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 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 Request an Appointment form to request it!

Academic Skills Workshop Series

Workshop topicdatetimelocation
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 topicdatetimelocation
Introduction to Data Structures TBD TBD Zoom
Arrays and Lists TBD TBD Zoom
Stack and Queues TBD TBD Zoom
Linked Lists TBD TBD Zoom
Trees TBD TBD Zoom
Graphs TBD TBD Zoom
Hashing TBD TBD Zoom
Sorting and Searching Algorithms TBD TBD 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

workshopdatetimeLocation
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!


Fall 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 (September 2nd),
and run through Wednesday of Finals Week (December 10th).

Extended Study Hours

(Check in with our Academic Skills TA on how classes are going in general, and spend some extra time studying in The Learning Hub!)

  • TBD

Writing Hours

All undergraduate courses welcome!

  • TBD

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)