Resources for Students

Student Resources - SOS Textbook Library

Student Outreach Services, with the assistance of disAbility Resources for Students, has compiled a small library of textbooks that students may check out for a quarter if they are unable to purchase textbooks. The textbooks can be checked out from the Student Outreach Services office in Old Main 110.

A complete listing of the textbooks available is below in a PDF file for you to download and print out. While our library is small, it is growing! We encourage students to take a look at our textbooks to see if we have the books you need!

SOS Library Textbook List (.pdf file)
(Textbook list updated 12/08)

Student Resources - Printable Materials

The student resource files below are presented in two formats. For computer users without Microsoft Office products such as Word or Excel, an Adobe Acrobat .pdf format is available. This format will let you print out a copy, which can then be edited by hand with a pen or pencil. For those with Microsoft Office, Word and Excel files are available. These files can be edited on the computer and can then be printed out for your use!

Purposeful Goal Planning Worksheet

Use this blank goal planning worksheet to help you prioritize your academic goals and to decide what steps are necessary to achieve them. A very powerful academic tool indeed!

Purposeful Goal Planning Worksheet (.pdf file)

Purposeful Goal Planning Worksheet (.doc file)

Not quite sure how to set SMART academic goals? This sheet is loaded with useful language and goal examples to help you effectively plan out your goals! Please use this to help with the Purposeful Goal Planning Worksheet which can be found directly above.

How To Write Purposeful Academic Goals (.pdf file)

How To Write Purposeful Academic Goals (.doc file)

Academic Plan Worksheet

Please use this blank academic planning worksheet to help you map out the courses that you might take during your college career here at Western. Having an academic plan can really help you make the most of your time and money while in college. Please download and print this worksheet out and meet with an academic advisor to get started on the right path!

Academic Plan Worksheet (.pdf file)

Academic Plan Worksheet (.doc file)

Summer 2009 Quarterly Calendar

Please use this blank quarterly calendar to help you keep track of important dates throughout the quarter. Write down your exam days and your assignment due dates and post it some place that you can easily see it. This can be a real academic lifesaver!

Summer Quarter 2009 Calendar (.pdf file)

Summer Quarter 2009 Calendar (.doc file)

Blank Weekly Calendar

This is the weekly calendar that you can use to help plan your weeks during the quarter. You can include things like class time, study time, dining, exercise, social happenings, sleep, and other activities. This is a very useful tool for helping you to stay on top of everything!

Blank Weekly Calendar (.pdf file)

Blank Weekly Calendar (.xls file)

Not sure how to make your calendar as effective as it can be? Please take a look at the sample calendar for ideas on how to organize your own weekly calendar, including the use of color to help you identify different activities.

Sample Weekly Calendar (.pdf file)

Sample Weekly Calendar (.xls file)

Blank "To-Do" Checklist

Do you use checklists to plan and prioritize your time and obligations? Please use this "To-Do" checklist to help with planning your study times, your homework assignments, your social obligations, and your daily necessesities. The first list is there to help you "brainstorm" all of the things you need to do. Once you have written them down, the second list is there for you to prioritize what you need to do first, second, third, and so on.

Blank "To-Do" Checklist (.pdf file)

Blank "To-Do" Checklist (.doc file)