With the new year in full swing and classes about to begin for the spring semester, now is an ideal time to remind your student about utilizing campus educational support services to ensure their successful collegiate experience.
The Academic Success Network provides educational support services that help students meet their goal of graduating from the University of Arkansas. The office consists of three areas—the Enhanced Learning Center, Quality Writing Center, and Learning Coaches. These resources can assist your student with their educational pursuits and provide additional assistance if needed.
The Enhanced Learning Center (ELC) provides tutoring and supplemental instruction for your student throughout the year to assist them in their coursework and increase understanding and problem solving techniques. The center focuses on engineering, foreign languages, mathematical sciences, physical sciences, and social sciences. The Enhanced Learning Center is located on the Garden Level of Gregson Hall and open from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm each weekday. Supplemental Instruction (SI) appointments can occur outside of these hours. To sign up for a tutoring session or for a SI course, your student should visit http://elc.uark.edu.
The Quality Writing Center (QWC) provides face-to-face and online tutoring for your student with papers, essays, and other written assignments. Tutors provide reader feedback and collaborate with your student to help them learn revision strategies for improving their drafts. The QWC offers three types of tutors: (1) graduate tutors who help with any university writing assignment; (2) undergraduate peer tutors who help with Composition I & II papers; and (3) graduate specialist tutors in history and science. The Quality Writing Center is located in 315 Kimpel Hall. For assistance from the Quality Writing Center, your student can visit http://qwc.uark.edu to schedule an appointment with a tutor.
Learning Coaches are available to assist your student in developing better study skills, identifying their learning style, and implementing proven strategies like time management techniques, that can affect their overall academic success. Even if your student earned decent grades last year/semester, there is always room for improvement. Learning Coaches work with students on any subject matter. Coaches listen to the student’s challenges/issues from their past experiences, assess where the student is and how to get to them where they desire to be, and work with your student to create a specific plan/timeline to accomplish their goals for this semester. To schedule an appointment with a learning coach, encourage your student to call (479) 575-3388.
More information about the Academic Success Network is available by visiting http://success.uark.edu or calling (479) 575-2989.