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We are called the Learning Center. Our center houses Testing, Tutoring, Study Skills, ESL, Special Needs, Student Support Services/TRiO, College Success, and a Reading/Writing Lab. We report to the VP of Academic Affairs. Most of our funding is internal, and we have grant funding. "McCarthy, Suzanne" wrote: > We are called the Academic Success Center. Under that umbrella is > tutoring services, Disability Services, and EOFP (state funded program). > Part of my responsibility is to monitor weekly students on Academic > Probation. We report to the VP for Student Affairs and are funded > institutionally. > Suzanne McCarthy > Director of Learning Support > H & B Smith Learning Center > 908.852.1400 X2376 > [log in to unmask] > Centenary College > 400 Jefferson Street > Hackettstown, NJ 07840 > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Open Forum for Learning Assistance Professionals > [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Eileen Lewis > Sent: Thursday, March 23, 2006 8:57 AM > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Re: name of your center? organization? funding? > > We are called Student Academic Services > We report to the Academic Dean > Funding is internal/institutional > > Eileen Lewis > Student Academic Services > > > __________________ > Eileen Lewis > Student Academic Services > Houghton College * Chamberlain Center* Houghton, NY 14744 > 585.567.9239 * Fax: 585.567.9570 > http://www.houghton.edu* [log in to unmask] > > -----Original Message----- > From: Open Forum for Learning Assistance Professionals > [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Susan Henderson > Sent: Wednesday, March 22, 2006 5:02 PM > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: name of your center? organization? funding? > > As my department undergoes reorganization, it would be helpful if you > could share with me: > 1) The name of your center. (Learning center? Academic support center? > Etc.) > 2) Where you housed organizationally. (Student affairs, academic > department? Etc.) > 3) If you have identified any external funding sources to finance > tutoring services. > > THANK YOU!!!! > > Sue Henderson > > Assistant Director, University College at the Polytechnic Campus > 7001 East Williams Field Road > Academic Center Building room 80, Mail Code 0180 Mesa, AZ 85212 > (480)727-1457 * fax (480)727-1714 > http://uc.asu.edu * http://east.asu.edu/learningcenter > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Open Forum for Learning Assistance Professionals > [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Wickham, Susan M. > Sent: Friday, March 03, 2006 10:00 AM > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Re: College Reading Course Syllabi > > Hello, Lois-- > > The Study Mate software was just purchased by our college. It allows us > to input information in three formats: one-part (simple concept cards), > two-part (suitable for flash cards), and multiple choice. We need to > enter the information only once. It is then automatically transformed > into as many of the review formats as we choose. Pretty nifty! > > A similar online service is available through Quia, costing about $45 > per year for an individual subscription. See http://www.quia.com/ for > information on that program. > > Sue > > -----Original Message----- > From: Open Forum for Learning Assistance Professionals > [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Lois Martin > Sent: Friday, March 03, 2006 9:45 AM > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Re: College Reading Course Syllabi > > Thank you, Sue!!! > You have some excellent resources associated with this and with your > study skills course. I am very interested in the Study Mate software. > > Lois Martin, M.S. > Director, Academic Support Center > Goshen College > 1700 South Main Street > Goshen, IN 46526 > 574-535-7576 > [log in to unmask] > > At 04:19 PM 3/2/2006 -0600, you wrote: > >The syllabus from my Speed Reading course can be accessed at > >http://www.dmacc.edu/instructors/smwickham/spdrding.htm > > > >This course focuses on vocabulary, comprehension, and flexibility in > >rate. > > > >Sue Wickham > >Academic Achievement Center > >Des Moines Area Community College > >2006 S. Ankeny Blvd. > >Ankeny, IA 50021 > >Office: 515-965-7000 > >FAX: 515-965-7080 > > > > > >-----Original Message----- > >From: Open Forum for Learning Assistance Professionals > >[mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Ramage, Travis > >Sent: Thursday, March 02, 2006 3:32 PM > >To: [log in to unmask] > >Subject: College Reading Course Syllabi > > > >Dear all, > > > > > > > >I forwarded the article, "What the ACT Reveals About College Readiness > >in Reading/blurb/pdf link to 63 page report", that was posted to the > >LISTSERV yesterday, to our faculty