Hello All,
I hope all is well and that your University of Minnesota experience continues to grow. I would love to meet with you before the end of the semester and before you get to crazy with finals.

I meeting would include a short check in, a list of ways to prepare for your second year and a treat to take home.

The following times and dates are avaiable.

May 3rd
10:00 am
10:30 am
11:00 am
11:30 am

May 4th
2:00 pm
2:30 pm
3:00 pm

May 5th
9:00 am
9:30 am
10:00 am
10:30 am
11:00 am

Also, we wil be having tutoring sessions as well as our traditional CRAM SLAM in preparation for finals.

Hope to see you soon. Tex

For additional MCAE workshops and events, see our calendar at the bottom of our home page at
www.mcae.umn.edu

Date: Fri, Mar 4, 2011 at 3:40 PM
Subject: Self Care: Not Just Another Stress Management Workshop
To: garri012@umn.edu

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Self Care: Not Just Another Stress Management Workshop

Join us Friday, April 8 at 2:30 in 169 Appleby Hall. In this 50 minute session you can learn about and experience:
• Aspects of Balance
• Biodots: a tiny feedback device that reflects stress and relaxation levels
• Qigong stuff to generate energy and reduce tension
• A Qigong Exercise to restore balance and enhance well- being
• Helping others to feel great in 2 minutes

Simple and fun, but powerful ways to feel good!

ISSS is currently looking for international and U.S. undergraduate students to apply for the Cross-Cultural Leadership Retreat. I've attached the flyer, so please share this information with your students.

CROSS-CULTURAL LEADERSHIP RETREAT
(Application deadline: Noon on Tuesday, March 1)
WHEN: 5 pm - 9 pm on Friday, March 25 and 9 am - 5 pm on Saturday, March 26
PLACE: 101 University International Center, East Bank

This retreat is for both international and U.S. undergraduate students who want to become more effective in international environments. (The retreat will be offered to undergraduate students during the Fall 2011 semester). This interactive, high-energy event becomes a living laboratory of what it takes to work with people from different cultures. Participants start friendships with people from all over the world and discover their own leadership potential. A cutting edge cross-cultural leadership model, Personal Leadership, will be used to develop participants' cross cultural skill-set that is needed for professional and personal lives in the 21st century. Space is limited, so apply online by Noon on Tuesday, March 1 at: http://www.isss1.umn.edu/leadership/BRQ.lasso

Contact Thorunn Bjarnadottir at or 612-626-4799 for any questions.

Can you belive that we are already 6 weeks into the semester?

I just wanted to thank those that have already made appointments and have visited me. Touching base at the beginning of the semester can really start things off well.

This is still the beginning of the semester and I would love to set up appointments with the rest of you. Building your College Success is part of MCAE's job.

I am available this week on the following times.

Thursday at 12noon, 12:30, 1:00, and 1:30.
Friday at 8am, 8:30, 9:00, 9:30 and 11:00am

Let me know if any of these times work for you. I'm here to make your U of M experience the best it can be. So, let me help, let me guide and let me Mentor.

Chat soon.
Tex

SAVE THE DATE: March 2, 2011
Careers in Law Forum
Wiley Hall Atrium
12:00 p.m. -3:00 p.m.

Stop by to learn about law schools, law-related career options, as well as volunteer and internship opportunities. You can talk with representatives from law schools, paralegal organizations, governmental agencies, non-profit organizations, and test prep services. All students thinking about law are welcome to attend this free event.

Stop by anytime during the event. You do not need to register in advance to attend.
More information is available at:

http://www.clacareer.umn.edu/events_misc/Law_Forum.html.

Hello, Here are some MCAE workshops that have been created to help you have success. Space is limited so please email: tranx473@umn.edu to reserve your space.

Time management
Thu Feb 10, 2011
1pm - 2pm
W h e r e : ApH-41

Test/Study Skills
Thu Feb 17, 2011
12pm - 1pm
ApH-41 OED

Interviewing
Wed Feb 23, 2011
10am - 11am
W h e r e : ApH-41 OED

Time Management
Wed Mar 2, 2011
11am - 12pm
W h e r e : ApH-41 OED

Test/Study skills
Thu Mar 24, 2011
1pm - 2pm
W h e r e : ApH-41 OED

Interviewing
Thu Mar 31, 2011
1pm - 2pm
W h e r e : ApH-41 OED

Interviewing
Tue Apr 12, 2011
1pm - 2pm
W h e r e : ApH-41 OED

Test/Study skills
Tue Apr 26, 2011
12pm - 1pm
ApH-41 OED

Study Abroad Scholarship Opportunities for Semester, Year, and Summer!

If you currently receive the Pell Grant as part of your financial package, or if you plan on studying abroad in Asia, we invite you to attend one or both of the following sessions about two scholarship opportunities. To verify that you are a Pell Grant recipient, check your eFAAN via OneStop.

The Benjamin Gilman scholarship provides awards of up to $5000 for US undergraduate students receiving Pell Grant funding to participate in study abroad programs worldwide ($8000 for students studying critical need languages).
The Freeman-ASIA scholarship awards up to $7000 for US undergraduate students studying in East or Southeast Asia. Pell Grant eligibility not required.

