Do you need to put balance back in your life? Need help managing your time? Feeling disorganized? The Academic Success Center offers free Academic Coaching to help you improve the skills you need to succeed. Appointments for Academic Coaching last about an hour and occur once a week. We also offer a schedule of Athletic Study Tables specific to student athletes. Throughout the semester, students will meet with the same academic coach, and each session is personalized to that student or team. The academic coaches are trained to assist with:

• Organization
• Learning Styles
• Efficient Time Management
• Memory Techniques
• Active Learning
• Test Preparation
• Test Anxiety
• Active Reading
• Note Taking
• And much, much more!

ACADEMIC COACHING RESOURCES

• Weekly Planner – This Weekly Planner allows you the opportunity to fill in all of your courses and daily activities to help you stay better organized throughout the week!
• VARK Questionnaire – This is a Learning Styles Inventory that will help you identify if you are a Visual, Auditory, Read/Write, or Kinesthetic.
• Procrastination Self-Test – Use this test to really see if your time management skills are up to par, or if you’re a procrastinator.
• Study Environment Analysis – Where you study plays a significant role in your success. Are you studying in a place that matches your potential?
• Cornell Note Template – If you’re not sure how to organize your notes in a different way, try this method!
• Test Preparation Checklist – If you really want to prepare for your tests, try this checklist to help you get the most out of your study time!

The Academic Success Center (ASC) is proud to collaborate with OhioLINK in order to offer eTutoring as an option for all current Lourdes students!

• Are most of your Lourdes classes online, so getting to the ASC on campus isn’t always easy?
• Is night-time or super early in the morning the most convenient time for you to meet with a tutor?
• Do you find that your subject needs never quite line up the tutor specialties in the ASC?

If you answered yes to any of those questions, eTutoring could be the perfect option for you! eTutoring is a free tutoring service where you can attend sessions online with tutors from across Ohio in a variety of subjects and specialties.

Visit https://etutoring.ohiolink.edu/ to create your free account, browse tutors, and get started! For a step-by-step guide on using the platform, watch this video.

There are two options for assistance…

Online tutoring:

• Work online with trained tutors, one-on-one, in a variety of subjects.
• Tutors have flexible schedules and offer times seven days a week.
• The hours and specific subjects may vary based on the tutor’s availability.
• Subjects include: • Algebra • Anatomy & Physiology • Astronomy • Biology • Calculus • Chemistry • Computer Science • Math • Physics • Statistics • Writing

Online writing reviews:

• Upload assignments and reviewers will return suggestions for improvements.
• Reviewers can assist at any stage of the writing process.
• Reviewers address common issues in college-level writing assignments, not editing or proofreading.
• Cover letters, resumes, and scholarship essays are not reviewed on this platform.

If you have questions or would like help learning the eTutoring platform, email Jennifer at jmusser@lourdes.edu.

Group Study Rooms will be available on a week-by-week basis and reservations can be booked up to three hours. If your group has not occupied the room within 15 minutes of the scheduled time, your reservation will be cancelled. Thank you for your cooperation.

The Academic Success Center (ASC) is always looking for tutors and coaches to join our wonderful ASC team.

If your goal is to:

• Help others succeed
• Become a teacher
• Build your resume
• Share your life experience with others
• Or really, just learn more about your own skills within a community

You may be perfect as a Tutor / Coach!

The Academic Success Center is looking for both:

• Peer Tutors / Coaches – undergraduate students currently enrolled in college courses
• Professional Tutors / Coaches – teachers, professionals, and those who have earned degrees or are currently enrolled in graduate level courses

Job Summary ( Tutor / Academic Coach / SLA Coach ):

Tutors support students in almost all content matter (including math, sciences, business, writing/English, nursing, psychology, sociology, social work, criminal justice, and study skills). Tutors help to clarify and/or reinforce course content, assignments and materials. Tutoring is a supplement to teaching, not a replacement for class attendance and participation. Tutors do not provide “answers” but rather assist in the learning process.

