The Learning Resources Center, located in the Faculty Office Building (FOB 104-105), is the home of the Writing Center, Study-Skills
Center, Disability-Resources Center, and Tutoring Center.
Free tutoring in various subject areas is available. (Tutoring depends upon availability of tutors and funding. The Center cannot guarantee
that a tutor will be immediately available for the subject that you have in mind.)
Walk-in help with academic matters is also available. You do not need an appointment. However, when you stop by without an appointment, please
bear with us. Lou Ann Sears, the Center director, may be helping someone else or on her way to a meeting, etc.
The Center offers free presentations, workshops and/or review sessions regarding grammar, study skills, paper writing, time management,
punctuation, Modern Language Association (MLA) Style, and other subjects.
You are welcome to take the free handouts, borrow the videotapes and audiocassettes, use the tutorial software (pre-algebra, grammar, paper
writing, study skills, etc.), and use the computers for paper writing, etc.
The Center also provides disability resources for registered students.
The Center is open during the Fall and Spring terms Monday through Friday 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Call for Summer Hours. These hours are
subject to change. (See bulletin board outside the Center.) Hours for April through June will be posted on the bulletin board. Lou Ann's
hours are posted on her door (FOB 105). (Lou Ann is a member of Administration and faculty. She teaches English and education courses.)
For further information, call (724) 836-7098, TTY (724) 836-7128.
Writing Center
The Writing Center is designed to help students during every step of the writing process. A multitude of handouts and books is available
for students' use. Drop-in tutoring for composition is available several hours each week. If you are ever experiencing any difficulties writing a paper, please
feel free to stop by the Learning Resources Center for help.
Tutoring Services
The Learning Resources Center offers free tutoring services to all University students. Tutors are faculty-recommended UPG students who
have earned an A in the course. If the center does not currently have a tutor for the course you have in mind, it will try to get one.
Study Strategies
Pamphlets and handouts available in FOB 104:
Subjects include but are not limited to the following.
"Essay Tests"
"How Do You Learn Best? A Simple Check"
"How to Handle Matching"
"How to Handle Multiple Choice Tests"
"How to Handle True/False"
"How to Read the Chapter, Etc"
"Learning Styles Select Learning Tips"
"Learning Suggestions for Students with Learning Disabilities"
"Math Anxiety Workshop"
"Metacognitive Reading Awareness Inventory"
"Narrowing Topics"
"Non-Traditional Student Returning to Studies"
"Objective Tests"
"Problem-Solution Outline"
"Semantic Map"
"Study Hints for Foreign Language Learning"
"Study Skills Assessment"
"Study Skills Guides on the Internet"
"Study Skills / Note Taking"
"Study Smart: Study Skills"
"Study Strategies"
"Taking Notes"
"Taking Tests: General Tips"
"Term Paper Topics"
"Venn Diagram"
"Vocabulary Building"
"How to Get the Most Out of Your Textbook"