Roberts Wesleyan College: 4 yr. private, liberal arts, 1200 undergrads & 300
grads
Learning Center responsibilities include peer tutoring,
international student services, disability services, study skills assistance
for any student, instructional media services
1 full-time media tech, 1 full-time office manager/secretary/record
keeper, 1 full-time instructor/director, 1 half-time ESL instructor, 1
half-time disability services officer/instructor, approx. 30 peer tutors
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Lori Nielsen [SMTP:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: Wednesday, December 09, 1998 10:53 AM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: staffing a learning center
>
> Does CRLA and/or NADE (or another learning assistance organization)
> have standards for the number of staff needed to operate a learning
> center based on the college's enrollment? I'm looking for ratios,
> number of professional staff per number of FTE's, for example.
>
> [Maybe such numbers would be impossible to compute, considering the
> vast range of programs and services offered by learning centers.
> Plus, the information would probably need to be sorted by type of
> institution and institution size.]
>
> I'm looking for research that will support my request for staff!
> I've quickly looked through the NADE Self-Evaluation Guide and
> Maxwell's Evaluating Academic Skills Programs: A Source Book, but I
> see no recommendations for sizes of staff, professional and support.
> Is anyone aware of the existance of such information?
>
> If folks in positions similar to mine wish to reply to me personally,
> I'll collect the info. and post a summary. I am the Learning Center
> Director at a private, 4-yr. liberal arts college, enrollment
> 500-550. My Learning Center programs include peer tutoring, SI,
> services for students with disabilities, and study skills counseling.
> I also serve as a writing tutor. I have NO staff, professional or
> support, and this is my 7th year; I developed the current Learning
> Center.
>
> Thanks for any assistance-- Lori
>
> Lori Nielsen
> Learning Center (402) 426-7334
> Dana College <[log in to unmask]>
> 2848 College Drive
> Blair, NE 68008
