TutorTracks
ISSUE
05
November 1
2012
this issue
Introduction P.1
Meet the Captains P.2
Tutor Talk P.3
In the coming weeks... P.3
www.epass.emory.edu
Contact Us P.3
Introduction
We l co m e b a c k Tu t o r
EPASS
Tr a c ke r s !
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hope
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that
semester
great
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is
start
an
Fall
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to
you!
Tu t o r Tr a c k s i s a b i - s e m e s t e r
newsletter
dedicated
to
all
t h i n g s t u t o r in g in t h e Co l l e g e.
Peer
of fice
Tutoring
on
now
location
in
has
the
newly ADA accessible Math and
Science Reading Room. Students
with questions about Academic
Advising and Suppor t Programs
now have a point of contact in the
Math and Science Reading Room
from
10a.m.
to
10p.m.
Monday
on
through Thursday, 12 noon to 6p.m.
Thursday, September 6th, 2012,
Saturday, and 12 noon to 10p.m.
the EPASS Peer Tutoring Staf f
on Sundays! This is just one of
is
the many changes and updates to
Wi t h
tutor ing
looking
b eginning
for ward
excellent year.
to
another
share so please read on.
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EPASS
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Meet the EPASS Captains 2012-2013
Carlie Marks
Senior - Psychology Major
Meet the Captains
“The EPASS program has given me the
opportunity, and really, the gift to teach others.
This program allows peers to encourage,
motivate, and energize learning, bringing life
into the material outside of the classroom. It
has been a rewarding and exciting experience
that I am proud to be a part of.”
In an effort to introduce and
incorporate a continuous
hiring and training cycle,
we have created three
EPASS Captain Positions.
The EPASS Captains are
primarily responsible for
supporting new EPASS Peer
Tutors in their respective
roles,
reviewing
new
applications and conducting
interviews
of
those
applicants, and making
recommendations on hiring
as well as the design and
implementation of training
workshops and EPASS
policies.
Victoria Reines
Senior - Biology Major/Ethics Minor
“Tutoring, through the EPASS program,
allows me to feel like I am really making a
difference and giving back to the Emory
community. It is so rewarding to see students
improve in each session and throughout the
semester and it is very nice to receive emails
about how much they appreciate my help.
Further, the opportunity to tutor and teach
material in different ways has allowed me to
incorporate different study techniques into
my own studies; and I think I have become a
better, more creative student because of my
time with EPASS.”
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Sam Sanders
Senior - Economics and Mathematics Major
“EPASS has been a great part of my time at
Emory. The program has introduced me to a
lot of amazing people and different ways of
thinking. Being a tutor not only gives me the
chance to help other students with subjects
I like, but it also allows me to grow and learn
even more.”
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EYE ON EPASS
In the coming weeks…
The EPASS Peer Tutoring program has expanded its hiring practices to accept
new tutor applications on a rolling basis. As a result, we are in a perpetual state
of hiring new tutors. We anticipate that this endeavor will provide us with the
oppor tunity to improve the quality of our tutor training program and in turn ensure
that we continue to provide the ver y best content specific suppor t to students
enrolled in the college.
Recent par tnerships with Ch- Emor y, Emor y’s undergraduate Chemistr y club,
resulted in a drop -in tutoring session that was attended by approximately
200 students enrolled in Chemistr y 141! We hope to continue to develop this
collaboration with Ch- Emor y and provide additional tiers of suppor t for students
enrolled in this rigorous course.
The Association for the Tutoring Profession (ATP) will hold its annual conference
in Atlanta in March of 2013! In an ef for t to provide our tutoring staf f with access to
the ver y best training available, EPASS has three one- day scholarships available
to tutors that will be returning as members of our staf f in the 2013 -2014 academic
year. The scholarship criteria will be posted to our current staf f by November 19th.
In addition, EPASS will be hosting a campus tour of our facilities for out of town
guests attending the conference!
We continue to of fer a variety of appointment options including small group
tutoring appointments with t wo or three students, as well as, 30 minute tutoring
appointments and occasional drop -in alternatives. Of course we are still of fering
the one on one tutoring that EPASS is known campus wide for. For a complete
listing of all of our tutoring availabilities, log in to TutorTrac with your Emor y
University Net work ID.
Tutor Talk
Study Skills and Tips
Review your notes
Within 24 hours of each class, spend
a few minutes looking back over
your notes. Research shows that
looking over new material within this
time frame signif icantly increases
retention. This will reduce exam prep
time and give you a chance to clear up
any confusion before it accumulates.
Meet with your Faculty
Member
Facult y members are eager to meet
with you and discuss the course
material in both a formal and informal
way! Not to mention the relationships
that you develop with your facult y
member can have a lasting and
permanent impact on your life as
you look for recommendations for
graduate schools or in your career.
In case these reasons aren’t enough,
who knows bet ter than your Facult y
member how the material will be
presented on the exam?! Visit your
facult y members each and ever y week!
We want to hear from you…
Did you love what you read?
Would you like to contribute?
We would love to hear from you with any
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Have Questions? Email us at epass@emory.edu
questions, comments or concerns:
Contact Us:
Contact Julie Loppacher
Assistant Director, EPASS Tutoring
Jloppac@emory.edu
404-727-6425 or just stop by the
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Math and Science Reading - Room E301