Academic Success Center

Current Tutor Resources

Tutor Leaders

Tutor Leaders work to improve the program and help train other tutors. Learn more about who are our Tutor Leaders and becoming a Tutor Leader.

Tutor Certification

Tutoring Workshops: Fall 2007 schedule of workshops for Tutors.

Level I Tutor Certification: Overview of the certification process.

Tutoring Sessions

Sessions to Observe: New Tutors are encouraged to observe other tutors before their first session.

The First Session: Things to do/consider when getting started.

Conducting Sessions: Common components of most successful tutoring sessions.

Tutoring Session Plan: An outline form tutors can use to document sessions and plan for future sessions.

Goal Setting: A form for setting goals with your tutee.

Group Dynamics: Suggestions for working with dominant and passive group participants.

Redirecting Questions: Questions you can ask tutees for clarification, to demonstrate understanding, and to encourage participation.

15 Quick Tips for Success

Campus Resources

Academic Success Center: 1060 Hixson-Lied, 294-6624, success@iastate.edu

Dean of Students Office: 1010 Student Suervices Building, 294-1020, dsoweb@iastate.edu

Academic Help and Study Rooms

Park's Library: 294-3642

Information Technology Services / Solution Center: 195 Durham Center, 294-4000, solution@iastate.edu

Judicial Affairs: 1010 Student Services Building, 294-1021 (provides information about academic integrity, etc)

Office of Equal Opportunity and Diversity: 3680 Beardshear Hall, 294-7612, eodoffice@iastate.edu

Student Counseling Services: 3rd Floor Student Services Building, 294-5056

Thielen Student Health Center: 294-5801

Sexual Assault Assistors: 3680 Beardshear Hall

Academic Colleges

Reminder: When you are contacting an academic college or department about obtaining a syllabus or text book, please remember to maintain your tutees confidentiality. Even if a faculty member wants to know who is receiving tutoring in his/her class, you must respect that tutees privacy.

College of Agriculture and Life Sciences: 23 Curtiss Hall, 294-2766, agstudent@iastate.edu

College of Business: 2200 Gerdin Business Building, 294-8300, business@iastate.edu

College of Design: 134 College of Design Building, 294-7428, isucod@iastate.edu

College of Engineering: 104 Marston Hall, 294-5933, info@eng.iastate.edu

College of Human Sciences: E262 Lagomarcino Hall, 294-7800, hs@iastate.edu

College of Liberal Arts and Sciences: 102 Catt Hall, 294-7740, las@iastate.edu

College of Veterinary Medicine: 294-1242