Academic Coaches help to integrate effective goal-setting, learning styles, study strategies, and life skills into the schedules of their assigned students. Coaches are knowledgeable in time management, organization, study skills, note taking, and other topics. Coaching provides academic support to students for developing their skills and confidence to become independent learners.

Structured Learning Assistance (SLA) Coaches provide organized group study practice in an active learning lab. SLA sessions are attached to historically difficult classes to support students’ overall academic success. SLA Coaches are trained to use different learning style techniques resulting in improved memory and recall of course content, and they prepare specific practice materials, worksheets, and other educational resources for each session.

General Skills: 

• Basic computer skills
• Organization skills
• Interpersonal communication skills and ease in relating to people from varying educational, cultural, and social backgrounds
• Proven track record of responsibility, reliability, and punctuality
• Ability to maintain a friendly, cooperative, and student-oriented atmosphere
• Commitment to keeping all student information confidential and complying with FERPA guidelines

Essential Duties:

• Meet with students on a one-to-one or small-group basis to provide learning assistance.
• Complete and submit a tutoring report after each session.
• Work only with current Lourdes University students.
• Maintain confidentiality of student information.
• Maintain communication with ASC supervisory staff.
• Attend pre-semester mandatory training (in fall and spring).
• Foster academic integrity.
• Model appropriate academic attitudes and behaviors to staff, faculty, and students.
• Demonstrate dedicated work ethic, including coming to work when scheduled, arriving on time, actively participating in the job during the work shift, and timely notification of any schedule conflicts.
• Consistently stay up-to-date with new training procedures and policies.

In the ASC, Tutors/Coaches can set their availability to meet their own scheduling needs. We provide initial training, professional development opportunities, and ongoing support. You will never be without help or a resource if you ask!

All undergraduate Peer Tutors / Coaches are expected to achieve academically. The Director and Staff of the Academic Success Center support all undergraduate Peer Tutors / Coaches in keeping themselves accountable to their own academic responsibilities.

To become a Peer Tutor / Coach, you must:

• Earn an A- or better in the subject of the course to be tutored.
• Obtain instructor/advisor recommendation for each course/subject to be tutored.
• Complete a FAFSA for the current academic year.
• Provide your resume/CV.
• Fill out a Peer Tutor / Coach application here.

To become a Professional Tutor / Coach, you must:

• Have earned an A- or better and/or a degree in the subject of the course to be tutored.
• Provide a cover letter with your resume/CV.
• Provide copy of transcript(s) from undergraduate and graduate institution(s).
• Fill out a Professional Tutor / Coach application here.

LAPTOP LENDING

Loan Policies:

• Only currently enrolled Lourdes University students can check out laptops. Faculty, staff, and alumni are ineligible. Students will need their student ID to check out a laptop.
• Laptops can be checked out from the Academic Success Center, Library, Flasck Nursing Center or the Center for Nursing Scholarship. Please return the laptop to the same place it was checked out.
• Laptops are on a first come, first serve basis.

Laptop kits include:

• the laptop and mouse/charger (if requested)
• Flash drives, software, discs, headphones, etc. cannot be provided.

Laptops need to remain on the main campus. Please do not take laptops to the residence halls.

Laptop lending is a program to provide additional computer availability to Lourdes students. Please do not sit at a computer workstation while using a laptop.

Loan Periods:

• Laptops may be checked out for daily use. No Overnight loans are permitted.
• Laptops must be returned no later than 1 hour before closing regardless of check out time.
• Laptops are not able to be checked out 1 hour before closing.

Returning Late or Damaged Laptops:

In the unlikely event a laptop is damaged during use, the borrower will be responsible for replacement parts costs. The Lourdes University IT Department will have the authority in determining this charge and students will be notified.

Laptops that are not returned on the day they are checked out will accrue a fine of $100.

