to acknowledge how help-ful Mallory is in assisting them understand challeng-ing concepts in a way that makes them feel more con-fident about their own aca-

demic capabilities.

In addition to working as an accounting walk-in tutor, Mallory is a go-to person for students seeking 1-1 tutoring, frequently working with students in the Retake

with Success program.

Furthermore, she consistent-ly provides new ideas for tutoring resources, and is involved with outreach ef-forts, speaking in the Learn-ing Centers orientation video. Her charismatic per-sonality will truly be missed as she graduates this May. The Learning Center offers our sincere gratitude for all that Mallory does, making her an incredibly deserving

recipient of this award.

Each year, The Learning Center selects a recipient for the Outstanding Tutor of the Year award, which is the highest tribute awarded to a student member of The

Learning Center staff.

On Tuesday April 14, 2015 Mallory Coulombe was announced as The Learning Centers Outstanding Peer Educator for the 2015-

2016 school year.

Mallory was nominated by Kristina Rieger, Business

Tutoring Coordinator.

In recognizing Malllory, Lori

DeConinck shared:

Mallory is the ideal tutor; shes bright, friendly, enthu-siastic, reliable, and pa-tient. Mallory started work-ing for The Learning Center her freshman year as an

accounting tutor.

Since then, she has accumu-

lated nearly 300 tutoring hours and over 50 hours of training, earning her the title of Master Tutor with CRLA Level 3 certification in

March 2013.

Her efforts are not only noticed by The Learning Center staff, but by the students she works with as well. They are always quick

Outstanding Peer Educator of the Year

The Learning Center The L earn i ng Cente r New s let t er : Apr i l 2015

Special Points

of Interest

Congratulations to

Halie Osgood, the

winner of the poetry

writing contest

Congratulations to

Michael Weinstein

(March) and Hallie

Semmel (April) for

being named Out-

standing Peer Educa-

tors of the Month

Inside this issue:

Outstanding Peer

Educator of the Year

1

New Space, New

Trends

1,2

Poetry Writing Contest

Winner

2

Congratulations,

Seniors!

2

Final Exam Week Walk

-in Tutoring Schedule

3

Outstanding Peer Edu-

cators: March and April

4

Final Exam Success Tips 4

April 2015

Volume , Issue

News from

Above:

Outstanding Peer Educa-

tor of the Year recipient,

Mallory Coloumbe

Time flies when youre hav-

ing fun, especially in the

Library Learning Commons.

As the end of another aca-

demic year fast approach-

es, we took some time to

reflect upon the new trends

and changes in utilization of

Learning Center services

since we first moved into

our new space in Septem-

ber 2014.

7,236 total visits for

the academic year

1,720 students served

by the 7,236 visits

This means on average,

students that utilize

Learning Center visited

4.2 times throughout

the year

(continued on page 2)

New Space, New Trends

The Learning Center Newsletter: April 2015 Page 2

1,656 total visits to Math

tutoring

1,362 total visits to Writing

tutoring

1,280 total visits to Business

tutoring

440 total visits to Mentoring

275 visits for Liberal Arts/

other disciplines

165 conversational English

tutoring visits

Class assistants in 48 sections

of English courses

Class assistants in 44 sections

of Math courses with 831

visits to Class Assistant Re-

view Sessions

Class assistants in 15 sections

of Economics and Finance

courses

Lab assistants in 43 sections

of IT courses, Game Design

courses and Graphics courses

27 students in Commit to

Success

112 Peer Educators em-

ployed by The Learning Cen-

ter

41 of these 112 Peer Educa-

tors will be graduating this

May

These 112 Peer Educators

completed 10,292 total

tutoring hours this year

Our staff is extraordinarily excit-

ed to share these trends of in-

creasing utilization across all ser-

vices! We are looking forward to

assisting even more students dur-

ing the 2015-2016 school year.

New Space, New Trends (continued from page one)

Congratulations, Seniors!

Congratulations to our Peer Educators who are graduat-

ing this May!

Thank you for your hard work and dedication to The Learning Center. We will

miss you!

