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 Academic Program Ideas

This is a list of programs that have been completed in the past. For more info on this program, come to FYI and refer to the specific program card!

  • "Book Fair" : Come Trade/ Sell Your Books!
  • "But I have miles to go before I sleep…" - Robert Frost
  • "Do You Want To Score?" 
  • "I'm a Big Kid Now": Life After JMU
  • Proof Reading with English Majors
  • Steps for Academic Success In College
  • 10 'Last Ditch Effort' ways to Improve Your Grades
  • Academic Egg Hunt
  • Academic Resolutions
  • Behind a Beautiful Mind
  • Better Group Work
  • Bio Symposium
  • Biology Study Session
  • Book Swap
  • Bowling for A's and B's
  • Brain Boost Break
  • BRAIN FOOD: You Are What You Eat
  • Brown-Nosing 101
  • Caramel Apples and Academics
  • Carrier Library " Cheat Sheet"
  • Cramming 101
  • DEAD
  • Dial M for Murder
  • Do You Know JMU?
  • Do You Remember?
  • Do's and Don'ts of Exam Week
  • Edit This!
  • Editing and Proofreading
  • End of the Year Goals: " Watch Your Goals Grow"
  • Everything You Need to Know About Studying Abroad
  • Examinatin'
  • Feng Shui Your Room
  • Final Exam Study Tips
  • Food for Thought
  • FYI Writing Center Jeopardy Game
  • GCOM for EVERYONE!
  • GCOM Jeopardy
  • GCOM Study Session
  • Geography: Where Am I?
  • Get a 'A' 'B' ig Scoop
  • Get an 'A' on Any Test
  • Get Caught Studying
  • Get Smart!
  • Get Speedy!
  • Health Majors Info. Session
  • How To Do It?
  • How To Keep Up With Your Studies Over The Summer
  • How to Make Your Room a Good Study Place
  • How to Override Into a Class
  • How to Register- the skills needed for e-campus
  • How to Write for College
  • Improve Your Grades On Papers
  • Internet Scavenger Hunt for AACD
  • It's Not Too Late! Come to the Debate!
  • JMU Hopscotch
  • JMU Jeopardy
  • JMU's Rad Grad Programs
  • Karma Sutra of Studying
  • Keeping it Cool During Exam Week
  • Learn How to Register for Classes with Donell
  • Learn How to Speed Read
  • Learning Styles
  • Learning w/ Disabilities
  • Let's Get Swing, Swang, Swung!
  • Major Help with Majors
  • Major Mates
  • Majors Fair Trek to College Center
  • Make Your Papers Bleed
  • Mapping the Jungle Course
  • Midnight Breakfast: Clearing your Mind and Study Help
  • Multiple Intelligences: What Kind of "Smart" are You?
  • Next Semester Classes Suck?
  • Note-Taking Skills
  • On Your Mark, Get Set, READ!
  • Pick a Professor's Brain with C.J.. Brodrick
  • Preparing for Exams
  • Reading Tips
  • Registration
  • Research 101- How to Get the JMU Library to Write Some of Your Papers
  • Research Skills
  • Show That Test Who's Boss!
  • Sit Down and Study
  • Speed Reading
  • Spelling Bee
  • Starbucks and Study Tips
  • Staying Afloat in College
  • Straight 'A' Tips
  • Study Abroad Fair
  • Study Buddy Board Sign- Up Gathering
  • Study Help and Cookies
  • Study Tips a la Study Lounges
  • Study Tips and Study Groups
  • Study Tips for Ending the Semester Strong
  • Sucking Up 101
  • Summer Session '05
  • Test Taking Is a 'Peach' of Cake
  • The Great Schedule Swap
  • The Idiot's Guide To: Having a Great Semester
  • The Power of Our Vocabulary
  • The Treasure Box!
  • Time Management: Strategies for Productivity
  • Tips for Next Year
  • What? Learning AND TV Watching?
  • What's in a Smile
  • What's Your Style?
  • Writing Tips

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