Information for Faculty

Learning Assistance Center
Deb Simpson, Coordinator

Services for Students

• One-to-one tutoring (complementary to class instruction) in most academic subjects
• Group tutoring on request
• Call-in tutoring (papers may be submitted in advance)
• Individualized assistance with reading, writing, and study skills
• Computer lab with Internet, Microsoft Office XP, and course-related software
• Assistive technologies  (Disability Support Services)
• Current textbooks (if supplied by faculty)
• Library of videocassettes, previous textbooks, and reference books
• Workshops on study skills topics
• Assessment of learning styles and learning difficulties (test analyses)
• Study groups as requested

Services for Faculty

• In-class presentations on learning center services and/or study skills topics
• Review sessions on selected topics as requested by the instructor
• Consultation regarding students with learning difficulties
• Space for accommodated testing

How Can You Help Us?

• Refer students who are in need of academic assistance
• Place on reserve in the learning center materials that will help students be successful in your class (i.e. study guides, previous tests, sample papers)
• Obtain current textbooks for the learning center
• Recommend students for tutoring positions
• Let us know if there are new services we could provide to help your students be successful
• If we are administering an exam for you please:
    -put your name on the test
    -include information about time limits and use of outside materials
    -pick tests up from the LAC (tests will be sent to off-campus instructors)