Academic Services

THE PURPOSE OF ACADEMIC SERVICES

Improving the Minds of Hillsdale College Students

Academic Services at Hillsdale College seeks to provide students with the resources and opportunities needed to achieve academic excellence. As a uniquely rigorous liberal arts school, Hillsdale College challenges students to aspire to things higher and nobler. While personal responsibility is a requisite to the attainment of this level of excellence, at times it becomes beneficial to provide assistance in the form of service to others. The Academic Services program seeks to provide, through effective communication, the opportunity for academic assistance to those students responsible and committed enough to pursue it.

ACADEMIC SERVICES

Professor Assistance

As the first line of defense for a student struggling with a given scholastic subject, professor assistance through office hours is vital to academic success at Hillsdale College. Academic Services strongly encourages students to take advantage of their professors' office hours, which are publicized and made available through Academic Services. Please contact Academic Services for specific hours and locations.

Study Centers

As most departments at Hillsdale College furnish their own distinct study center environments and tutors, Academic Services centralizes and publicizes this information to the College. Please contact Academic Services for specific hours and locations.

Academic Mentors

Competent and energetic upperclassman college students mentor in freshman dorms (Olds, McIntyre, Simpson, Galloway, Niedfeldt) to provide assistance in the general core requirement courses of study. These mentors are trained to tutor, encourage or otherwise provide guidance to struggling students in the areas of academics, study skills and time management. Mentor schedules are posted in dorms.

Peer Tutoring

The Peer Tutoring program individually matches struggling students with volunteer tutors in a given subject. Students requesting tutors must meet with one of the Academic Services Student Coordinators to fill out and review the required paperwork and commitments.

If you would like more specific information regarding Academic Services, or are interested in becoming more involved with Academic Services, please contact any of the following:

Serena Howe
Student Co-director of Academic Support
showe@hillsdale.edu, ext. 2561

Manuel Valle
Student Co-director of Academic Support
jvalle@hillsdale.edu, ext. 2561

Allison Hutchinson
Academic Advisor for Female Students
Office - Knorr Building lower level
ahutchinson@hillsdale.edu, ext. 2753 or ext. 2333