Didn’t do so hot on your essays last term? Dreading the math class you have to take? Suck at multiple choice? New to university life and feeling a bit nervous? Great news, BU offers workshops for students to help out with writing skills, various math skills, as well as learning how to adjust to university life and much more!
Brandon University holds different workshops during the academic year for students to improve themselves academically. Often the workshops that are available are posted outside the library doors, outside the door of 005 in McKenzie, or outside student services in the hallway. Workshops are great because they are free and can make university life a whole lot easier. According to the calendar on the BU website, the workshops and walk-ins start up again the first week of January.
Writing skills walk-ins are held Monday, Wednesday and Friday’s from 1pm-3pm at the circular desk on the main floor of the library. There are Learning Coach workshops which are held Tuesday’s from 12:30-2 in room 002 of McKenzie. The learning coach workshops help students learn better study routines, how to remember what you read in your textbooks, advice on multiple choice tests and what resources are available at BU. There is a Contemporary Math workshop on January 7th, from 12:40-1:30 in room 1-53 of Brodie. There are also writing skills walk-ins available Tuesdays and Thursdays from 1-3 in the Indigenous People’s Centre. An Essay Basics workshop will be held on January 14th, from 1010-1130 in 005 of McKenzie. There is also a second Essay Basics workshop being held on the 15th of January from 1240-130 also in 005 of McKenzie. On January 22nd there is a Make a Study Plan workshop being held from 930-1020 in 005 of McKenzie as well. These are only a few of the workshops that can be found in January and throughout the term. People can also book one-on-one sessions to get help on academics if the walk-in times don’t work.
BU also offers a winter career day to be held on January 22nd where people can go look for potential summer jobs.
To see a full list of when workshops or any other events are being held at BU, please check out the events page on BU’s website: https://events.brandonu.ca/events/2020-02/