THE PURPOSE OF ACADEMIC SUPPORT

Improving the Minds of Hillsdale College Students

Academic Support 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 Support program seeks to provide, through effective communication, the opportunity for academic assistance to those students responsible and committed enough to pursue it.

ACADEMIC SUPPORT 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 Support strongly encourages students to take advantage of their professors' office hours, which are publicized and made available through Academic Support services. Please contact Academic Support for specific hours and locations.

Study Centers

As most departments at Hillsdale College furnish their own distinct study center environments and tutors, Academic Support centralizes and publicizes this information to the College. Please contact Academic Support 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 the Academic Support Student Coordinator to fill out and review the required paperwork and commitments.

If you would like more information regarding the services available through Academic Support, or are interested in becoming more involved with Academic Support, please contact any of the following:

Elizabeth Peters
Academic Support Student Coordinator
epeters@hillsdale.edu, ex. 2561

Father Beauchamp
Chaplain, Director of Volunteer Services
  & Academic Advisor for Male Students
GOAL Office
dbeauchamp@hillsdale.edu, ex. 2486

Allison Hutchinson
Academic Advisor for Female Students
Office - Knorr Building main floor (former Student Activities Office)
ahutchinson@hillsdale.edu, ex. 2753 or ex. 2333