and staff with the following > >comments: > > > > > > > >"I thought this data was interesting and worth sharing. The article > >provides strategies for what high schools can do to improve readiness > >for reading. Unfortunately, I didn't see any suggestions in the > article > >on what we can do for students who are not ready to read college > texts." > > > > > > > >My e-mail resulted in a meeting today with our Campus Dean, Associate > >Campus Dean, Assistant Dean for Student Services, Developmental > >Writing/Reading Instructor and myself to offer a course from our > catalog > >called LEA 101: Speed Reading and Efficiency in Reading. The course > >description reads, "The aim of this course is to help the student > >develop the vocabulary and comprehension skills needed for studying > >college material. The student learns to analyze challenging materials > >for immediate understanding and interpret it for long-term memory." > > > > > > > >Since we have never offered the course before on our campus (we are one > > >of 13 UW Colleges Freshman/Sophomore campuses in Wisconsin), I am > >soliciting your help to provide examples for textbooks and syllabi that > > >you have used on your respective campuses for courses that match our > >course description. I posed a similar question back in May asking in > >general about reading courses you offer and found that several campuses > > >teach a similar course. However, now that we are going to teach a > >course, I am look for specifics rather than having to start from ground > > >zero in the course development process. > > > > > > > >Our plan is to offer two sections of LEA 101 as a one-credit, > non-degree > >course this fall. The course will be offered the first five weeks of > >the semester, twice a week for 75 min (i.e., T Th from 2:00 pm - 3:15 > >pm). The target population will be our conditional admit students who > >scored less than a 17 on their ACT and/or students who place into our > >ENG 098: Basic Composition course based on the University of WI English > > >Placement Test scores. > > > > > > > >I would appreciate any guidance you could provide. > > > > > > > >Thanks in advance for your help! > > > > > > > >Travis Ramage > > > >Coordinator of Adult Student Services/ > > > >Academic Assistance Advisor > > > >UW-Barron County > > > >1800 College Drive > > > >Rice Lake, WI 54868 > > > >Phone: (715) 234-8176 #5438 > > > >Fax: (715) 234-8024 > > > >E-mail: [log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]> > > > >Website: www.barron.uwc.edu <http://www.barron.uwc.edu> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > >To access the LRNASST-L archives or User Guide, or to change your > >subscription options (including subscribe/unsubscribe), point your web > >browser to http://www.lists.ufl.edu/archives/lrnasst-l.html > > > >To contact the LRNASST-L owner, email [log in to unmask] > > > >~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > >To access the LRNASST-L archives or User Guide, or to change your > >subscription options (including subscribe/unsubscribe), point your web > >browser to http://www.lists.ufl.edu/archives/lrnasst-l.html > > > >To contact the LRNASST-L owner, email [log in to unmask] > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > To access the LRNASST-L archives or User Guide, or to change your > subscription options (including subscribe/unsubscribe), point your web > browser to http://www.lists.ufl.edu/archives/lrnasst-l.html > > To contact the LRNASST-L owner, email [log in to unmask] > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > To access the LRNASST-L archives or User Guide, or to change your > subscription options (including subscribe/unsubscribe), point your web > browser to http://www.lists.ufl.edu/archives/lrnasst-l.html > > To contact the LRNASST-L owner, email [log in to unmask] > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > To access the LRNASST-L archives or User Guide, or to change your > subscription options (including subscribe/unsubscribe), point your web > browser to http://www.lists.ufl.edu/archives/lrnasst-l.html > > To contact the LRNASST-L owner, email [log in to unmask] > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > To access the LRNASST-L archives or User Guide, or to change your > subscription options (including subscribe/unsubscribe), point your web > browser to http://www.lists.ufl.edu/archives/lrnasst-l.html > > To contact the LRNASST-L owner, email [log in to unmask] > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > To access the LRNASST-L archives or User Guide, or to change your > subscription options (including subscribe/unsubscribe), point your web browser to > http://www.lists.ufl.edu/archives/lrnasst-l.html > > To contact the LRNASST-L owner, email [log in to unmask] -- Evanthia O. 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