Academic Excellence Workshops

For Students

The Student Success Centre offers a variety of Academic Excellence workshops designed to assist you with developing your academic skills and becoming a better student. Our interactive, 45-60 minute workshops are available throughout the year on a rotating schedule and are offered both in person and via Zoom.

You can find out more about our workshops on our events calendar and register on UR Path!

See our workshop schedule

Contact Us

Email: Student.Success@uregina.ca
Phone: 306-585-4076
In Person: RC 230

Workshop Topics

Reading and Note Taking for University

Taking notes and reviewing course material are skills that are essential for success at university. This workshop will provide strategies for efficient and effective information collection that will promote retention and increase understanding.

Study Smarter

Learn studying tips & tricks and anti-procrastination strategies to help you prepare for your exams.

Time Management

This workshop will help you investigate where your time is going and how to become efficient with your schedule and life priorities.

Citations Crash Course

This workshop focuses on building students’ skills in using APA-style in-text citations through hands-on practice. Participants will learn how to incorporate both direct quotations and indirect (paraphrased) material into their writing while correctly citing sources within the text. The session also highlights why accurate citation is essential, including its role in maintaining academic integrity, avoiding plagiarism, and strengthening the credibility of scholarly work. Through guided activities, students will develop both accuracy and confidence. Please note that this workshop is limited to in-text citation practice and does not cover other APA formatting elements such as title pages, margins, or reference lists.

Students need to bring a laptop or notebook to complete the exercises in this workshop.

Essay Writing Tips and Tricks

This workshop will provide strategies to help you understand how to plan, create, and revise an essay at the University level.

For Instructors

If you are an instructor interested in requesting a workshop for your class, please email student.success@uregina.ca and we'd be happy to connect with you further! We will attempt to accommodate all requests; however, please note that workshops are scheduled on a first-come, first-served basis and we may not be able to accommodate all requests during busy registration periods.