Making Connections

To Support Your Academic Success



As School of Business students, you know the value of building your personal brand and network. Choosing to invest time into your college connections through study group and your faculty will benefit you long after your graduation. If anything, engaging is now more accessible then ever before using both in person and virtual tools. All you have to do is use them!

• Connect With Your Classmates: enhance your academic success and understanding of material - as well as nourish your abilities to work effectively on a team.

• Improve Connections With Instructors: learn efficient and effective ways to connect with your instructors including during their Office Hours.

• Learn How to Best Request a Meeting: When reaching out to schedule time with your instructor try using the template below.

Join A Study Group

Study groups outside of class can:

• Provide more well-rounded insight and perspective
• Deter procrastination since you are not working individually
• Help you learn best practices when working on a team
• Give you the opportunity to more comfortably ask questions or teach others the material (which is one of the most effective ways of learning!)

Office Hours are dedicated time your faculty is available to meet with students individually outside of class to better help. A student's role is to attend these hours when possible with questions or goals for this time spent one on one.

Some examples of when to attend Office Hours:

• You don't understand what is going on in class
• You missed a class
• You are unsure of how your grade was calculated
• You achieved a poor grade on a test or homework
• Inquiries about how to best study for the course
• Questions about important dates/deadlines (including exam dates)
• You have a desire to learn more about a certain topic or lesson
• You have questions about potential research opportunities
• Introducing yourself - This is by far the most important and underrated reason, try to do this before the first few weeks are over!