Learning Services

When a student mentions Learning Services, they are typically referring to the part of the Center of Student Success that houses Learning Services, Disability Services, and Writing Services. These three services, which were once separate, were united by the current and soon to retire Director of Learning and Disability Services, Shirley Deichert. I will go into more detail about Disability Services and Writing Services in other blogs.

The first thing students think of when they say Learning Services is their great tutoring service. The Learning Services website says that there, “More than 150 peer tutors are registered to help with more than 200 courses. Tutors are students who have earned an A or A- in a course, who have been recommended by their professors, and who attend on-going training.” Not every course has a tutor, but the courses that do tend to reflect student needs. On the rare occasion that a student requests a tutor for a course that doesn’t have one, Learning Services contacts professors who have taught that course in order to find possible tutors.

Learning Services offers more than just tutors though. There are a plethora of resources to help students learn effective study strategies, reading skills, and time management skills. Students especially love the free calendars that can be picked up from Learning Services. Once a week, massage therapist Matt Watson offers massages to students in Learning Services for $10 per fifteen minutes. On top of all that, Learning Services even has its own small computer lab. Of course, all of the computers in the Learning Services tutoring rooms are open for students to use as long as no one else is using the room for a session. There are plenty of students who go to Learning Services just to use a computer or even nap on a couch. What more could you ask for from a college?

Learning and Disability Services Hours

Monday – Thursday 8:30am-10:00pm

Friday 8:30am-5pm

Sunday 6pm-10pm