A workshop for high school seniors, "How to be Successful in a College Classroom," is scheduled for SUNDAY December 19, from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. on the UAB campus. The program, led by UAB professor Jim Slack, helps seniors prepare for college while serving as a fundraiser for the homeless who come to Church of the Reconciler for support.
Seniors from throughout the state attend this workshop; some plan to go to Ivy League and private schools, some to state universities and others to community colleges. Based on responses from students AND parents, the workshop is of great benefit in preparing for college AND increasing the GPA the final year in high school.
Seating is limited and based on a first-registered-first-reserved basis.
Pre-registration is $50, same-day registration is $75, and all the money goes to help the homeless through the Church of the Reconciler. (The previous workshop in August raised nearly $2,500 for the homeless!)
If you know a high school senior, or if you know the parents/grandparents of a high school senior, please forward this information.
Please also forward this to your pastor and youth minister.
Consider this a pre-Christmas "stocking stuffer" for both the high school senior AND the homeless in Birmingham.
Details below. For registration forms, contact Jim Slack.
James D. Slack, Ph.D., Professor office 205.934.9020
Department of Government fax 205.975.5712
The University of Alabama at Birmingham cell 205.908.4872
Birmingham, Al 35294
How to be Successful in a College Classroom:
Guidance from a Professor with 30 Years Experience in
Passing and Flunking Students
Two great myths: (1) “My daughter’s high school GPA means success at college.”
(2) “My son’s ACT score means success at college.”
What: A workshop designed for the high school senior planning on attending
college. The purpose is to provide the student with very useful tips on
how to be successful in the college classroom. (These tips can also
help improve performance in the senior year of high school!)
Format: Offered in an actual college classroom, consisting of four 50-minute
sessions. With ten-minute breaks between sessions, it replicates what
might be a typical day in the life of a college freshman.
Session 1: “The Classroom”
Session 2: “The Lecture”*
Session 3: “Preparation”
Session 4: “The Term Paper: using a PERT Strategy”
* Session 2 includes a college-level lecture. Students’ notes are reviewed/analyzed from
the perspective of success with college test-taking.
When: Three dates left with seats still available:
Sunday, DECEMBER 19, 2010 – 2:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Sunday, JANUARY 16, 2011 – 2:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Sunday, JUNE 5, 2011 – 2:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.
LIMIT: 50 students per workshop date
(acceptance based on order of completed registrations received)
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