The Center for Public Speaking and Civic Engagement
- 7 Sparks
- Hours:
- Sunday through Wednesday, 6:30 to 9:30 p.m.
Thursday:1 to 4 p.m.
Student tutors offer feedback on public speaking strategies and selecting a topic for and writing a speech.
Language Center
- 7 Sparks
The center provides peer tutoring for French, Spanish, Italian, Russian and Japanese.
It also provides out-of-class materials for students in foreign language programs. Instructors may leave audio and video cassettes.
Learning Skills
- Call 865-1841 for an appointment.
Consultants can assist students in improving note taking, reading comprehension, time management and test taking skills.
Math Center
- 220 Boucke
- 865-1841
- Hours:
- Monday through Thursday, 7 to 10 p.m.
Friday, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Sunday, 6 to 10 p.m.
- 206 Johnston Commons
- Hours:
- Sunday through Thursday, 7 to 10 p.m.
Monday through Thursday, 2:30 to 4:30 p.m.
The center provides help for students with problems in courses from Math 002 to Math 200 and also conducts evening midterm exam review sessions for some courses.
Sperling/Cohen Tutoring Program
Provides free tutoring in Math 140 and 141.
Groups of three to five students meet twice a week with specially trained tutors to discuss any difficulties they are having with homework assignments or other aspects of the course.
Tutoring is on a first-come, first-serve basis. Applications and information are available in 108 Whitmore, 865-7528.
Supplemental Instruction
Call 865-1841 for an appointment.
SI leaders are students who have taken a course before and lead tutoring sessions about the class.
These services are offered in conjunction mostly with first-year math and science courses that have been identified as difficult.
Technology Tutoring
- 7 Sparks
Technology tutoring offers one-on-one and group tutoring in basic computer skills, including e-mail programs, portfolios and Web publishing.
Tutoring Center
Requests for a tutor can be submitted online at www.ulc.psu.edu.
The Center offers free help in a variety of General Education courses. Students struggling in classes from history to biology can meet with peer tutors for help.
University Learning Centers
- 220 Boucke
- 865-1841
- 1 Health and Human Development Building
- 865-1841
- 206A Johnston Commons
- 865-1325
- 7 Sparks
- 863-4392
Writing Center
- 219 Boucke
- Drop-in hours:
Monday through Thursday, 1 to 9:30 p.m.
Sunday, 7 to 9:30 p.m.
- 206A Johnston Commons
- Drop-in hours:
Monday through Thursday, 2:30 to 4:30 p.m.
Sunday through Thursday, 8 to 10 p.m.
For morning appointments, call 863-3240
The center heads many tutorial programs in various Penn State colleges, which are designed to help students think about their writing. The center also offers a one-credit tutorial class, English 005 (Writing Tutorial), with certain English classes to provide one-on-one instruction for those who need extra help.
