Workshops & Walk-Ins

Workshop Formats

The Learning Hub offers online workshops to all current UIS students in the fall and spring semesters. These workshops provide students with a brief lesson on a featured topic. Then, students will apply the lesson through discussion and practice. Use the Workshop Registration button below to register for a workshop being held this semester. Schedules are listed on this page as well as posted to Campus Announcements and UIS Connection!

On-Campus Workshops

Writing and Academic Skills workshops are available for any UIS class. Instructors can request in-class workshops either to introduce The Learning Hub and its services or to cover writing- or academic skills-related content. To set up a workshop, faculty can use the Workshop Request button below.

Online Workshops

Online workshops are offered to all current UIS students. We conduct online workshops using online meeting software. The online workshop will follow the same format as the on-campus workshop with a brief lesson, discussion, and practice of the topic.

Pre-registration: Online workshops require pre-registration at least one day prior to the workshop date. Students can register for the workshop by sending an e-mail with their name, their UIN and the workshop’s title, date and time to The Hub or by filling out our Workshop Registration form below.

Following registration: Students will receive an email with a link to the online classroom prior to the workshop. To prepare, please ensure you have Java updated, and that you have working headphones and/or speakers to be able to hear the presentation. Microphones are optional, should you desire to ask questions aloud during the session.

Workshop Registration Form
(students)

Workshop Request Form
(faculty)

Workshop Feedback & Survey

After you participate in an online workshop, we’d appreciate if you could complete a brief survey.

Workshop Recordings Policy

Our workshops may be recorded to allow other students unable to meet during the workshop to learn about the topics covered. Should you have any issues with this policy, please contact us at The Hub’s email.

Current Workshop Series

These workshop series are offered every fall and spring, and we add new topics often. Look in Campus Announcements for more information about our workshops. If you wish to attend a workshop but the day and time does not work with your schedule, we are happy to conduct the workshop as a one-on-one appointment. Please fill out our Make an Appointment form to request it!

Academic Skills Workshop Series

Workshop topic	date	time	location
Adjusting to College	TBD	TBD	Zoom
Time Management: A How-To Guide	TBD	TBD	Zoom
How Do You Learn?: Effective Learning Strategies that Fit You	TBD	TBD	Zoom
Motivation and GRIT: How to Find that Inner Spark to Persevere	TBD	TBD	Zoom
Revisiting Time Management: Setting Study Schedules for the End of the Semester	TBD	TBD	Zoom
Talking Turkey: Making the Most of Thanksgiving Break and Staying Motivated	TBD	TBD	Zoom
Exam Prep and Dealing with Stress	TBD	TBD	Zoom

Registrations for our academic skills workshops are required. Please either email The Hub with your name, UIN, and for which workshops you wish to register, or fill out our Workshop Registration form above!

Computer Science Workshop Series

Workshop topic	date	time	location
Introduction to Data Structures	Monday, January 27th	6:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.	Zoom
Arrays and Lists	Monday, February 3rd	6:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.	Zoom
Stack and Queues	Monday, February 17th	6:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.	Zoom
Linked Lists	Monday, February 24th	6:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.	Zoom
Trees	Monday, March 24th	6:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.	Zoom
Graphs	Monday, March 31st	6:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.	Zoom
Hashing	Monday, April 14th	6:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.	Zoom
Sorting and Searching Algorithms	Monday, April 21st	6:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.	Zoom

Registrations for our computer science workshops are required. Please either email The Hub with your name, UIN, and for which workshops you wish to register, or fill out our Workshop Registration form above!

Writing Workshop Series

workshop	date	time	Location
UIS Donor-Funded Institutional Scholarship Application	TBD TBD	TBD TBD	Zoom In Person
What is Rhetoric?	TBD	TBD	Zoom
Thesis Statements	TBD	TBD	Zoom
Prewriting Strategies	TBD	TBD	Zoom
From General to Specific	TBD	TBD	Zoom
APA (7th) Style	TBD	TBD	Zoom
MLA (9th) Style	TBD	TBD	Zoom
Body Paragraphs: Synthesis and AEC	TBD	TBD	Zoom
Avoiding Plagiarism: The Academic Integrity Policy	TBD	TBD	Zoom
Sentence Style: Sentence Construction & Concision	TBD	TBD	Zoom
Editing, Revising, and Writer's Block Strategies	TBD	TBD	Zoom

Registrations for our writing workshops are required. Please either email The Hub with your name, UIN, and for which workshops you wish to register, or fill out our Workshop Registration form above!

Spring 2025 Walk-In Help

The Learning Hub has expanded walk-in hours to include several disciplines. Walk In Tutoring Hours will be held throughout the week. Drop in and get help with your courses! No appointment needed.

Please note: Walk-in hours start Week 2 (January 20th),
and run through Wednesday of Finals Week (May 7th).

Academic Skills Hours

(check in with a tutor on how classes are going in general)

Wednesdays, 7:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m., The Learning Hub

Writing Hours

All undergraduate courses welcome!

Fridays, 3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m., The Learning Hub

General Math Hours

(All 100-level math courses, as well as ECO 213)

Please note the following about locations where walk-ins are held:

Student Union walk-in hours will be held up in the Starbucks area
The Learning Hub walk-in hours will be held in the Solarium or BRK 474 (check in at the front desk)

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