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Academic Skills

Reach your new best with Academic Skills.

We offer online resources, workshops, and individual appointments to support your efforts to improve and refine your skills for success at university.

  • Explore online resources on writing, citation, study skills, time management, and more.
  • Bring questions or work to an appointment
  • Learn about upcoming events or workshops

Introducing Academic Skills 

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Arrive and Thrive: Your First Term at University

In this guide we offer practical advice to help you adapt to the different academic environment that you will find at university.

Read about how to arrive and thrive through your first term at university, beginning with the weeks leading up to classes.

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Workshops and Events for Graduate Students

As a graduate student, you are likely facing new academic challenges. The ideas about which you are reading, thinking, and writing are becoming increasingly complex, yet you need to find clear, concise, and engaging ways to express them.

Information for Graduate Students
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Level Up: Resources for Upper-Year Students

This guide offers you new strategies to level up your organizational, learning, and writing skills to meet the demands of upper-year courses.

Level Up: Resources for Upper-Year Students

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