If the laptop is not returned within 48 hours of check out time, the laptop will be considered lost or stolen and the borrower will be responsible for the cost of replacement.

Late fines may be paid by cash or personal check at the time of check in.

• If a fine is not paid at check in, a hold will be placed on the student’s account until the fine is paid.
• Students will not be permitted to borrow a laptop until fines are paid. (Please note: library borrowing privileges will be suspended until all fines are paid, including the use of OhioLINK).

Borrower Responsibilities:

Laptops should always be attended and returned promptly.

Work should be saved on a flash drive, email, or other space. Documents on the laptop are erased at each shut down.

Borrowers are expected to follow the Technology Acceptable Use Policies.

Lourdes University reserves the right to decline usage to any student at any time.

Questions about the laptop lending policy can be directed to the Academic Success Center.

Current Lourdes students are able to register for a residual ACT test that will potentially enable students to improve their Math, Science, English, and Reading placement. Students are eligible to register for one, two, or all of the tests that are offered below.

To register for the test, please contact Lisa Mattin at lmattin@lourdes.edu

Payment for the Residual ACT Test is non-refundable. Scores on this examination are only valid at Lourdes University. If you sign up to take a single section test (Math, English, etc.) be sure that it is the only ACT test you will need.  You are only able to take the Residual ACT once every 60 days even if you only took a portion of the test.

Limited spots are available for each of the test dates. Reservations are accepted on a first-come basis. Students will be notified of their registration once a date/time is finalized, the payment and form are received.

Tutoring is available in the ASC for Reading/Writing and Math Residual/Praxis Testing and varies per semester.  For both individual and drop-in times, please contact Lisa Mattin at lmattin@lourdes.edu

Please feel free to visit the following websites where you are able to find FREE practice Praxis/Residual ACT tests.

Khan Academy – https://www.khanacademy.org/

Kaplan – https://kaplan.com/

Lourdes Library (Testing & Education Reference Center) – http://lourdes.edu/library/

ACT – https://www.act.org/content/act/en/students-and-parents.html (scroll to the bottom where it says FREE practice ACT test)

Go to Google or other search engines and type in free ACT or Praxis practice tests

• Lecture Recording Form (pdf)
• Library
• OhioLINK
• Writing LibGuides

Who Plans SLA Sessions

Instructors are an active part of the process.

• Collaboration and communication between the instructor(s), the SLA Coach, and the SLA Peer Coach are essential to the success of the SLA process.
• Weekly meetings with SLA Coach ensure that these sessions are planned, coordinated, and relevant to the information presented in class.
• The Peer SLA Coach will attend the majority of the lectures pertaining to the learning community.

When Are SLA Sessions Typically Held?

Session times vary depending on the course. The greatest student participation has occurred when the sessions take place directly before or immediately after one of the class.

Why Should a Student Attend SLA?

• Data collected from previous semesters has shown that attending SLA improves academic performance.
• To reinforce course content.
• To develop peer friendship and study groups which are ongoing throughout their tenure at LU.
• To focus on active learning skills, thus resulting in improved memory and recall.
• To improve the student’s important organizational techniques
• Attendees are asked to take the Visual, Auditory, Read and Write, Kinesthetic (VARK) Learning Styles Inventory.
• SLA sessions provide activities that involve using each of the four learning styles

What Study Tools Does a Student Develop in an SLA Session?

Activities vary weekly and by content area.

• Create flashcards, topic grids, Cornell notes, mnemonics, and appropriate memory triggers.
• Review relevant concepts from lecture, especially when an exam date is near.
• Use learning software that relates to course content area which provides rehearsal for better memory storage and retrieval.
• Provide practice quizzes and tests online.
• Participate and create SMART Board activities.
• Utilize the following type of games, (Jeopardy, Concentration, and Catch Phrase) to reinforce key course concepts.

INDIVIDUAL, ONE-ON-ONE APPOINTMENTS

Appointments are available to current Lourdes University students for the courses they are enrolled in.  Appointments need to be scheduled 24 hours in advance and last typically an hour.

