Learning Center Interns

Finals week is a stressful week for anyone on a college campus, students and faculty included. The Learning Center can be a hub of salvation, yet also immense stress. I worked two different walk-in shifts during finals week and the anxiety in the area was palpable. It’s hard, as a tutor, to also ease the […]

Walking into a tutoring appointment having never met your tutee before can be a daunting task. I am constantly wondering what the tutee will want to work on, how the learn best, and how much work they have already done. Last semester I worked with a student over the course of a couple of weeks. […]

One of the best parts of booking an appointment is the guarantee that you’ll be working one-on-one with a tutor. You don’t have to “compete” for their attention. Walk-ins, especially the closer we get to finals week, become a hot-spot for students seeking help. This is to be expected, and a great sight to see […]

I often like to remind my friends that I am a writing tutor and I can help them with any written assignments they have. I do this because I genuinely enjoy helping people through tutoring, and I especially enjoy helping my friends. It absolutely makes my day when I have a friend actually reach out […]

Entering the Learning Center for the first time can be intimidating. Fear no longer! Here’s a step-by-step guide on what to expect when you enter the Learning Center for a tutoring appointment. Step 1: Make the appointment. You can access SUNY Plattsburgh’s tutor catalogue through Cardinal Star and book your appointments there! It isn’t necessary, […]

Entering into new and foreign situations is understandably nerve-racking as you do not know what to expect and the unknown can be scary. Often times we prefer to experience new situations with people we know, people we can turn to when we need a source of familiarity. The phrase “safety in numbers” is used to […]

The availability of walk-ins at a Learning Center cannot be understated. Having a writing tutor on hand, without appointment confirmation, is not only a convenience to students, but also to the tutors themselves. Walk-ins allow students who might not need a full hour appointment the chance to quickly access a tutor; meaning the stresses and […]

Before I became a tutor, I was a tutee. I was taking a sign language course and I was learning and digesting the material just fine, but I decided to schedule appointments with a tutor just as extra preparation for the midterm and final exams. For anyone who knows me, you’d understand why booking an […]

All of us are comprised of multiple identities, but what happens when some of these identities clash with each other? Generally speaking, I’m a Ravenclaw, an ISTJ, a Cancer sun and a Capricorn moon. In terms of my family, I’m a daughter, a younger sister, and an aunt. But at school in the learning center, […]

The best part of being a writing tutor is meeting someone new and getting to help them dive deeper into their essays. You get to see in real time the moment that an idea strikes, the instance where the realize where a sentence could have a better flow, and the pride the tutee has in […]