Help is available
College demands can be met
By Robin Trimsrchi
Staff Reporter
For the new student, adjusting
to the independence and responsi
bilities of university life is one of
the tougher challenges of the col
lege experience.
But advisers say that students
can successfully learn to manage
the stress and pressures of the
university environment
Jane Conoiey, associate pro
fessor of educational psychology
at the University of Nebraska
Lincoln, urges students to * ‘access
the orientation that is available.”
‘‘Get information,” Conoiey
said, “and take seriously that this
is a new environment to learn
about”
Time management is a major
concern for college students,
Conoiey said.
“Demands will be different
than in high school,” she said.
‘ 'Plan at least a trial-and-error run
at scheduling. Learn to keep to the
schedule and reward yourself for
your progress.”
Ellen Weisinger, assistant pro
fessor of leisure studies, suggests
that students “be ready and study
pro-actively.”
“There is a direct relationship
between the amount of anxiety ex
perienced and the amount of
studying one does," Weisinger
said. ‘ ‘The more pe-emptive stuff
you do, the better you will
feel.”
The UNL student counseling
center provides study-skill work
shops to improve academic abil
ity.
Employees of the center sug
gest that students maintain a posi
tive attitude and develop personal
techniques for time management
which can lead to successful stress
management
Maintaining a sense of “aca
demic worth” is another major
stress for new students, Conoley
said.
“Do not overload to begin
with,” she said. “Meet your pro
fessors, use graduate assistants
who hold study sessions and learn
how to use the library.
“Try to experience success
early. Most young students are un
sure whether or not they can make
it academically,” she said. “They
need to know that they are not the
only ones who feel this way.”
Weisinger warns students to
avoid trying to be perfect in aca
demies.
“Set reasonable expecta
tions,” she said. “It isn’t all-or
nothing. Be prepared for reality,
both the frustrations and the joys
of it.”
Conoley also advises students
to take an “aggressive attitude”
toward their paperwork.
“When you have forms to fill
out and mail piling up, do the tasks
or they become a burden,” she
said. “You will find that you have
more time for other things.”
The university offers a variety
of services aimed at assisting stu
dents in adjusting to college life
and in achieving academic suc
cess.
The Multi-Cultural Affairs Mi
nority Assistance Program pro
vides services to minority stu
dents. The student counseling
center provides personal, group,
career and academic counseling.
The counseling center’s PEER
program connects freshmen stu
dents with upperclass leaders. The
Academic Success Center offers
study skill workshops and individ
ual tutoring, and the Adult Student
Network assists non-traditional
students in making the transition
to university life.
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Super sleuth Ombudsman
solves academic problems
By Pattie Greene
Stiff Reporter
When University of Nebraska
Lincoln students, faculty and staff
members have a problem that seems
unsol vable, the office of the Ombuds
man helps find solutions.
“We’re like a super sleuth,’’ said
UNL ombudsman Ozzy Gilbertson.
“We get to sneak around finding the
clues for the solution.”
“The Ombudsman has access to
everything of a non-confidential
manner at the university,” he said.
He said students should see the
Ombudsman “when rules or regula
tions seem to handicap normal prob
lems and it's not going in the best
interests.”
The Ombudsman will “mediate
for that person and come to a satisfac
tory solution for all parties,” he said.
Students also should come to the
Ombudsman when they have a griev
ance about grades, financial aid or
believe they are being unjustly
treated by a faculty member, he said.
Students can come to the office for
help in withdrawing from school, he
said.
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“A family emergency might
arise, such as a death in the family,
forcing the student to go home and
operate the home business,” he said.
Normal rules and regulations do
not permit the student to withdraw
after a certain date without depart
mental approval, he said.
“The Ombudsman may intervene
so the student gets the proper with
drawal,” he said.
Students also can visit the Om
budsman if they are concerned about
the problems of a friend, such as a
case of discrimination or cheating, he
said.
“Any complaints or concerns are
discussed in a confidential manner as
a minister or a doctor,” he said.
Gilbertson said he thinks a lot of
students are unaware of their rights
and of the ombudsman office.
“Students owe it to themselves to
become knowledgeable of both their
rights and responsibilities,” he said.
He said the rights and responsibili
ties are outlined in the back of the
student undergraduate bulletin.
The ombudsman office is located
at 14th and Vine streets in 116Lyman
Hall.
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