Knowledgeable People
The Patapsco Way
Miscellaneous
Study-Friendly Zones
Study Skills
100
People that point you in the right direction for information at the library and can help you with the online library database.
Who are librarians?
100
A place a group can study in the building besides your room.
What is the study lounge?
100
A tool to use to plan events and school work.
What is a calendar/agenda?
100
A place that has lots of research information, space to study, and a coffee shop.
What is the Albin O. Kuhn Library?
100
An easy tool to use when you have to memorize a lot of information.
What are flashcards?
200
A person knowledgeable about a specific topic that can meet with you and answer questions.
What is a tutor?
200
Cereal, fruit, eggs, a bagel, an omelet... (not poptarts or donuts)
What is a good breakfast?
200
A place that is quiet, has few distractions, where you are comfortable, and where you don't feel overwhelmed.
Where is a perfect study space?
200
A place that has walk in tutoring for Math 106, 150, 151, and 152. (Math 131, 132, and 155 have scheduled times for tutoring)
What is the Math Lab? The Math Lab is located on the first floor of the Library in the Retriever Learning Center.
200
Completing these is the only way to re-inforce mathematical concepts and topics.
What are practice problems?
300
A professor's scheduled time to answer personal questions and give extra help to students.
What are office hours? These are usually listed on the course syllabus.
300
At least 8 hours.
What is a good night sleep?
300
A website to check your grades, assignments, and class schedule.
What is Blackboard?
300
The 24 hour section of the library that has white boards, tables, and space to study.
What is the Retriever Learning Center? Located on the first floor of the library to the right of the front entrance.
300
A study skill that involves reviewing, copying, and consciously thinking about what you learned during class.
What is rewriting your notes?
400
A helpful way to compare notes, ideas, and ask questions with other peers.
What are study groups?
400
The year the construction on Patapsco's original building was finished.
What is 1972?
400
The best time to study, proven scientifically.
What is right before you go to bed? [http://www.studyguide.org/when-is-the-best-time-to-study]
400
A place to get your papers reviewed by trained peers.
What is the Writing Center? Located to the right of the Reference section on the first floor of the library.
400
Something you should not be afraid to ask for if you are struggling with a course.
What is help?
500
A professor that bridges the gap between residential living and academic life by creating programs and activities for students, while also teaching classes.
What is a faculty mentor? We have two in Patapsco: Dr. Zemmering and Dr. Wagner.
500
The RAs of Patapsco. (Name at least 6)
Who are Kevin, Kathryn, Robert, Sierra, Wendy, Brent, Jess, Mimi, Val, Rachael, Manpreet, and Sean?
500
The worst place to study on campus.
What is True Grits?
500
The building that houses the astronomy tower/telescope.
What is the Physics building?
500
The number one reason for stress for college students.
What is procrastination?
M
e
n
u