Academic Success Learning Support Programs
Tutoring/Peer Education
Academic Success Program
Noble 280, 247-7383
M – F, 9 am – 4 pm
Dian Jenkins, Disability Services Coordinator
Ayla Moore, Academic Coordinator
Free to all Fort Lewis College students
The ASP serves all Fort Lewis College students in their quest for success in college, and we serve the college by helping our students maintain good academic standing (a cumulative GPA of 2.00 or better). To achieve these goals, we:
- Coordinate referrals to other on-campus tutoring programs and departmental tutoring. Tutoring is all over campus, and we make sure you know where to find the best fit for your academic needs.
- Offer free, small study groups run by top-notch students who are recommended by your professors for some of the most challenging lower-division Gateway and General Education classes on campus. Our peer educators offer their best strategies on how to succeed.
- Provide assistive technologies for reading and writing. We offer free training on assistive technologies and books on tape for students with approved, documented disabilities.
- Secure academic accommodations. If you have a documented disability, make an appointment with the Disability Services Coordinator for a personal, confidential interview to present your documentation and to discuss how to implement appropriate, reasonable academic accommodations for your learning needs.
- Sponsor Fall and Winter Symposiums to help first-students make their lives more manageable.
- Provide Early Alert System intervention assistance for students who are struggling.
- Hire and train students as peer educators. Only those students who meet our high standards are selected, and they can earn CRLA (College Reading and Learning Association) certification.
CO-AMP
Berndt Hall 660, 247-7569
M – F, 8 am – 5 pm
Free for minority students pursuing STEM disciplines (see below)
Our tutors specialize in helping incoming minority students who are majoring in the disciplines of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics in the fall and winter terms. Other goals include:
- Improving the quality of science and technology classes
- Providing early academic intervention services
- Providing career and graduate school information
- Developing leadership skills
- Offering summer research experiences
Algebra Alcove
Sage 147, 247-7161
M – F, 9 am – 4 pm
Leslie Goldstein, Coordinator
Free to all FLC students
An overwhelming number of students tell us math was their least favorite subject in high school. Staffed by freshmen math teachers and trained peer educators, the Algebra Alcove helps students do better in their math classes by developing their confidence and skill sets. Students enrolled in any freshmen math class may work with tutors just by showing up. Tutors assist students with:
- Homework
- Exam and quiz review
- Supplemental instruction
- Problem-solving classes
- Meeting the Colorado Assessment Law standards
- Preparation for the college “Q” graduation requirement
Language Lab
158 Sage Hall
Hours are posted on the door
Free to all FLC students
The Language Lab provides foreign language computer software and programs. Students can practice pronunciation, grammar, vocabulary, and study for quizzes. A lab assistant helps students learn how to use these resources. A conversational assistant helps students practice speaking foreign languages.
Native American Center
Miller Student Center, 247-7292
Charlie Bloomfield, Acting Director
M – F, 8 am- 4:30 pm
Free to all FLC students
The Native American Center Tutoring program provides academic assistance to all Fort Lewis College students with a special emphasis on targeting incoming students and those who are completing remedial work in math and writing. The Center also offers:
- Tutoring in a wide range of classes.
- Academic workshops such as Time Management, Classroom Presentations, and Finding Scholarships.
- Referral to other academic programs
PCS
EBH 271
Dr. Carl Lienert, Coordinator, 247-7169
M - TH 11:30 - 4
Free to all FLC students
When enrolled in Math Department courses (pre-calculus, calculus, statistics), students can go to this drop-in tutoring center to get help from both faculty and students.
Program for Academic Advancement (PAA)
Juniper Building (across from Reed Library), 247-7692
Cristina Grabiel, Director
Katie Sparks, Tutor Coordinator
M – Th, 8 am – 8 pm; F 8 am – 5 pm
Free to students who qualify (see below)
PAA is a federally-funded program to assist first-generation college, low-income, or disabled students who have academic needs. The goals of PAA are to:
- Increase retention and graduation rates of eligible students
- Provide academic planning
- Offer free tutoring services
- Provide graduate school information and support
- Coordinate workshops on academic, computer, or life skills
- Offer peer mentoring, cultural events, personal support and a private computer lab.
Writing Center
Sage 105b, 382-6934
Gretchen Treadwell, Coordinator
Hours vary and are posted on the door
Free to all FLC students
Advocating “Building better writers,” the Writing Center offers free assistance to all students with any kind of writing assignment or project at any stage in the writing process (from generating ideas, to establishing an organization structure, to polishing a final draft). The Writing Center is staffed by writing faculty and trained peer tutors. Students can stop by in person or call to make appointments.
