Open to All PBCC Students

For more information, contact Learning Specialist Steve Arterburn: (561)868-3796 e-mail: arterbus@pbcc.edu, or visit his office in TC 204 (back of the Computer Lab). 


Fall 2009 Student Success Enrichment Seminar Series

Fall 2009 Student Success Enrichment Seminar Series (PDF)

September 2009
Date	Topic	Day	Time	Location	Facilitator
9/23/09	Parallelism & Conciseness*	Wednesday	12:30 p.m., 3:30 p.m.. 6:00 p.m.	TC 214	English Writing Lab Staff
9/24/09	Recruiter's Tips & Pointers	Thursday	1:00 - 3:00 p.m.	CE 118	Dr. Hank Stevens
9/25/09	Resume Basics*	Friday	11:00 a.m. - Noon	CT 104	Career Center Staff
9/28/09	Best Practices for Professional Networking	Monday	1:00 - 3:00 p.m.	CE 118	Career Management Advisors
9/29/09	Word Problems: Friend or Foe?	Tuesday	1:00 p.m.	ETA 230	Laura Anderson
9/29/09	What Can I Expect from a Job Interview	Tuesday	1:00 - 3:00p.m.	CRB 107	Steve Sparks
October 2009
Date	Topic	Day	Time	Location	Facilitator
10/5/09	Stress Management & Test Anxiety*	Monday	1:00 - 3:00 p.m.	TE 105	TRIO
10/5/09	Math Anxiety*	Monday	2:00 p.m.	ETA 230	Barbie Edgar
10/6/09	State Exit Exam Review*	Tuesday	12:30 p.m., 3:30 p.m., 6:00 p.m.	TC 214	English Writing Lab Staff
10/7/09	Paragraph Structure*	Wednesday	5:30 p.m.	TC 214.4	Mike Jiran
10/9/09	Resume Basics*	Friday	Noon - 1:00 p.m.	CT 104	Career Center Staff
10/10/09	Fragments & Run-Ons*	Saturday	11:00 a.m., 12:00 p.m.	TC 214.4	English Writing Lab Staff
10/12/09	Final Exam Review*	Monday	2:00 -2:45 p.m.	TC 214.4	Leslie Sherman
10/12/09	Test-Taking Strategies*	Monday	5:30 p.m.	TC 214.4	Romina Massa
10/13/09	Verb Tense*	Tuesday	12:30 p.m., 3:30 p.m., 6:00 p.m.	TC 214	English Writing Lab Staff
10/13/09	Main Idea/Implied Main Idea*	Tuesday	11:00 a.m.	TC 214.4	Glenda MacPhail
10/14/09	Procalc Workshop*	Wednesday	1:00 -2:30 p.m.	ETA 240	Math Lab Staff
10/14/09	Relationships*	Wednesday	12:30 p.m., 3:30 p.m., 6:00 p.m.	TC 214	Cheryl Zimmerman
10/14/09	Introductions & Conclusions*	Wednesday	11:00 a.m.	TC 214.4	English Writing Lab Staff
10/15/09	Procrastinators Anonymous*	Thursday	3:00 p.m.	ETA 230	Maddie Xenidakis
10/17/09	Writing an Essay*	Saturday	11:00 a.m., 12:00 p.m.	TC 214	English Writing Lab Staff
10/19/09	My Learning Style*	Monday	2:00 p.m.	ETA 230	Dana Hamadeh
10/19/09	Techniques for Market & Industry Research*	Monday	1:00 -3:00 p.m.	CE 118	Career Management Advisors
10/21/09	Tips for Transferring to a University*	Wednesday	1:00 -2:30 p.m.	CT 105	Karen Handy & Darlene Smith
10/22/09	Careers in Human Services	Thursday	11:00 a.m. -12:30 p.m.	CE 119	Career Center Staff
10/26/09	English Secrets Revealed	Monday	11:00 a.m.	TC 214.4	Ellie Caldwell
10/26/09	Creating a Professional Image for the Job Interview	Monday	11:00 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.	AH 321	Career Center Staff
10/28/09	Using Words & Phrases to Create Positive Impact	Wednesday	3:15 - 5:15 p.m.	CE 118	Career Center Staff
10/29/09	Parts of Speech*	Thursday	12:30, 3:30, 6 p.m.	TC 214	English Writing Lab Staff
10/30/09	Resume Basics*	Friday	10:00 - 11:00 a.m.	CT 104	Career Center Staff
10/31/09	Main Idea/Implied Main Idea*	Saturday	12:30 p.m.	TC 214.4	Grysel Serra
November 2009
Date	Topic	Day	Time	Location	Facilitator
11/2/09	Alternative Thinking*	Monday	5:00 p.m.	ETA 230	Lyam Christopher
11/3/09	Writing a Research Paper*	Tuesday	12:30 p.m., 3:30 p.m., 6:00 p.m.	TC 214	English Writing Lab Staff
11/3/09	Inferences*	Tuesday	5:30p.m.	TC 214.4	Virakone Phongsavath
