Student Success Seminars
Fall 2009
Chesapeake Campus
Whitehurst Bldg, Room 2057
Thursday, September 10, 12:00pm-1:30pm
FINANCIAL AID WORKSHOP
Get important information about how to pay for your education.
Student loans, grants, and the financial aid process will be discussed.
Wednesday, September 23, 9:00am-10:00am
TAKING NOTES IN COLLEGE
Learn how to take effective class notes. Taking good notes in college is an art requiring a student to listen,
think, filter information, and write at the same time. This provides an effective template for a highly
functional note-taking system.
Monday, September 28, 9:00am-10:00am
TIME MANAGEMENT
Discover how to use your time more productively and efficiently. How can a student go to class,
study, work, eat, have a social life, and still find time to sleep?
Learn how to set your priorities and create a schedule.
Tuesday, October 6, 9:00am-10:00am
FINANCIAL AID WORKSHOP
Get very important information about how to pay for your education.
Student loans, grants, and the financial aid process will be discussed.
Tuesday, October 13, 10:00am-11:00am
HANDLING TEST ANXIETY
Eliminate the anxiety that often slows academic performance.
This program explores the nature of anxiety, how lack of preparation for a test increases anxiety,
and what a student can do to help minimize the effects of anxiety.
Thursday, October 22, 10:00am-11:00am
TRANSFERRING TO A 4-YEAR COLLEGE OR UNIVERSITY
Learn how to navigate the transfer process.
Entrance requirements for transfer students vary widely among other colleges and universities.
Students must complete their courses at Tidewater Community College with grades acceptable to the college
from which they request admission and transfer of credit. It is strongly recommended that early in a student’s
academic career, he or she discuss transferring to a four-year
institution with the appropriate representatives of that institution.
Tuesday, October 27, 12:00pm-1:00pm
THINKING CRITICALLY AND CREATIVELY
Discuss “critical thinking” and its impact on your education.
The expression ‘critical thinking’ has become commonplace in higher education. However, different people
might mean quite different things by ‘critical thinking,’ it is invaluable to consider some of the different
meanings. Thinking critically and creatively is central to your ability to succeed.
Monday, November 9, 1:30pm-2:30pm
STUDENT SERVICES 101
Find out how to make the most of your TCC experience.
Tidewater Community College has many services to take advantage of during your time here.
Learn about tutoring services, the testing center, counseling and
advising, financial aid, student activities and college–wide fun!
Wednesday, November 18, 2:00pm-3:00pm
APPRECIATING DIVERSITY
Engage in issues of diversity to maximize your educations.
The College values learning in all of its forms – classroom instruction, independent study,
co-curricular activities, faculty research, and study and improvement of our own administrative
and academic processes. Learning also involves developing an appreciation for people from diverse
backgrounds and those who exhibit ways of thinking different than our own.
Thursday, December 3, 11:00am-12:00pm
STRESS MANAGEMENT & RELAXATION TECHNIQUES
Stress management is an important factor of a healthy life/work balance.
Research shows that stress from work and personal life are directly related to high levels of college burnout,
as well as health and performance problems.
“ASK A COUNSELOR A QUESTION”
COME TO THE STUDENT LOUNGE EVERY 1ST THURSDAY OF THE MONTH FROM 12:00PM-1:00PM AND ASK QUESTIONS OF OUR
COUNSELING STAFF HERE AT TIDEWATER COMMUNITY COLLEGE!!!
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 3rd
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 1st
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 5th
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 3rd