Academic Enrichment and Success Resources
Study Skills
Walter E. Dennis Academic Learning Lab in the Younkin Success Center is a one-stop-source for students to polish their learning, motivation, and study skills.
- You will learn how to take expert lecture notes, outline a chapter in a textbook, prepare for exams, and manage your time and your life.
- You can take a class in the Academic Learning Lab to learn all about these study skills and raise your grade point average as a result. The course is called Individual Learning and Motivation: Strategies for Success in College (EDU P & L 259). It is worth 5 credit hours towards your degree. Students who have taken this course have seen their GPA's go up more than three times as much as students who have not.
- Take this on-line inventory, the School Strategies Scale, to perfect your academic skills.
Math Skills
The Math/Stat Learning Center (MSLC) offers FREE tutoring--which is preferred to be called "learning support."
- Tutors can help you make the most of your math study time
- Get explanations of math concepts-it is helpful to hear it more than once
- View on-line videos and demonstrations, and learn how to use all of the functions on your calculator
- Get additional practice in working problems and practicing for exams
- Find a friendly place to work on math with other people in your class
Writing Skills
The Writing Center is the place for you to work on your writing skills. It offers FREE TUTORING to anyone in the university community working on any document at any stage of the writing process.
- Get one-on-one help with a paper for any class
- Get help with a job letter, resume, or scholarship application
- Attend workshops on special topics
- Get answers to grammar questions by calling our grammar hotline for fast, accurate service
