Learning
      assistance
     
     
      program
      expands
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      New
      programs
      designed
      to
      help
      students
     
    
   
   
    
     
      ocated
      in
      the
      Robertson
      Library,
      the
     
    

    
     
      Learning
      Assistance
      Center
      has
      been
      in
     
    

    
     
      operation
      for
      the
      past
      five
      years.
      It
      has
     
     
      aided
      students
      with
      tutoring
      programs
      for
      any-
     
     
      thing
      from
      English
      to
      calculus
      and
      statistics.
     
     
      Along
      with
      a
      certified
      teacher
      who
      works
      with
     
     
      elementary
      students,
      the
      center
      has
      ten
      tutors
      in
     
     
      all.
      Most
      of
      the
      tutors
      are
      students
      in
      their
      third
     
     
      or
      fourth
      years,
      and
      are
      quite
      willing
      to
      assist
     
     
      anyone
      who
      is
      having
      troubles.
      Each
      tutoring
     
     
      session
      costs
      $15.00
      for
      non-students
      and
      $10.00
     
     
      for
      university
      students.
      Services
      are
      available
     
     
      Tuesday
      through
      Thursday
      4:30-9:00
      P.M.
      and
     
     
      appointments
      can
      be
      made
      by
      calling
      the
      center
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      at
      566-0435.
      Victoria
      Johnston,
      part
      time
      co-
     
     
      ordinator
      of
      the
      Learning
      Assistance
      Center
     
     
      says
      this
      year’s
      tutoring
      program
      is
      great,
      and
     
     
      the
      center
      has
      had
      a
      ‘‘fabulous
      response’’
      from
     
     
      the
      students.
     
    

    
     
      Last
      year
      the
      Learning
      Assistance
      Center
     
     
      jumped
      at
      the
      opportunity
      to
      use
      the
      old
      CEIC
     
     
      room
      as
      a
      teaching
      area.
      Now
      that
      they
      have
     
     
      more
      space,
      they
      have
      been
      able
      to
      develop
     
     
      more
      programs
      for
      students
      both
      in
      university
     
     
      and
      out.
     
    

    
     
      This
      is
      the
      first
      year
      for
      trying
      out
      these
      new
     
     
      ideas.
      Mrs
      Johnston
      hopes
      that
      students
      will
     
     
      take
      me
      of
      the
      programs
      which
      have
     
     
      been
      developed
      for
      them.
      Al-
     
     
      though
      they
      do
      cost
      money,
     
     
      (prices
      ranging
      from
      $5.00
      to
     
     
      $45.00),
      they
      are
      rather
      afford-
     
     
      able
      and
      it
      is
      a
      great
      way
      to
     
     
      develop
      new
      skills.
     
    

    
     
      The
      Speak
      Easy
      Pro-
     
     
      gram
      allows
      students
      to
      gain
     
     
      the
      confidence
      and
      the
      skills
     
     
      necessary
      to
      communicate
     
     
      their
      ideas
      to
      others,
      in
      the
     
     
      forms
      of
      discussion,
      seminar
     
    

    
     
      participation
      and
      social
      inter-
     
     
      action.
     
    

    
     
      In
      university,
      students
      have
     
     
      to
      do
      a
      lot
      of
      writing,
      which
      is
     
     
      why
      the
      Writing
      Lab
      was
      cre-
     
     
      ated.
      It
      helps
      students
      who
      are
     
     
      experiencing
      writing
      difficul-
     
     
      ties
      improve
      their
      writing
     
     
      skills.
     
    

    
     
      Effective
      Reading:
      all
      stu-
     
     
      dents
      know
      that
      with
      uni-
     
     
      versity,
      there
      are
      a
      lot
      of
      re-
     
     
      quired
      reading
      assignments,
     
     
      and
      this
      program
      educates
      stu-
     
     
      dents
      in
      becoming
      efficient
     
     
      readers.
      It
      helps
      students
      en-
     
     
      hance
      their
      reading
      speed,
     
     
      comprehension,
      vocabulary,
     
     
      skimming
      and
      scanning.
     
    

    
     
      University
      students
      also
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Victoria
      Johnston,
      part-time
      coordinator
      of
      the
      Learning
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Assistance
      Center
     
    
   
   
    
     
      12/X-Press/October
      14,
      1993
     
    
   
   
    
     
      have
      to
      learn
      proper
      study
     
     
      ‘skills.
      The
      Study
      Skills
      pro-
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      "Most
      of
      the
     
     
      tutors
      are
     
     
      students
      in
      their
     
     
      third
      or
      fourth
     
     
      years,
      and
      are
     
     
      quite
      willing
      to
     
     
      assist
      anyone
      who
     
     
      is
      having
     
     
      troubles."
     
    
   
   
    
     
      gram
      was
      developed
      for
      students
      who
      want
      to
     
     
      develop
      their
      dexterity
      while
      attending
      univer-
     
     
      sity.
      Some
      of
      the
      topics
      they
      touch
      on
      are:
      time
     
     
      management,
      textbook
      and
      reading
      assignments,
     
     
      lectures,
      studying
      for
      tests
      and
      exams,
      and
     
     
      stress
      management.
     
    

    
     
      All
      of
      these
      programs
      have
      been
      created
      to
     
     
      aid
      students
      throughout
      their
      university
      years,
     
     
      and
      in
      life.
      Although
      there
      has
      not
      been
      a
      lot
      of
     
     
      response
      from
      the
      students
      yet,
      Mrs.
      Johnston
     
     
      has
      faith
      in
      the
      programs.
      She
      realizes
      that
      it
     
     
      takes
      a
      little
      time
      for
      people
      to
      get
      used
      to
     
     
      something
      new,
      and
      she
      hopes
      that
      students
      will
     
     
      realize
      the
      importance
      of
      the
      programs.
     
    

    
     
      The
      Learning
      Assistance
      Service
      wants
      to
     
     
      assist
      students
      as
      much
      as
      possible,
      and
      is
     
     
      willing
      to
      look
      into
      developing
      more
      programs
     
     
      for
      students
      who
      want
      them.
      They
      look
      forward
     
     
      to
      receiving
      suggestions
      from
      students.
     
    

    
     
      The
      center’s
      hours
      are:
     
    

    
     
      Monday
      10:00am
      -
      4:00pm
     
     
      Tuesday
      10:00am
      -
      9:00pm
     
     
      Friday
      10:00am
      -
      4:00
     
     
      GRACE
      KIMPINSKI