The Student Support Services offices and Tutorial Lab
are conveniently located on the first floor of
Johnson Seabrook Education Building on campus.

Academic Services

Tutorial Services

Student participants are encouraged to meet with the Disability/Language Specialist or Coordinator of Tutorials/Academic Advisor for consultation when encountering grammar-related problems while completing class assignments.

Each student is also encouraged to submit class papers to the Disability/Language Specialist or Coordinator of Tutorial Services/Academic Advisor for evaluation before submitting them to the instructor.
 

Tutorial Lab

The Student Support Services Tutorial Lab has been designed to assist SSS student participants with the understanding and completion of course assignments and prepare for course examinations. Students can find a quiet place to study and receive some one-on-one assistance in various subject areas in the SSS Lab. Computers and other resources are available to complete any task at hand.
 

Supplemental Instruction

The SSS Program provides Supplemental Instruction in the areas
of math and writing. Students can participate in structured sessions in Duke Lower Lobby.

Tutorial/Mentoring Assistance

Tutorial Assistance is designed to help SSS student participants to understand and complete course assignments, improve classroom participation, and prepare for course examinations. The SSS Program provides tutoring in areas of the Liberal Studies Curriculum (i.e., Integrated Studies, Natural Sciences, Social Sciences, Humanities, and other subjects of interest).

Our tutors also serve as mentors to the freshmen SSS participants. Their role in this capacity is to help the students adjust to the college environment, encourage program participation, and acquaint them to campus resources.
 

Workshops

The Student Support Services program will provide workshops throughout the year to assist students academically. We also work collaboratively with Career Services with
the discussion of
some topics.

Topics may include (but are not limited to):

Language Component Workshops: developing a thesis, dominant ideas, and focus, organizing logical development of specifics and effective paragraphing, style and mechanics, tone, sentence structure, grammar and punctuation, senior exit essays.

Preparing graduate and professional school documents: Best practices for writing scholarship and personal statements for graduate and professional school.

Technology Workshops: Computer technology for enhanced language usage, PowerPoint, Excel, and Outlook.