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The speaker discusses different views on college success, including healthy eating habits, social connections, and academic performance. They share their personal idea of success, which involves making connections and being self-aware. They also mention research on the importance of eating habits, social networking, and work-life balance. The speaker describes their experiences at UNLV, including meetings with instructors and classmates. They mention various themes related to college success, such as time management, healthy lifestyle, and studying techniques. The speaker concludes by emphasizing the importance of connections and self-awareness in achieving college success. Hello. My title, UNLV, Understanding Non-Stop Learners, Factors. I thought this was a great description of all of us. We are UNLV. My introduction to the research topic. In discussion of college success, there are many differing views on the matter. Here are a few that I've heard or read about. Being successful in college means having healthy eating habits, attaining social connections, such as sororities, clubs, or other organizations. The just get in and get out view, where you put your head down and just get the grade to pass the class or get the diploma. Going to class every day. Getting good grades. Getting plenty of sleep. Managing your time correctly and being able to learn something from every class. My personal idea of college success is making connections and being self-aware of your abilities and limitations. I feel that these two main components will make my college experience a successful one. What does research suggest about the ideal first year experience for me? Academic research process. Eating habits influence academic performance in higher education. I picked this article because based on Maslow's hierarchy of needs, my need was safety. It was one of the shorter articles, and I've been intermittent fasting lately, so I wanted to see what the statistics involved. The next article was social networking in higher education as an impact on teaching learning activities. I picked this article because it was in line with my connection statement for a successful college experience. Also, we are all online learners, and it talked about the benefits of connecting and networking. My last article was balance between work life and home life. This was also a shorter article, and I was really struggling with this work, school, home life balance that week, so I chose this article, and I really enjoyed her tips and advice on this subject. For the UNLV experience process, I first chose a Zoom meeting with the instructor, Dr. Hawkinson. My second UNLV experience was a Zoom meeting with the UNLV Rebel Star and the Rebel Hub resources, and my last was a classmate phone call discussion with Frank Hawley. My first image is a breakfast and fast food image that relates to the eating habits article, and my second image is a screenshot of my phone call with Frank for the UNLV experience number three. Moving up top on the student success research, the psychosocial skills research. Students who ate breakfast every morning for seven days had a substantially higher GPA than those who did not eat breakfast. Students who had consumed seven times or more fast food during seven days had a span of .38 points difference GPAs of those who consumed zero fast food. This research comes from the eating habits article. Academic skills research. Dominant purpose of social networking in academic activity was to publish or communicate the task assignment. Social media has changed the way that students and lecturers can interact. Teamwork is critical in service learning and civic engagement, and participating in service learning and civic engagement activities will help with life and academic success. The life skills research was based on the article work life balance versus work life integration. It stated keeping balance between home and work is hard but doable. She gave some great advice about being your own advocate, having grace for yourself and not feeling shame for your dual roles, supporting others that are in the same position, and finally realizing that you are replaceable at work but not at home. Moving on to UNLV experiences. My first experience was a Zoom meeting with Dr. Hawkinson. It was great to make a connection with her. We talked about how the class will run and also discussed my views on the first year college experience. The second experience was a Zoom meeting with Rebel Star and Rebel Hub Advisors. I was on connected with campus resources, campus support, and IT. My third experience was a classmate phone call. It was great to make connections with fellow students, Francis or Frank, Holly. We discussed upcoming projects, classes, and life. I found out we have a lot in common, the way we think, our tech savviness and experiences, and we are in the same generation gap. So that has a lot of commonalities in itself. Image number three is a screenshot of a Zoom meeting with the Rebel Hub for experience number two. And image four is a funny little meme that depicts networking leads to success. It is Willy Wonka saying, tell me again how you think you can succeed without a good network? I felt it went well with my view on college success. Discussion of college success themes. Theme one, managing time and priorities. How to manage time. We all have the same amount of time, so how do you choose to use yours? Procrastination. When we put things, especially unpleasant things, off, we really get stressed and cramped for time. I really liked the activity setting small goals for specific chores and homework. It helped me with my procrastination. Prioritization. Saying yes to one activity means saying no to another. We need to be careful how we prioritize our time. And the last is goal setting and motivation. What motivates you during the day? It can be different from day to day. The tracking time activity was really eye opening for me. And then theme number two, engaging in a healthy lifestyle. Physical. With physical we have sleep. Are you getting enough productive sleep? Healthy eating. In the article of healthy eating, do you eat breakfast? And how much fresh produce do you consume? And how often do you eat fast food? For the emotional, managing stress. How do we control stress? When I am stressed, I tend to use deep breaths, gratitude, and I like to connect with the environment around me. I usually will go for a walk or look at my animals. For mental, anxiety, eating disorders, depression, and suicidal behavior are all under mental health. Maintaining healthy relationships. Self-care. Self-care is any activity that nurtures or refuels you. What is your favorite self-care activity? Community and family. What groups are you a part of? There are physical, mental, and emotional health benefits for maintaining healthy community and family relationships. And the last is safety. Being conscious of what you put into your body. How does it affect My third theme from the textbook is study, memory, and test taking. Studying. You need to avoid distractions and have a good study environment. Memory. How is yours working? We have three different types of memory. Working, short-term, and long-term memory. I like that there are actual obstacles as well for memory. Lack of sleep and cramming. These do not help our memory at all. And the last is test taking. Preparation versus actual test. Image 5 is probably my favorite image. It's funny, yet a very fitting name. It conveys all three textbook themes. Managing time, stress, and studying. It says finishing homework the day it's due. Go, go, go. I assume we've all been there and sometimes I'm still there. The last subsection is my conclusion. UNLV Connections. Connecting with the UNLV community has had an impact on me by helping me know where to go for help. One of the biggest tips was learned through my second UNLV experience. If you don't know who to ask for help, ask your Rebel Hub advisor. If they can't answer your question, they will know who to send you to. Sometimes I have a question and I really don't know who to direct it to, so this was really helpful to me. Personal connections. My own view of college success is that it is very personal. What one person may view as a success is not necessarily the same for another person. My personal idea of college success is twofold. First, making connections. I feel the more connections you make, whether in school, community, or work, will help you be more successful. In school, connecting with advisors, classmates, campus support, etc., allows you to work smarter, not harder. I also believe that being self-aware of your abilities and weaknesses, or as Dr. Hawkinson likes to put it, opportunities to learn, is key to success. I personally am not a techie person, so I know that I need to schedule more time if I'm working on a computer or using a different format or tool than I'm used to. I also know that I have great room for improvement when it comes to time management and priorities. Knowing these can help you manage the balance of college and life to make you thrive at both. I feel that these two main components, connections and self-awareness, will make my college experience a successful one. Thank you.