By Sandra Kelly
Students who want help in reaching their full
academic potential may be interested in attending one of
the three remaining Workshops to Success offered by the
Academic Skills Center at Buffalo State College.
The classes are free to Buffalo State students. They are:
• Advanced review for the math competency exam (session
2) at 3 p.m. on Monday, March 14, in Rockwell 204
• Word Choices: Are You Using Dynamite or Firecrackers?
at 12:15 p.m. on Tuesday, March 15, in Classroom Building
B106
• The Write Stuff at 12:15 p.m. on Tuesday, April
12, in Twin Rise 201
Thomas Renzi, coordinator of tutorial services at the Academic
Skills Center, said these workshops have been offered for
about three years now.
He said the center tries to advertise the workshops as much
as possible. It relies on posters, word of mouth and instructors
to inform students of the classes. Some professors even
offer extra credit to students who attend one of the workshops.
“Our main objective is to improve students’
approach to learning, to offer success in their academic
pursuits,” Renzi said.
Senior Jessica Printup attended the review for the math
competency exam workshop, presented by Joan
Nicolette of the Academic Skills Center on
March 2. She was the only student attending the class.
Printup expects to graduate in May. However, since she entered
Buffalo State before 2000, she is required to take the math
competency exam.
“I haven’t taken math in so long,” Printup
said. “I was actually able to attend this one, my
class was canceled today.”
The student hopes to learn what she needs to know to pass
the math exam. If she does not pass the math exam her graduation
could be postponed.
The workshops offered are not just for developmental math
and English, they are an extension of some Buffalo State
courses, said Renzi.
Word Choices: Are You Using Dynamite or Firecrackers, taught
by Renzi, goes more in-depth with the use of language, he
said.
“It is a basic awareness course to make students aware
that words have specific meaning,” Renzi said.
Students interested in the workshops can call 878-4041 to
register since space is limited to about 25-30 students,
depending on which classroom is used, said Renzi.
For more information, go to http://www.buffalostate.edu/academicsupport/x499.xml.
Sandra Kelly can be reached at sandykelly@gmail.com
Links:
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www.buffalostate.edu/academicsupport/x495.xml
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