By Jordan Green, Editor-in-Chief
Whether students need tutoring or a place to study, Northwestern’s Academic Success Center is available to help, leaders say.
New tutors are volunteering at the Academic Success Center and specialize in different subject matters, allowing students to get the help they need, said Danielle Budy, the success center’s coordinator. The success center has 10 tutors, an increase from past years.
“We want to see students succeed,” Budy said.
The success center offers tutoring from peers and other volunteers, including retired professors. Study areas for individuals and groups of students are offered.
Students can also use printers to complete classwork and take tests using the success center’s computers.
Test proctoring is also available.
All services are provided free of charge to students.
Students seeking tutoring are encouraged to set up an appointment time with a tutor in the subject where they need help. The success center offers tutoring in math, economics, personal finance, chemistry, physics, microbiology, zoology, biology, English, computer science, health and sports science, history and government.
To set up a tutoring appointment, call 580-327-8138.
If students need tutoring in a subject that the success center doesn’t offer, the success center can help students find tutoring resources online at www.tutor.com.
Students can benefit from the services the success center offers, said Budy, a Northwestern alumna. More and more students are taking advantage of the success center, and she hopes to see more students do so. Between 30 and 50 students use the success center each week.
“We’re easily accessible,” she said. “A lot of students don’t know we’re here.”
Dr. Fred Jungman, a retired Northwestern professor, began tutoring students in the fall semester. He specializes in economics and personal finance.
Jungman said the university hopes to put a greater emphasis on tutoring, a goal he wanted to be a part of. He hopes to help supplement the instruction students receive in class, he said.
“We’re getting off to a good start,” Jungman said. “We just want to be helpful and fit in with students’ needs. … We’re just here to help out.”
The success center is in Room 113 of the Industrial Education Building. It is open Monday through Wednesday from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m., Thursday from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Friday 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.