Fall 2014 Tutoring Resources on Campus

Hello Everyone!


We are on Class Week 11 of 14! The finish line is so close!

At this point, it is time to finish the semester strong with the help of the following tutoring resources:

Chemistry

Weyandt Hall 129

Monday – Thursday         

7:00-8:00 PM

Biology

Weyandt Hall 120

Monday – Thursday         

6:30-8:00 PM

Physics

Weyandt Hall 61

Monday – Friday

10:00 AM – 4:00 PM

PSYC 101: General Psychology

Pratt Hall 208

Tuesday

2:00 – 4:00 PM

Wednesday

12:00 PM - 2:00 PM

3:00 PM – 4:00 PM

Thursday

12:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Friday

10:00 AM – 12:00 PM

The Writing Center

Eicher Hall Room 218

Monday – Thursday

9:00 AM – 5:00 PM

6:00 PM – 9:00 PM

Friday

9:00 AM – 3:00 PM

Satellite Hours

First floor of library behind reference desk.

Monday – Thursday

8:00 PM – 11:00 PM

Sunday

5:00 PM – 10:00 PM

Online – Can’t make it to those places? Don’t feel like leaving your dorm room? Just schedule an appointment through this link and then meet your tutor online. During the session, you will share your screen with the tutor and discuss your paper using your computer’s microphone. Please note: Online appointments are conducted no sooner than 24 hours after the time that you schedule. If you need help sooner, stop by the Writing Center in 218 Eicher Hall. No appointment is needed for walk-ins.

Economics

ECON 101, 121, 122

Pratt Hall 212

Wednesday – Thursday

6:00 PM – 7:50 PM

Math

MATH 101 through MATH 126.

Pratt Hall 210

Wednesday

5:00 PM – 6:50 PM

Thursday

6:30 PM – 8:50 PM

Also offered:

MATH 100

Pratt 108

Monday, Wednesday, Friday

8:00 AM – 10:00 AM

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

1:30 PM – 9:00 PM

Tuesday and Thursday

8:00 AM – 9:00 PM

Sunday

3:00 PM – 9:00 PM

MATH 101, 105, 110, 115, or higher

(except 151, 152, 153)

Stright 231

Monday – Thursday

12:00 PM – 4:30 PM

SI - Supplemental Instruction

SI Sessions provides small-group study/review sessions for sections of courses with difficult content or high levels of failure and withdrawal rates. The sessions supplement, but do not replace, out-of-class preparation for the course. See the Fall 2014 Schedule to see if an SI Session is offered for your course!

Volunteer This Summer

Volunteer This Summer

Volunteer: a person who voluntarily offers himself or herself for a serviceor undertaking. OR

      a person who performs a service willingly and without pay. (http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/volunteer)

Reasons to Volunteer

1. Looks great on a resume

2. Makes you feel GREAT!

3. By volunteering your helping someone else

10 Volunteer Ideas

1.     Local soup kitchen to feed the homeless

2.     Read to children at the local library

3.     Animal shelter

4.     Retirement home

5.     Habitat for Humanity

6.     Organize a group to clean up trash at a park or beach

7.     Local church to help with vacation bible school

8.     Help a coach with youth camps

9.     Help a neighbor who might be unable to plant a garden  or clean up in their yard

10.  Organize a car wash with friends and accept donations for a charity

 More information on volunteering:

http://www.squidoo.com/50-summer-volunteer-ideas-for-kids-and-teens

Time to Start Studying!

Finals will be here before you know it! Final exams will be held May 6-9. Have you started studying yet? Check out these apps to get you started!

Cold Turkey is a computer software that can help you stay focused while studying.  Cold Turkey will temporarily block you from social media sites, addicting websites, games and even programs! Imagine how fast you could do your work without all those distractions! Other apps like these include SelfControl, and LeechBlock.

Flashcards+ will help you learn and study new information. When you download this app on iTunes, you gain access to tens of millions of pre-made Flashcard sets all for free! Other apps like these include Study Blue, Chegg Flashcards, and Evernote Peek.

CrashCourse, a YouTube Channel, has videos for six courses: US History, Chemistry, World History, Biology, Literature, and Ecology. These types of YouTube Channels can help you study difficult topics for your next test!

Dropbox allows you to access files from anywhere. This helps with backing up files, and keeping your flashdrive from getting lost—again! Try other cloud software like Google Drive and SkyDrive.