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10:00 - Blackboard Basics
Wondering where to find your syllabus? How to turn in your online homework? Looking for class informatin? Come to our tour of Blackboard! We'll show you how it works and happily answer any of your questions.
10:30 - Stop, Drop, and Schedule
Let's talk scheduling! You may want to use a paper planner for your time management, but since UMBC is a GoogleCampus, we'll be showing you all about how to set up a digital schedule and task list that will work across all your devices.
11:00 - Allied Health Wellness (with Caitlin Varisco, CNMS)
Interested in an allied health field, such as nursing, physical therapy, pharmacy, dental hygeine, occupational therapy, physicians assistant, athletic training, or chiropractice? Come check out our quick talk on majors we recommend, advising for professional school, and all other things you should know before jumping in!
11:30 - Study Squad
Intensive deep work on your own is essential to learning, but studying with a group can be just as important! We'll talk you through the how, where, and why of study groups and give you information about our Study Group Socials, which we host for first-year BIOL and CHEM courses so that folks with compatible schedules can form study groups.
1:00 - Pre-Health Powerhouse (with Melissa Huselton, Pre-Health Advising)
Do you dream of becoming a doctor, dentist, vet, optometrist, or podiatrist? This event is for you! Meet our pre-health advisor and coach Melissa Huselton and learn all about how to have a strong start to the semester.
1:30 - Work your Core Competencies
You might think all you need for graduate or professional (think: medical or dental) school is a high GPA, but there are LOTS of skills that it's key you develop in these next few years to prepare! Learn about the importance of collaboration, ethical responsibility, and communication...and HOW you can best grow them while at UMBC!
2:00 - First Week Fitness
Having a successful first week of class is one of the best things you can do to set yourself up for a great semester. We'll teach you all our tips and tricks to have an amazing first week -- and you can join us during the first week of classes for an extended version of this workshop.
2:30 - STEM Club Hustle
Wondering how to meet other STEM students? Looking for an upperclassman to give you good advice on how to kill it in your first semester of chemistry? Want to be the first to learn about professional opportunities? We'll give you the scoop on all the best ways to get involved and provide information about the UMBC Involvement Fest coming up in a couple of weeks.
