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Accessible Education Services, located in the Goode-Pasfield Center for Learning and Teaching in Fintel Library, provides reasonable accommodations to students with identified disabilities. Reasonable accommodations are provided based on the diagnosed disability and the recommendations of a professional evaluator. In order to be considered for disability services, students must identify themselves to Accessible Education Services. Students requesting accommodations are required to provide specific current documentation of their disabilities. Please contact Rebecca Harman, Assistant Director of Academic Services for Accessible Education, at 540-375-2247 or aes@roanoke.edu.
If you are on record with Accessible Education Services as having academic or physical needs requiring accommodations, please schedule an appointment with Mrs. Harman as soon as possible. You need to discuss your accommodations with her before they can be implemented. Also, please note that arrangements for extended time on exams, testing, and quizzes in a distraction-reduced environment must be made at least two full business day before every test.
Subject Tutoring is an internationally certified tutor training program through the College Reading & Learning Association (CRLA) and is coordinated by Elizabeth Myers at the Center for Learning & Teaching. Subject Tutoring offers tutorials in over 40 different classes for Business & Economics, Lab Sciences, Mathematics, Modern Languages & Social Sciences. Subject Tutoring is available Sunday - Thursday; 4 p.m. - 9 p.m. and is located in Room 05 on the lower level of Fintel Library.
To view a list of tutorials, request an appointment with an Academic Coach, or to speak with a tutor via the Tutor Chat feature, visit http://www.roanoke.edu/tutoring.
Academic Coaching offers assistance to students who are experiencing academic challenges or who would like extra help to hone their study skills. Coaches are successful, responsible students who have been recommended to the program by faculty members. Any student can make an appointment with an Academic Coach or meet with a Coach during drop-in hours. Drop-in hours are Sunday, Tuesday, and Thursday, from 6pm - 9pm, in the Center for Learning and Teaching. The program is coordinated by Ms. Shannon McNeal. For more information on Academic Coaching, visit https://libguides.roanoke.edu/academiccoaching.
The Writing Center @ Roanoke College, located on the lower level of Fintel Library, offers tutorials focused on written and oral communication for students working on assignments and projects in any field. Writers at all levels of competence may visit the Writing Center at any point in their process, from brainstorming to drafting to editing, to talk with trained peer tutors in informal, one-on-one sessions. The Writing Center is open Sunday through Thursday from 4 to 9 pm. Simply stop in, or schedule an appointment by going to http://libguides.roanoke.edu/writingcenter, where our schedule of writing workshops and creative writing playshops is also posted. Questions? Email writingcenter@roanoke.edu or call 375-4949. Like our Facebook page for updates!