Useful Tips, Skills, and Know-How for Academia
A Two-Part Online Seminar for BA Freshers

 

Part I

Tuesday, October 26 at 5:30 pm

After a short welcome talk given by dr Małgorzata Gajda-Łaszewska (Counselor for Students’ Affairs), dr Marta Usiekniewicz (BA Freshers Counselor) will give you a quick crash course on navigating ASC’s administration and online spaces, and dr Anna Kurowicka will introduce you to the realities of studying at a university, discuss academic etiquette and communication with lecturers, as well as online and irl class participation rules. She will also speak about phone use in class and discuss inclusive and discriminatory language.

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Part II

Thursday, October 28 at 5:30 p.m.

During the second part of our Freshers’ Guide, dr Ludmiła Janion is going to share tips on how to prepare for and benefit from different types of classes: lectures, seminars and workshops. She will also speak about the advantages of active participation in classes and the purpose of the reading list. You will leave the meeting with practical tips for studying for exams, efficient reading strategies, listening and note taking skills. Finally, you will find out the difference between using and abusing Wikipedia, and when (if ever) it may be good for you.

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2 OZN for each seminar

News

ELS (Electronic student ID) extension

March 5, 2026

Dear Students, Extending the ELS (electronic student ID) validity will take place on: March 16 – 19, 2026 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. In order to conduct the extensions smoothly please (if possible) submit your IDs collectively.

Year 2025/2026

17 marca: Strategie przetrwania w erze dezinformacji. Klub Amerykański #6: Agnieszka Graff i Elżbieta Korolczuk

February 25, 2026

Na śniadanie: dwadzieścia rolek z Instagrama, na obiad: pół godziny TikToka, na podwieczorek: kilka kłótni z Twittera, na kolację: Netflix. I tak w kółko. Współczesna dieta medialna jest nie do opanowania i przetrawienia. Jak sobie radzimy z tym przesytem?

American Studies Colloquium Series

March 12: “Who’s Afraid of the Necro-President? Sovereignty, Spectacle, and Political Authority in Decline”

February 24, 2026

We are pleased to invite you to the first lecture of the American Studies Colloquium Series in the 2025/2026 Spring semester! This time we are pleased to host Dean Caivano with a lecture “Who’s Afraid of the Necro-President? Sovereignty, Spectacle, and Political Authority in Decline”.

News

Office hours

January 30, 2026

Dear Students, Next week I am going to hold my office hours on Tuesday, 03 February 2026: 10:00-11:30 in the office and 15:45-16:45 online. On Thursday, 05 February 2026: I will be available online 17:30-18:30. In the following week of winter holidays (09 February 2026 – 13 February 2026) there will be no office hours. I will resume my office hours on 17 February 2026.

Year 2025/2026

29 stycznia: Broń jądrowa – zagrożenie czy gwarancja pokoju? Klub Amerykański #5: Paweł Frelik i Jan Smoleński

January 26, 2026

Wielu z nas wydawało się, że po zakończeniu zimnej wojny temat bomby atomowej i nuklearnego wyścigu zbrojeń zszedł na dalszy plan. W USA zaprzestano prób jądrowych, a międzynarodowe traktaty spowodowały, że w amerykańskich laboratoriach nie tworzono już nowych rodzajów tej broni.