Oregon Daily Emerald - Thursday, September 28,2000 - 3a
ALS offers variety of services to students, staff
■ Academic Learning Services
assists students seeking
better grades this term
By Brooke Ross
Oregon Daily Emerald
If classes are already becoming
too stressful, students can take ad
vantage of tutoring services
through a number of programs, in
cluding Academic Learning Ser
vices.
Located in room 68 PLC, the
center offers everything from tutor
ing to test preparations.
Sophomore psychology major
Rufina Miranda is no stranger to
ALS and has used its services to
help her tackle difficult assign
ments and boost her grades in the
past.
( ( [ALS] definitely helped
me because it's not just a
friend helping you. It gives
me a reason to work
harder.
Rufina Miranda
sophomore,
psychology
"The center made it easier to
work on my Writing 121 essays
last year," she said.
Miranda plans to visit the center
this fall for help in her math class
because she said she benefited
from the assistance she received
last year.
"It definitely helped me because
it’s not just a friend helping you,"
Miranda said. "It gives me a reason
to work harder."
ALS offers a number of services
to both undergraduate and gradu
ate students as well as faculty.
Among the options offered are tu
tors in French, Spanish, chemistry
and physics courses. ALS also con
ducts free drop-in math and writ
ing labs. The math lab is staffed
with department majors and grad
uate students, and writing lab staff
members have taught writing
courses at post-secondary levels.
"It's a comprehensive learning
center," said Kim Lilley, ALS office
manager and tutorial supervisor.
Lilley said she makes sure stu
dents are properly matched with
tutors, and she also works closely
with the Small Group Tutorials,
another tutoring option.
Small Group Tutorials are de
signed for students who prefer
group assistance rather than one
on-one help. Groups consist of up
to six students, and are offered for
science, math and foreign language
courses.
"It is a very solid program," Lil
ley said.
Small Group Tutorials meet for
two hours every week and cost $80
per course.
For students who need help
with subjects that are not high in
demand, ALS can still help.
Through its registry of tutors, ALS
provides students with informa
tion for hiring private tutors.
"We always provide a resource,"
Lilley said.
Other opportunities for academ
ic support include Student Sup
port Services and the McNair
Scholars Program. These two serv
ices offer broad academic assis
tance. Student Support Services is
specifically designed to help non
traditional students earn their
bachelor’s degrees, and the McNair
Scholars Program helps students
Kevin Calame Emerald
Claudia Le receives math tutoring from Doug Hintz Wednesday at Academic Learning Services in room 68 PLC. Students can receive
academic assistance both individually and in small groups.
prepare for graduate school.
Faculty and graduate students
can also benefit from ALS. The
Teaching Effectiveness Program is
offered to University staff. The pro
gram offers many ways for profes
sors, graduate students and univer
sity departments to improve their
teaching methods through work
shops.
Qualified students seeking em
ployment are welcome to apply at
ALS.
"We are always looking for tu
tors," said ALS office assistant
Kalindi Devi-Dasi.
Prospective tutors can pick up
applications in the ALS office and
must include credible references
and an academic transcript. All
ALS tutors are paid.
In addition to these services, the
center also offers test preparations
for the LSAT, the CBEST, the
MCAT and the GRE/GMAT.
ALS is open Monday througf
Friday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. For addi
tional information, visit its wet
site at http://darkwing.uoregon
edu/~als/.
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