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ARC offers tutors at residence halls
By: Brittany Whitlow
Issue date: 10/25/07 Section: News
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For students seeking extra help in their classes, the solution may be as simple as walking down a flight of stairs. In conjunction with the Department of Housing and Residential Life, the Academic Resource Center now places Spanish, math, writing and science tutors in West Hall every evening but Friday and Saturday.
"I thought it was a really cool opportunity, because I love working at the Writing Center," said writing tutor Lis Hohl, a senior international relations major. "The people I've had have been happier being able to walk over at night in their pajamas instead of having to walk over to the ARC. It's nice having happy students."
The ARC, located on the ground floor of Loretto Hall, is open from 8:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Thursday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Friday, and weekends and evenings by appointment. The Writing Center, located in the ARC, is open from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Thursday and 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Friday.
West Hall resident assistants were given surveys to distribute to each of their residents indicating what subjects and times of day would be most helpful to them. Math and writing were the most popular subjects, said West Hall RA for 2 South Alvaro Coronel, a sophomore international relations major.
"In terms of time, the results on the survey were evenly distributed, so we tried to put a variety out," said Kit Schmiemeier, assistant director of the ARC.
The idea to place tutors in the dorms stemmed from students' concerns about the ARC hours.
"Having gotten feedback from students who said, 'we do our homework later in the night, and this is when we're working on our papers,' we wondered if we could be open that late, and we can't," said ARC Director Barbara Stewart.
The ARC collaborated with ResLife to provide a more convenient solution.
"Being a freshman last year and having to make an appointment with the Writing Center, it makes it easier to just walk down the stairs and have somebody to help, and it's a safer environment," Coronel said. "ResLife is working really hard to make sure all residents are comfortable and succeed academically."
"I thought it was a really cool opportunity, because I love working at the Writing Center," said writing tutor Lis Hohl, a senior international relations major. "The people I've had have been happier being able to walk over at night in their pajamas instead of having to walk over to the ARC. It's nice having happy students."
The ARC, located on the ground floor of Loretto Hall, is open from 8:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Thursday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Friday, and weekends and evenings by appointment. The Writing Center, located in the ARC, is open from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Thursday and 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Friday.
West Hall resident assistants were given surveys to distribute to each of their residents indicating what subjects and times of day would be most helpful to them. Math and writing were the most popular subjects, said West Hall RA for 2 South Alvaro Coronel, a sophomore international relations major.
"In terms of time, the results on the survey were evenly distributed, so we tried to put a variety out," said Kit Schmiemeier, assistant director of the ARC.
The idea to place tutors in the dorms stemmed from students' concerns about the ARC hours.
"Having gotten feedback from students who said, 'we do our homework later in the night, and this is when we're working on our papers,' we wondered if we could be open that late, and we can't," said ARC Director Barbara Stewart.
The ARC collaborated with ResLife to provide a more convenient solution.
"Being a freshman last year and having to make an appointment with the Writing Center, it makes it easier to just walk down the stairs and have somebody to help, and it's a safer environment," Coronel said. "ResLife is working really hard to make sure all residents are comfortable and succeed academically."
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