseling
Intern
Does it seem like you are constantly struggling
to keep up with all the changes taking place in
your life? Find out how you can best cope with
change as you navigate your way through college,
a career and life in this postmodern time period.
A brief review of the literature on social change
and developmental psychology will be provided
along with personal examples of strategies and
practices you can utilize.
CONCENTRATION TRAINING
USING MEDITATION
The College will not discriminate in its programs
and activities on the basis of race, color, religion,
creed, national origin, sex, age, ancestry,
marital status, sexual orientation, arrest record,
military status or unfavorable military discharge,
citizenship status, or physical or mental handicap
or disability.
Tuesday, March 15, 12:30 to 1:30 p.m.
Student Services Center (SSC), Room 2201
For American with Disabilities Act
accommodations, call (630) 942-2141 (voice) or
(630) 858-9692 (TDD).
If you struggle with distraction and focusing,
this workshop will teach you how to improve
your concentration using meditation and
other strategies.
For more information call (630) 942-2259,
visit: cod.edu/studentservices/counseling/
workshops, or stop by the Counseling and
Advising Office, Student Services Center (SSC),
Room 3200 for a brochure.
Presenter: Dr. Dennis Emano, Counselor
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