Academic Support Center
The College of Nursing is dedicated to helping its students succeed. The Academic Support Center was created to assist students in achieving academic success.
Services
The Center provides the following services/assistance:
- An individual assessment of learning needs
- Assistance with skills, such as time management, study/note taking, understanding course content and test taking strategies
- Peer-Teacher program
Test Anxiety
Referrals are made for students requiring assistance with test anxiety and other needs not provided by the Center.
Hours & Contact Information
The Academic Support Center is generally open Monday - Friday 9 am -3 pm for walk-in assistance, but appointments are encouraged. Appointment times outside of posted hours are often available, including evenings and occasional Saturdays, and will be considered on an individual basis.
Appointments can be made by emailing CJ Wright-Boon, at Carolyn.J.Wright-Boon@osfhealthcare.org
Helpful Study Skills Links
- http://www.dartmouth.edu/~acskills/success/time.html
- https://www.topuniversities.com/courses/nursing/10-study-tips-will-make-nursing-school-easier
- https://nurse.org/articles/nursing-school-study-tips-and-tools/
- https://nursingexams.org/ultimate-nursing-students-guide/#0625
Peer Teaching Group
The Peer Teacher Program provides students with a unique opportunity to learn from a peer, gain teaching experience, help others, and provide faculty with an additional resource to assist struggling students. Peer learners, students who are requesting some additional academic assistance, will be matched with volunteer peer teachers according to specific needs.
Peer teaching may include reviewing course content for exams, assisting with clinical paperwork, discussing different ways to study, and ways to manage time. Students who are peer teachers benefit from the program through personal satisfaction, the gaining of teaching experience, an increase in their own knowledge, resume building, and by helping other students achieve success.
For more information, contact CJ Wright-Boon