1. New Faculty Orientation Fall 2014

2.  Brief History of the Tutorial Center  Impact of Services  Overview of Services  Publications  Student/Instructor Outreach  Campus Partnerships  Help Us Help You!

3. Three branches of tutoring:  Counseling 2 – started at Clovis Center  Writing Center (aka Extended Learning Center or ELC) – started under Cooperative Title V grant (2004-2009)  Math Lab – started at Clovis Center (2005)

4. Fall, 2012 Retention/Success of Students in Tutoring Tutoring hours% Retention% Success 1-5 hours/term all classes 93.43 71.16 5 + hours per term/all classes95.6181.95 English classes overall91.6068.80 English classes 5+ hours/term tutoring98.1182.08 Math classes overall91.4062.50 Math classes 5+ hours/term tutoring96.8369.84 The Basic Skills Initiative identifies tutoring as a best practice to help basic skills students succeed.

5.  One-on-one tutoring  Writing  Information systems  Spanish  Study skills  Small group tutoring  English 272: Assistance in College Writing (0.5 unit)  Math, biology, chemistry, philosophy  On Demand Workshops (in the Tutorial Center and in classes)  MLA and APA Formats  In-Class Writing Strategies  Plagiarism  Integrating Sources  Embedded Tutoring

6.  Write Now newsletter  Written and published by tutors  Distributed to all students, faculty, and staff via e- mail (PDF)  The Review  Showcases student art and writing  All writing submitted by Willow students and selected by writing tutors

7.  E-mail sent to all instructors at the beginning of each semester  Classroom presentations  Tutorial Center tours/visits  Scavenger hunts  Rocktoberfest/Spring Extravaganza  Blackboard page  Reports to instructors  Extra credit and required visits

8.  Biology (Arla Hile): designed extra credit program for Bio 5 students to improve writing skills  English (Jeff Burdick): conducted tutor- guided peer review sessions  Political Science (Lee Brown): developed materials to supplement his essay assignment  Psychology (Mark Hernandez): provide study guides

9.  Put a section with information about the Tutorial Center (phone number, hours, etc.) in your syllabus and/or on your Blackboard page.  Invite a coordinator to present to your classes.  Encourage individual students to make appointments.  Work with a coordinator to develop supplemental materials to incentivize student attendance.