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The Matador Advising Hub offers ongoing workshops on academic success topics relevant to first year students as well as free one-on-one meetings with a highly trained Peer Academic Coach (PAC) who can offer a myriad of resources and will assist you in developing academic skills to help you thrive in college.  

Topics covered in workshops and in one-on-one meetings with the PAC include: Time-Management Skills, Note Taking, Effective Communication with Professors, Beating Test Anxiety, Self-Care, Health & Nutrition and much more. Email communication will be sent out to your CSUN email account soon.

Upcoming workshop dates are:

• Thursday 2/22/24, 11:00am- 12:00pm-Communicating Effectively with Your Professors-(Virtual, via Zoom)
• Wednesday 3/6/24, 5:00pm-7:00pm-Student Success Study Night (In-person)
• Tuesday 4/9/24, 11:00am-12:00pm-Student Success Resource Fair (In-person)
• Monday 4/15/24, 12:30pm-1:30pm-Managing Stress and Self-Care (Virtual, via Zoom)
• Thursday 5/2/24, 11:00am- 12:00pm-Test Taking Anxiety and Study Skills (Virtual, via Zoom)

If you are considering taking courses during summer and would like to explore your options, please attend one of the Hub’s Summer School Workshops. We will be discussing the difference between taking courses here at CSUN vs a community college and answering any questions you may have. If you need advisement for what courses to take during the summer, please call our front desk at 818-677-2900 to ask about meeting with an advisor.

If you have any questions about the Hub’s Summer School Workshops, please email Claudia Richarte at claudia.s.richarte@csun.edu.

Upcoming workshop dates are:

• Thursday 3/7/24- 1:30PM-2:30PM (In-person)
• Wednesday 3/27/24- 1:30PM-2:30PM (In-person)
• Tuesday 4/9/24- 3:00PM-4:00PM  (In-person)
• Wednesday 4/17/24- 3:00PM-4:00PM (In-person)
• Thursday 4/25/24- 10:00AM-11:00AM  (Virtual, via Zoom)

RSVP for the Hub’s Summer School Workshops.

Email communication for Hub’s Summer School Workshops has been sent out to your CSUN email account.

If you are interested in learning about how to prepare for health profession graduate programs, please join us in the Pre-health workshop to learn about choosing a major, prerequisites, extracurricular activities, and how to get involved.

The workshop is geared towards students who are interested in going on to professional health care programs such as medicine, dentistry, optometry, pharmacy, veterinary, physician assistant and occupational therapy. This workshop is designed to ensure students have learned the basic information and can begin meeting the requirements for competitive application.

The Pre-Health Workshop is an opportunity to chat with CSUN’s Pre-Health advisor and engage in an interactive online workshop with other peers.

Space is limited, if you have not received an email and would like to register to attend one of the workshops below, please email marine.lousparian@csun.edu from your CSUN email and include your full name, your ID#, major and pre-health interest. 

• Tuesday, February 20^th , 3:00pm-4:30pm (In Person) 
• Wednesday, March 6^th 3:00pm-4:30pm (Virtual)
• Monday March 11^th , 9:15am-10:45am (In Person)
• Wednesday, April 3^th, 3:00pm-4:30pm (In Person)
• Tuesday April 16^th, 9:15am-10:45am (Virtual)