Campus Resources for Success
Learning Resources
Libraries and Research Help Desk
Contact
Your librarian for this course is: [insert name; locate subject specialty areas of library faculty here]. You can ask your librarian for help with research in this class and can make an appointment with them using the research consultation form for help with your research and information needs, including finding and using items we have in the Libraries; learning expert tips to refine your search for articles in magazines, journals, and newspapers; making an appointment with a librarian for help on a project; and learning how to evaluate the information you discover.
Academic Resource Center (ARC)
The Academic Resource Center, which is in APEX (Gault library) offers a variety of academic support services, programs and 1:1 meetings available to all students. Popular areas of support include time management techniques, class preparation tips and test taking strategies. In addition, the Academic Resource Center coordinates peer-tutoring for several academic departments. Students are encouraged to schedule an appointment.
An additional support that the Academic Resource Center offers is English Language Learning. Students can receive instruction or support with English grammar, sentence structure, writing, reading comprehension, reading speed, vocabulary, listening comprehension, speaking fluency, pronunciation, and American culture through 1:1 meetings with the Academic Resource Center staff, ELL Peer Tutoring, ELL Writing Studio courses, and other programming offered throughout the year.
The Academic Resource Center also coordinates accommodations for students with diagnosed disabilities. At the beginning of the semester, students should contact the Academic Resource Center to make arrangements for securing appropriate accommodations. Although the Academic Resource Center will notify professors of students with documented disabilities and the approved accommodations, students are encouraged to speak with professors during the first week of each semester. If a student does not request accommodations or does not provide documentation to the Academic Resource Center, faculty are under no obligation to provide accommodations.
Stem Zone
The STEM Zone is physically located in Severance 105 and is open Sunday – Thursday 2-4 PM and 8-10 PM.
The Zone is a STEM learning community. It is a collaborative community where any student taking an introductory science course can work in groups, work independently, and seek support from professors (who hold office hours there) and upper-level students (the Zone Interns).
The Zone and Zone Interns are resources offered by the STEM Success Initiative (SSI), whose mission is to empower Wooster STEM faculty, staff, and students in cultivating an inclusive STEM community to better support the academic success and STEM identity development for students from underrepresented groups. The SSI is a means to help faculty and staff do a better job of supporting the persistence and retention of all students.
The Writing Center
The Writing Center provides professional tutors who work with you to help clarify your thinking and improve the communication of your ideas. They can help at all stages of writing, from planning to drafting to revision. I encourage you all to take advantage of this wonderful, free resource for any of your writing assignments.
Location: Andrews Library Level 1.
Hours: Sunday 6-9, Monday – Thursday 9-5 & 6-9, Friday 9-4, Saturday: closed
Appointments: Walk-in consultations are accepted, but you are encouraged to schedule an appointment online or by calling extension 2205.
Digital Media Bar
Digital Media Assistants staff the Digital Media Bar in Andrews Library and are responsible for answering basic software questions about Microsoft 365 and Moodle, assist with our equipment housed in CoRE such as our 3D printers, and provide support to students in planning and completing digital media assignments such as podcasts, videos, and posters. Students also help perform basic troubleshooting in the Digital Studio when necessary.
- Digital Media Assistants are available at the Digital Media Bar (DMB) Sunday – Thursday from 1 – 10 p.m. and Friday 1 – 5 p.m. when classes are in session or via a Teams meeting.
- You can schedule an appointment using Bookings with them to meet at the DMB or in Teams.
Academic Planning
Do you want to talk with someone about your course selection, potential majors, or your educational goals? Would you like help with developing personalized strategies for enhancing your academic learning? Stop by the front desk in APEX or click on a link below to schedule an appointment with one of our APEX Advisors. And remember, drop in appointments are available during Walk-in-Wednesdays 1:30 – 4:00.
Use these links to schedule a meeting with Krista Martin or to schedule a meeting with Dr. Mark Graham.
Learning Accommodations
The Academic Resource Center (ARC) works to ensure that students with disabilities have access equal to that of other students across their collegiate experience. Toward this mission, we provide individual accommodations and services that are designed to build an accessible and inclusive campus community. In conjunction with Disability Support Services, the ARC staff supports all students in developing academic skills, learning about campus resources, and empowering students with ownership as they navigate their collegiate education. If you have inquiries regarding Disability Support Services, consult the Disability Support Services page of the ARC website for more information.
Peer Tutors
Peer Tutors can help you achieve your academic goals in a specific class. Peer Tutors can help you understand assignments, explain the key concepts of course materials, offer feedback and encouragement, and share appropriate resources. Tutoring sessions are individual, weekly, and one-hour long.
Peer Tutors have excelled in their coursework, been nominated by their professors, and have been trained through the Academic Resource Center’s Peer Tutor curriculum.
Other School Policies
Academic Honesty and the Code of Academic Integrity
The academic program at the College seeks to promote the intellectual development of each student and the realization of that individual’s potential for creative thinking, learning, and understanding. In achieving this, each student must learn to act rigorously, independently, and imaginatively.
The College’s understanding and expectations in regard to issues of academic honesty are fully articulated in the Code of Academic Integrity as published in The Scot’s Key and form an essential part of the implicit contract between the student and the College. The Code provides framework at Wooster to help students develop and exhibit honesty in their academic work. You are expected to know and abide by these rules.
Dishonesty in any of your academic work is a serious breach of the Code of Academic Integrity and is grounds for serious penalties. Such violations include turning in another person’s work as your own, copying from any source without proper citation, violating expectations for a group project, submitting an assignment produced for a course to a second course without the authorization of all the instructors, and dishonesty in connection with your academic work. You will be held responsible for your actions. Particular attention should be directed to the appropriate use of materials available online. Whether intentional or not, improper use of materials is a violation of academic honesty. If you are unsure as to what is permissible, please contact your course instructor.
Conflicts with Academic Responsibilities
The College of Wooster is an academic institution, and its fundamental purpose is to stimulate its students to reach the highest standard of intellectual achievement. As an academic institution with this purpose, the College expects students to give the highest priority to their academic responsibilities. When conflicts arise between academic commitments and complementary programs (including athletic, cultural, educational, and volunteer activities), students, faculty, staff, and administrators all share the responsibility of minimizing and resolving them.
As a student you have the responsibility to inform the faculty member of potential conflicts as soon as you are aware of them, and to discuss and work with the faculty member to identify alternative ways to fulfill your academic commitments without sacrificing the academic integrity and rigor of the course.