The EOP Tutorial Center provides students with a wide array of workshops focused on the academic and professional development of students. Below are a few workshops that the EOP Tutorial Center has developed solely, or in collaboration, with other departments:
"How to Excel in WRIT 111": This workshop is developed in collaboration with the Writing Initiative and provides a venue for EOP students who successfully completed the course to provide advice to students currently taking the course on what to expect and how to succeed.
"How to Excel in Chemistry": This workshop is developed in collaboration with the Chemistry department and is a panel discussion with upperclassmen who are majoring in Chemistry or Chemistry Teaching Assistants. This panel discusses strategies of success in Chemistry courses with students currently taking them.
"Setting Goals and Building Habits": This workshop was developed in collaboration with Student Support Services (SSS) and reviews the science of goal setting and habit making. Students learn about SMART goals and how to develop them, as well as how to transform goals and their processes into effective habits.
"Time Management": This workshop was developed in collaboration with Student Support Services (SSS) and focuses on the importance of managing one's time, along with strategies for more effective time management. Students engage in a variety of activities using daily planners and course syllabi, while at the same time being introduced to various online tools that can assist them in better managing their time.
"Deep and Shallow Work: Beating Procrastination and Working Smart, Not Hard": This workshop was developed in collaboration with Student Support Services (SSS) and asks participants to assess their daily productivity while working on strategies to combat procrastination while becoming more productive.
"The Many Types of Reading": This workshop was developed in collaboration with Student Support Services (SSS) and is focused on teaching participants how to read effectively through different genres and academic contexts. This workshop discusses the pros and cons of skimming and scanning, and how to successfully implement reading strategies, such as the SQ3R (Survey, Question, Read, Recite, and Review) method.
"Note-Taking": This workshop was developed in collaboration with Student Support Services (SSS) and helps participants assess their own note-taking skills and their effectiveness while introducing them to various other forms of note-taking including the Cornell method and mind-mapping.
"Test-Prep and Avoiding Test Anxiety": This workshop was developed in collaboration with Student Support Services (SSS) and assists students in developing successful test preparation strategies. Participants also learn about test anxiety and what strategies can be used to manage that anxiety.
"Succeeding in Group Work": This workshop was developed in collaboration with Student Support Services (SSS) and goes over the importance of group work. Participants learn about the pros and cons of group work and how to create a more effective learning environment.
"The Science of Memory": This workshop was developed in collaboration with Student Support Services (SSS) and focuses on what memory is, how it is developed, and strategies in how to expand one's memory.
"The Long Night Against Procrastination": This is a monthly event based around distraction-free, focused study time, drop-in tutoring hours, as well as academic workshops going over such topics as time management, test preparation, and managing test anxiety.