Session 1: Benjamin Gilman and Freeman-ASIA Scholarship Information Session
This session will cover eligibility requirements, application deadlines, process, resources, and tips.

Date: Wednesday, February 9
Time: 2:00-3:00pm
Location: 289 Humphrey Center

Session 2: Benjamin Gilman and Freeman-ASIA Scholarship Application Workshop
This workshop is open to students who have started the application and need additional help with revising the essays. It will *not* include general information on the scholarship.

Date: Tuesday, February 22
Time: 2:00-3:30pm
Location: 110 Heller Hall

-Prior to the workshop, email thuydoan@umn.edu a draft of your personal statement and follow-on project proposal.
-Bring a draft of your essays with you to the workshop. Only students with a completed draft will be admitted.
-Staff from the Center for Writing and Learning Abroad Center and your peers will review your draft and offer suggestions for revisions.

RSVP required for the writing workshop (session 2). Email thuydoan@umn.edu by 4:00pm Friday, February 18 to RSVP.

Visit the Gilman scholarship website or the Freeman ASIA website for additional application tips and resources, including instructional webinars on essay-writing and application process.

Hello and Happy New Semester.

I hope that you are willing to meet with me once classes have started so we can keep you focused towards graduation as well as to take the needed steps to continue your Academic Success, improve your GPA, and seek way to make your College Experience better.

My Hopes for you are:

I hope you had a enjoyable Fall Semester

I hope that you have realized how FUN college can be

I hope that your Final Exams went as well as you had planned for

I hope that your First Semester in College was challenging yet rewarding

I hope that your GPA has taught you the value of hardwork and dedication.

I want to help you, serve you, and provide you with as many resources as possible.

So, look at the schedule and let me know a time when we can touch base.

I am so excited to see many of you again and meet some of you for the first time.

Take care and live well,
Tex

Wednesday, January 19th
11:30 am -
12:00 am -
12:30 pm - Full
1:00 pm -
1:30 pm -
2:00 pm -
2:30 pm - Full
3:00 pm -

Thursday, January 20th
10:00 am
10:30 am
11:00 am
11:30 am
12:00 am -
12:30 pm -
1:00 pm -
1:30 pm -
2:00 pm -

Friday, January 21st
10:00 am
10:30 am
11:00 am
11:30 am
12:00 am -
12:30 pm -
1:00 pm -
1:30 pm -
2:00 pm -

Next week send me a possible time you are open on Tuesday or Thursday.

Gregory Ruffa (Instructional Specialist) will have walk-in hours during
Fall 2010 Exam Week on the following dates:

Friday 17 December: 12pm - 4pm
Monday 20 December: 12pm - 4pm
Tuesday 21 December: 12pm - 4pm

These hours will be posted on paper in 140 Appleby as well as usual
schedule posting locations throughout the Instructional Center.

Gregory can help students with Math, Physics, Astronomy as well as basic
probability theory and earlier topics in beginning statistics.

See also the MCAE Instructional Center walk-in tutoring calendar at:
http://blog.lib.umn.edu/mcae/mcae/instructional-center.html

"Checklist"
o Find a practice final. You may also wish to use practice midterms for earlier material. Sources:
o Course pages - many instructors provide practice exams and solutions
o MCAE web site > academic support & services > practice final exams and solutions (http://www.mcae.umn.edu/acadsupport/exam.html) - 1000-2000 level math
o If no practice final available, create one!
o Look to previous exams for examples of how to test topics
o Remember that final exam problems sometimes combine related topics
o Take practice final under actual test conditions
o In the week before Exam Jam, schedule a time block as long as the actual final
o Prepare the materials you'll be allowed to have in the final (reference sheets etc)
o Set a timer to signal end of exam period
o Work the entire time as if it were the real exam
o Grade your final and create a list of questions
o Make note of anything you still don't understand or need to practice more
o Set appointment with your instructor to answer questions
o See your teaching assistant (TA)
o Consult with MCAE Instructional Center tutors at Exam Jam
o What to bring to Exam Jam
o Worked practice midterms and/or final, old exams, solutions
o Textbook
o Lecture notes and homework
o If course is on-line, be sure to bring your laptop or print out relevant materials for your questions in advance
o Reinforce what you learned
o Review and practice any points of difficulty as soon as possible after Exam Jam
o Follow up Exam Jam work with additional study and practice
o Take a last practice final under actual test conditions. This reinforces the things you learned, and gives you additional experience with the test situation.

Happy November,
As you know we ask that you attend one or more workshops this semester. Here is one for those that have interest in research.

COSP Poster Presentations to MCAE students. This will be an opportunity to not only learn about graduate research, especially for those who are planning to pursue graduate degrees, but to also talk with presenters about their current graduate
experiences and tips for applying to graduate school. It's never to soon to make plans.

Community of Scholars Program Research Symposium
Friday, November 5
10:00 - 11:30 a.m.
Campus Club, Rooms A-C, 4th Floor of Coffman Union

Let me know if you plan ot attend. I believe you can simply stop in and visit.

Also, be sure to check the latest schedule and don't forget to sign up for your "Tex Talk".

Here is what we have as of now.

Tuesday, November 2nd
10:30 am -Ngoc
1:00pm
2:30 pm - Agwa
3:30 pm