Academic Support

Academic Support offers tutoring, Persistence Coaching and peer mentoring. Our goal is to support students as they build a comprehensive grasp of course content and develop essential academic skills and strategies for success.

The Academic Support team believes in the potential of each student and provides a welcoming and encouraging space in which students can receive assistance to discover and strengthen their skills – empowering students as they persist in their coursework.

Hours of Operation

Tutoring – Peer Educators meet with students for tutoring sessions on the 2nd floor of Banner Library in the Center for Academic Excellence (CAE). Tutoring sessions focus on support for specific courses.

Sunday: 7PM – 10PM
Monday – Thursday: 8AM – 10PM
Friday: 8AM – 4:30PM
Saturday: 12PM – 4:30PM

*In addition to pre-scheduled tutoring appointments, we also offer walk-in appointments for select classes or focus. Schedule available on my.olivet.edu.

Tutoring

Peer tutors are current students who have been selected based on their academic achievements, leadership skills, and ability to relate well to others.
Tutoring options available for over 90+ courses offered on campus, as well as general academic skill building.
Join us for one-on-one sessions, walk-in appointments, or group study sessions.

Persistence Coaching

Professional staff members who meet with students in one-on-one meetings, personalized to the needs of the individual student.
Coaches work with students to identify their strengths as a learner and develop strategies for academic achievement throughout a semester.
Coaches partner with students to set goals, create action plans, and monitor progress towards those goals.

Peer Mentoring

Peer mentors are current students eager to create a welcoming and supportive environment at ONU for incoming students.
The mentor program is intentionally designed to develop habits for success, discover campus tools and resources, and empower mentees to set goals, navigate challenges, and persist.
Mentors have regular contact with students through weekly one-on-one meetings. Each meeting has a set agenda with topics targeting valuable information pertaining to the University calendar and time for individualized discussions and support.

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