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