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COMPLETE SCHEDULE OF WORKSHOPS 8 am-7 pm, Tues., September 26, 2006 (9/19/06)

Please register in "HH" ("Heritage Hall") to get (1) your name badge admitting you to sessions and (2) this schedule with room numbers.

Classes on Student Success Day are changed to the events below. (Only off-campus and ASAP courses meet as normal.)

(Please note: Most activities are marked by type: Basics, Careers/Depts., Class/Times, Clubs, Cultures, Food, Health, Paralegal, Services, and Technology.)

TIME	WORKSHOP/EVENT	DESCRIPTION, 8:00-8:50 am	PRESENTER	ROOM
8:00- 8:50 am - Choose your event from these options.	Conferences with Teachers	Make appointments with your teachers to see how you can be more successful in your classes.		Teacher Offices
	*Food*: Free Coffee & Donuts	In Heritage Hall main-floor Lobby while they last!	Inver Hills College	HH Lobby
	Books: Book Discounts	Get discounts--today only--on books related to student success in college!	IHCC Bookstore	Behind Cafeteria
	*Alcohol & Drug Prevention National Awareness Wk.*: "A UMADD Chapter at IHCC"	Attend this information meeting about starting a UMADD chapter at Inver. There will also be info on Strides for Life--a fundraising campaign we may want to participant in for MADD. (See also the crashed car in the Mall.)	PTK Club
	Basics: “I Need To Know This Chapter for a Test: Turning a Reading into a Study Guide."	Learn strategies for reading your text. This session is especially helpful for marking ideas for a test. It also shows you strategies for how to read better in preparation for being tested on your reading.	Eleanor Byhre, English and Reading
	Class/Time: “Subvert Class to Your Interests”	This presentation is an exercise in becoming engaged. E.g., in a previous term, a woman said she loved to write—short stories, poetry, etc. But she’d never applied it to schoolwork. Learn how you can apply your own interests to make class easier and more fun.	Richard Voorhees, Sociology
	Services/Technology: "How To Get Higher Grades on Papers!"	Research shows top students use writing tutors to improve their grades on papers. IHCC has some of the best writing-tutor resources in the state! Find out how to use in-person or fully-online tutoring in several ways to improve your grades on your own papers. smrt	Keith Richter, English & Writing Center . Tim Boyer, Supervisor, Student Support Services
	Technology: “How To Get Tech. Help at Inver Hills"	What technologies are available to students and how can you get help using them? smrt	Mark Peterson, Dir., Technology Services
	Biology:	"Advanced Tips for Passing Your 1^st General Biology Exam" (also at 9) 124	Biology Department