Youssaira Akennad

Bianca Barcelos

Jessica Cafarella

Victoria Carlson

Briana Collins

Rob Conlon

Joe Cote

Mallory Coulombe

Joe Danilchuk

Andrew Dysart

Erin Doherty

Martin Foley

Stephen Fortuna

Jessica Goncalo

Joshua Hall

Sarah Hamilton

Brittany Heyman

Mike Hoffman

Elizabeth Holland

Mikaela Koivisto

Hannah Kump

Alyssa LaFoe

Matt LaRochelle

Mike Levy

Beth Mancuso

Richard Mason

Kael Miyata

Sarah Murray

Alexa Perrotti

Cole Peffer

Jake Reardon

Nathan Richard

Patrick Ryan

Meghan Sherman

Chris Sibanda

Nicholas Stellato

Nathaniel Stiles

Myat Thu Tun

Patrick Tobin

Cynthia Velez

Michael Weinstein

Poetry Writing Contest Winner

Ties

as we walked along the tracks i couldnt help but notice the way that his laughter sounded different than yours always did every time it bounced off the rocks but when i think of our echoes now all i can hear are the stabbing syllables that clanged off of empty walls, no rustling trees i look around at the pines now and wonder how many people theyve seen walk by and if they notice when only one person comes back after always being two before i watch him marvel at the things im showing him along the way, always checking over his shoulder to check for a train even though its only eight and you and i both know it only ever comes by late at night

we sit down to watch the sun sink beneath the ocean of trees as he says something about this being the best view hes ever seen ive seen it so many times before, its just lost all its luster i wonder if you still think of me whenever you get woken up at midnight by the distant horn and rumble from deep in the woods your sleep was always the lightest but his is as heavy as these iron beams see, i told you, he says as we feel the ties start to shake a light comes around the distant corner and he ushers me off to the side you would have let me stay right where i was.

-Halie Osgood

Congratulations to Xue Xang the winner

of the Jelly Bean Counting Contest!

Xue had the closest guess (650) to the

number of jelly beans in the jar (683)!

Page 3 Volume , Issue

Final Exam Week Walk-in Tutoring Schedule

Sunday 4/26

4:00-5:00pm 5:00-6:00pm 6:00-7:00pm 7:00-8:00pm

LC 206 LC 206 LC 206 LC 206

Chris Hakes Jordan Gray Nathaniel Stiles Chris Hakes Jordan Gray Nathaniel Stiles Emily Holmes

Ann Pastorello Jordan Gray Mallory Coulombe Emily Holmes Ann Pastorello Jordan Gray Mallory Coulombe Jamie Emerson

ACCOUNTING 201 & 202

ECONOMICS 201 & 202

Sunday 4/26 4:00-8:00pm LC 206 Marek Rivero

Monday 4/27 6:00-8:00pm LC 206 Ron Haverty Jordan Gray FINANCE 320 & 330

Sunday 4/26 4:00-8:00pm LC 206 Ron Haverty Youssaira Akennad INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY 100 & 210

Sunday 4/26

4:00-5:00pm 5:00-6:00pm 6:00-7:00pm 7:00-8:00pm

LC 206 LC 206 LC 206 LC 206

Kyle Kling Victoria Carlson Adam Tremblay Kyle Kling Victoria Carlson Adam Tremblay

Adam Tremblay Matt Sandstrom Adam Tremblay Matt Sandstrom Rob Conlon

Monday 4/27 6:00-8:00pm LC 206 Rob Conlon Cameron Stoughton QSO 300

Sunday 4/26 4:00-8:00pm LC 206 Marek Rivero

Monday 4/27 6:00-8:00pm LC 206 Marek Rivero

MARKETING 113

Sunday 4/26 4:00-8:00pm LC 206 Jess Cafarella

MATH

Sunday 4/26

6:00-8:00pm LC 205 Ms. Kathy Willis Ashleigh Lambert Raj Phadtare Mike Weinstein Katilin Shaughnessy (7-8)

Monday 4/27

1:00-2:00pm

2:00-3:00pm 3:00-4:00pm 5:00-6:00pm

6:00-7:00pm

7:00-8:00pm

LC 205

LC 205 LC 205 LC 205

LC 205

LC 205

Caitlin Gancorz Mike Hoffman Ashleigh Lambert Jessica Malone Samantha Townsend Kaitlin Shaughnessy

Chris Hakes Mike Hoffman Ashleigh Lambert Mike Levy Jessica Malone Adam Tremblay Chris Hakes Mike Levy Brittany Heyman Kaitlin S. Samantha Townsend Adam Tremblay

Youssaira Akennad Evan Bodi Melissa Handy Mike Hoffman Mike Levy Jessica Malone Raj Phadtare

Youssaira Akennad Caitlin Gancorz Melissa Handy Ashleigh Lambert Mike Levy Beth Mancuso Raj Phadtare Adam Tremblay

Youssaira Akennad Melissa Handy Ashleigh Lambert Beth Mancuso Raj Phadtare Adam Tremblay Brittany Heyman WRITING

