Director of Opportunity Programs and Interim Director of Diversity and Inclusion Phyllis Breland ’80 presented a webinar titled “Routine for Learning” on July 15. The presentation was part of the NYGEAR UP summer webinar series presented by The Commission on Independent Colleges and Universities (CICU) in New York.
Breland discussed strategies to help students uncover their own methods for acquiring and retaining information by developing learning habits.
GEAR UP (Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs) is a U.S. Department of Education grant program aimed at increasing the number of low-income students who are prepared to enter and succeed in postsecondary education.