Gathering for a group photo taken last fall of students who are members of the Tutoring Services.
The welcome mat at Tutoring Services is being rolled out for students interested in joining its staff for the 2023-2024 academic year.
Joining Tutoring Services is a win-win for everyone – for students who simply drop-in for some extra academic assistance as needed, and students looking to enhance their own learning while providing academic assistance to fellow students.
“The service is essentially peers helping peers which makes for a learning environment that is less intimidating for both tutors and the students who come in for help,” said Halle Cook, a writing tutor and senior enrolled in the English Multi-Award Program (B.A. Adolescence Education: English and M.A. English).
“As an Education major, it allows me to develop skills I need to help students who struggle academically,” Ms. Cook added. Moreover, the hours Cook says she works are never overwhelming, and the schedule is flexible when it comes to attending to responsibilities that go along with being a college student.
Tutoring students over the last three years has helped Joe Vargas, a senior Physics major with concentration is theoretical physics and a math minor, to develop a strong knowledge base of the fundamentals of physics and math, while also fostering and improving his teaching philosophy.
“Working at Tutoring Services in the Learning Center as a tutor offers an experience that other campus jobs cannot. Not only can one improve their knowledge within their respective fields, but you are also given the opportunity to improve your public speaking and increase your campus involvement,” Mr. Vargas explained.
“If you are serious about your major and future career goals – I sincerely recommend becoming a tutor,” Vargas said.
Tutors are paid to work a scheduled number of hours and may also be assigned to work privately with students registered in the Full Opportunity Program, Educational Development Program or Office of Disability Support Services for Students.
While Tutoring Center, located on the fourth floor of the Carnahan Jackson Center for Learning and Scholarship, hires students in most subject areas that Fredonia offers, demand is particularly high for students to tutor in economics, biology, chemistry, computer science, math and statistics.
“These are areas where we have the greatest demand and we have students (in those disciplines) who will be graduating at the end of the year,” said Adam Hino, coordinator of Tutoring Services.
“In addition to a paycheck, being a tutor looks great on a resume for students seeking admission to graduate programs or competing for jobs, fellowships and teaching positions,” Mr. Hino noted.
Applications to become a tutor can be found online. The application deadline is March 31.
General Tutoring Services information is available online .
The current tutoring schedule is available at online.
