To add to our tutoring staff for ACCESS Peer Assisted Learning (PAL), I am looking for qualified students to hire as tutors for Spring 2019. All PAL tutors participate in training, as is required for PAL’s accreditation by the College Reading & Learning Association.
PAL tutoring services positively impact retention and cumulative GPA. Students who attended more than one hour of PAL tutoring in spring 2019:
- 80%+ re-enrolled for fall by the end of May 2019
- 36% earned a grade in the course tutored that increased their GPA
- 16% earned an A in the course tutored
- 34% earned a B in the course tutored
- 26% earned a C in the course tutored
Please consider:
- If you know of any student who has a comprehensive knowledge of a particular discipline (must have earned a grade of A or B in the course), communicates well, and is reliable, please let me know, or encourage them to apply to be a PAL tutor.
- If you could announce the PAL hiring campaign to your classes, that would be great! The application and pertinent information is online at https://www.niu.edu/access/about/employment.shtml.
- Feel free to forward this e-message to others if you think it could be helpful.
Please contact me with any questions. I appreciate your cooperation and thank you for your assistance in support of NIU student success.
With regard,
Lynn
Lynn Schmitz
Assistant Director
ACCESS Peer Assisted Learning
Division of Academic Affairs
Founders Library 393 | DeKalb, Illinois 60115-2828
815-753-0499 | lschmitz2@niu.edu
