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Academic Resource Center
Pilgrim Library, Room 104, Lower Level

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What to Expect | Writing Consultant Hours | Math Tutor Hours
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What can you expect when you visit the Academic Resource Center?

Our Tutors and Writing Consultants WILL...

• Create and maintain a respectful, supportive and constructive learning environment,
  
• Ask you questions about the project or academic subject you are working on to clarify the instructor’s assignment,
  
• Provide you with feedback on your work and strategies for improving your understanding, study techniques, and writing skills,
  
• Help students at any stage of the writing process: getting started, developing ideas, organizing, and editing,
  
• When helping with writing assignments, help you focus on the most important aspects of your writing assignments (such as purpose, thesis, organization, support, etc.), as well as help you identify grammatical errors.
  
• Admit when we don’t have the answers, but work hard to help you find them.
  
  
  

Our Tutors and Writing Consultants WILL NOT...

• Decide on your topics or subject matter,
  
• “feed” you answers or do all the talking,
  
• Criticize your work,
  
• Be an excuse for students missing class or not completing assigned homework or reading,
  
• Proofread your work (that is, correct your mistakes for you),
  
• Answer for your instructors or discuss strengths and weaknesses of instructors,
  
• Discuss grades or take responsibility for grades,
  
• Do the work for you.
  
  
  

What can the STUDENT do?

• Bring you assignment sheet from your instructor, as well as your textbook, source material, and any other notes or drafts you might have written so far. Much confusion arises from misunderstood assignments.
  
• Make an appointment in advance. If you can’t, you are welcome to drop in, but be prepared to wait.
  

During the Spring 2007 semester, writing consultants and a math tutor are on duty in the TAG Center during the hours listed below. These hours may be subject to change, so be sure to check this web page frequently throughout the semester.