4 ‘Sign On September 30, 1992 WSU offers needed support services for students By CHANDRA SMITH seling and give advice. Students who sign up will re-. ceive help on every level. They are encouraged to stay with the pro- Managing editor of The Signpost Weber State University offers support services for students who — -gram throughout their college ex-. need advising, tutoring, computer perience and will receive help evassistance and basic skill instrucery quarter, Grandi said. “We like _to think of it as a home base for tion in math and English. _ The services provide counsel- them,” she said. ing in financial aid, graduation re- _ quirements, course and major se- In addition to the services, Communication 125 offers students lection, career planning and per-_ an opportunity to improve study sonal counseling. Three supportser- skills. Students vices are provided for students. Student Support Services Student Support Services provides eligible students with help to assess job interests as well as academic skill areas, Grandi explained. improve their academic skills and \ their chances of graduating. “Services are provided to stu- dents who. are low income, first generation or physically chal- _ lenged,” said Jennifer Grandi, director of Student Support Services. The students must also show they have an academic need. They have 40 tutors per quar- ter and offer workshops to help students pass the math competency test. . | Seminars are also available to help students develop good study habits, such as note taking and con- quering testanxiety. | They also offer personal coun- 3 have a chance to Enrollment is limited to 350° students per year. Students who are interested should contact Stu- | dent Support Services located in room 23 of the Stewart Library. Low income students should ENA LADI/THE SIGNPOST DURING A TOUR last week, Dean of Student Life, Lee Peters explains ‘a students the construction of the new student services to be considered for eligibility. Technological Support Services Technological Support Services offers educational software to help students. Students have the opportunity to learn Word Perfect, and biology. Technological building located near the Shepherd Union Building. bring a copy of their income taxand a copyof the Pell Grantaward letter | ‘Math 996 and 105, students, science Microsoft Word for windows and Macintosh and Aldus Pagemaker. They also prepare students for the math competency test and improve math and English skills. Vid-€os are available on algebra for the Support Ser- vices offers a Mac lab and an IBM lab. They have assistance planning | puters for term papers during the quarter. Word Perfect 5.1 is avail- able and students can use 3 1/2” and 51/4” disks. Laser printers are also available. and offer a standard college prep Technological Support Sertest to help students assess where vices is located across from the they need help. © Education building and is open The service is “Breat for Monday through Thursday from 7 nontraditional students,” said a.m. to 6 p.m. and from 7 a.m. to 4 sandy Sweeten. The support ser- _ p.m. on Friday. vice is free and open to anyone. 3 The class also has software ee Students are invited to use the com- help students improve their weak Pe | areas, said Sweeten. | Supplemental Instruction Supplemental Instruction is _ targeted to students who pay the $25 developmental fee. However, the services are open to everyone, _ said Dorothy Hill, tnt instructor coordinator. gs a _ _ The students receive one on one tutoring as well as supplemen- _ tal instruction in the classroom. | is offered | Supplemental instructio n _ _ inclasses with a high percentage of fe _ freshmen. An SI leader attends the | class, takes notes and conducts two ; “We're dead.” Just keep orilaag » “Did you see her look at my student I.D.?” _