Vera--Congrats on a great project! You might want to take a look at the Learning Assistance Center at St. Mary's University in San Antonio, Texas. I served as Associate Director there for 4 years. It was a stellar center then--and it continues to be. It encompasses many of the elements you listed and some others. VERA MAYES wrote: >** Proprietary ** > >We are in the throws of blending our existing services into one more >comprehensive facility. We will be retrofitting an existing building on >campus and hope to use this move to help develop the support for >students on campus. > >We presently have 4 separate centers that provide the following kinds >of support: >1)College prep classes in reading and English skills that have a lab >component, >2)all math tutoring, chemistry, and physics on a drop-in basis, >3)accounting support on a drop-in basis housed in the math center >4)a writing center that blends walk-ins with their appointment >structure and >5)CLAST support >We presently have almost 100,000 visits a year to the separate >centers. > >We would like to know if anyone out there has a center that deals with >these areas (and more). We would really like some information about >1)how the blending works, how are the different disciplines housed >together, >2)how it is managed, >3)what other services you provide and why, >4)what would you add if you could, >5)would you be open to a visit? > >The administration is really excited about this move and we would like >to use it to make sure that the students get even better services and >that nothing is lost that is already working. > >Thanks so much for any responses!!! > >To contact the LRNASST-L owner, email [log in to unmask] > >Vera Mayes >Math Learning Center Coordinator >Tallahassee Community College >444 Appleyard Dr. >Tallahassee FL. 32304-2895 >(850) 201-8251 >[log in to unmask] >http://www.tcc.fl.edu/dept/acsu/mc/index.htm > >~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >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] > > -- Debbie Cunningham Interim Director First Year Experience and Engagement Adams State College Alamosa, Colorado ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 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]