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The School of Animal Sciences Student Resource Center-3697 LITRV
We have a space for YOU - please stop by and check it out! Tutoring times are posted weekly. We are open to use as a study space, have free printing (for your homework), and we have a microwave for off-campus students to use.
Need help in a non-SAS course? Check out the options below and in the additional tabs on this page.
If you can't find what you need, contact us and we'll help you find it.
Student Success Center Start this semester strong with the free help of the Student Success Center! They are here to support all students who want to do their best work and make the most of their classes. They offer:
- Individual and drop-in tutoring (a.k.a., weekly review sessions) for high-demand intro classes
- Peer academic coaching and our Student Success Seminar Series on topics such as time management, study skills, and overcoming procrastination
All services are free with both in-person and virtual options available.
A few things to note this year:
- They are now offering in-person tutoring in the Student Success Center until 6pm Monday-Thursday. Location: Gilbert Place, 220 Gilbert Street, Blacksburg
- They have expanded their list of courses that they support with tutoring thanks to the partnership with Knack. See the full list of 100 courses that they support here.
Knack Tutoring
Virginia Tech has proudly partnered with Knack — a platform enabling Virginia Tech students to book course-specific peer tutoring and mentoring services. Knack Tutors are fellow students who have previously aced the courses they offer assistance in; tutoring is completely free, and sessions can take place in-person or online. To view available tutors, visit vt.joinknack.com and sign in with your student account.
Math Tutoring Lab Fall 2024 Information
McBryde Location: McBryde 136
Hours:
Monday-Thursday: 9am-9pm
Friday 9am-5pm
Sunday: 2-6pm
**Sunday hours are new this semester!**
Classes Tutored: MATH 1014, 1025, 1026, 1214, 1524, 1225, 1226, 2114, 2204, 2214, 2534
The tutoring lab will be open when VT classes are in session starting Monday, August 26 through Reading Day, Thursday, December 12.
Peddrow-Yales Hall Engagement (Office Hours)
Beginning Thursday, September 12, the Math Department is offering student engagement hours (office hours) for some classes in the lounge of Peddrew-Yates Hall. The purpose of hosting these student engagement hours in (the lounge of) a dorm is to make them more accessible to students on campus. The lounge area will be accessible to all Virginia Tech students when student engagement hours are ongoing.
This semester, the Math Department plans to offer the following student engagement hours:
- MATH 1226 (Calculus of a Single Variable) - Thursdays from 3:15pm-4:45pm
- MATH 2114 (Linear Algebra) - Tuesdays from 2pm-3pm
- MATH 1524 (Business Calculus) - Tuesdays from 4pm-6pm
- MATH 1014 (Precalculus) - Thursdays from 9am-12pm
All students enrolled in the advertised courses are welcome to attend these student engagement hours.
https://math.vt.edu/undergrad-math/tutoring.html
*** If you would like to send a request for a private tutor to the entire list of available math tutors, please send an email to math_tutors-g@vt.edu with your contact information and request. Make sure to indicate the course in the subject line of your email. Interested tutors will respond directly to you. Private tutors will charge you a per session fee. ***
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Multiple tutoring and help sessions options for this semester
https://www.stat.vt.edu/stat-lab.html
STAT Lab takes place in evenings of Sunday-Thursday. Exact times and locations will change semester to semester depending on availability of STAT Lab tutors.
Current times and locations are stated here: STAT Lab Canvas Site
The Virginia Tech Writing Center is a free service for all Virginia Tech undergraduate and graduate students, faculty, and staff.
We help students with writing assignments from any university course. We can also help you with writing projects that are not linked to classes.
Second Floor, Newman Library
Monday - Friday, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.; Wednesday, 4 p.m. - 7 p.m.
See all of the schedules and make an appointment: https://vt.mywconline.com/. If you do not wish to create an account, contact the Writing Center Associate Director Jennifer Lawrence at 540-231-9270 to schedule an appointment.
Writing Support
Synchronous Tutoring
Face-to-face in Newman Library or live online writing consultations
- These appointments take place in real-time with both the client and coach, face-to-face in our location in Newman Library or online.
- Clients can talk with a writing coach on anything writing-related — from brainstorming topic ideas to issues of development, organization, or editing.
- These appointments are the best option for most writers; we can help at any stage of the writing process.
Asynchronous Tutoring
24 hours later written feedback
- This is a very one-sided appointment, so we recommend using it as a follow-up to a synchronous appointment (with the same coach whenever possible) for a final read-through of a draft.
- For this type of appointment, clients share information about their project and attach their draft to receive written feedback from the coach within 24 hours of the appointment's start time.
- Coaches do not edit clients' papers but will try to provide some revision suggestions, in addition to briefly commenting on global concerns such as focus, development, and organization.
- This service does not provide writing assistance beyond a quick read-through. For more comprehensive assistance, choose a synchronous appointment instead.
The CommLab is located on the second floor of Newman Library in room 2034. To get to 2034 from the main entrance to Newman, go straight past the elevators and turn left. Walk straight and look for a door on your left, just past the Data Visualization Studio. CommLab extends the classroom experience and provides support for class assignments and special projects. Graduate and undergraduate students trained in public speaking and group work are available to help students with all areas of the speech making process. We also have videotaping capabilities. Students who wish to be videotaped should state that when making an appointment.
CommLab Hours
Monday - Thursday: 12pm-6pm
Sunday: 4pm-8pm
See website for appointment instructions:
https://liberalarts.vt.edu/research-centers/comm-lab.html
Campus Resources
220 Gilbert Street
Offers tutoring, academic coaching, workshops on topics related to academic skills and behaviors, and college success strategies courses
Career and Professional Development
870 Washington Street SW
Assists students across all majors through the career and professional development journey
Second Floor, Newman Library
Aims to support all writers within the community and promote writing and literacy
220 Gilbert Street, Suite 2400
Provides opportunities for students to learn more about themselves as individuals, form deeper relationships with their peers and grow to benefit our community and society at large. The Cook Counseling Center staff provides these learning opportunities through individual and group counseling, psychiatric care and psychotherapy and educational programming
McComas Hall, 895 Washington Street SW
The on-campus health center that promotes current and future well-being of student-patients
109 New Hall West
Supports and cares for students in the midst of personal/family emergencies and serves as student advocates
Services for Students with Disabilities
Lavery Hall, Suite 310, 430 Old Turner Street
SSD endeavors to create a campus climate in which students with disabilities experience full access and inclusion in curricular and co-curricular opportunities in the academic community
Office of University Scholarships and Financial Aid
200 Student Services Building, 800 Washington Street
Facilitates access to a Virginia Tech education through the timely and accurate administration of student financial assistance.
137 Hillcrest Hall, 385 West Campus Drive
The mission of the Honors College is to inspire and facilitate an extraordinary education for students of exceptional motivation and ability who seek to be active learners and who will apply their knowledge and skills to critical real-world problems
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Academic Programs Office
1060 Litton Reaves Hall, 175 West Campus Drive
Assists CALS students with various requests and inquiries; maintains and processes student paperwork and records
School of Animal Sciences Academic Advising Office
3400 Litton Reaves Hall, 175 West Campus Drive
The central academic advising office for School of Animal Sciences students. Assists students with many advising and academic requests
Student Media and Collaboration Space
175 West Campus Drive, Room 1370 Litton-Reaves Hall