The Confident Undergrad (Formerly Ten Minutes Before Class)

Diascro's Playlist:

George Winston
Yo-Yo Ma
Butch Baldassari 
Gipsy Kings

Hollow Coves
Yarn 
Tracy Chapman
Simon and Garfunkel
The Chicks
Taylor Swift
Tom Petty
Edwin McCain
Jack Johnson
Sting
The Police
Counting Crows
Bryan Adams
ELO
Donna the Buffalo
Hootie and the Blowfish
Steve Miller Band

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Being remote from your college or university, away from your friends and your campus, may be very difficult this Fall and beyond. There are a lot of things we can do to make connections and build community that will go a long way toward fighting loneliness and isolation.

For additional resources and support during these challenging times:

Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 1-800-273-8255

NCCSD Crisis Resources: Includes general suicide hotline and specific hotlines for POC, LGTBQ, sexual assault, eating disorders, and others. And COVID, natural disasters, and grief counseling. 

 
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Managing your time can be very hard! But there are resources, like student services centers on campus where expert staff can help you develop skills and provide tools that increase your organizational skills. 

Also, check out these resources for additional information:
Executive Functions for College Students: Don't Leave Home Without Them

Purdue University Global, Management Tips for Busy Students

Ohio University, Time Management

Northeastern University, 7 Time Management Tips for Online Students 

Tulane University, Guide to Mastering Time Management for Online Learners

New York University, Tips for More Effective Personal Time Management

A few time management apps that look useful:
iHomework App
Focus Keeper
myHomework Planner
Countdown Timer Plus
Alarmed

Hosted by me, Professor Diascro (she, her, hers)! Be in touch with questions, concerns, thoughts about college by DM @10mbc_pod or email at [email protected]. 

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The Hope Center for College, Community, and Justice at Temple University  

• Covid Response Page
• Crisis Infographic and Guide (PDF)
• Dr. Goldrick-Rab  

Basic Needs Among College Students

• Data Reports: APA and Inside Higher Ed  
• National Center for College Students with Disabilities (NCCSD): Hunger and Homelessness 
• Affordable College Online: Homeless Students Guide
• Campus Basic Needs Centers/Food Pantries:
  • The Ohio State University
  • UC San Diego
  • UC Los Angeles
  • UC Berkeley
  • University of Kentucky
  • Northern VA Community College System

Disability Resource Centers

•  National Center for College Students with Disabilities (NCCSD) 
  • Preparing for Fall 2020
  • Covid-19 Resources
  • Food Insecurity and Homelessness Resources (w/ links to Hope Center too) 

Crisis Resources and Hotlines

•  NCCSD Crisis Resources: Includes general suicide hotline and specific hotlines for POC, LGTBQ, sexual assault, eating disorders, and others. And COVID, natural disasters, and grief counseling. 
  • Infographic for Crisis Resources

 
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Hosted by me, Professor Diascro (she, her, hers)! Be in touch with questions, concerns, thoughts about college by DM @10mbc_pod or email at [email protected]. 

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Produced and music by Matthew Diascro

Hosted by me, Professor Diascro (she, her, hers)! Be in touch with questions, concerns, thoughts about college by DM @10mbc_pod or email at [email protected]. 

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Art by ORCSAID
Produced and music by Matthew Diascro

Hosted by me, Professor Diascro (she, her, hers)! Be in touch with questions, concerns, thoughts about college by DM @10mbc_pod or email at [email protected]. 

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Art by ORCSAID
Produced and music by Matthew Diascro

What am I reading?
Just Mercy by Bryan Stevenson
Behaving Badly by Isabel Wolff (also, A Vintage Affair)
Watergate Girl by Jill Wine-Banks (also, Becoming by Michelle Obama)
So You Want to Talk About Race by Ijeoma Oluo
Stamped from the Beginning by Ibram Kendi

What are you reading?? Please share! 

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Music by Matthew Diascro

 How can you prepare for and manage the term – or several terms – that you may be distanced from your professors and other support? 

Before classes start:
1. Be in touch with your major/minor department advisors to get questions about class offerings, credits, grading, attendance, and anything else you can think of. 
2. Look for and bookmark the Registrar's webpage for information about any adjustments to classes, grading options, and potential calendar changes and deadlines. 
3. Be in touch with your disability services office and counselor (if relevant). It's best to connect early, in advance of any concerns or hurdles you might face during the term. You also want to make sure your paperwork is ready to go when classes start. 
4. Check in with your campus's Basic Needs Center, if there is one. Questions about food, housing, and economic security can be answered, even if you’re remote. These folks are amazing resources and it's likely they know about assistance you can access even if you live in a different community than your campus. Also, BN staff may have information on counseling and mental health – and physical health – resources, even if you’re not on campus. 
5. Check in with your campus library to see what resources they have available to you for remote research. Librarians may be your most important allies during remote instruction. 
6. Know where to find campus tech support, just in case. It's likely that something will not work as you hope at some point during the term.
7. Check your email! Don't miss communications that may help you get ready for the term. 

When classes start:
1. Review your course syllabi as soon as you can and ask questions! Specifically look to see how and when your professor/TA is available for office hours; it the time and method doesn't work for you, explain and request a change. 
2. Introduce yourself to your professor and/or TA as a way of connecting in a low risk way. This will help you break the ice and make it more likely for you to communicate with questions when you need to. 
3. Ask substantive questions about class material when you don’t understand something. You won't be able to rely on others as much as you might otherwise in a normal classroom space.
4. Ask tech questions if you can’t access material. And if need actual tech assistance, you’ll know how to reach the campus tech folks for help (see above!). 
5. Provide documentation that you need for class accommodations, which may be the same or different in online environment. Again, you will have connected with this office before classes started! 
6. Seek out classmates that may have similar questions or approaches or challenges with the class. This isn't easy online, but with Zoom, discussion threads, and other opportunities, you may get to meet some of your classmate. Take advantage if you can. 

Nerves and insecurity about self-advocating are very common: 
1. Try not to avoid advocating for yourself. It's hard but you want to get what you need. Professors and others want to help but often we don't know how unless you tell us. 
2. Practice your communications! You can script out what you want to say before calling or sending an email; you can rehearse your questions with a friend or family member. I do this all the time!! 
3. No communication is a one-shot deal. If you don't get all your questions answered, or if they're not answered sufficiently, ask again. Sometimes you have to sit with answers to know what you don't understand.

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Contact Professor Diascro (she, her, hers) with questions, concerns, thoughts about college by DM @10mbc_pod or email at [email protected]. 

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Music by Matthew Diascro

Hosted by me, Professor Diascro (she, her, hers). DM me with questions, concerns, thoughts about college at @10mbc_pod or email at [email protected]. 




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Hosted by me, Professor Diascro (she, her, hers). Send your questions, concerns, ideas to me on Twitter at @10mbc_pod or email at [email protected]. 





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