diff --git a/src/plugins/built-in/globalSearch/src/components/SearchBar.svelte b/src/plugins/built-in/globalSearch/src/components/SearchBar.svelte
index f5be5acd..98d18ab8 100644
--- a/src/plugins/built-in/globalSearch/src/components/SearchBar.svelte
+++ b/src/plugins/built-in/globalSearch/src/components/SearchBar.svelte
@@ -326,7 +326,7 @@
                     {isSelected ? 'bg-zinc-900/5 dark:bg-white/10 text-zinc-900 dark:text-white dark:ring-[1px] dark:shadow' : 'hover:bg-zinc-500/5 dark:hover:bg-white/5 text-zinc-800 dark:text-zinc-200'}"
                     onclick={() => executeItemAction(staticItem)}
                   >
-                    <div class="flex-none w-8 h-8 text-xl font-IconFamily flex items-center justify-center bg-gradient-to-br {staticItem.category === 'navigation' ? 'from-[#FA5D5D] to-[#DC2F30]' : 'from-[#4FBBFE] to-[#2090F3]'} rounded-md text-white">{staticItem.icon}</div>
+                    <div class="flex-none scale-90 w-8 h-8 text-xl font-IconFamily flex items-center justify-center bg-gradient-to-br {staticItem.category === 'navigation' ? 'from-[#FA5D5D] to-[#DC2F30]' : 'from-[#4FBBFE] to-[#2090F3]'} rounded-md text-white">{staticItem.icon}</div>
                     <span class="ml-4 text-lg truncate">
                       <HighlightedText text={staticItem.text} term={searchTerm} matches={result.matches} />
                     </span>
diff --git a/src/plugins/built-in/globalSearch/src/components/items/AssessmentItem.svelte b/src/plugins/built-in/globalSearch/src/components/items/AssessmentItem.svelte
index 60896594..d755da12 100644
--- a/src/plugins/built-in/globalSearch/src/components/items/AssessmentItem.svelte
+++ b/src/plugins/built-in/globalSearch/src/components/items/AssessmentItem.svelte
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
   onclick={onclick}
   >
   <div class="flex items-center w-full">
-    <div class="flex-none w-8 h-8 text-xl font-IconFamily flex items-center justify-center bg-gradient-to-br from-[#59F675] to-[#1BC636] rounded-md text-white">{item.metadata?.icon || '\uebee'}</div>
+    <div class="flex-none scale-90 w-8 h-8 text-xl font-IconFamily flex items-center justify-center bg-gradient-to-br from-[#59F675] to-[#1BC636] rounded-md text-white">{item.metadata?.icon || '\uebee'}</div>
     <span class="ml-4 text-lg truncate">
       <HighlightedText text={item.text} term={searchTerm} matches={matches} />
     </span>
diff --git a/src/plugins/built-in/globalSearch/src/components/items/ForumItem.svelte b/src/plugins/built-in/globalSearch/src/components/items/ForumItem.svelte
index 2a593c50..6a43833e 100644
--- a/src/plugins/built-in/globalSearch/src/components/items/ForumItem.svelte
+++ b/src/plugins/built-in/globalSearch/src/components/items/ForumItem.svelte
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
   onclick={onclick}
   >
   <div class="flex items-center w-full">
-    <div class="flex-none w-8 h-8 text-xl font-IconFamily flex items-center justify-center text-white bg-gradient-to-br from-[#59aaf6] to-[#1b62c6] rounded-md">{item.metadata?.icon || '\uebe7'}</div>
+    <div class="flex-none scale-90 w-8 h-8 text-xl font-IconFamily flex items-center justify-center text-white bg-gradient-to-br from-[#59aaf6] to-[#1b62c6] rounded-md">{item.metadata?.icon || '\uebe7'}</div>
     <span class="ml-4 text-lg truncate">
       <HighlightedText text={item.text} term={searchTerm} matches={matches} />
     </span>
diff --git a/src/plugins/built-in/globalSearch/src/components/items/SubjectItem.svelte b/src/plugins/built-in/globalSearch/src/components/items/SubjectItem.svelte
index 3f13fb74..43376f92 100755
--- a/src/plugins/built-in/globalSearch/src/components/items/SubjectItem.svelte
+++ b/src/plugins/built-in/globalSearch/src/components/items/SubjectItem.svelte
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ import type { IndexItem } from '../../indexing/types';
   onclick={onclick}
 >
   <div class="flex items-center w-full">
-    <div class="flex-none w-8 h-8 text-xl font-IconFamily flex items-center justify-center text-white {item.metadata?.type === 'assessments' ? 'bg-gradient-to-br from-[#fa915d] to-[#dc6c2f] rounded-md' : 'bg-gradient-to-br from-[#4FBBFE] to-[#2090F3] rounded-md'} {item.metadata.isActive ? 'opacity-100' : 'opacity-80'}">
+    <div class="flex-none scale-90 w-8 h-8 text-xl font-IconFamily flex items-center justify-center text-white {item.metadata?.type === 'assessments' ? 'bg-gradient-to-br from-[#fa915d] to-[#dc6c2f] rounded-md' : 'bg-gradient-to-br from-[#4FBBFE] to-[#2090F3] rounded-md'} {item.metadata.isActive ? 'opacity-100' : 'opacity-80'}">
       {item.metadata?.type === 'assessments' ? '\ueac3' : '\ueb4d'}
     </div>
     <span class="ml-4 text-lg truncate {item.metadata.isActive ? 'opacity-100' : 'opacity-70'}">
diff --git a/src/plugins/built-in/globalSearch/src/core/commands.ts b/src/plugins/built-in/globalSearch/src/core/commands.ts
index 2889821f..88ffbe40 100644
--- a/src/plugins/built-in/globalSearch/src/core/commands.ts
+++ b/src/plugins/built-in/globalSearch/src/core/commands.ts
@@ -48,6 +48,18 @@ const staticCommands: StaticCommandItem[] = [
     },
     priority: 4,
   },
+  {
+    id: "assessments",
+    icon: "\ueac3",
+    category: "navigation",
+    text: "Assessments",
+    keybind: ["alt+a"],
+    keybindLabel: ["Alt", "A"],
+    action: () => {
+      window.location.hash = "?page=/assessments/upcoming";
+    },
+    priority: 4,
+  },
   {
     id: "dashboard",
     icon: "\ueb87",
@@ -81,6 +93,7 @@ const staticCommands: StaticCommandItem[] = [
         altKey: true
       }, "*");
     },
+    keywords: ["compose", "message", "dm", "direct message", "new message"],
     priority: 4,
   },
 ];
diff --git a/src/plugins/built-in/globalSearch/src/indexing/jobs/subjects.ts b/src/plugins/built-in/globalSearch/src/indexing/jobs/subjects.ts
index af3635c8..f419c3d6 100755
--- a/src/plugins/built-in/globalSearch/src/indexing/jobs/subjects.ts
+++ b/src/plugins/built-in/globalSearch/src/indexing/jobs/subjects.ts
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ export const subjectsJob: Job = {
         
         const courseItem = {
           id: `${id}-course`,
-          text: `${subject.title} Course`,
+          text: `${subject.title}`,
           category: "subjects",
           content: `View course content for ${subject.title} (${semester.description})`,
           dateAdded: Date.now(),