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We have also seen many benefits from consolidating. We have many student tutors who tutor a variety of subjects, as well as writing, and the faculty who work in our Writing Center are very good at referring students to tutors in other areas. I will add that our initial consolidation wasn't voluntary; it came in response to budget cutbacks, and people from both areas had reservations. I had forgotten those first few rocky months until I started writing this email. Now I wouldn't want it any other way. Last year, when some "higher-ups" suggested separating the Writing Center, it was the Writing Center faulty who most strenuously objected. Staff, faculty, tutors and, most of all students, benefit from our consolidation. Vicki Dr. Vicki L. Hill Director, Altshuler Learning Enhancement Center Southern Methodist University Dallas, TX 75275-0201 [log in to unmask] (214) 768-3292 On 1/9/09 12:36 PM, "Vick, Tim" <[log in to unmask]> wrote: I have to echo this position. Having the services combined is the most efficient, student-friendly thing to do on our campuses. It may not work everywhere but we (and our students) love having all academic assistance in one place. With budgets getting tighter, I'm surprised more schools aren't combining services to the maximum extent possible. Tim ***************************************** Tim Vick Director, Academic Resource Centers Macon State College 100 College Station Drive, L-136 Macon, GA 31206 Phone: 478.471.2057 [log in to unmask] http://www.maconstate.edu/arc/ ***************************************** Macon State College It's right here. Our 4-year degrees. Your career. -----Original Message----- From: Open Forum for Learning Assistance Professionals [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Clevenger, Julie Sent: Friday, January 09, 2009 1:04 PM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: Reasons Against Merging of Tutoring Center and Writing Center I agree with Jan. One of the best things we ever did was combine all of our services. We have a "one-stop-shop" of academic support services called the Learning Lab which includes a writing center, a math center, peer tutors, the Supplemental Instruction program, Study Skills Specialists, a licensed personal counselor, and the Special Needs Office. It is a huge benefit to our students to be able to walk them over to various parts of our area to get them to the services they need. We love it. Julie Clevenger Executive Director, Learning Lab Lincoln Land Community College 5250 Shepherd Rd. P.O. Box 19256 Springfield, IL 62794-9256 (217) 786-2365 [log in to unmask] -----Original Message----- From: Open Forum for Learning Assistance Professionals [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Jan Norton Sent: Friday, January 09, 2009 8:47 AM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: Reasons Against Merging of Tutoring Center and Writing Center Howard, I guess I would want more reasons why you don't want to merge. Is it going to radically cramp one group's amount of functional space? Are they merging into the less welcoming, colder/hotter, smaller, moldy space? Is there a history of violence between the writing and content tutoring, a sort of cross-discipline ancient feud? Doesn't research suggest there are academic benefits to more centralized services? The opportunities for cross-training among the tutors, ease of service location for students, and immediate referrals between the two services seem like good reasons to actively seek a joining of tutorial services. It sounds like a good thing: a student comes for help while writing a paper, and in one location that is working jointly to benefit student learning, the student can find both help for understanding the subject discipline as well as help for expressing their understanding in their writing. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Masuda, Howard" <[log in to unmask]> Date: Thursday, January 8, 2009 6:47 pm Subject: Reasons Against Merging of Tutoring Center and Writing Center To: [log in to unmask] > Hi Everyone, > > Happy New Year! > > I am hoping I might get some reasons or arguments for not > merging our University Writing Center (in existence about 15 > years) and > our University Tutorial Center (in existence for 30 > years). We are both > located in separate rooms on the first and second floors in the > Library.The Provost would like to bring the Writing Center down > to the first > floor and possibly consolidate the two Centers. Both > Centers have been > functioning effectively and efficiently separately for all of these > years. If you need any more information to respond to this > inquiry,please let me know. > > Thanks, > > Howard Masuda > > > > Dr. Howard Masuda > > Director, University Tutorial Center > > California State University, Los Angeles > > Library Palmer Wing 1062A > > (323) 343-3972 > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > 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] Jan Norton, Director Center for Academic Resources University of Wisconsin Oshkosh (920) 424-3419 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 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]