Academic and Career Counseling

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A Career as an Academic Librarian: This presentation is intended for groups at or above the high school, and presents an introduction to many of the common roles of an academic librarian, including reference, instruction, collection development, and programming. It will also identify possible variations between working as a librarian at a for-profit, community college, or 4-year institution.
Speaker: John T. Rasel

Assistive Technology Involving Students with Disabilities
Speaker: Mary Sender

African American Males Success Strategies: Tools for success
Speaker: Terry A. Webb

Balancing Academics and Athletics: As a former college athlete, Ms. Campbell will discuss tips for balancing academics and athletics and preparing for life after college athletics. This speech is intended for current athletes at the middle school, high school or college level.
Speaker: Cicely D. Campbell

Career Planning and Development
Speakers: Dr. Adam J. Zambetti

College Success Strategies
Speaker: Dr. Adam J. Zambetti

The College/University Transfer Process
Speaker: Dr. Adam J. Zambetti

Continuing Education and Certification: In today's economic environment, workers are training for job responsibilities that will change over time. This speech will discuss the life-long process of continuing education and certification to remain competitive. It can be customized based upon audience interest.
Speaker: Victoria Berry

Defeating Self-Imposed Limitations: This is a goal setting, self-exploratory workshop.
Speaker: Terry A. Webb

Executive Training Opportunities: Now that you have your master's degree, what exactly are you qualified to do? Why advanced training and certifications are a necessary complement to your degree.
Speaker: Victoria Berry

Information Literacy: According to the American Library Association, "Information Literacy is the set of skills needed to find, retrieve, analyze and use information. The beginning of the 21st century has been called the Information Age because of the explosion of information output and information sources. It has become increasingly clear that students cannot learn everything they need to know in their field of study in a few years of college. Information Literacy equips them with the critical skills necessary to become lifelong learners." This speech will discuss the importance of Information Literacy and the consequences of not having these skills.
Speaker: Victoria Berry

Leadership
Speaker: Dr. Charles Dull

Leadership: Webster's Dictionary defines leadership as, "the power or ability to lead other people." However, it is well known that there is a difference between having the power to lead people, and having the ability to lead them successfully toward shared goals. This speech will discuss characteristics of effective leaders and offer tips for developing and improving leadership skills to achieve results in team settings. This speech can also be customized based upon audience requests.
Speaker: Victoria Berry

Learning Disabilities (LD) and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
Speaker: Mary Sender

Math Anxiety
Speaker: Carilynn Bouie

Math Study Skills
Speaker: Carilynn Bouie

Note Taking: How to take notes in an academic environment.
Speaker: Terry A. Webb

Study Skills
Speaker: Michael Lanstrum

Test Anxiety: What it is, and how to control it.
Speaker: Terry A. Webb

Test Taking Strategies: Tips for taking standardized and short answer tests.
Speaker: Terry A. Webb

The Transition from High School to College: What I wish someone would have told me before I went to college.
Speaker: Terry A. Webb

The Peace Corps: Speaker Jessica Nelson served in the Peace Corps for one year in Azerbaijan, a republic located on the border of Europe and Asia between Russia and Iran. This speech discusses the Peace Corps experience and factors to be considered by those considering joining the Peace Corps. The speaker is open to questions and to customizing this speech based upon audience requests.
Speaker: Jessica Nelson

Why Planning Matters - Life, Education and Career Planning for Youth and Adults
speaker: Dr. JaNice Marshall