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Disability Networking Group (DNG) is back!
Experience the new and improved Disability Networking Group, commonly known as DNG. Learn how to improve your academic success at Columbia with the help of strategies in areas that include time management and exam preparation.
Meetings are open to all students, regardless of disability status. You need not be registered with our office to participate. Please join us on Wednesdays at noon for pizza and a presentation. Specific dates and tentative topics are listed below.
Presentations will begin at 12:15 p.m., with questions and discussion to follow.
September 23: Ready, Set, Plan!
Time management techniques will be presented. Learn the most effective ways to accomplish your goals in a timely manner.
September 30: Get Started Now: Procrastination and Strategies for the Long Term Project
A continuation of time management strategies will be the focus of this meeting. Techniques will be geared to helping you complete term papers, projects, and presentations. Specific hints for addressing procrastination will also be discussed.
October 7 : The Who, What, Where, When and How of Disclosure
We will discuss confidentiality and your rights. Join a discussion on disclosure approaches both in academic and professional environments.
October 14 : Take Note! Strategies for Effective Note Taking
Find the techniques that work best for your individual learning style.
October 28: Relaxation Techniques (Patricia Swander)
Take a break before midterms and learn ways to de-stress before and during your exams. Patricia Swander, from Columbia University’s Counseling and Psychological Services, will be our returning guest speaker.
November 4: TBD
(mid semester check-in)
November 11: The Learning Disability & AD/HD Evaluation: What to Expect
Learn how to schedule a full psycho educational/ neuropsychological evaluation and what to expect when you get there. We will have a general discussion of the most commonly given tests and how these results are interpreted.
November 18: Present without Panic!
Learn effective techniques to help tackle your fears and anxiety about oral presentations.
December 2 : Prepare to Succeed on Your Finals
Effective study skills for final exam preparation will be presented. Learn ways to successfully avoid that last- minute cram session.
December 9 : Effectively Managing Testing Anxiety
Be a Mentor : Volunteer with Project Eye to Eye
What is Eye To Eye?
Project Eye to Eye is an amazing mentoring program that pairs students with learning disabilities and/or ADHD from Columbia with students who have similar diagnoses at a neighboring public elementary school. Students work together in a mentor/mentee relationship, using art and games as mediums to work together and build relationships and skills.
Be a Mentor : Volunteer with Project Eye to Eye
http://www.projecteyetoeye.org/
The program was a huge success last year, and we are looking for more mentors for this year. Before you think "Oh, this isn't for me!" or "I don't like kids!" or "I really suck at art, I couldn't do that!", please at least THINK about it.
Consider:
Disability Networking Group (DNG) is back!
Experience the new and improved Disability Networking Group, commonly known as DNG. Learn how to improve your academic success at Columbia with the help of strategies in areas that include time management and exam preparation.
Meetings are open to all students, regardless of disability status. You need not be registered with our office to participate. Please join us on Wednesdays at noon for pizza and a presentation. Specific dates and tentative topics are listed below.
Presentations will begin at 12:15 p.m., with questions and discussion to follow.
September 23: Ready, Set, Plan!
Time management techniques will be presented. Learn the most effective ways to accomplish your goals in a timely manner.
September 30: Get Started Now: Procrastination and Strategies for the Long Term Project
A continuation of time management strategies will be the focus of this meeting. Techniques will be geared to helping you complete term papers, projects, and presentations. Specific hints for addressing procrastination will also be discussed.
October 7 : The Who, What, Where, When and How of Disclosure
We will discuss confidentiality and your rights. Join a discussion on disclosure approaches both in academic and professional environments.
October 14 : Take Note! Strategies for Effective Note Taking
Find the techniques that work best for your individual learning style.
October 28: Relaxation Techniques (Patricia Swander)
Take a break before midterms and learn ways to de-stress before and during your exams. Patricia Swander, from Columbia University’s Counseling and Psychological Services, will be our returning guest speaker.
November 4: TBD
(mid semester check-in)
November 11: The Learning Disability & AD/HD Evaluation: What to Expect
Learn how to schedule a full psycho educational/ neuropsychological evaluation and what to expect when you get there. We will have a general discussion of the most commonly given tests and how these results are interpreted.
November 18: Present without Panic!
Learn effective techniques to help tackle your fears and anxiety about oral presentations.
December 2 : Prepare to Succeed on Your Finals
Effective study skills for final exam preparation will be presented. Learn ways to successfully avoid that last- minute cram session.
December 9 : Effectively Managing Testing Anxiety
Learn how preparation increases confidence and reduces test anxiety. Helpful hints for relieving excessive anxiety during the exam will also be discussed.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Be a Mentor : Volunteer with Project Eye to Eye
What is Eye To Eye?
Project Eye to Eye is an amazing mentoring program that pairs students with learning disabilities and/or ADHD from Columbia with students who have similar diagnoses at a neighboring public elementary school. Students work together in a mentor/mentee relationship, using art and games as mediums to work together and build relationships and skills.
Be a Mentor : Volunteer with Project Eye to Eye
http://www.projecteyetoeye.org/
The program was a huge success last year, and we are looking for more mentors for this year. Before you think "Oh, this isn't for me!" or "I don't like kids!" or "I really suck at art, I couldn't do that!", please at least THINK about it.
Consider:
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The current education system is designed in a very specific manner to suite a subset of learners. Kids who do not learn in that standardized manner oftentimes miss out. This is a first step towards changing that. We not only help teach life-long self-advocacy skills to young students, but we also help raise LD/ADHD awareness, and aid in community outreach.
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Remember being a kid and wanting someone older to pay attention to you? Give back by spending some one on one time with a kid who is struggling with the same things you struggle with! You will learn so much from each other! Show them that with a little bit of hard work and confidence, anything is possible. Unlike many other mentoring programs, the 1 to 1 mentor-mentee relationship really enables you to connect with a single student - and this connection makes all the difference.
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You don't have to be an artist. You don't even have to LIKE art. The kids are the ones doing the projects--all you have to do is guide them and be there for them. They look up to you.
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Still not convinced? Think of it this way: It builds your resume. Future employers love to see resumes full of volunteer and leadership experience! AND... it's only 7-15 hour commitment a semester! Meaning, only 1-2 hour commitment a week for 7 weeks of the semester.
If you are interested and want more information, please email student coordinators: Rithu Ramachandran (rr2577@columbia.edu) and Brennan Rhodes (blr2125@columbia.edu)
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