Center offers extra instruction
By Jolayne Houtz
Of th« Emerald
Are you an “idea person"
who can write thoughtful,
creative and outstanding papers
— until it comes to the
mechanics?
Or maybe you’re considering
dropping out of school because
X does not equal the square root
of 26 when you do the problem?
The Learning Resources
Center helps students develop
their critical reading, writing
and study skills through a varie
ty of workshops, labs and
assistance from tutors.
Students interested in
developing their writing and
grammar skills can find instruc
tion and editing at the writing
lab. Students work tutorially
with graduate students who
have previously taught com
position. No appointment is
necessary, and no fee is
charged.
The Learning Resources
Center also offers a drop-in
math lab, where math
counselors work tutorially with
students who have questions or
problems with math through
the pre-calculus level.
Students who need regular
assistance or help with math
beyond pre-calculus may ar
range for a peer tutor through
the center, as may students in
accounting, economics,
chemistry, physics, computer
and information science,
foreign languages and statistics.
The fee is $30, and that en
titles students to two hours of
tutoring per week from the
beginning of tutoring through
the last week of classes. Tutors
are provided on a first-come,
first-serve basis.
The center will also offer
three workshops this term for
$30 to $40.
A study-techniques workshop
will help students establish an
approach to studying that is
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consistent with the instructor’s
expectations; at the same time
skills in vocabulary develop
ment, textbook reading, note
taking, paper writing and exam
preparation are developed.
It will be offered from Oct.
8-31, on Mondays and
Wednesdays from 1:30 p.m. to
2:20 p.m. The fee is $30.
Academic Speed Reading
will teach strategies that enable
students to read their
assignments faster while im
proving retention and
comprehension.
This workshop will run from
Oct. 8 until Nov. 21 on Mon
days from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m., or
Oct. 9 through Nov. 15 on
Tuesdays and Thursdays from
9:30 a.m. to 10:50 a.m. for a fee
of $40.
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A grammar review workshop
is also offered for students who
feel unsure of their writing and
need a practical understanding
of English grammar and word
usage.
The times and dates for the
$30 workshop are to be
announced.
The center also offers
preparation courses for the
GRE, MCAT, GMAT, and the
LSAT entrance exams.
Another option is the “In
troduction to University Study”
101, a three-credit course that
gives students an academic
orientation to the University.
For more information on
other services offered by the
Learning Resources Center,
contact the center at 686-3226,
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