REDtalk to address time management

One of the keys to a successful college experience is learning how to effectively balance school and work while maintaining a social life. LU Success, a program for academic coaching, will host the REDtalk, “How To Manage Your Time In College,” presented by Meagan Cooper and Joya Polk, Sept. 11, on the sixth floor of Gray Library.

Admission is free and open to all students, faculty and staff, Kelly Williams, LU Success and REDtalks coordinator, said.

“The time management REDtalk is really going to be about prioritizing all the things students have going on, and figuring out all the different pieces to manage time between jobs, classes, student and community organizations — and how to prioritize those things,” she said.

Attendees will get to participate in fun group activities and meet new people, Polk said.

“We are doing an activity where we divide everyone into groups and give them a list of fun to-dos that they have to complete within 10 minutes and each are worth different points,” she said. “We are also introducing the time matrix, which is made up of four quadrants: urgent, non-urgent, important and non-important. “Groups will be given daily tasks that can go in any of the quadrants. There will be a poster board on the wall, where they will race against each other and place their task in one of the quadrants of the time matrix. “Kind of like pin the tail on the donkey but without the blindfolds.”

The REDtalks, which are held regularly throughout the semester, are a great way to meet people and make connections while learning about important topics in a fun and interactive environment, Williams said.

“Students will gain something from them, whether it’s from another student or the presenter, and most of the REDtalks are really interactive,” she said.

In addition to learning time management skills, students will receive a free T-shirt and complimentary nachos, Williams said.

“We only have 200 shirts for the fall semester so you have to come to one of the early ones, but all students who attend the first couple of REDtalks will get a free T-shirt,” she said.

Cooper, a speech and hearing major, and Polk, an ASL major, are partners in the LU Success program.

For more information, visit lamar.edu/redtalks.

Story by Abigail Pennington, UP contributor