Trio Programs SSS Workshop Presentation Spring 2015 University of Guam

1. Academic Success:
Getting the Most Out
of College
Friday, February 6, 2015
John Aguon, SSS Math Instructor
SBPA Classroom 110

2. Academic Success
Overview
• Education Plan
– Academics
– Financial Aid and Personal Budgeting
– Personal
• Time Management and
Prioritization
• Study Strategies
• Getting help
• Question and Answer

3. SSS Goal
• To provide the academic assistance and personal support
necessary to help students to remain in school until graduation
and facilitate the process of transition from one level of higher
education to the next.

6. Setting your educational goals
• Choice of major
• Career exploration
• Getting the grades
• Staying in school
Set a Deadline!
Choose My Undergraduate Major
Explore My Career Options
Obtain and Maintain a Solid GPA

7. Ways to get help
Professor
•Discuss course syllabus
•Possible supplemental material and
outside help
•Office hours
Classmates
•Study, compare notes, missed class.
•Group projects
•Exchange contact information
Tutoring
• Talk with your Professor
• Ask a fellow classmate
• Academic Tutoring – SSS
provides one-to-one tutorial
assistance in Math and
English. Staff may also assist in
other subjects areas,
however, Math and English
are the main focus of tutorial
services.

8. Turn your goals
into a
plan of action!
Motivating myself, having a strong
support system, keeping track of my
schedule and tasks on a daily basis.

9. Survival Pack
Course Syllabus
Calendar
Textbook
Calculator
Notebook
Binder/supplies
Motivation
Tenacity

10. Academic Success
• Know yourself and set realistic goals.
• Establish your goals based on your values and morals.
• Take care of you: Mind, body and Spirit.
• UOG Stuffs: follow guidelines and know where to get more
information.
• Do the Financial Aid and Personal Budgeting thingy.
• Maintain Satisfactory Academic Progress (A Must!)

11. Why Time Management?
• Beat Work Overload.
• Be More Effective.
• Achieve More.

12. Time Management: Make the
most of your time by…
• Prioritizing and Scheduling
• Recognizing Your Time Management Challenges
• Concentrating and Focusing
• Be Real about Your Goal Setting
• Learn and Utilize Self-Motivation
• Assess and Evaluate

13. As easy as 1, 2, 3…
Effective time management involves:
1. identifying what is important to you in your work, school, and
personal life.
2. planning your time on those high impact activities, and
3. executing your plan
4. Try not to get lost in the numbers.

14. Know your way around campus.

15. Find a Place to Study

16. How to study
• Be realistic
• Prioritize
• Get to know your professor.
• Get help when you need it.
• Plan ahead.
• Go to class.
• Read your syllabus.
• Understand what material is
important.
• Take good notes.
• Summarize.

17. • “Do” Scheduling
• Avoid Distractions
• Avoid Procrastination
• Get Proper rest
• Practice Nutrition
• Take time to relax
• Reward yourself
Reading a textbook:
Scan. Read. Review.

18. Study Groups

19. UOG online:
• http://www.uog.edu/
• https://advisor.uog.edu:81/WebAdvisor/WebAdvisor?
TYPE=M&PID=CORE-WBMAIN&TOKENIDX=4942495560
• http://www.uog.edu/sites/default/files/eTriton.pdf
• http://etriton.edu.gu/mail/
• http://campus.uogdistance.com/login/index.php

20. Access your documents from
anywhere.
Go mobile.
• I keep my plans on Google Docs so I have them everywhere I
go.

21. EMSS Counselors
• Arline Leon Guerrero
Counselor
Tel: 735-3342
Fax: 734-2442
arlinelg@uguamlive.uog.edu
Student Center Bldg.
Rotunda (Office next to
SLO Office)
• Joan Swaddell
Counselor
Tel: 735-2271
Fax: 734-2442
joanswaddell@gmail.com
Student Center Bldg.
Rotunda (EMSS Dean’s
Office)

22. Isa Psychological Services
Center
• Appointments may be made by
phone, email, or by visiting the
Center.
• Center Hours: Monday to Friday:
9:00 am – 5:00 pm
• Phone: (671) 735-2883
• Email: isa@uguam.uog.edu
• Location: Humanities and Social
Sciences Building, Room 202

23. • Office Location:
– UOG Calvo Fieldhouse, Second Floor.
• Contact #s: (phone) 735-2258/48/46 (fax) 734-7514
• Personnel:
Chrislynn R. Takawo, Assistant Director
crenguul@uguam.uog.edu
John Aguon, Math Instructor
ejaguon@uguamlive.uog.edu
Joe Cruz, English Instructor
joseacruzjr@uguam.uog.edu

24. • Thank you!
Questions or Comments?