If you are interested in becoming a peer tutor/educator, please complete the SSS Tutor Application and have two faculty members complete the Faculty Endorsement form.

There is no time limit imposed with regards to the amount of time a participant spends with a peer tutor. Appointments may be made, but are not necessary. Additionally, tutoring locations and times of tutoring services are detailed on the chart below:

As the chart shows, SSS will remain open until 11:00 pm on Tuesday evenings, and will open early at 6:30 am on Wednesday mornings. It is our intention to offer these additional hours to assist those students who work full-time during the day, and cannot attend traditional daytime tutoring hours.

Friday tutoring is by appointment only. If students need assistance on a weekend, we will have tutors available every other Saturday and every other Sunday. See Mrs. Lindquist for dates and tutor availability.

Subjects Tutored - The following subjects are tutored at SSS.

• All developmental subjects
  • REA099 Reading Skills
  • ENG099 Writing Skills I
  • ENG100 Writing Skills II
  • MTH098 Basic College Mathematics
  • MTH099 Beginning Algebra
  • MTH100 Intermediate Algebra
• Most core-curriculum subjects
  • ENG101 Freshman Composition I
  • ENG102 Freshman Composition II
  • MTH120 Algebraic Modeling
  • MTH140 College Algebra
  • BIO101 General Biology
  • BIO261 Human Anatomy & Physiology I
  • BIO262 Human Anatomy & Physiology II
  • GLY125 Physical Geology
  • GLY226 Historical Geology
  • GEO201 Geography
  • PSY125 Lifespan Development
  • PSY201 General Psychology
  • PSY210 Educational Psychology
  • CHM101 Chemistry I
  • CHM102 Chemistry II
  • HUM200 Humanities I
  • HUM201 Humanities II
  • HUM202 Humanities III
  • HUM203 Humanities IV
  • HIS201 US History & Government I
  • HIS202 US History & Government II
  • SPE105 Oral Communications
  • STA250 Introduction to Statistics
• If there is a subject not listed, please check with Mrs. Lindquist for tutor availability.

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SUPPLEMENTAL INSTRUCTION

Student Support Services offers Supplemental Instruction (referred to as “SI”) for a number of historically difficult classes. This special type of group study is a non-remedial approach to learning enrichment that increases student performance and retention.

SI offers regularly scheduled, out-of-class review sessions to SSS participants enrolled in a targeted course. SI study sessions are informal seminars in which students review notes, discuss readings, develop organizational tools, and prepare for exams. SSS participants learn how to integrate course content with reasoning and study skills. Simply put, students not only learn what to learn, but how to learn.

SI sessions are facilitated by SI “leaders,” students who have previously and successfully completed the targeted course. They attend all class lectures, take notes, and act as model students for their classmates.

ALL SSS PARTICIPANTS ARE STRONGLY ENCOURAGED TO
PARTICIPATE IN SUPPLEMENTAL INSTRUCTION IF IT IS
ATTACHED TO A CLASS IN WHICH THEY ARE ENROLLED.

For fall 2007, the following classes will have SI attached:

• BIO101A
• BIO261A
• GLY125A
• MTH140A
• STA250A & B

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INDIVIDUAL ACADEMIC PLANS (IAP)

Each participant will be required to complete an Individual Academic Plan with Mrs. Lindquist. An appointment must be made to complete the academic plan, and will include the following:

• Academic goals section
• Study habits and strategies section
• LASSI (Learning and Study Strategies Inventory) section
• Professor/Student Contact section
• Personal mission statement section

Once the following sections are complete, Mrs. Lindquist will work with the student to assess the results from each section and create an individual academic plan for them. Some participants, depending upon assessment results, may be paired with a tutor/mentor who will work with them individually to help them with time management, study skills, and any other issues within the tutor/mentor realm. The tutor/mentor will stay with the assigned participant throughout the semester. Also, some participants may require weekly scheduled tutoring so the IAP will clearly map out the plan for success. Upon completion of the IAP, each participant will sign the academic contract. Participants who do not complete their IAP to the best of his or her ability will be released from Student Support Services so efforts may be diverted to other participants.

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EARLY ALERT SYSTEM

In order to stay apprised of the academic efforts of our participants, Mrs. Lindquist has instituted an early alert system. Grades, participation, and attendance will be checked at the following intervals throughout each semester for each participant who is considered high risk^*:

• First week of class
• First exam/paper
• Midterm
• Week 10 or 11 of a 15-week semester
• Week prior to final exams

^* High risk students are those who have a history of withdrawals, low grades on previously completed classes, and other factors determined by the LASSI assessment.

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