Need a tutor
Concerns may include: thinking you would do better in your courses if you had a tutor, wondering if a tutor is available for your course(s), questions about how often you can utilize a tutor, questions about other sources of academic support.
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Tutorial Center
The SRU Tutorial Center provides academic assistance to students needing additional support. Tutoring is free for SRU students. Our highly qualified peer tutors are available to assist students with lower level (100 and 200 level) subject areas. Individual and group tutoring sessions are available and students can receive tutoring in-person or virtually. Students can request a tutor by visiting their MySRU portal or D2L portal and selecting "Academic Support."
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The Department of Exploratory Studies and Academic Progress (ESAP)
The Exploratory Studies & Academic Progress Department at Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania is dedicated to assisting students in their success. The department is responsible for coordinating Academic Advising and the FYRST Seminar course, to ensure each student has ROCK Solid Support. The goal is to provide resources and advisement services that will assist students through their decision-making process by developing educational plans to meet their future career goals.
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Success Coaching and Peer Academic Coaching
The mission of the SRU Success Coaching Program is to empower students to discover, reflect, and grow, becoming lifelong, courageous learners. We provide one-on-one coaching, group coaching, and a plethora of strategies, tools, and resources to students who seek growth/development in the following areas:
• Assessing and improving academic habits
• Developing effective learning/studying strategies
• Exploring academic motivation and/or interest in coursework
• Transitioning smoothly to college academic environment
• Balancing commitments, time management, and prioritization
• Identifying and coping with academic stress
• Setting and making progress on academic and professional goals
• Reaching academic progress benchmarks and/or planning and accountability with improving grades
Coaching is an individualized service available to all SRU students. Students may begin their success coaching journey by scheduling a session with a Peer Academic Coach. Use MySRU Portal (Academic Support Tools > Peer Academic Coaching) or D2L (Academic Support > Accudemia) to reach Accudemia, our academic center management system
• Assessing and improving academic habits
• Developing effective learning/studying strategies
• Exploring academic motivation and/or interest in coursework
• Transitioning smoothly to college academic environment
• Balancing commitments, time management, and prioritization
• Identifying and coping with academic stress
• Setting and making progress on academic and professional goals
• Reaching academic progress benchmarks and/or planning and accountability with improving grades
Coaching is an individualized service available to all SRU students. Students may begin their success coaching journey by scheduling a session with a Peer Academic Coach. Use MySRU Portal (Academic Support Tools > Peer Academic Coaching) or D2L (Academic Support > Accudemia) to reach Accudemia, our academic center management system
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Writing Center
The Writing Center is a free service to students at Slippery Rock University. Writing Center Consultants work collaboratively with students on all writing assignments for any class and at any stage of the writing process.
Appointments can be made by going to https://sru.mywconline.com/. New students will need to make an account before accessing the schedule. Appointments are required but a consultant will help students make a walk-in appointment through our scheduling system as long as a time slot is available. For more information, please visit: https://www.sru.edu/academics/academic-services/academic-support.
Hours: Monday-Thursday, 9AM-7PM & Friday, 9AM-4PM
Location: Bailey Library, First Floor, Room 100
Contact: writing.center@sru.edu or 724.738.2654
Appointments can be made by going to https://sru.mywconline.com/. New students will need to make an account before accessing the schedule. Appointments are required but a consultant will help students make a walk-in appointment through our scheduling system as long as a time slot is available. For more information, please visit: https://www.sru.edu/academics/academic-services/academic-support.
Hours: Monday-Thursday, 9AM-7PM & Friday, 9AM-4PM
Location: Bailey Library, First Floor, Room 100
Contact: writing.center@sru.edu or 724.738.2654
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104 Bailey Library (Room 100, First Floor)
Slippery Rock, PA 16057
