Introducing The Ask Dr. Ross Podcast
“Ask Dr. Ross” answers the important and nagging questions parents and potential college students raise about higher education. Topics include preparing for college, avoiding student debt, and secrets to good grades. Hosted by award-winning professor Catherine Ross, Ph.D., and student Nathan Witt, listeners can ask their own questions by emailing .
Dr. Ross’s 25 Actions to Adulting
1. Keep your mind on your reading
2. Decode difficult materials
3. Notice significant details
4. Notice themes or patterns
5. See relationships between concepts, theories
6. Know how to help yourself learn
7. Discern what is important, worth remembering
8. Discern what is worth acting upon
9. Interpret human motivations
10. Respond to other’s actions or motivations
11. Solve problems
12. Know when to seek/ask for help
13. Follow-through
14. Organize your time
15. Keep on task even when the work seems boring
14. Get jobs done on time
15. Adapt to new and trying circumstances
16. Resist distractions
17. Listen with full attention
18. Look for answers to questions that bother you
19. Come up with creative ideas or solutions
20. Adapt to new and trying circumstances
21. Are comfortable speaking in class or around others
22. Understand the generic conventions of poetry and meter
23. Hear the rhythms of language
24. Understand the generic conventions of novels and other prose
fiction
25. Make reasonable, well-supported arguments on papers or in
discussion
The 7 different developmental stages of a college student:
- Developing Competence –An individual develops within intellectual, physical and manual skills, and interpersonal competencies. Intellectual Competence is characterized by ability to use reasoning and critical thinking skills. Physical and Manual Competence is characterized by involvement and attention to wellness, artistic, and athletic activities. Interpersonal Competence is characterized by the ability to communicate and work well with others
- Managing Emotions –An individual becomes competent in their ability to recognize and manage emotions, their reactions to events, etc.
- Moving Through autonomy Toward Interdependence –An individual develops an independent outlook on life, with appreciation that successful relationships are based upon interdependence
- Developing Mature Interpersonal Relationships–An individual develops intercultural awareness, appreciation of and tolerance for those around them; this includes the ability to accept others, respect differences, and appreciate commonalties
- Establishing Identity–An individual processes their identity, emerging with a healthy self-concept
- Developing Purpose–An individual develops personal, relational, and professional purpose
- Developing Integrity–An individual develops and can articulate their own values