Tutoring

Student Support Services
54 Joyce Kilmer Ave
Piscataway, NJ 08854
Phone: (732) 445-4001 x170
Fax: (732) 445-1488

SSS Specialized Services for Students:

Tutoring
Computer Laboratory
Tutor/Student Academic & Career Resource Library
One-on-One Career & Academic Coaching
Educational Workshops
Grant Aid Policy

Tutoring

Tutoring is provided by our highly trained and experienced Tutoring Staff. Student Support Services' tutors are not only very knowledgeable in their specific academic areas but also highly proficient in the communication skills necessary for truly valuable assistance. Tutoring is conducted during scheduled, one-on-one, weekly sessions. Tutoring is available Monday through Sunday on the Douglass, Livingston, Busch and College Avenue campuses. To sign up for tutoring, please contact our office for details.

Computer Laboratory

SSS maintains a fully equipped, networked computer lab. Currently, there are 15 comptuers, 1 scanner and 2 printers(one is a color printer). The lab is fully operational with the latest software, including Microsoft Word, Microsoft Access, Microsoft Excel and Microsoft PowerPoint, GRE and LSAT software and the latest web browsers for full Internet access. A consultant is ready to assist any user who is a SSS student.

Computer Lab Hours: (during the fall & spring semesters only)

Monday: 8:30 a.m. to 10:00 p.m.
Tuesday: 8:30 a.m. to 10:00 p.m.
Wednesday: 8:30 a.m. to 10:00 p.m.
Thursday: 8:30 a.m. to 10:00 p.m.
Friday: 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Tutor/Student Academic & Career Resource Library

One-on-One Career & Academic Coaching

• Career Coaching & Assessment: Through a structured process of assessment and discussion, Career Coaching will help you clarify your career direction through deciphering your values, interests, motivators, knowledge, skills, abilities, and experience. Through Career Coaching, you can also receive assistance in preparing a Custom Resume and Cover Letter, developing and initiating a job search plan, and preparing for job interviews. If you are interested in attending graduate or professional school, you can also receive assistance in researching programs and writing an Effective Personal Statement.
  
  
• Academic Coaching & Assessment: Through a structured process of assessment and discussion, Academic Coaching can help you in reaching your academic goals. You can receive Academic Coaching in order to learn your unique Learning Style, develop study strategies that compliment your learning style and the subject matter, develop reading and note-taking skills that help you acquire and retain the most important information, and to develop a plan towards effective time management and organization.

Educational Workshops

SSS also presents a number of educational workshops and seminars. Topics cover the following areas: Writing Skills, Math/Science Study Skills, Technology, Grad/Professional School Prep, Career Development, Academic/Study Skills, Time Management, Test Anxiety, Personal Development, Leadership Development, and Money Management. In addition to these academic seminars, SSS offers training workshops to keep students prepared for the latest software releases. SSS also welcomes students' requests for topic specific workshops.

Workshop Schedule

Grant Aid Policy
(2009 Spring Semester)

To be eligible for SSS Grant Aid, all SSS participants must meet the following criteria:

• SSS participant receiving a Federal Pell Grant
• Minimum 2.5 cumulative and term GPA
• Perfect attendance and full participation with an SSS service (tutoring or other) - Attend one workshop per month (Feb, Mar, April for Spring Semester and Sept, Oct, Nov for Fall Semester)
• 2 Page essay
• Completed application submitted by deadline
  
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