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Academic Center for Excellence

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Staff

Lynne Branham

Welcome to the Learning Center! We offer a variety of learning support programs to assist in the development of skills and strategies that will help you become an even more successful, independent learner. We hope that you’ll start by exploring the resources on our website—on the Tutoring Resources page there are numerous links for course content help as well as study skills improvement. If you’d like to study more efficiently, check out the Study Skills Assessment. This will provide you with both strengths and areas for improvement. Then sign up for one of our workshops that addresses a study skill area you’d like to work on.

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Next, we encourage you to come by the Center (hours, tutoring schedule). If you haven’t used the Center before, we have a great tutor team! Whether you’re struggling in a course or maybe you need an “A” instead of your current “B” for a graduate school application, they’re here to help. You might also want to ask about our Study Smarter program if you have a busy life and need to make the most out of every study minute.

If you’re not getting “A’s” but you’d really, really like to, chances are very good we can help. Come by and give the Learning Center a try!


Tutors

Picture of Ken Grover Ken Grover

Major: Accounting and Finance

Favorite Quote: "You can observe a lot by watching." ~ Yogi Berra
Picture of Zach Torstrick Zachary Torstrick

Major: Computer Science and Physics

Favorite quote: "Great spirits have always found violent opposition from mediocrities. The latter cannot understand it when a man does not thoughtlessly submit to hereditary prejudices but honestly and courageously uses his intelligence."
~ Albert Einstein

Picture of Nate Vander Werf Nate Vander Werf

Major: Math and Physics

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Picture of Adam Grandison Adam Grandison

Major: Chemistry

Favorite quote: "Things should be made as simple as possible, but not any simpler. " ~ Albert Einstein

Picture of Anne Andere Anne Andere

Major: Master of Science in Applied Math and Computer Science

Favorite Quote: "Go back a little to leap further." ~ John Clarke
Picture of Nui Pudpong Neeranuch (Nui) Pudpong

Major: Master of Business Administration Concentration in Finance(MBA in Finance)

Favorite Quote: "The art of being wise is knowing what to overlook." ~ William James
Picture of Holly Kofeldt Holly Kofeldt

Major: Biology

Favorite quote: "If you always do what interests you, at least one person is pleased." ~ Katharine Hepburn

Picture of Kasey Clear Kasey Clear

Major: Biochemistry

Favorite Quote: "Learning isn't a means to an end, it is an end in itself." ~ Robert A Heinlein
Picture of Paul Schmucker Paul Schmucker

Major: Accounting

Favorite quote:"I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me." ~ Galatians 2:20

Picture of Kate Willms Kate Willms

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Picture of Lindsey Anderson Lindsey Anderson

Major: Nursing

Favorite quote: "Destiny is not a matter of chance. It is a matter of choice. It is not a thing to be waited for. It is a thing to be achieved." ~ William Jennings Bryan

Picture of Cody Cody (Jian) Zhang

Major: Finance

Favorite quote: "All life is an experiment. The more experiments you make the better." ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson

Picture of Donald Mcgowan Donald Mcgowan

Major: Management of Information Systems

Favorite quote: "People demand freedom of speech as a compensation for the freedom of thought which they seldom use" ~ Soren Kierkegaard

Picture of Joe Ruby III Joe Ruby

Major: Chemistry

Favorite quote: "On a journey to anywhere you can draw your own map" ~ Ugly Duckling

Picture of Catherine Nimtz Catherine Nimtz

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Picture of Dennis Dennis

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Student Assistants

Picture of Michelle Michelle

Major: Criminal Justice

Favorite Quote: "Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure." ~ Marianne Williamson
Picture of Matt Vander Werf Matt Vander Werf

Major: Undecided

Favorite Quote: "Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere." ~ Martin Luther King Jr.
Picture of Monique Monique

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Questions
If you have any questions, please email the center or stop by.

Last updated May 28th, 2009 by Zachary Torstrick