TIME	WORKSHOP/EVENT	DESCRIPTION, 9:00-9:50 am	PRESENTER	ROOM
9:00- 9:50 am - See also next page. à ß 9:00- 9:50 am - See also previous page. Choose from these options.	Conferences with Teachers	Make appointments with your teachers to see how you can be more successful in your classes.		Teacher Offices
	*Food*: Free Coffee & Donuts	In Heritage Hall main-floor Lobby while they last!	Inver Hills College	HH Lobby
	Books: Book Discounts	Get discounts--today only--on books related to student success in college!	IHCC Bookstore	Behind Cafeteria
	Academic Counseling: Free Cookies & Lemonade	“Got Direction?" Ask a Counselor to help you plan. Come to the Counsel- ing/Career Development Center, or just pick up free cookies & lemonade.	Academic Counselors	2^nd Floor, College Center
	Alcohol & Drug Prevention National Awareness Wk.: "A Victim Family Speaks"	Jo and Jack Baker will talk about how they lost their son to a drunk driver. Jo will also share stats on the impact of drunk driving. (See also the crashed car in the Mall.)	PTK Club
	Basics: “How to Succeed in Math & Be Happy (at Least Some of the Time!)”	View the tape “Math: A Four Letter Word” to see how others have overcome their fear of math in order to be successful at it, discover math resources at IHCC, and learn other strategies for succeeding at math. smrt	Jan Kamp, Mathematics
	Basics: "College 101"	New questions seem to surface daily now that your college career is underway. During this open-ended talk, we will explore several topics such as transferring credits, registering for future terms, finding college resources, and learning general college survival.	Rob Harris, Counseling
	Basics: "How Do I Talk with My Instructor if He/She Doesn't Understand?"	Sometimes it's easy to feel like your instructors just don't get it—or like they don't know how hard you work. Here are some simple steps and methods for talking with your instructor and learning what to say.	Anne Johnson, Assistant Dean
	Basics/Services: Managing Debt and Understanding Credit!"	Did you know some debt may actually be good for your credit rating, but a debt you can't pay may hurt your rating dramatically? There are tricks to managing debt, as shown in this very essential session. smrt	Citibank
	Basics: “Getting the Most out of Lectures!”	Did you know that even though students believe they learn best from lectures, research suggests otherwise? Now you can find out why! Join two instructors—in Economics and in Study Skills—in this lively, inter-active demonstration of learning effectively from instructor lectures. smrt	Shannon Marting, Economics; Laurel Watt, Reading & Study Skills
	Careers/Depts.: “Science--How Should You Read and Study It?”	Reading and studying a scientific or engineering textbook is not like read-ing a novel. We will look at several examples of sections of textbooks and discuss how to learn and remember them. See you there! smrt w/docum.-camera	Paul Vlahutin, Physics
	Class/Time: “Stay Out of Trouble in Research Writing: Understand Plagiarism!”	Copying someone else's words or even their ideas without giving them credit—accidental or not—can get you in a world of trouble in college. Discover what plagiarism is, the skills you need to avoid it, and methods of using sources comfortably, responsibly, and clearly (also at 11 am).	Richel Burkey-Harris, English, IHCC Writing Center
	Class/Time: "5^th Annual Student-Faculty Spring Conference: 'Humor'"	Learn why the annual spring conference is great to attend and how you can even present. It's an excellent way to get a sense of the atmosphere of a college holding a discussion about a common topic, this year on "Humor."	Heidi Goar, Sociology. Adam Krenelka, Mathematics
	Class/Time: “Good Writing is Good Writing!”	Do different disciplines have different rules for writing? Find out what writing techniques and styles cross all disciplines—and the few that don’t.!	Dave Page, Journalism/English
	Class/Time: "Sweaty Palms & Butterflies in My Stomach. Oh No--A Speech!"	Okay--you're scared out of your mind and fear public speaking: You're not the only one! Come and learn some tips for dealing with stage fright and delivering a high quality and successful oral presentation. smrt	Linda Devenish, Commmunication
	Health: “STRESSED OUT?!?!?”	Take a look at typical causes of college stress and descriptions of several management techniques that you might find useful to make yourself more productive and less stressed during college and life. lg. rm.	Kathy DeDeyn, Physical Education
	Services: “Who Needs a Peer Tutor?”	The best students often get that way not by avoiding help but by seeking it out! Come and learn all about finding peer tutors in many subjects.	LouAnn Oppitz, Peer Tutoring Coordinator
	Services: “How To Find the Money! Scholarship Opportunities at Inver Hills”	Are you aware of the possibilities for help with your college expenses? This workshop will explain scholarship opportunities, requirements, and deadlines for getting $$$ help with college!	Gail Morrison, Director IHCC Foundation
	Technology/Services: “Learn all the Basics about IHCC’s Computer Services”	This session shows students how to utilize their helpful, free Metnet email account and user directory; how to print multiple Power Point slides on one page; and, time permitting, some basic graphing. lab in B	Chad Anderson , Computer Lab Manager
	Biology:	"Advanced Tips for Passing Your 1^st General Biology Exam" (also at 8) 124	Biology Department
	Paralegal, 9:00-9:50:	"From Paralegal Student to Employment." Newmann is a Paralegal Search Consultant.	Stacey Newmann, Esquire Group	B 203