Tips
for Becoming a More Effective and Efficient Student
- Buy
textbooks, notebooks, and other materials before classes
begin.
- Buy
a divided notebook or a separate notebook for each subject
you are taking.
- Read
your syllabi and know what is expected of you for the
semester.
- Attend
all assigned class sections each day.
- Come
to class on time.
- Accept
responsibility for your own learning.
- Learn
your professor’s office locations, phone numbers,
and office hours immediately.
- Obtain
any missed assignments or handouts from your instructors
or fellow students.
- Get
an assignment book and record your deadlines or due dates
for papers, exams,
projects,
etc.
- Take
notes.
- Date
all pages of your notes
- Number
each page of your notes
- Use
underlining, highlighting, and other methods of emphasizing
important information
- Keep
a monthly calendar in a highly visible
place; write in all assignments
and exams
that are coming
up.
- Keep
all copies of business transactions
with the
University
and all course materials
in an organized
file folder.
- Ask
questions. There is no
such thing
as a stupid
question.
- Don’t
be afraid to ask for assistance.
- Join
a study group
for
each
course.
- Have
a positive
attitude.
- Work
out
a
time schedule
that
meets
your
individual
needs.
Build
in
your
study
review
time,
sports
or
music
practice,
and
leisure
time
activities
around
the
hours
spent
in
class.
- Use
as much
time as
possible between
classes for
study time.
Wise management
of your
time will
reduce anxiety
as well
as provide
you with
free time.
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Important
College of Arts and Sciences Contacts
| Department |
Chair/ Director |
Phone |
Email |
Office of the Dean |
Dean James Donaldson |
202 806-6700 |
|
Student Affairs |
Linda G. Jones, MS |
202 806-9736 |
|
Educational Advisory Center |
Jean Bryan |
202 806-6985 |
|
Honors Program |
Daniel Williams, Ph.D. |
202 806-6763 |
|
| Preprofessional Educational Center |
Georgiana Aboko-Cole, Ph.D. |
202 238-2363 |
Gaboko-cole@howard.edu |
| African Studies |
Mbye Cham, Ph.D. |
202 238-2328 |
mcham@howard.edu |
| Afro-American Studies |
Lila Ammons, Ph.D. |
202 806-7242 |
lammons@howard.edu |
| Art |
Professor Alfred Smith |
202 806-7047 |
asmith@howard.edu |
| Biology |
Franklin Ampy, Ph.D. |
202 806-6933 |
fampy@howard.edu |
| Chemistry |
Vernon Morris, Ph.D. |
202 806-6900 |
vmorris@howard.edu |
| Classics |
Rudolph Hock, Ph.D. |
202 806-6725 |
rhock@howard.edu |
| Economics |
William Spriggs, Ph.D. |
202 806-6717 |
wspriggs@howard.edu |
| English |
Eleanor Traylor, Ph.D. |
202 806-6730 |
etraylor@howard.edu |
| History |
Daryl Scott, Ph.D. |
202 806-6815 |
darScott@howard.edu |
| Health, Human Performance and Leisure Studies |
Doris Corbett, Ph.D. |
202 806-7142 |
dcorbett@howard.edu |
| Mathematics |
Abdul-Aziz Yakubu, Ph.D. |
202 806-6830 |
ayakubu@howard.edu |
| Air Force ROTC |
Malaki Thomas, Captain, USAF |
202 806-6788 |
m_k_thomas@howard.edu |
| Army ROTC |
Bobbie Williams, Lt. Col, USA |
202 806-6784 |
bobwilliams@howard.edu |
| Modern
Languages & Literature |
James Davis, Ph.D. |
202 806-6758 |
jdavis@howard.edu |
| Music |
Professor Valerie Eichelberger |
202 806-7082 |
kveichelbe@aol.com |
| Philosophy |
Patrick
Goodin, Ph.D. |
202 806-6811 |
pgoodin@howard.edu |
| Physics & Astronomy |
Demetrius Venable, Ph.D. |
202 806-6245 |
dvenable@howard.edu |
| Political Science |
Lorenzo Morris, Ph.D. |
202 806-6720 |
lmorris@howard.edu |
| Psychology |
Jules Harrell, Ph.D. |
202 806-6805 |
jharrell@howard.edu |
| Sociology& Anthropology |
Ivor, Livingston, Ph.D. |
202 806-6853 |
ilivingston@howard.edu |
| Theatre Arts |
Professor Joe Selmon |
202 806-7050 |
jselmon@howard.edu |
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