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Tutoring

TRiO SSS tutoring is offered to TRiO SSS members as follows:

Peer tutors: Two hours of tutoring per week can be arranged for most RIT undergraduate courses. Peer tutoring is free of charge for TRiO SSS members. Please contact your support specialist for information on available tutoring. Your support specialist can also provide you with a tutor request form.

Drop-In tutors: Drop-In tutoring will be every Saturday and Sunday throughout the whole semester.

EVERY SATURDAY, 1:00-5:00, MONROE HALL 2020 (ABOVE ARTESANOS, NEAR THE ASC)
Sofiya Hlynchuk, Chemistry Major (General and Analytic Chemistry, Organic Chemistry I,II,III, Physical Chemistry, Thermodynamics, Kinetics and Quantum, Separations, Instrumental Analysis, Project Based Calculus I,II and III, Multivariable Calculus and Differential Equations)

EVERY SUNDAY, 2:00-6:00, MONROE HALL 2020 (ABOVE ARTESANOS, NEAR THE ASC)
Greg Davis, ME Major (Physics (Univ I, II, Modern & College), Project Based Calculus I,II and III, Differential Equations, Mechanics, Engineering Math, Matrices & BVP, EE classes)

Tutor Assignments: Peer tutors are assigned to students in person or by email from the Coordinator of Tutoring. Students and tutors are supplied with contact information and are instructed to meet at the TRiO SSS office, Campus Center 2720, to sign a tutoring agreement and schedule a tutoring time.

Getting the most out of your tutoring experience

  • Get started promptly.
  • Meet with the Coordinator of Tutoring or your Support Specialist if you are encountering any problems with your tutor (i.e. you haven.t heard from your tutor, your schedules don.t match up, etc.)
  • Use other resources to be actively engaged with the course material (i.e. sample textbook problems, professor's office hours, notes, and classmates).
  • Ask tutors questions; get confirmation; and get explanations.
  • Use tutors to help review material.
  • Use tutors to help organize or prioritize your learning.
  • Have your tutor listen to your summaries or verbal explanations of the material.
  • Have a regular meeting time and place.

Just for Tutors

How to apply to be a tutor:

  • Pick up an application in the TRiO SSS office, Campus Center 2720.
  • Prospective tutors must satisfy the following requirements:
    • Currently be enrolled as an undergraduate RIT student.
    • Earned a grade of A in the course(s) you wish to tutor.
    • Completed the course(s) at RIT.
    • Maintain a minimum of 3.0 overall GPA.

Tutor Training

All TRiO SSS tutors are required to participate in tutor training conducted by the Academic Support Center (www.rit.edu/studentaffairs/asc/tutoring_overview.php).

Tutors are paid for attending the workshops and must have it approved in advance by Rachel Flaherty. In addition tutors may attend electives to improve their skills. It is not necessary to complete all the tutor training requirements before the tutor begins working with students.

Required Tutor Training for Fall'13
TutorCon '13
Saturday September 21
11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Gosnell Hall - College of Science
Rochester Institute of Technology

Registration
http://tinyurl.com/tutorcon2013

Drop-In tutors: Drop-In tutoring will be every Saturday and Sunday throughout the semester.

EVERY SATURDAY, 1:00-5:00, MONROE HALL, 2020 (ABOVE ARTESANOS, NEAR THE ASC)Sofiya Hlynchuk, Chemistry Major (General and Analytic Chemistry, Organic Chemistry I,II,III, Physical Chemistry, Thermodynamics, Kinetics and Quantum, Separations, Instrumental Analysis, Project Based Calculus I,II and III, Multivariable Calculus and Differential Equations)

EVERY SUNDAY, 2:00-6:00, MONROE HALL, 2020 (ABOVE ARTESANOS, NEAR THE ASC)Greg Davis, ME Major (Physics (Univ I, II, Modern & College), Project Based Calculus I,II and III, Differential Equations, Mechanics, Engineering Math, Matrices & BVP, EE classes)

Tutor Resources

Other Resources

For a complete list of other tutoring services at RIT: www.rit.edu/studentaffairs/asc/tutoring_overview.php