Strategies for Success Webinars
Spring 2025
The Spring 2025 Strategies for Success Webinar Series covers lessons learned about bouncing back from fall 2024 B3 Champions, what it means to read well in college, why learning in college can be so frustrating and rewarding, and, of course, how to prepare for a successful finals season! Webinars are held every four weeks, and the video is generally posted the week after.
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Bouncing Back: What We Know - Friday, February 7, 2025
In this webinar, we discussed what Fall 2024 B3 Champions taught us about bouncing back. From the importance of social support to finding balance among our many priorities, this practical discussion focused on the small daily decisions and actions that lead to success.
Fall 2024
Our Fall 2024 series featured discussions with a B3 Champion, explored what it actually means to study, broke down everything that actually goes into support seeking, and much more!
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The Final Checkpoint: Preparing for End of Term Success - Monday, December 2, 2024
In final B3 Webinar of Fall 24, Dr. Shayne Futujma and some of Texas State's Peer Mentors discussed the ins and outs of preparing for a successful and stressless finals week.
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Emotional Intelligence: The Art of Self-Regulation - Tuesday, November 11, 2024
In this Fall 2024 webinar, Gilbert Lopez, LCSW-S, from the TXST Counseling Center, and Dr. Shayne Futujma from Bobcats Bounce Back explored emotional intelligence and emphasized the role of self-regulation in achieving academic success in college.
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The Role of Planning and Motivation - Friday, October 25, 2024
This webinar, featuring Noel Fuller, Assistant Director of First Year Advising, and Dr. Shayne Futujma from Bobcats Bounce Back, highlighted the importance of motivation, goal-setting, and planning in achieving success. Participants gained valuable insights and practical strategies to turn their aspirations into reality.
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The Math Mindset - Thursday, October 10, 2024
In this webinar, Michael Abili, TXST Math Instructor, Tyler Laughlin, Assistant Director of SLAC, and Dr. Shayne Futujma, Bobcats Bounce Back, discuss evidence based strategies specifically for being successful in math courses.
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Support Seeking 101 - Tuesday, September 17, 2024
The Bobcats Bounce Back team, Jason and Dr. Shayne, explore what effective support seeking is, what the most common barriers are to it, and how to leverage social support structures to maintain balance on the journey to academic success.
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What Actually is Studying? - Tuesday, September 9, 2024
Tyler Laughlin, Assistant Director for SLAC, joined Dr. Shayne from Bobcats Bounce Back to dig into the question, “What actually is studying?”
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A Discussion with a B3 Champion - Thursday, August 29, 2024
In our first fall 2024 B3 webinar, we chatted with Sam Oatis - our first ever spotlight B3 Champion! He shared his bounce back journey with us and gave a lot of valuable insights and tips for students working on their own academic bounce back.