To schedule an appointment, please call 419-824-3748.  For any further inquiries, please contact the Tutor Coordinator at 419-824-3793 or asc@lourdes.edu.

Tutoring services may not always be available for all courses, or at every hour the Academic Success Center is open, but every effort will be made to accommodate students’ needs.

DROP-IN TUTORING SCHEDULE

No appointments are necessary to see these tutors. Please call the Academic Success Center at 419-824-3748 for more information.

FREE ONLINE TUTORING

Subjects include:

• Accounting
• Algebra
• Anatomy & Physiology
• Asynchronous Writing
• Calculus
• Chemistry
• Math
• Physics
• Psychology
• Statistics

Lourdes University is partnering with the Ohio eTutoring Collaborative to provide free online tutoring to Lourdes University students. To get started, visit the ASC or call 419-824-3748.

MATH/ENGLISH PRAXIS TUTORING

PRAXIS PROBLEMS??
The Academic Success Center together with the Department of Education are here to help! Tutors will be on hand to assist you while you take Praxis practice tests in Math and English related content.

If you are interested in an individual one-on-one appointment with a tutor or drop-in tutoring availability, please call 419-824-3793.

Faculty Tutoring Referral Form (pdf)

SCHEDULE A TUTORING APPOINTMENT THROUGH TUTOR TRAC

The Academic Success Center uses Tutor Trac to schedule tutoring appointments.

If this is your first time using the system, please review the user guides below.

• General TutorTrac User Guide (PDF)
• How to Check Your Study Hours (PDF)

Access Tutor Trac
Follow the link below to login:

• Tutor Trac

If you have trouble with Internet Explorer, try Mozilla Firefox or Google Chrome.

The ASC is excited to offer workshops to students, faculty, and staff across the Lourdes community. Please check back here for updates each semester.

APA, MLA, Chicago! Oh My!
Collaboration with TRiO
Date: February 19, 3:30 – 4:30 pm
Come learn about some key features in style guides and citations for your academic papers. PLUS: We’ll have one-on-one consultations available for your current assignments.

ASC Exam Jam
Dates: February 26 – March 1
We’ll have our Study n’ Sweets station MTWR 11:00 am-1:00 pm, where you can work on your study guides and flashcards while partaking in memory-boosting sweets! Plus, stop into the ASC for additional tutoring session and study session raffles.

Applying for Scholarships
Collaboration with Financial Aid
Date: March 12, 11:00 am – 12:00 pm
24-25 Scholarship deadlines are March 31^st! Come hear directly from Financial Aid about the available scholarships, then sit down with a tutor for application questions and letter writing.

Interview Skills
Collaboration with Career Services
Date: March 13, 12:00 – 2:00 pm
The Career Expo is Wednesday, March 20, 2024, and you want to be your most prepared! Come hear directly from Career Services about what employers are looking for and the types of questions they are likely to ask. Then, sit down with a tutor to practice self-introductions, professional conversation, interview questions, and resume editing.

Public Speaking: Skills & Confidence
Date: April 9, 12:00 – 1:00 pm
The struggle is real! It’s not easy to approach an oral presentation, so come to practice some techniques that will make it more comfortable and you more impressive!

ASC Exam Jam
Dates: April 22 – 26
We’ll have our Study n’ Sweets station MTWR 11:00 am-1:00 pm, where you can work on your study guides and flashcards while partaking in memory-boosting sweets! Plus, stop into the ASC for additional tutoring session and study session raffles. Oh, and don’t forget that the ASC will be open extended evenings for the last two weeks of the semester!

Comfort Dogs & Relaxation Stations
Collaboration with Sophia Center, TRiO, CBE, and NAMI Creative Expressions
Date: April 29, 12:00 – 2:00 pm
Drop in anytime for dog cuddles, painting, mindfulness techniques, and more!