The Center for Academic Success kicked off its first-ever fall semester edition of its award-winning IMPACT program with a two-hour workshop Sunday.
The workshop, held in the UREC Student Recreation Center, was filled to capacity. Ninety students registered for the session and there was a wait list for the event, said Pam Ball, CAS learning strategies coordinator.
The workshop taught students the importance of the study cycle, a method involving previewing material before class, attending class, reviewing material and reflecting on it.
This semester marks the first time the IMPACT workshops will be available during the fall. Ball said the program originally targeted students who were not performing well at the end of the fall semester and helped them to “regroup in the center.”
Ball said the program is also used to make a “strong connection with students to let them know they can come in and work with us on an individual well.”
Stephan Fils-Aime, computer science freshman, said he participated because he wants to improve his study skills.
“The main reason I came is to learn how to study and how to organize my time,” Fils-Aime said.
Nikki Tomboli, pre-nursing freshman, said she learned about the program in an e-mail from her father.
“I decided to reap the benefits of what LSU has to offer,” Tomboli said.
 
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