2008 Woodie Awards
The academic learning center provides student-friendly support
Michael Rispoli
Issue date: 4/15/04 Section: Features
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Oh, I get by with a little help from my friends.
Students helping students, friends helping friends is the main message from the academic learning center, located in the Library, room 331.
The center offers private tutoring, academic review, drop-in sessions, and online paper tutoring for students looking for individualized help in a subject matter or paper tutoring.
Barbara Carpenter, director of the academic learning center, says the present goal of the center is retention of Marist Students.
"We want students to be successful and to graduate," Carpenter said.
The peer to peer tutoring is what makes the Center work. A student can get private tutoring for a small fee of six dollars which goes right to the tutor and is significantly lower than any other tutor you would find off-campus.
The student helping student atmosphere is a great way to foster education and is a big difference in the somewhat competitive nature of the classroom. Academic review, drop-in sessions, and the online paper tutoring are free of charge.
The Center offers many other courses as well. Self-Management is a popular program for freshman and sophomores and "exposes students to a practical self management model that enables them to increase academic and personal achievement in a college environment," according to the office's brochure.
Other courses include Learning Theory and Application, Critical Thinking and Reading, Introduction to College Reading, and Introduction to College Writing and Introductory Algebra. These courses are designed to help ease the transition of students from high school to the more demanding college workload.
Although students coming into Marist are enrolled in the program, any undergrad or graduate student can stop by for help.
The warmth of secretary Pat Laffin would melt away any timid feeling a student would have by coming in and asking for help.
If tutoring is what is needed, a student can go into Jane Fiore's office and she will immediately set you up with a tutor.
Students helping students, friends helping friends is the main message from the academic learning center, located in the Library, room 331.
The center offers private tutoring, academic review, drop-in sessions, and online paper tutoring for students looking for individualized help in a subject matter or paper tutoring.
Barbara Carpenter, director of the academic learning center, says the present goal of the center is retention of Marist Students.
"We want students to be successful and to graduate," Carpenter said.
The peer to peer tutoring is what makes the Center work. A student can get private tutoring for a small fee of six dollars which goes right to the tutor and is significantly lower than any other tutor you would find off-campus.
The student helping student atmosphere is a great way to foster education and is a big difference in the somewhat competitive nature of the classroom. Academic review, drop-in sessions, and the online paper tutoring are free of charge.
The Center offers many other courses as well. Self-Management is a popular program for freshman and sophomores and "exposes students to a practical self management model that enables them to increase academic and personal achievement in a college environment," according to the office's brochure.
Other courses include Learning Theory and Application, Critical Thinking and Reading, Introduction to College Reading, and Introduction to College Writing and Introductory Algebra. These courses are designed to help ease the transition of students from high school to the more demanding college workload.
Although students coming into Marist are enrolled in the program, any undergrad or graduate student can stop by for help.
The warmth of secretary Pat Laffin would melt away any timid feeling a student would have by coming in and asking for help.
If tutoring is what is needed, a student can go into Jane Fiore's office and she will immediately set you up with a tutor.