McKee Minute
McKee Library Newsletter
February 2016
What’s Inside FALL IN LOVE WITH GREAT READS PAGE 2
NEW & NOTEWORTHY PAGES 2 - 3
WHAT WE’RE LOVING NOW PAGE 3
FEBRUARY AT THE LIBRARY PAGES 4 - 5
FROM THE VAULT PAGE 6
ART IN THE LIBRARY PAGE 6
LEARNING SUPPORT SERVICES AT LIBRARY Changes are in effect at McKee Library as Learning Support Services moved to the library’s Lincoln Library on the third floor and provides a new level of service for students.
Learning Support Services has relocated to the 3rd floor of McKee Library under the leadership of Sonja Fordham. Learning Support Services (LSS) includes Tutoring Services and Peer Assisted Study Sessions (PASS). Appointments can be made on the library’s website. Tutoring Services Tutoring Services offers free peer tutoring for the
majority of lower division courses. Of the 339 tutoring appointments scheduled in January 2017, 95% of the appointments were for nursing classes, general science classes, and statistics. Tutoring is also available to help students with time management, study skills, reading skills, and ACT preparation. Tutoring Services PASS is a program that utilizes peer-assisted study sessions to improve student retention and increase student success within targeted historically difficult courses. Study sessions are regularly scheduled, informal review sessions in which students compare notes, discuss readings, develop organizational tools, and predict test items. The sessions are facilitated by student leaders who have previously done well in the course and who attend all class lectures.
McKee Minute Jessica Spears Editor
Library Faculty & Staff
Deyse Bravo-Rivera Genevieve Cottrell Stanley Cottrell Sonja Fordham Carol Harrison
Pamela Jansen Donald Martin Katie McGrath Seth Shaffer Jessica Spears
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