Skills for Success

Virtual Mentor Fallon Hughes discusses tips and strategies for keeping track of deadlines as a busy online student.

It’s a stressful time for everyone right now, and it’s important to take some time to think about your own personal well being and mental health. Global Campus Virtual Mentor Ruth Wilson gives some tips and advice for reducing your stress level.

Are you new to the world of online learning? Are you a seasoned online learner in need of a new strategy? Or maybe you already have well-established system for organizing your schedule, but you’re on the lookout for a helpful new tip. Whatever your situation, I’d like to offer some words of advice and tips that I used during my time as a busy student.

WSU Virtual Mentor Stefanie Lehman gives some advice how to get the most out of your online learning journey by helping to foster a dynamic and vibrant community experience in your online course spaces.

The break between semesters is a great time to take a breath and check on how you are progressing in your academic journey. WSU Virtual Mentor Lauren Alford explains how you can review your academic progress and stay informed as you plan your path to graduation.

Based on her own personal experience, WSU Global Campus Virtual Mentor Robin Dimick gives online students some valuable tips on how to protect their hard work from being lost in the event of a power outage or other computer issues.

Hello Cougs! While working on my Bachelor’s, I was able to take many Women’s Studies courses. In those courses we explored identities both like and unlike our own. It ended up shaping what I studied in grad school and my work as a Virtual Mentor today. While VMing today, I find students searching for community and a brave-safe space to learn about identities. Thankfully, WSU has a resource center that provides just that!  

I get it. Really, I do.
There is an exam to study for in one class, a huge paper due soon in another, endless pages to read and lectures to watch in yet another. The kids need to get to soccer, ballet, and gym classes on time several days this week. The boss has asked for more hours covered because of short staffing. The mirror says “hey, we’re long overdue for a haircut, here”, the animals are all up for a yearly vet visit, and the significant other thinks he or she is invisible.

My name is Anna Chesnokova and I have been a Virtual Mentor at WSU Global for more than five years. Previously, I was a senator at WSU Global student government while I was getting my BA in Business Administration: Management and Operations (Magna cum laude).

WSU Global Campus (formerly Distance Degree Programs) has changed and evolved since my time as an online student. What hasn’t changed, however, is the complexity students face in their day-to-day scheduling and the demands life places on them.