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Sorry to jump in without knowing the score (gee, don't I tell students no to do that?) As for tutor-hogging: If tutoring is by appointment, a good rule of thumb is 1 hr. of tutoring per hour of class per week. Three class hours = three tutor hours. If it's walk-in, that's a bigger problem. The solution begins with your tutors. They must buy into the philosophy that the goal of tutoring is to create independent learners. Our tutors are often working with several students at once, either rotating between them or working with a pair or trio. They know they should not "poach" another tutor's students. Students are directed to a particular tutor when they sign in. They are also given a list of expectations, one of which is that they can NOT expect a tutor's undivided attention for an hour at a time. We had one tutor who was an awful poacher (since departed). The occasional manipulative student flits from tutor to tutor, suckering them into extra or prolonged help. When we spot such a pattern, all the tutors are made aware of it and guidelines for giving assistance are reinforced. Another approach is to set up study groups/tables which meet at a regular time and have a tutor assigned to the group for an hour, primarily as a facilitator. Elizabeth Dewey 517-686-9275 Teaching/Learning Center Delta College University Center, MI 48710