Austin Community College offers a variety of free workshops throughout the fall and spring semesters on a variety of topics. This semester, they will ONLY be offered at the Cypress Creek and Northridge campuses.
View the Fall 2009 college success workshops schedule, by campus:
Call the phone number listed to sign up.
Complete Fall 2009 listing (PDF format)
Cypress Creek
Register at 223.2010 for the following workshops:
“ACC’s Career Services Available Online 24/7”
Hosted by Counseling & Advising Staff
CYP Student Support & Success Systems
Monday, September 28 3:00-5:00 pm
Thursday, October 22 3:00-5:00 pm
Wednesday, November 4 5:30-7:30 pm
Tuesday, November 10 8:30-10:30 am
Saturday, December 5 9:30-11:30 am
Location: CYP 2109 (Learning Lab – Computer Lab)
Sessions limited to 30 students
Learn about the tremendous career & job search resources available for students, faculty, & staff available 24/7 through the ACC Career Services website. This is a hands on workshop in which you will learn how to login and use the various tools available to search for a job, select a major, explore job options for your particular major, learn about what employees have to say about working for a particular company or in a particular job, etc.
“Beating the Big, Bad Wolf – Conquering Test Anxiety”
Gail McNeely, Counselor
Online: http://www.austincc.edu/amcneely, click on Test Anxiety
CYP Student Support & Success Systems Contact: amcneely@austincc.edu
Successful performance on tests is a combination of knowledge, skill, and confidence. Anxiety can unravel hours of study and preparation. Come learn how to "show what you know!"
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Northridge Campus
Sign up at 223.4719 for the following workshops:
“Goal Setting and Time Management”
Linda Moeller, Counselor
Online workshop
NRG Student Support & Success Systems Contact: lindamoe@austincc.edu
Five signs you need tips on time management and goal setting are:
5. You have a “to do list” that includes entries for lunch and bathroom breaks, and they are usually the ones that don’t get crossed off.
4. You consider 2nd day air delivery painfully slow.
3. Your grocery list has been on your refrigerator so long some of the products don’t even exist anymore.
2. You get excited when it’s your day off and you can wear sweats to work.
1. You think “half day” means leaving at 5 o’clock.
If you can relate to this, it is no laughing matter. Workshop participants will learn tips for managing time and setting some realistic goals to achieve balance in their lives.
“Stress Management”
Linda Moeller, Counselor
Online workshop
NRG Student Support & Success Systems Contact: lindamoe@austincc.edu
Stress is a fact of life. Everyone has ups and downs! While college students cannot eliminate stress and tension from their lives, they can learn to handle stress more effectively. Workshop participants learn what causes stress, what stress does to their bodies and their lives, and strategies to deal with stress.
“Beat Stress in College: How to Survive the Semester!”
Daisy Diaz-Alemany, Counselor
Tuesday, October 6 10:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
NRG Student Support & Success Systems Room: NRG 3140
Stress can negatively affect the outcome of your college experience. Acquire some tools and effective strategies to succeed in your academic life and achieve your goals by learning how to manage your stress instead of allowing stress to manage you.
“Making the Most of ACC’s Career Services Website: DISCOVER & VAULT”
Paul Duffy, Counselor
Tuesday, October 13 7:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
NRG Student Support & Success Systems Room: NRG2 2121
For Students Registered in Dr. Diane Silver’s Psychology 2301-062 Class
Discover and Vault are two invaluable career resources available free of charge to ACC students through ACC’s Career Services website (http://www.austincc.edu/career/ ). This workshop will review a process for making the most of these two internet resident programs and other resources available through ACC’s Career Services website and ACC’s Counseling department.
“Serenity Now!”
Roxane Royalty, Counselor
Wednesday, October 14 Time: 2-3:30 pm
NRG Student Support & Success Systems Room: NRG 3140
You understand timelines, deadlines, and long lines, but do you know how to identify triggers that may affect your mood, health, and/or how you perform your daily activities?
This workshop is for those interested in learning more about factors that can affect how you feel and how you react to those feelings. We will discuss topics such as depression, anxiety, stress, and the importance of asking for help when you need it. Learn more about self care strategies and accessing resources in the community as well as on campus.
“Stretch Your College Dollars: A Common Sense Approach to Personal Finance”
Marshall Bennett, Special Populations Specialist
Tuesday, October 20 Time: 9:30-11:00 am
NRG Student Support & Success Systems Room: NRG 3140
Even though you are probably “a broke college student” today, the financial habits you develop now will shape your financial future. Minimizing personal debt, having a simple budget, and using cash for purchases are some of the habits millionaires learned long before they became rich. Come to this workshop and learn a simple, common sense approach to your finances and begin to develop habits that could help you to become a millionaire one day!
“Acting With Purpose – Time Management”
Stewart Sachers, Counselor
Date: Wednesday, October 21 5:00 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.
NRG Student Support & Success Systems Room: NRG 3140
Are you always pressed for time, stressed to the max and juggling one urgent task after the other? If you are tired of asking for extensions at work and in school and exhausted by the pressure of multiple responsibilities then this workshop is for you. Based on Stephen Covey’s book The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, this workshop will help you distinguish between Important and Unimportant activities and plan for urgent or non-urgent deadlines. Choose how you spend your time rather than having the decision forced on you.
“ Burnout”
Linda Moeller, Counselor
Wednesday, October 28, 2009 Time: 10-11:30 am
NRG Student Support & Success Systems Room: NRG 3140
If you are feeling disillusioned, helpless, and completely worn out, you may be suffering from burnout. When you’re burned out, problems seem insurmountable and it’s difficult to muster up the energy to care—let alone do something about your situation. In this workshop you will learn the definition, causes, and stages of burnout. You will assess your own burnout potential and look at ways to prevent and cope with burnout and regain balance in your life.
“Understanding What You Need to Register Successfully at ACC”
Emma Moore, Counselor
Online: (beginning in November)
NRG Student Support & Success Systems Contact: emmoore@austincc.edu
It's easy to get overwhelmed by the processes and procedures required as a student new to college. This workshop is designed to walk you through the terminology, documents, assessment, and advising steps needed for your successful enrollment as a student at ACC. ACC101 used as a resource.
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