Faculty volunteered to conduct these workshops without any release time or compensation. Some problems exist with this approach to academic support for students. Student attendance is inconsistent, despite the fact that the policy is in the student handbook. No communication between different levels of faculty occurs to let the faculty presenting the workshop knows what students they should expect to attend. It is also extremely difficult to find a time convenient to all students.
Many students work after class or have other classes throughout the day.
Therefore, faculty was offering multiple sessions to meet the needs of the students who were not able to attend the scheduled session. Facultv involved in the academic support program estimate that they are spending a minimum of six hours of time presenting the workshops per semester and another six to ten to prepare for the workshop without any release time or compensation. Faculty provided any materials or workbooks to students. No data was collected on whether the workshops actually did improve test perfortnance. This proposal is for a one-credit course to be offered in the Department of Nursing specifically for nursing students.