11/4/09	Verb Tense*	Wednesday	12:30 p.m, 3:30 p.m., 6:00 p.m.	TC 214	English Writing Lab Staff
11/5/09	Fact & Opinion*	Thursday	11:00 a.m.	TC 214.4	Sharon Webb
11/6/09	Careers in Engineering	Friday	2:00 - 3:30 a.m.	CE 119	Career Center Staff
11/7/09	Organizing Ideas	Saturday	11:00 a.m., 12:00 p.m.	TC 214	English Writing Lab Staff
11/10/09	Main Idea/Implied Main Idea*	Tuesday	11:00 a.m.	TC 214.4	Bill Ashmen
11/12/09	Adjectives & Adverbs*	Thursday	12:30 p.m., 3:30p.m., 6:00 p.m.	TC 214	English Writing Staff
11/13/09	Interviewing Skills Workshop*	Friday	12:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.	CT 104	Career Center Staff
11/14/09	Modifers*	Saturday	11:00 a.m., Noon	TC 214	English Writing Lab Staff
11/16/09	Inferences*	Monday	1:00 p.m.	TC 214.4	Renelle Verna
11/17/09	Making Writing Interesting*	Tuesday	12:30 p.m., 3:30 p.m., 6:00 p.m.	TC 214	English Writing Lab Staff
11/17/09	Purpose & Tone*	Tuesday	5:30 p.m.	TC 214.4	Yarisel Perez
11/17/09	Tips for Transferring to a University*	Tuesday	10:00-11:30 a.m.	CT 105	Karen Handy & Darlene Smith
11/18/09	Note Taking Strategy*	Wednesday	11:00 a.m.	ETA 230	Sara Hatfield
11/21/09	Punctuation I: Commas, Apostrophes & Semicolons*	Saturday	11:00 a.m., Noon	TC 214	English Writing Lab Staff
11/23/09	Relationships*	Monday	5:30 p.m.	TC 214.4	Mena Bishay
11/23/09	Punctuation II: Quotation Marks*	Monday	12:30 p.m., 3:30 p.m., 6:00 p.m.	TC 214	English Writing Lab Staff
11/24/09	Punctuation III: Other Punctuation Marks*	Tuesday	12:30 p.m., 3:30 p.m., 6:00 p.m.	TC 214	English Writing Lab Staff
11/24/09	Arguments	Tuesday	5:30 p.m.	TC 214.4	Chris Binnix
11/30/09	Timed Writing*	Monday	12:30 p.m., 3:30 p.m., 6:00 p.m.	TC 214	English Writing Lab Staff
11/30/09	Test Prep & Test Taking Strategies*	Monday	2:00 p.m.	ETA 230	Janice Leannais
December 2009
Date	Topic	Day	Time	Location	Facilitator
12/2/09	Guidelines for a Better Resume & Interview	Wednesday	6:00-8:00 p.m.	TE 208	Career Management Advisors
12/2/09	Test-Taking Strategies*	Wednesday	1:00 p.m.	TC 214.4	Dalia Valdes
12/3/09	Final Exam Review*	Thursday	2:00-2:45 p.m.	TC 214.4	Leslie Sherman
12/3/09	State Exit Exam Review*	Thursday	12:30 p.m., 3:30 p.m., 6:00 p.m.	TC 214	English Writing Lab Staff
12/4/09	Resume Basics*	Friday	10:00 - 11:00 a.m.	TC 214	Career Center Staff
12/5/09	Final Exam Review*	Saturday	12:30 p.m.	TC 214.4	Rob Jones

 *Note: Seminars are offered more than once during the semester and all occurrences may not appear on this schedule. Check with hosting location for additional times and dates, or watch for announcements on the PBCC Information Channel on campus close-circuit television for updates.

^**Space is limited; register by calling 868-3066
^***Panthernet Card required for admission.

Two additional services, Resume Critiques and Interviewing Skills, are available throughout the semester in the Career Center (CT 104) by appointment only. Call 868-3066 to schedule an appointment.

Seminar Video Series

The following seminars can now be viewed online in streaming video. Click on the highlighted link(s) below and the video will begin playing in a new window.

Seminars on Video:

TH 592-01: Time Management with Lois Pasapane

TH 593-01: Effective Note Taking with Magdala Ray

TH 594-01: Test Taking Skills with Rita Sheldon

TH 595-01: Overcoming Speech-O-Phobia with Lori Crane

TH 596-01: Astronomy with Jon Saken

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