The Learning Commons will operate on a reduced schedule during finals week. Content tutors and the Writing Center’s writing assistants will be available by appointment only on a limited basis. Writing and math tutor schedules are on WCONLINE at https://up.mywconline.net. Tutors in the Natural Sciences Center, Language Studio, Group Work Lab, and Speech and Presentation Lab, as well as our nursing and business tutors, will offer limited tutoring through our email hotlines posted on the Learning Commons website at www.up.edu/learningcommons.
The Learning Commons recently certified 16 tutors at Level 1. The following tutors have completed the Learning Commons’ nationally recognized tutor training and at least 25 hours of active tutoring time:
- Mikey Antkiewicz (Math)
- Valerie Chen (Nursing)
- Riley Dehmer (Math)
- Bao Huynh (Biology, Chemistry, and German)
- Kaylin Ingalls (Math)
- Hanna Leonard (Nursing)
- Ashley Lincoln (Nursing)
- Megan McClarnon (Statistics)
- Paul Meister (Math)
- Julianna Oliphant (Nursing)
- Princess Palicte (Nursing)
- Annie Smith (Finite Math)
- Clare Spinner (Math)
- Anna Tinoco (Math)
- Victor Tu (Math)
- Ali Venneberg (Statistics)
These students are also among fifty-five tutors and writing assistants who trained in March to shift all Learning Commons tutoring and Writing Center support online in Microsoft Teams. The Learning Commons trains all its content area tutors; the Level 1 training is certified by the College Reading and Learning Association’s International Tutor Training Program Certification. Multiple research studies conclude that tutor training and program assessment are essential for high-quality tutoring programs and positive student outcomes.
For more information about the Learning Commons tutor training program, contact Jeffrey White at white@up.edu.