HELPFUL HIGHLIGHT
Each newsletter I will be sharing tips, campus resources, and skills that can help you personally, academically, and professionally. This newsletter’s highlight is creating a study schedule!
If time management tends to be a challenge for you (or even if it isn’t), it can be really helpful to start of the semester with a schedule to keep you on track. Try using this template from CAST (https://success.unl.edu/Weekly%20Study%20Schedule.pdf) to start mapping out how you plan to spend your time. You should be blocking off about 2-3 hours of study time for every credit hour you’re registered for. Don’t forget to build in time for sleep, self-care, and fun! Having balance in our lives to take care of our well-being helps us to stay well and avoid burnout.
ADVISING UPDATE
Welcome back!
My Zoom drop-in hours have changed for this semester. They are now Mondays from 10:00am-noon and Wednesdays from 1:00pm-3:00pm.
I’ll be working remotely on Mondays this semester. You’ll notice in MyPLAN that I still have appointments available on Mondays, but they are only via Zoom. Every other weekday, you’ll have the choice for us to meet in person or via Zoom.
As a reminder, for in person meetings in my office, I follow the guidance from Lancaster County (https://app.lincoln.ne.gov/city/covid19/) and University policy. We are currently required to wear face coverings until further notice.
IMPORTANT DATES
*January 18: First day of classes; Late registration begins ($100.00 late registration fee assessed)
*January 25: Last day to drop a full semester course and receive 100% refund
*January 28: Last day to file a drop to remove a full semester course from student record; Last day to drop a full semester course and receive 75% refund; Final day to apply for a degree in May
*January 29-April 15: All course withdrawals noted with a grade of “W” on academic record
*February 4: Last day to withdraw from a full semester course and receive 50% refund
*February 11: Last day to withdraw from a full semester course and receive 25% refund
The Academic Calendar has all the dates you should know about for the whole academic year! You can find it here: https://registrar.unl.edu/academic-calendar/
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