Writing Drop-in Help: Summer Hours

Need help with a writing assignment in your summer courses? The Academic Services Center offers individual assistance with essays and other writing projects. Contact us at 899-4107 to make an appointment, or come to drop-in hours 3-4:30 pm Monday through Thursday. Contact Tracy Mendham at 899-1168 or mendhamt@franklinpierce.edu for more information.

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Writing Assistance

There’s lots of help for writing at the Rindge campus of Franklin Pierce! All of the offices and people below will work with students in any stage of the writing process.

The Writing Center in Edgewood is staffed by trained student tutors:
Monday-Thursday 10 am – 10 pm
Friday 11 am – 5 pm
Saturday Closed
Sunday 2 pm – 10 pm

Tracy Mendham is a writing specialist in the Academic Services Center (on the library first floor, go back and to the left). She provides writing help by appointment (call x4107) or during drop-in hours:
Monday-Friday 3 – 4:30 pm

The Reference Desk at the library can help you find sources for research papers, or expand or narrow topics. The reference desk is on your left immediately as you enter the library, and is staffed:
Monday-Thursday 10 am – 8 pm
Friday 10 am – 3 pm
Saturday No reference
Sunday 4 pm – 8 pm

If you have a quick writing question you can also instant message Tracy.
Go to the blog http://schoogle.wordpress.com and click in the “IM Tracy” window, or
Message her on Facebook (search for mendhamt@ franklinpierce.edu).

If you have a quick research question you can IM the reference desk.
fpclibrarian with AIM, Yahoo, or MSN, or call them at x1149.

Textbook refunds, and lots of good free help

I’ve been so busy with actual in-person work with students I haven’t had time to blog much this week…which is great! It’s nice to have the school year off to a good start and see the faces that go with all those names I’ve been seeing all summer.

For now, I’ll just note a few things going on over the next week on campus.

Today, 9/12, is the last day for textbook refunds at the bookstore here on the Rindge campus.

Safe Space training for students begins on Wednesday 9/17.  I just completed the Safe Space training for faculty/staff and highly recommend the program. It’s a concrete–and fun–way to build a more congenial campus for all of us, straight or gay.

Next week, peer tutoring begins (this is free help from other experienced and trained student tutors who are accomplished in a certain course or major). Pick up a tutoring schedule at the Academic Services Center on the library main floor, or see flyers posted around campus.

Also next week, my drop-in writing help hours will start. Any student can come to the Academic Services Center between 3:30 and 4:30 on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, or Friday for help with writing assignments–I’ll work with you at any stage in the writing process, from brainstorming a topic, to polishing a final draft, to citations.

Deb Strickland here in the ASC does drop-in math help too, from 4:30 to 6:30 Monday through Thursday. Not only is Deb an experienced and able mathematics teacher, she actually likes math and helping students succeed in their courses.

And I bet everyone on campus knows about the services offered at the Peter C. Wensberg Writing Center–they do a great job of getting the message out there. They have both student and faculty tutors who can help you in any stage in the writing process. You can call or email them to make an appointment.

Have a good weekend, everyone.

Open Letter to Students About the ASC

Hi, I’m Tracy Mendham, a learning specialist in the Academic Services Center at Franklin Pierce University, and this is an open letter to incoming students. I know that students are more likely make use of my department’s services if they know who we are and what we do. And since the services we offer can really help students survive and succeed, I want students to feel comfortable with us. So here’s a quick introduction to the ASC.

 

How We Decided on the Name Schoogle

I wanted a cool and appropriate name for our blog, so I conducted a survey of Franklin Pierce colleagues and a few friends outside the school who work with academic technology. “Schoogle” was the clear winner, with “Academic Survival Center” a close runner up. I’m glad that Schoogle won, because it’s a unique identifier and will be quick to say. “Did you see today’s Schoogle post?” “Yeah, there’s a link to that on Schoogle.” “Oh my god, did you see that idiotic diatribe about flying monkeys on Schoogle? Who does Tracy think she is?!!”

A poll conducted on SurveyMonkey.com

Hello world!

Welcome to Schoogle, the weblog of the Academic Services Center at Franklin Pierce University. We’ll post announcements, study tips, letters to students, and podcasts on this site, but Schoogle won’t be a one-way street. The comments and feedback of readers, especially Franklin Pierce students, will be vital to moving this blog beyond flat text and into a real conversation.