Students seeking support for improving their study and learning skills are invited to walk into the Center. Services are free to NMSU students. After talking with one of the Center’s Learning Skills Facilitators, students will have a program designed to help them address their specific learning, study, or financial literacy skill needs. The Center offers support for the following learning and study skills:

• Combating Procrastination
• Combating Test Anxiety
• Concentration
• Critical Thinking
• Effective Communication
• Effective Presentations
• Learning Styles
• Listening/Note-Taking
• Memory
• Overcoming Procrastination
• Public Speaking
• Speed Reading
• Stress Management
• Test Preparation
• Text Reading Techniques
• Time Management
• Vocabulary Building

Learning Strategy Resources

Critical Thinking

• How to Be an Effective Critical Reader

Learning Styles

• Identify Your Learning Styles

Listening and Note-Taking

• Cornell Note-Taking System
• Two Column Note-Taking

Math Study Skills

• Webmath (online tutorials)

Study Reading and Reading Rate

• Reading Skills for University
• Reading a Textbook for True Understanding

Study Skills for Academic Success

• Student Lingo (On-Demand Student Success Workshops)
• Mindtools-Essential Skills for an Excellent Career

Time Management and Procrastination

• Time Management for University Students
• Making the Most of Your Time
• Managing Your Time