Students are able to meet with
their tutors weekly for a one-on-
one session in which they can
work on individual problems and
on improving their mathematics
skills in general.
However, if your have a
higher than “D” average, but still
want to improve your math skills
and grades, the Department of
Mathematics sponsors weekly
math labs for mathematics classes
numbered 22-33. Schedules for
these labs are announced at the
beginning of each semester and
are obtainable form your
professor or from the office of
the Department of Mathematics
itself.
The Writing Center
Have a research paper due
and you simply don’t know where
to begin? Need help organizing
your ideas fw a paper in a history
themselves that will apply both
to their college careCT at UNC
and beyond. Students who have
been tested and found to be
learning disabled are able to take
advantage of the assistance
offered by this particular service.
The program aids suidents in time
management, learning strategies
and preparation and supervision
of alternate testing formats. For
more information, call 962-7227.
Learning Skills Center
The Learning Skills Center is
a very diverse program, offering
everything from learning
strategies workshops to classes
that help students prepare for the
GRE, LSAT, MCAT and other
standardized exams. The program
attempts to reach its main goal of
improving students’ ability to
learn by offering instructional
classes in learning strategies that
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class? Or do you simply need the
answer to a small, nagging
grammar question? If you
answered “yes” to any of these
questions or need help developing
other aspects of your writing
ability, the Writing Center is for
you. This center offers tutorial
assistance not only in classes that
require that one has strong writing
skills to succeed. The center
provides tutors who help students
develop their skills in everything
from developing a topic for their
research paper to improving their
skills regarding literary style,
grammar and syntax. In addition,
the tutors will also work with
students individually to help them
analyze their own worit.
TTie center has two locations,
one in the lower level of Phillips
Annex and the other in the lower
level of Robert B. House
Undergraduate Library. Dean
Owen stressed that although the
location in Phillips Annex is not
accessible by wheelchair, the
center in the lower level of the
Undergraduate Library is. For
more information, call 962-7710
Learning Disabilities
Services
The Learning Disabilities
Swvices is dedicated to teaching
learning disabled student to
develop a confidence in
include organizing time, taking
notes, preparing fw exams and
thinking analytically and
critically while studying.
Although these services are
directed primarily toward
students in the General College,
they are open to all UNC students.
For more information on the
classes that will be offered by the
Learning Skills Center this year,
call 962-3782.
Student Government
Tutorial Services
Another program that runs
under the auspices of the Learning
Skills Center is Student
Government Tutorial Services.
This service, OTganized by suident
government, allows students who
have taken courses for at least
three semesters and have received
no less than a“B” to receive three
credits for tutoring other students
who are having difficulty in their
studies. The students are selected
and trained to participate as tutors.
They hold weekly sessions in
which they tutor students who
need help on a first come first
serve basis. For more information
on location, dates and times of
tutoring sessions, call %2-3782.
The Office of Student
Counseling
The Office of Student
Counseling (OSQ is another one
of the many programs provided
by the university to assist
students in achieving their
academic goals. Although the
programs offered by OSC are
open to all students, OSC is
especially dedicated to assisting
Native and African American
students. OSC is coordinated by
Associate Dean Rosalind Fuse-
Hall and Assistant Dean Harold
Woodard. Fuse-Hall stresses that
although students may have done
well in high school, university
studies can be a different ball
game. “More than likely the
skills you had in high school will
not get you through your first
semester here at the university.”
Dean Fuse-Hall said. OSC offers
many programs that are designed
to improve upon the talents of
the student and make their
transition into the university a
successful one. Fuse-Hall also
stresses the importance of
students getting in contact with
OSC soon upon entering the
university. Here is a detailed list
of the programs and how they
can help you.
The Minority Student
Advisory Program
This program is designed to
provide incoming minority
freshmen with peer counselors
who have above a 2.5 grade point
average and have been through
extensive training. Minority
Advisors (MA) meet with
freshmen participants once every
two weeks and provide freshmen
with academic counseling and
help to keep freshmen informed
about OSC and university
policies in general. “MA’s
provide freshmen with accurate
information on rules, policies and
procedures. They also assist in
personal and social adjustment
into the university community,”
Dean Fuse-Hall said.
about times, dates and places.
Academic Skill
Enhancing Workshops
These workshops are designed
to provide all students, not just
freshmen, with organizational
lessons such as time management,
study skills and textbook reading.
“These workshops are probably
the most important programs that
we offer. The workshops enhance
the skills that you brought with
you from high school,” Dean
Fuse-Hall said. Contact OSC for
times, dates and places for the
workshops.
It is also important to add that
these programs are open to
everyone- freshmen and
upperclassmen alike. “We offer
programs to anyone who wants
to improve,” Fuse-Hall said. “We
Scholastic Advancement
Sessions
SAS is a program that
provides free tutoring in the
natural sciences, math, English,
social sciences and foreign
languages. The sessions are held
three nights per week and are
conducted by a graduate assistant
and several of the MA’s. The
program is constructed to
provide freshmen with
individualized instruction.
Contact OSC for information
Dean of OSC Welcomes
Class of 1995
Welcome to the “Southern Part of
Heaven.” Many dreams begin here; but
only hard work, established priorities and
a committment to academic excellence
will convert those dreams into realities by
graduation. This campus will offer many
tempting pleasures; you must decide early
what is more important: popularity,
partying or pumping up your knowledge
base. The Office for Student Counseling
(OSC) is ready to assist you with your
goals for academic excellence.
OSC sponsors the Minority Advisor
Program. Many of you heard from these
individuals during the summer. We offer
study skill enhancement sessions and
scholastic advancement sessions. Yet, your
success in these programs depends on
YOU! You must prioritize!
OSC believes that each of you can
achieve all your dreams and we would
like to assist you. Come see what we have
to offer you at our Freshman Meeting on
Aug. 28,1991 from 4:00-5:00 p.m. in the
Student Union Auditorium. It’s all up to
YOU. What will you do to become an
academic success at UNC? We’ll be
watching!
Peace and Power, Rosalind Fuse-Hall
Biacic ink August 14,1991