Connecting
03/20/24 • 34 min
Going to university is a social experience for many students. You meet so many new people and make new connections, whether these are professional or personal. It is a time of change, when new friendships may arise and old friendships peter out. As you progress through your degree (or change it), interests are in constant flux and the people that revolve around these interests come and go. It can also be a time of loneliness, perhaps you have gone to a university where you have no connections, perhaps there is a language or cultural barrier, perhaps you are simply shy and you need to force yourself to get out there to create new connections. Follow us as we talk about making connections with students, TAs and profs, the challenges, the surprises, the strategies, the beauty and sometimes the pain too.
To contact the co-host for comments or suggestions, write to us at [email protected].
Going to university is a social experience for many students. You meet so many new people and make new connections, whether these are professional or personal. It is a time of change, when new friendships may arise and old friendships peter out. As you progress through your degree (or change it), interests are in constant flux and the people that revolve around these interests come and go. It can also be a time of loneliness, perhaps you have gone to a university where you have no connections, perhaps there is a language or cultural barrier, perhaps you are simply shy and you need to force yourself to get out there to create new connections. Follow us as we talk about making connections with students, TAs and profs, the challenges, the surprises, the strategies, the beauty and sometimes the pain too.
To contact the co-host for comments or suggestions, write to us at [email protected].
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Feeling a little burned out?
Midterm season is well under way and perhaps you are feeling a little burned out? You are not alone and without any resources! During this reading, listen to yourself if you need to take a break. You can also listen to our podcast for a bit of inspiration on what sort of break might work better for you or simply commiserate on how hard life can be as a student.
Should you need help, here are a few resources:
- Good 2 talk post-secondary helpline (Ontario: 1-866-925-5454)
- uOttawa immediate Wellness support line: 613-562-5411
- Finding Flow Solutions : offers training modules to better learn how to reflect on your work habits and find solutions to learn how to overcome workflow barriers.
Take care and rest well!
To contact the co-host for comments or suggestions, write to us at [email protected].
Next Episode
Test anxiety
Final exam season is officially on! Exams always bring a certain amount of stress. For the most part, stress is great and useful. It keeps you alert and focus and can be turned into excitement rather than anxiety. But for many students, too much stress can lead to test anxiety, with varying consequences on exam performance and distress.
In the last episode of this series, we talk about how to recognize test anxiety, how to develop strategies to prevent it, to mitigate its effect during an exam, and importantly, what to do if things go horribly wrong.
References used for this episode:
https://learningcenter.unc.edu/tips-and-tools/tackling-test-anxiety/
https://sass.queensu.ca/resources/online/test-anxiety
https://opentextbc.ca/studentsuccess/chapter/test-anxiety/
https://www.anxietycanada.com/articles/thinking-traps/
To contact the co-host for comments or suggestions, write to us at [email protected].
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