Student Success Center
Located in the upper level of the Everett Building, the one-stop student success shop (SSC) provides educational resources at no charge to Lindsey Wilson College students. Included under the "umbrella" of services provided by the Student Success Center are peer tutoring for all subjects including mathematics, writing consultations, test proctoring for students with documented accommodations, and placement testing. The lower level houses our Student Success Counselors who provide academic coaching and first year advising. The overall goal of the SSC is to help students be successful in reaching their individual academic goals. The mission of the SSC is to promote an environment of continuous student learning and development. Our work promotes a culture that provides opportunities for students to develop success behaviors, practice leadership, and become engaged and empowered learners through the delivery of centralized, proactive, and high-impact student success services that are responsive to the needs of the LWC community. For more information about receiving tutoring or applying to be a tutor, contact the SSC at 270-384-8037 or ssc@lindsey.edu.
PEER TUTORING:
The goal of peer tutoring is to effectively help the students help themselves, to assist them in becoming independent learners, and to achieve their individual academic goals.Click here to fill out and submit a tutor request form.
WRITING CENTER CONSULTATION
As students formulate, write and revise projects for any course or other purpose, the Student Success Center offers free, one-to-one feedback from trained, peer writing consultants. The SSC staff understands that no two writers are alike. The dedicated staff works to bring out the best possible writer in each person regardless of age, cultural background, writing experience or academic discipline. The SSC is open for in-person consultations both scheduled and drop-in. For more information about receiving a writing consultation or applying to be a writing consultant, contact the SSC at 270-384-8209 or ssc@lindsey.edu.To make an appointment, click on the "Schedule an Appointment" button below. Additional daily windows are available for in-person walk-ins.
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Writing Consultation
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of our writing consultants.
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of our writing consultants.
ADA ACCOMMODATIONS:
With the consent of an instructor and the Lindsey Wilson College ADA Coordinator exams can be proctored in the Student Success Center for students who have documented accommodations and who require special testing situations. Contact the ADA Coordinator for more information at 270-384-7479 or lwcadaofficer@lindsey.edu.FIRST YEAR EXPERIENCE:
Our Student Success Center also promotes successful student transition from high school to Lindsey Wilson College. The faculty, the Student Success Counselors, and the Director of Student Success establish a working relationship with students through intensive advising that guides them through course selection and registration as well as provides information, referrals, and coordination with campus services. In addition, the SSC hosts social events throughout the academic year to encourage students to become actively involved in campus life. Lindsey Wilson College requires all first-time, full-time students to complete the First-Year Experience Seminar course. This seminar provides an in-depth exploration into behaviors and activities that promote success in college, including student skill-development, service learning, and healthy social living.FYE seminar objectives are:
- Students will discover and gain insight into their personality, interests, and skills related to major and career exploration
- Students will define how their personality, interests, and skills provide the foundation for their academic success and career readiness
- Students will become confident in their knowledge of major and degree requirements to create an individualized path to graduation from Lindsey Wilson College
Hours of Operation
(All Times Central)Student Success Counselors -
Monday - Friday - 7:30 - 4:30
Tutoring & Writing Consultations -
Mondays - 7:30 am - 7 pm
Tuesdays - 7:30 am - 4:30 pm
Wednesdays - 7:30 am - 7 pm
Thursdays - 7:30 am - 4:30 pm
Fridays - 7:30 am - 4:30 pm
Reading Strategies:
Reading Strategies: scanning, skimming and intensive readingReading Strategies Chart
WHAT TYPE OF READER ARE YOU?
Active Reader or Passive Reader?Active Reader
- Adjusts how they read depending on the type of text and context within which they are reading.
- Examines the purpose of the assignment before reading.
- Alters their reading speed as they read based on the significance and difficulty of each passage.
- Previews a text before reading by skimming headings, topic sentences, and key words.
- Reads with questions in mind.
- Stops to monitor their understanding of the text as they read.
- Annotates while they read, and they read with a pencil or highlight in hand to mark important passages and jot down notes.
- Makes time to reflect upon and evaluate what they have read.
Passive Reader
- Reads each text the same way.
- Reads without examining the purpose of the assignment.
- Reads everything at the same speed.
- Does not preview. They just jump right into reading.
- Reads without questions in mind.
- Does not stop to think about whether they are understanding what they are reading.
- Does not annotate and do not have anything in hand. They just read!
- Does not make time to reflect upon and evaluate what they have read.