DUS News - September 18, 2018
Instructors have been asked to provide you with feedback about your progress in their courses. If you receive positive feedback, keep up the good work! If you receive a warning, please take action! In that case, your instructor has noticed that you are not doing something they expect for success in their course and has taken the time to draw your attention to this concern. You need to make some change to what you are doing in response to this warning. If you’re not sure what you need to do differently, talk to your instructor, TA, or academic adviser as soon as possible, so you have a chance to recover your grade before you’re in too deep.
You can schedule an appointment with your DUS Adviser (at University Park and at some Campus Locations) online via Starfish (starfish.psu.edu). To do this, log into Starfish and click the "My Success Network" icon on your Home page to display your personalized network. This channel lists the people and resources that are available to assist you, including your assigned DUS Academic Adviser. If online scheduling is enabled, you will see a link to make an appointment (If not, you can always contact your adviser or your Advising Office directly). For more information or step-by-step instructions, please visit: http://sites.psu.edu/starfishinfo/user-roles/student-users/#appointment
- September 19 (Wed)
- DUS Group Advising Session - Study Skills and Time Management - September 25 (Tues)
- DUS Group Advising Session - Exploration Workshop - September 26 (Wed)
- Study Smarter, Not Harder - Oct 19-21 (Fri-Sun)
- Parents and Families Weekend
More events at dus.psu.edu/calendar.
It’s easier to keep up than catch up! Keep your grades up though tutoring at any Penn State campus learning center.
University Park: https://pennstatelearning.psu.edu/
Other Penn State Campuses: https://pennstatelearning.psu.edu/campus-learning-centers-other-penn-state-campuses
DUS will be holding Group Advising Sessions throughout the fall semester as a way to discuss popular advising topics with groups of students. These sessions are open to all DUS students and will help you to learn more about the topic and to ask questions in a friendly, open environment. For more information on each session, including dates and times, visit https://dus.psu.edu/group-advising. All sessions are held in the Grange Building Lobby, unless otherwise listed on the website.
Topics include:
- Exploration Workshop (multiple dates/sessions)
- Smeal Entrance to Major (multiple dates/sessions)
- Study Skills and Time Management
- Marketing Your Transferrable Skills
- Schedule Planning (multiple dates/sessions)
- Constructing Your Story: Minors, Involvement, Internships, and more
- Major and Career Planning (multiple dates/sessions)
- Goal Setting and Decision Making
- DUS Students and Study Abroad
Learn about engineering majors at University Park during information sessions throughout the semester. Go to those that interest you, hear from students and faculty, find out about what you'd study in the major and what kinds of career opportunities there are, and tour the facilities. Upcoming major nights include:
Computer Science / Computer Engineering / Data Sciences
Tuesday, September 18, 5:00 p.m.
109 Walker Building
Industrial Engineering
Wednesday, September 19, 6:30 p.m.
103 Leonhard Building
Biomedical Engineering
Thursday, September 20, 5:30 p.m.
114 EES
Undergraduate Admissions is now accepting applications for Lion Scouts and the Student Minority Advisory and Recruitment Team (SMART), two student organizations that conduct campus tours and other activities for prospective students. The application deadline for SMART is Friday, September 21 at 11:59 p.m. The application deadline for Lion Scouts is Sunday, September 23 at 11:59 p.m.
Would you like to learn how to study more effectively in less time? Study Smarter, Not Harder is an interactive workshop that 99% of students who previously attended would recommend to a friend. Study Smarter, Not Harder will be held Wednesday, September 26 at 6:00 p.m. in 110 Wartik Lab. You’ll learn how to create good learning habits, effective strategies for processing information, how to break down course material into manageable concepts, and the most important factors in successful learning.
Students thinking about going to law school should sign up for an information session before scheduling an individual appointment with the pre-law adviser. Two kinds of sessions are available throughout the semester: “Pre-Law Orientation” and “Applying to Law School.” See details, dates/times, and registration instructions at Pre-Law Information Sessions. Note: These sessions fill quickly.
Interested in entering the health professions field? Beginning Fall 2018, all first-year students interested in meeting one-on-one with a health professions adviser are required to attend a large-group advising session (Med Prep or PA Prep) prior to scheduling the advising appointment. All other students are encouraged to attend these sessions as well, as they contain valuable information about how to get started (e.g., prerequisite coursework, extracurricular experiences, etc.).
FA18 Med Prep & PA Prep Group-Advising Schedule (all sessions are the same - attend one):
Med Prep: Coursework, skills & experiences needed for medical/dental/podiatry programs
- Sept. 19, 6 - 7 pm, 62 Willard
- Oct. 16, 6 - 7 pm, 104 Thomas
- Nov. 12, 6 - 7 pm, 201 Thomas
PA Prep: Coursework, skills & experiences needed for Physician Assistant programs
- Sept. 25, 6 - 7 pm, 104 Thomas
- Oct. 17, 6 - 7 pm, 201 Thomas
- Nov. 29, 6 - 7 pm, 201 Thomas
Additional information about health professions advising is available on our website: http://science.psu.edu/premed/advising