Penn State Health will hold a vaccine clinic on campus this Friday, April 23. Employees, students, and family members of employees aged 16 and older may make an appointment for their first dose of the Pfizer vaccine.
At Lebanon Valley College, we want our students to find their best success. The Center for Academic Success and Exploratory Majors provides writing guidance and tutoring assistance to students looking to reach their greatest potential. The Center also serves as the home on campus to Exploratory Majors.
Spring 2021: By appointment. Please email findyoursuccess@lvc.edu or email a staff member for additional information. Request an appointment for academic coaching, to meet with a peer, writing, or organizational tutor, and to view the Study Pod schedule. Study Pod and Writing Center Zoom access information can be found on MyLVC (MyInfo for Students then Student Campus Information).
The Center for Academic Success and Exploratory Majors is proud to offer comprehensive, peer-led support for all undergraduate students.
As our top priority is the health and safety of all students, our tutoring services will take place primarily in a virtual format for spring 2021. We will still accommodate requests for in-person tutoring. We will still offer all of our high-quality services, including Peer Tutoring (one-to-one and small group), Organizational Tutoring, Writing Tutoring, Writing Center Desk/Drop-In Hours, FYE Writing Support, and Study Pods.
Please find details related to the specific services below.
In addition, unless specifically requested, most appointments with the professional staff in the Center for Academic Success and Exploratory Majors will take place virtually. If a student strongly prefers to meet in person, every effort will be made to meet this request, though social distancing requirements must be practiced, and masks must be worn by all parties.
If you have any questions or concerns about receiving help, please contact findyoursuccess@lvc.edu, or individually using the contact information here. We look forward to meeting you!
Writing Center Desk Hours will operate in a mostly virtual format this semester.
Drop-In Hours will be offered Monday-Thursday, 7-9 p.m.
You can connect with a Writing Tutor in one of two ways:
1) Log in to the Writing Tutor's Zoom "Room" and enter the Waiting Room until the Tutor is ready to meet. Room information will be provided via email at the beginning of the semester.
2) Email your document to one of the two tutors on duty that day and receive feedback via email exchange/Microsoft Word document review via Track Changes/comments.
NOTE: Revisions and comments sent via email/Microsoft Word MUST utilize Track Changes with no actual edits made to the paper unless accepted by the student.
Organizational tutors are students who mentor, model, and teach peers effective and healthy time management and organizational skills as well as study habits in order to function independently as a competent and successful student.
Fill out the Tutor Request Form online. The request will be sent to an organizational tutor, who will be in touch with you within 48 hours.
Please give all tutors at least 48 hours' notice before you would like to meet. Any requests made before that window are not guaranteed.
You'll get the most out of your session with an organizational tutor if you come prepared to share any calendars/planners (paper or electronic!), examples of how you take notes, and your current feelings regarding what is and isn't working well for you as a student. An open mindset will take you far!
In just a few short years, the Center for Academic Success and Exploratory Majors has become a positive force on the Lebanon Valley College campus. We are about people helping people. We listen, attempt to define the problem, and aid in facilitating a possible solution, thus diminishing students' anxiety without diminishing their independence in either the learning or writing process.
The mission of the Lebanon Valley College Center for Academic Success and Exploratory Majors is to provide students with the tools, techniques, and confidence necessary to become successful communicators and writers. We do this by creating a comfortable environment in which students and tutors work together at improving writing and thinking across the curriculum.
Peer Tutoring offers free assistance to students who want to improve their academic performance. Tutors can be provided for most 100- and 200-level courses offered. Peer Tutors are successful, upper-level students who are trained to help students clarify assignments, understand the subject matter, prepare homework, review homework, prepare for exams, review exams, improve study techniques, and improve time management.
Tutors are available for individual and group sessions. They will contact students within 48-72 hours and arrange a time and place to meet. Please keep in mind that tutors are students themselves, and it is important to be flexible with appointments if you are looking to receive help. Requests submitted on Saturday and Sunday will only receive attention on Monday!!!
Please note that we do not provide tutoring to high school students.
Each semester, the Center for Academic Success and Exploratory Majors is open for a fixed number of hours during which students can come by at their convenience or by appointment to work with writing tutors on duty at that time. Monday-Thursday, 7-9 p.m. Appointments are strongly encouraged, but not necessary. Please note that the walk-in schedule follows the academic calendar schedule; as long as classes are in-session, walk-in hours are in session. Please visit the Registrar's webpage to see the exact dates and times of spring, fall, and holiday breaks. For an appointment during off-hours, please fill out the tutor request form at least 48 hours in advance.
The spring 2021 schedule will be posted in early May.
