Academic Skills Center

Academic Skills Center

The Academic Skills Center provides University of Richmond students with support that will enhance their academic experience and personal development. The Center assists students in understanding and learning ways to improve their cognitive skills, thus maximizing their collegiate experience.

Professional and Peer Consulting Appointments

 

Peer consulting appointments for students: as a service within the Weinstein Learning Center (WLC), peer consultating appointments for both content (course related) and academic skills development can be made through the WLC student portal

Roger Mancastroppa is available for coaching individuals, groups, and classes in academic skills development and executive functioning. All coaching appointments (e.g. exam preparation, critical reading, information processing, conceptualization, stress management, time management, organization, motivation, etc.) can be made through the WLC student portal. To learn more about these skills, please visit our Academic Skills Coaching page

Workshop Series

Become an Intellectual Powerhouse

Join us throughout the semester for an academic and executive functioning skills workshop series with Roger “Mac” Mancastroppa. Throughout this series, we will explore how our brains learn far more effectively and efficiently: It’s not what you think!

Pre-registration is not required.

·         Learn New Information Long Term Wed., Sept. 25, 5-6pm, THC, Rm 346

·         Read, Understand, and Retain Efficiently Wed., Oct. 2, 5-6pm, THC, Rm 305

·         Give Your Highlighter a Break: Flex Your Annotation Skills Wed., Oct. 9, 5-6pm, THC, Rm 305

·         It’s Not Genetic: Develop Your Memory! Wed., Oct. 23, 5-6pm, THC, Rm 305

·         Critical Thinking is Not What You Think Wed., Oct. 30, 5-6pm, THC, Rm 305

·         Stressed out? Break More, Study Less Wed., Nov. 6, 5-6pm, THC Rm 305

·         Thrive More and Crush Finals Wed., Nov. 13, 5-6 pm, THC, Room 305