Sunday 4/26

4:00-5:00pm 5:00-6:00pm 6:00-7:00pm 7:00-8:00pm

LC 207 LC 207 LC 207 LC 207

Hallie Semmel Annie Boghigian Cody Harlow Hallie Semmel Annie Boghigian Sarah Hamilton

Hallie Semmel Matt Gagnon Molly Coyne Hallie Semmel Matt Gagnon Molly Coyne

Monday 4/27

11:00am-12:00pm

12:00-1:00pm 6:00-7:00pm 7:00-8:00pm

LC 207 LC 207 LC 207 LC 207

Annie Boghigian Sarah Hamilton Cody Harlow Joe Cote Mikaela Koivisto Cody Harlow Evan Bodi Taylor Picard Andrew Pesci

Elizabeth Worth Hallie Semmel Andrew Pesci

exam. Remember that classmates are in the same boat as you and if you are stressed, they are too. Reach out to a classmate (or several classmates) to form a study group. You can quiz each other on some of the ma-terial and it will boost your confidence to

know that you have prepared well!

5. Stay organized! Whether you have one final exam or five, time management is a key factor for success, especially when you are trying to balance academics, with end of the year social events and logistical chal-lenges like moving out of your residence hall. Keep a planner or schedule where you block out study times, exam times, and any other commitments to keep you feeling organized

throughout this busy time of year.

6. Be positive! Youve been learning all se-mester and studying hard. You will succeed!

Best of luck during final exam week!

With final exams right around the corner, were sure that you have your hands full with projects, papers

and the like.

Were sure that using some of these study tips will help you to beat the stress and work toward achieving

final exam success!

1. Use your resources! Take ad-vantage of resources such as walk-in tutoring, or reviewing your study guide, as these re-sources are designed to help

you be more prepared.

2. Location, Location, Location! Spend your time thinking about the exam itself, not worrying about where and when your exam will be. To do this, make sure you know the date, time

and location of your final exam ahead of time. To do this, ask your

professor.

3. Get a grip (on the subject matter!) Knowing whether or not the exam will be cumulative or if the exam will focus on the last few chapters of material can make a big difference in how you pre-pare. For a cumulative exam, it may help to make a list of key ideas and key terms for each chapter, so you dont feel overwhelmed trying to memo-rize all of the material.

For an exam that covers just a few chapters, you may want to drill down and study the content from each chap-

ter more in-depth.

4. Study Buddies!

You are not alone in preparing for your

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Outstanding Peer Educators: March and April

Final Exam Success Tips!

Each month, The Learning Center selects

one of its Peer Educators to be recognized

as the Outstanding Peer Educator of the

Month. Students are nominated by coordi-

nators for going above and beyond the

expectations of their Peer Educator roles.

Congratula-

tions to Hallie

Semmel for

being named

The Learning

Centers

Outstanding

Peer Educator

of the Month

for March

2015.

Hallie has done amazing work as a writ-

ing tutor at The Learning Center. Hallie is

a new addition to the writing tutoring

team, starting as a new tutor this January,

but she had quickly become one of Selin-

as go-to tutors. Hallie is incredibly relia-

ble and is the first to step up and take on

any extra responsibilities or to help her

fellow tutors out by covering shifts. The

students Hallie works with sing her praises.

We are very appreciative of all Hallie

does for The Learning Center and her

peers; her work as a walk-in and 1-1

writing tutor, a writing classroom assistant

for a Hospitality class, Conversational

English tutor and 1-1 history tutor has

been outstanding. We are very fortunate

to have Hallie on The Learning Center

team.

Congratula-

tions to

Michael

Weinstein for

being named

The Learning

Centers Out-

standing Peer

Educator of

the Month for

March 2015.

Mike Weinstein is a senior and has been

tutoring for The Learning Center since

January 2014.

Mike wears many hats in his work at The

Learning Center. He is currently a walk-in

tutor for Math, a 1-1 tutor for Math, Ge-

ography and Geology, as well as a class-

room assistant for three sections of Math

240. Mike is certified as a Level 1 tutor

by the international College Reading and

Learning Association and is quick to help

out in any capacity when needed. A true

educator, Mike finds ways to make

meaningful connections with the content for

the students with whom he works and con-

tinually shares his enthusiasm for learning.

He is positive and encouraging in his ap-

proach and is very well-respected by all

students and fellow Peer Educators who

work with him. The Learning Center is ex-

tremely fortunate to have Mike as part of

our team and is grateful for all that he

does.