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EXPANDED SERVICES AWAIT STUDENTS AT THE GOODING FAMILY ACADEMIC RESOURCE CENTER
BY GRACIELA SEVILLA For more than four decades, the Gooding family has been an integral part of the Parker community, with two generations of students attending the School. Over the years, the family has supported Parker in many ways, making important contributions totaling more than $1 million for campus improvements. At the Lower School, the Gooding Family Courtyard is the setting for many outdoor activities and events. Now, Parker is pleased to announce that the Learning Center has a new name. The Gooding Family Academic Resource Center (ARC) will provide an evolving menu of services to assist students in maximizing their learning experience.
“While we continue to support students in the tradition of the Learning Center, the Gooding Family Academic Resource Center will be working to expand academic services to students at the Lower, Middle and Upper Schools,” said Bridgett Besinger, Ph.D., Dean of Student Support Services. Dr. Terry Gooding was a member of the Board of Trustees from 2007 to 2013. He also served on the Board Finance Committee.
His daughter, Kathy Gooding Valverde ’84, has three children currently attending Parker: Danielle, Class of 2017; Peter, Class of 2020; and John, Class of 2022. Her eldest children, Nick and Katie, graduated in 2015. Along with the new name, the Gooding Family Academic Resource Center is taking an integrated approach to student support and has new personnel to help provide more targeted services. “We will work to develop programs to match individual student needs, with greater emphasis on monitoring the effectiveness of the support,” said Dr. Besinger.
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