In Summer 2020, the ASC Writing Center is offering Express Writing Help for busy students! Papers received by 9 AM on Monday-Friday will be returned with comments that day. Papers received after 3 PM will be returned the next business day. Students also can request a writing tutoring appointment by Zoom. For Express Writing Help or an Online Writing Appointment, click on the green Google form button on the ASC blog home page.   

Writing Consultant Carol O’Shaughnessy

Tutor Colleen LaMay and Marin Pena

The ASC celebrated the end of another successful semester with a Potluck Party for staff, tutors, writing consultants, and front desk receptionists. Scroll through our Winter 2019-20 ASC Newsletter to see photos and to read about the many ways we promoted student success this semester: Winter ASC Newsletter

Dr. Schroder, Bezawit Eshete, Izaiah McMillian, and Rosemarie Harrington

This week students who created promotional materials for the ASC received certificates of appreciation for their creative work. Nine students from Dr. Schroder’s ENG 111 and ENG 111/ENF 3 classes earned extra credit by creating fliers, posters, and TV slides for the ASC.  Earlier in the semester, these students wrote papers on the benefits of the ASC and/or ways the ASC could improve its services. As part of the assignment, students also wrote a proposal for promoting the ASC. Then the ASC selected seven of the proposals for implementation.

The finished promotional materials can be seen on bulletin boards outside the ASC (AA-229), outside the Annex (AA-234), and inside the Annex. TV slides are displayed on the TV monitor inside the ASC. Stop by to take a look at their work!

Participating students are:
Heaven Asnake
Manavi Basnet
Bezawit Eshete and Izaiah McMillian
Dayanara Garcia
Stacy Lehman and William Seo
Osman Mohamed-Said
Jacob Shapiro

Dr. Ren Pankovich

The ASC is pleased to welcome Dr. Ren Pankovich, the new STEM Learning Specialist who joined the staff at the end of the summer. Get to know Ren through an interview with him in the Back-to-School ASC newsletter: ASC’s Back to School 2019 Newsletter

On May 10 the ASC celebrated the end of the spring semester with its customary potluck party! Check out the May newsletter for wrap-up information about the semester, including numbers of students helped and tutors who won scholarships or other awards: https://sway.office.com/i4CHU1K0JjPeR6JF

ASC End-of-Semester Potluck Party

On May 20, the ASC opened for summer with new hours:  Monday – Thursday from 12 p.m. – 6 p.m. Stop by AA-229 for walk-in MTH or writing help or to make an appointment for other subjects.

Along with our Coffee Hour Series, Evening Workshops and Online Workshops, the ASC is hosting two Campus Connections to prepare students for the upcoming Alexandria Campus Job Fair on April 5th! Both programs will be held at 1 pm in the Annex (AA-234).

March 25: Amazing Resumes and Cover Letters – Do you want to apply for a job or an internship? Are you interested in learning about the changing design, format and content expectations of resumes? Join us for a workshop that will help you update and build your resume and cover letters, facilitated by Maria Fahlsing, ASC Writing Consultant.

April 1: Networking for Success – Do you recognize the importance of networking but face difficulties in getting started? Do you have an elevator pitch prepared? Do you want to establish your career by building professional relationships? Then stop by and join us for a presentation by Dr. Meredith Aquila, Professor of Communication. 

For more information, check out the latest edition of our newsletter.

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Yesterday the ASC celebrated the end of another busy semester with a holiday potluck party! We also said farewell to Coordinator Courtney Boland as she moves on to a new position as Achieving the Dream coordinator for NOVA. Check out our party photos and all the ASC news at:https://sway.office.com/WDepy5CTtpQ9HpmB?ref=Link

We are thankful for our awesome tutors! Read in our November newsletter about some of the fabulous people who work in the ASC. Then take a look at the thank you notes our students wrote to show their gratitude:  https://sway.office.com/JgrF3R985SyT3qBo?ref=Link

The ASC celebrated the opening of The ASC Annex, our new learning space for S.E.A.S. workshops, S.E.A.S. CREW, Campus Connections, and this week’s Student Success Conference!  Read about all our fall programs in our newsletter:  https://sway.office.com/NatoGsJuRgOSDxWR