But most students come in on their own, looking for help. According to Michelle Bacon, who runs the Academic Center, the tutoring service has existed since the early '80s but has only recently been incorporated into the Academic Center. They must be recommended by a faculty member in the subject area in which they tutor. They take a training class, and she provides support when they run into problems. Many of them plan to become teachers.
Faculty can also refer a student who's having difficulties.
The adjunct meets with interested students in a group several times in the course of the semester. Mary Beth McKean is taking James Calhoun's introductory psychology class this semester and has attended adjunct seminars for that class. Faculty who have used adjuncts are enthusiastic about the program. I was somewhat skeptical, but I tried it and became a total believer. I consider it an essential part of my U.S. history survey classes.