Success Weekly: Tips for School and Life

Special Episode 3/3 in the Power Up the Semester Series

The Student Success Resource Center wants to Power Up your semester with a series of short sessions that show you how to plan, organize, and follow-through on your goals. 

Episode 1: Power Up Your Planning- tools and strategies for planning your time 

Episode 2: Power Up Your Projects-- tools and strategies for organizing your projects 

Episode 3: Power Up Your Mind--tools and strategies for motivating and following through

This is special episode 2-3 in the Power Up the Semester Series.

The Student Success Resource Center wants to Power Up your semester with a series of short sessions that show you how to plan, organize, and follow-through on your goals.  

Episode 1: Power Up Your Planning- tools and strategies for planning your time  

Episode 2: Power Up Your Projects-- tools and strategies for organizing your projects  

Episode 3: Power Up Your Mind--tools and strategies for motivating and following through

This special episode is 1/3 of the Power Up the Semester Series.

The Student Success Resource Center wants to Power Up your semester with a series of short sessions that show you how to plan, organize, and follow-through on your goals. 

Episode 1: Power Up Your Planning- tools and strategies for planning your time  

Episode 2: Power Up Your Projects-- tools and strategies for organizing your projects  

Episode 3: Power Up Your Mind--tools and strategies for motivating and following through

Hey Bears!

Read more Frequently Asked Questions about the S/U Grading Option: https://www.unco.edu/return-to-campus... 

S/U courses are not used in your GPA calculation and will indirectly change your Grade Point Average. Your GPA may impact your Financial Aid, Academic Standing, and Program Eligibility. This week we unpack what S/U means and how to calculate your GPA.

Hey Bears!

This week we talk Spring 2021 Delivery Methods. If you want to see the steps, hop over to our Instagram account OR the Return to Campus website for the full video.

https://www.unco.edu/return-to-campus/schedule/

Hey Bears! We want you to be Registration Ready to grab the classes you want and need for your Degree. This week we are spending a few minutes talking about how to prepare for registration, starting with Holds.

A HOLD is something placed on your student account that will cause a registration error. To release the HOLD, you will need to take certain steps BEFORE you can register. To check if you have a Hold, Log in to URSA and look under “Registration Information.” Then click on the “View Your Holds” link or ask a Success Coach or Advisor.

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Hey Bears! Email—or rather your BearMail—is a key way to communicate with each other for school and for work. While email is a valuable tool, miscommunications can happen. So this week we are talking about three ways to make your emails to professors or co-workers stand out so you get the information you need.

Hey Bears! Internships and even jobs are looking to fill positions for the spring semester. This week we are going to talk about how to start framing your school experiences for your job search. 

AND click the link to register for the Resume and Job Tips Event over Zoom on Wednesday afternoon. The folks from Career Readiness will tell you how to build up your resume, network, and prepare for your life after graduation.

https://linktr.ee/unco_success

Hey Bears!

The Withdraw Deadline for Individual Classes is October 15. You can complete the process through URSA, and keep in mind these Need to Knows about Withdrawing.

Always talk to your advisor and Bear Central before Withdrawing from a course. You can also talk to a coach in the Student Success Resource Center to get connected.

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Hey Bears! It is the beginning of a new month, so I am thinking about my October goals and setting up my master calendar for project management. This week, the Success Tip is how you can adjust your goals, expectations, and schedule in productive ways.

This Wednesday, I will be on ZOOM talking about other Planning Strategies and tools we have to help you. I hope you join me for the October Power Up the Month event—just click the link in our BIO to register.

This week I challenge you to plan out both the due dates AND the time you need to dedicate and protect for your classes in October. Thanks for joining me Bears! I will see you next week.

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