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Monday, December 15, 2008
Rockford Study-A-Thon
Rockford had it's first study-a-thon last Friday from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. It started in the student lounge with food and from there students could go to different rooms for help. All of the full time faculty were here to provide help in the different program areas. There were also a couple of adjuncts that came in to help with math and English. I was in the library for research and paper writing. A total of 32 students participated in the event. There were some instructors who had no students and some who had several. I had about five students in the library. After it was over, I had two students come in who needed help with their papers and I worked with them the rest of the day. The event was organized by the Mentor Center Coordinator. I would say that it was a successful first attempt. We may revisit the date and time for future study-a-thons.
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Cynthia, thanks for the summary of your event. I've heard "study-a-thon" before but couldn't quite picture how the logistics would work.
32 is a lot!
We had our Study-A-thon last weekend as well. This one was the most successful by far, when I came in on Saturday every computer was occupied! Many of the students worked in the computer lab as well.
Having pizza & refreshments helps alot too.
Glad you had such a good experience with your study-a-thon, Cynthia. Fort Myers has them on Saturdays before mid-terms and finals and they are also very successful. It is great to get to assist some online students, and some students who have never or rarely come into the library. Of course there are also the "regulars." It runs the gamut, which is pretty cool!
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