ARC News
-ARC Ambassadors promote ARC services
Jayni Patel and Lyndssey Autrey, our ARC Ambassadors, worked to promote ARC services after students received their mid-term progress reports.
-ARC and Tift College of Education Present GACE Prep Workshops
The Academic Resource Center and Tift College of Education are presenting GACE Preparation Workshops at the Henry County, Douglas County, and Newnan RACs during the fall and spring semesters. Please visit our Events page for more information!
-ARC SI Leader Andrew Jones Hosts Chemistry Jeopardy for Students
Andrew Jones, ARC SI Leader and Tutor, hosted a huge study event for Mercer's Chemistry students on April 29, 2012. Attendance and participation were phenomenal!
Jeopardy winners!
Mercer students participate in Chemistry Jeopardy
-ARC Tutors and Assistant Director Present at the GaTA Conference
The ARC's Assistant Director, Stephanie Mooring, and two of the ARC's tutors, Gloria Ananing and Mercedes Mixon, presented a workshop at this year's Georgia Tutoring Association Conference. The topic of their presentation was Identifying and Addressing Study Skills Needs through Tutoring: Sharing Tacit Knowledge. They presented to an audience of 48 tutors and tutoring coordinators from many different Georgia colleges and universities. Great job! |
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| Pictured: Gloria Ananing and Mercedes Mixon | |
-ARC Professional Tutors Attend Conference for the Southeastern Writing Center Association
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Professional Tutors Jamie Brown and Cheyenne Warnock joined ARC Director Jenny Zimmerman and College of Continuing and Professional Studies Writing Coordinator Dr. Melanie Pavich for the NextGen Writing Center Conference held Feb. 16-18 in Richmond, KY. Drawing on experiences as former Mercer students and current instructors, tutors, and administrators, the group led a session on the topic “Forming Our Way to a Student/Writing Tutor/Instructor Collaboration.” |
-Former ARC SI Leader Makes Big Impact on Students' Lives
Emily Piscitello, a former ARC Supplemental Instruction Leader, has succeeded in establishing herself as an effective and inspirational teacher. She was recently featured in a news story by First Coast News, Jacksonville, Florida. Click here to read the article.
Congratulations Emily!
-ARC and Tift College of Education Present GACE Prep Workshops
The Academic Resource Center and Tift College of Education are presenting GACE Preparation Workshops at the Henry and Douglas County RACs in November and December 2011. Please visit our Events page for more information!
-ARC Rolls Out New Resource for Mercer Students
The ARC has developed a new College Study Skills Online Web site. The site contains helpful information on a variety of study skills topics and provides many helpful resources to Mercer students. It's the perfect tool to help you help yourself become a better student!
- ARC Offers Workshop to Mercer Students
The ARC will host a Study Skills Assessment Workshop on February 17, 2010. Please visit our Events page for more information!
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- Gearing-up for Fall Semester 2009
We're staffing our different programs and putting the finishing touches on our schedules to get ready for the fall semester. The ARC has had a busy summer! We look forward to seeing familiar faces and getting to know the new students as the new school year gets underway. We're here to help so please drop-in and let us know how we can help you succeed!
- The OWL has Moved
In March 2009, the Academic Resource Center (ARC) changed its Online Writing Lab (OWL) from the original Web site interface to the current Blackboard interface. The interface change was made to streamline OWL services by creating a central repository for student submissions. Switching from a Web site interface to a Blackboard interface was intended to not only enable process efficiency, but to also allow the OWL to be housed within Blackboard where students are already working on other types of course work. Our goal was to provide a user-friendly interface for the OWL services by placing the OWL in a setting with which the students are already familiar.
