In This Issue: pg 2 Director’s Letter pg 3 Faculty Spotlight pg 4 Tigers Speak pg 5 CSA Welcome Week pg 6 Upcoming events Time management and prioritizing is one of the hardest things to do for a student, especially a college student. Trying to keep up with home- work, exams, papers and other duties that students have can really be a chal- lenge. Other times, deciding whether you want to party or hang out, rather than do homework or study, is a dilem- ma that many students face. While time management is very difficult, there are strategies that could make managing your time easier. Paddy Fitzgerald, Graduate assistant for Adult and Commuter student services, has many strategies that he uses to manage his time. “You have to prioritize; addressing the more pressing issues first and completing the most important tasks will help,” he said. Paddy also said getting good sleep and waking up early enough to get things done is important. Volume 04 Issue 002 September 2013 Heather Hampton, office coordinator for Adult and Commuter Student Services, uses more online strategies for time management, such as task managers, electronic calendars and a website called Kanban flow (Kanbanflow.com). Heather says, “Kanbanflow is an online software that allows you to set a timer as you are doing tasks, and you take break intervals between a 30 minute time frame until you complete the task; when you’re done, the website allows you to mark the task as complete.” There are so many other resources that students can use to help improve their time management skills. Other students use mobile phone apps that have agendas, reminders and alarms that can help them be more organized and able to manage time wisely. Also, keeping a to-do list, setting goals and avoiding procrastination are all important for students to be successful in managing time during their college career. One always has time enough, if one will apply it well. - Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
A newsletter by the Adult and Commuter Student Services at the University of Memphis. Includes, story about time management, faculty spotlight, a letter from our director, Plug into the Blue and upcoming events on campus.
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In This Issue:
pg 2
Director’s Letter
pg 3
Faculty Spotlight
pg 4
Tigers Speak
pg 5
CSA Welcome Week
pg 6
Upcoming events
Time management and
prioritizing is one of the hardest things
to do for a student, especially a college
student. Trying to keep up with home-
work, exams, papers and other duties
that students have can really be a chal-
lenge. Other times, deciding whether
you want to party or hang out, rather
than do homework or study, is a dilem-
ma that many students face.
While time management is very
difficult, there are strategies that could
make managing your time easier.
Paddy Fitzgerald, Graduate
assistant for Adult and Commuter
student services, has many strategies
that he uses to manage his time. “You
have to prioritize; addressing the more
pressing issues first and completing the
most important tasks will help,” he said.
Paddy also said getting good sleep and
waking up early enough to get things
done is important.
Volume 04
Issue 002
September 2013
Heather Hampton, office
coordinator for Adult and Commuter
Student Services, uses more online
strategies for time management, such as
task managers, electronic calendars and a
website called Kanban flow
(Kanbanflow.com).
Heather says, “Kanbanflow is an
online software that allows you to set a
timer as you are doing tasks, and you take
break intervals between a 30 minute time
frame until you complete the task; when
you’re done, the website allows you to
mark the task as complete.”
There are so many other
resources that students can use to help
improve their time management skills.
Other students use mobile phone apps
that have agendas, reminders and alarms
that can help them be more organized and
able to manage time wisely. Also,
keeping a to-do list, setting goals and
avoiding procrastination are all important
for students to be successful in managing
time during their college career.
One always has time
enough, if one will
apply it well.
- Johann Wolfgang von
Goethe
Welcome students to the University of Memphis. I hope that you
enjoyed your summer break and that you’re excited, and ready to start a
productive fall 2013 semester. I hope new students were able to attend
New Student Convocation and the Registered Student Organization Fair.
Also, we were so pleased to see all of the students who stopped by our free
breakfast and information table during welcome week.
If you live off campus please feel free to visit our office, University
Center room 243, to learn more about ways you can get involved and to
meet other commuters. Our office has many resources and services that
are designed to ease your transition into college, as well as support you
Academically, and socially as adult learners and commuter students.
Please take time out to read the Adult and Commuter Connection
e-newsletter in its entirety—it includes information about Plug Into the
Blue, upcoming events on campus and the faculty spotlight.
Enjoy your 2013-2014 year, here at the U of M.
Go Tigers!
02 ACSS CONNECTION September 2013
ADULT AND COMMUTER STUDENT SERVICES MISSION The mission of the Adult & Commuter Student Services office is to provide a supportive environment for non-traditional and commuter
students that promotes intellectual, social and academic growth
development through services and programs that
foster lifelong learning.
Getting to know our Faculty
Seizing Opportunities can Create Successful Careers
Joy Rogers Stout, Director Adult and Commuter Student Services Phone: 901-678-2644 E-mail: [email protected]
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