1. Fall 2014 Hours for Boucke and Sparks: Sundays 6:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m. Mon.-Thurs.10:00 a.m. - 10:00 p.m. Friday 10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. 220 Boucke 101 Pattee Leisure Reading 10 pm-midnight Sun.-Thurs. 7 Sparks http://PennStateLearning.psu.edu

3. Academic Success http:// dus.psu.edu/academicsuccess/studyskills.html How to use your study time most effectively by developing good study skills. http:// dus.psu.edu/academicsuccess/index.html The Academic Success website will help you identify factors that can be obstacles to academic success and offer you strategies to overcome them. http:// istudy.psu.edu Ensure your academic success with iStudy tutorials on a variety of critical skills.

4. Solve problems with confidence Communicate quantitatively Teach friends and roommates Prepare for exams Enjoy working with numbers Ask real questions Connect with faculty Join math and stat. communities We are... trained Math and Statistics Tutors who help youMath and Statistics Tutors

5. We are... trained Writing Tutors who help youWriting Tutors Brainstorm ideas for essays Develop a thesis Outline a paper Develop job applications Compose personal statements Use good transitions Do your own proofreading Assist peers with their writing Join writing communities

6. Guided Study GroupsGuided Study Groups are Associated with large first- and second-year courses Led by A-grade course alums who attend classes Multiple drop-in sessions per week Provided at no charge

7. Guided Study Groups - # Sections Fall 2014 ACCTG 211 - 2MATH 141 - 3 BIOL 110 - 3MATH 200 - 3 CHEM 110 - 6MATH 201 - 1 CHEM 210 - 2PHIL 012 - 1 ECON 102 - 5PHYS 211L - 2 ECON 104 - 4PHYS 212 - TBD MATH 034 - 3PHYS 250L - 2 MATH 110 - 5PHYS 251L - 2 MATH 140 - 2STAT 200 - 3 MATH 140B - 3

8. We are... trained Foreign Language Tutors who help youForeign Language Tutors Practice conversation Improve your accent Interpret and apply grammar Develop fluency Teach your peers Create compositions Express yourself! Join language communities

9. 7 Sparks Bldg Sunday: 6 – 10pm Mon-Thu: 10am-9pm Friday: 10am – 3pm The Penn State Undergraduate Speaking Center Public Speaking http://speakingcenter.la.psu.edu/

10. We even provide Teamwork Areas, which you may reserve online for course projects and for practicing presentations.Teamwork Areas

11. And most of us are undergraduates, like you. So please consider the subjects you enjoy most, the concepts you want to learn even better, the “people skills” you can share, and apply to be a tutor or receptionistapply to be a tutor or receptionist yourself.

12. Everything is provided at no charge! You’ve already paid for it with your tuition. Dave Ryan, dfr1 http://PennStateLearning.psu.edu