Shane J. Lopez, Ph.D., one of the world’s leading experts on leveraging hope to achieve personal success, will be on-campus for a daylong series of lectures and conversations Thursday, March 21.
Lopez’s visit will include two keynote addresses:
“Hope for Tomorrow Pays off for Students Today” — 9 a.m. in the Student Union Theater
“Ripples of Hope” — 6 p.m. in Pierson Auditorium at the Atterbury Student Success Center
Lopez researches the links between hope, strengths development, academic success, and overall well-being and collaborates with scholars around the world on these issues. He specializes in hope and strengths enhancement for students from preschool through college graduation. According to Lopez, “how we think about the future is a key determinant of success in school, work and life. Hope matters. Hope is a choice that can be learned and spread to others.”
“The science of hope shows that how we think about the future is a key determinant of success in school, work, and life,” Lopez has written. “Hopeful thoughts and behavior are crucial for well-being and success, regardless of income level or IQ. To put this in practical terms, a group of typical high-hope students scores a letter grade better on a final exam than their low-hope peers. High-hope people are just plain happier.”
Lopez is a Gallup senior scientist and research director for the Clifton Strengths Institute, and author of nine books including the just-published “Making Hope Happen: Create the Future You Want for Yourself and Others”. He is Chief Architect of the Gallup Student Poll, a measure of hope, engagement, and well-being that taps into the hearts and minds of U.S. public school students to determine what drives achievement.
Join Relay for Life in the fight against cancer on April 5th, 2013!
Relay for Life is an American Cancer Society event that raises the most funding for cancer research every year. UMKC and Rockhurst are proud to team up annually to host this event.
Because cancer never sleeps, Relay for Life is a 12-hour overnight event (from 6pm to 6am). The night is full of free food, lots of fun games and activities, and many emotional ceremonies. Registration is $10 per person.
The great part about relay:
•Great Memories!
•Funding Cancer Research!
•Philanthropy Hours!
•Honoring those who fought and lost the battle
•SUPPORTING the SURVIVORS!
….and THIS YEAR!!!
•DRESSING UP LIKE SUPERHEROES!
To register visit our website at http://www.relayforlife.org/umkcmo, any questions email us at relay4life@umkc.edu.
[This study tip provided by Kendra Williams, senior Communication Studies major]
We are approaching mid-terms and spring break is around the corner! You may have already taken a first round of test or quizzes; however, before we head to spring break, we must accept the fact that studying is an imperative stepping stone for academic success.
There are numerous ways of studying, but everyone has to find their own style. Some choose to study alone in the library, avoiding the distraction of music or other people. Others may choose to study in groups (which can also be done in the library) or with music playing in their living rooms (and it happens to not be a distraction). Each and every student can develop one or more study styles that work especially for them to succeed.
Perhaps you are finding that it takes trial and error in order to find the studying style that works best for you. Here are a few detailed tips on the entire process of developing a studying style:
- Attend all your classes regularly. By committing to this, you become familiar with the course material and what you will be tested over. Some instructors post everything on Blackboard. Some attach assignments onto their student’s emails. Others simply lecture in class, with or without a PowerPoint. Therefore, you want to stay alert on how class material will be available to you, aside from your textbook.
- Develop a relationship with your instructor. Don’t just be a number in your classroom. When you care, they care. Perhaps you have questions about an upcoming exam or essay, and you don’t want to speak in front of the whole class, address them after class or during their office hours. Good instructors want you to approach them if you have a misunderstanding and they are more than glad to help you succeed.
- Set a specific time and place to study. Whether it is your room, your kitchen, basement or the library. Add “study time” to your agenda as you would add any other event or activity.
- Make sure you have eaten. It is hard to focus on an empty stomach. Therefore, you need to feed your stomach and your brain, in order to get the job done.
- Never study when you are overly drowsy. Some find it easier to study late at night, and others study better in the morning. Once again, it is all about trial and error. Figure out what time works for you.
- Make a studying playlist of music. This obviously only applies to those who are not easily distracted by music. The playlist should consist of only songs that will keep you motivated during your studying time.
- Study in advance. As cliché as it is, it is so important. Especially if you don’t like to study one subject for hours at a time. Reviewing notes and class material for 30 minutes or longer if needed each day, for every class, won’t hurt. This will greatly reduce the chance of you having to pull an “all-nighter” the night before the exam.
- Compare and contrast your studying materials. If needed, compare your notes to the class lecture, along with your textbook, and PowerPoint slides. If all four sources say the same thing, you are actually “killing a few birds with one stone,” because repetition helps your memory.
- Stay off social networking sites. Only for a few hours at least. Trust and believe that Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and Tumbr can surely wait! And the sooner you finish your studying, the sooner you can return to those sites.
- Reward yourself! This is the most important tip! Especially after completing your exam–and receiving a grade you were aiming towards–treat yourself to something that you like! Whether it is treating yourself to a bowl of ice cream, allowing yourself to take a long nap, or purchasing concert tickets, always give yourself a pat on the back. Besides, it’ll make you want to do it all over again and reward yourself all over again! 🙂
Recommended Jobs with Smart Matching is now available in Roo Career Network! Based on your job and internship searches, Roo Career Network is now able to recommend other positions you might be interested in reviewing. When you view a specific job, similar jobs to that one are shown at the bottom of the page. Recommended jobs are also listed in your Announcement section.
A “Recommended Jobs” tab is now available in the Jobs section as well. When you pull up a recommended job, you will see a Job Match score for each position indicating how strong of a match the position is for you.
If you are interested in learning more about this feature and other features in your Roo Career Network account, please contact UMKC Career Services at 816.235.1636. We are located in the Atterbury Student Success Center, 2nd floor and appointments may be requested directly in your Roo Career Network account.
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