Learn Well for Student Success
School of Health Sciences and Wellness University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point
Welcome. This is Learn Well for Student Success out of Student Success Center in the School of Health Sciences and Wellness at UW Stevens Point. It's our mission to support the whole student, honoring individual experiences and getting each person access to tools and resources that will help them achieve their goals.
If you have ever struggled to get going on an assignment, have ever been challenged to set goals, felt overwhelmed, or as felt as though you were imposter in your own major, then this an invitation from us to you. We understand the inherent challenges of being a college student and we know that with supports and connection, you can make your college experience one that is full of opportunity and growth.
Listen in as we talk to campus and community experts and students about their strategies for success.
Learn Well for Student Success
How to Build Motivation and Momentum
It is not at all uncommon for students to walk into the Success Center in the School of Health Science and Wellness with the worry that they "are just not motivated." But, when asked a few follow-up questions they can easily recite all the reasons that do motivate them, from the dietetics student who is passionate to help young kids with diabetes to the Medical Lab Sciences student who is excited to work behind the scenes setting up new equipment to help assure reliable diagnosis', to the athlete who wants to do well in school and also show up for their team. What they then describe are barriers in building momentum towards their goals. In other words, students often have the desire to be successful but they just aren't as confident in how to get started and overcome roadblocks. Our conversation today will center on building that momentum and building resilience to overcome challenges and joining us to have this conversation is Chancellor, Thomas Gibson.