Academic Resource & Writing Center :: Student Life at Goshen College

Located in Good Library, 111 – 113, the Academic Resource and Writing Center (ARWC) offers several programs to promote independent, life-long learning for all students of Goshen College:

Placement and competency tests
Writing Center & Writing Mentor Program
Peer Tutoring Program
Assistance improving organizational & time management skills
Special services for students with documented learning disabilities

The ARWC assists Goshen College students with documented learning disabilities by helping students advocate for themselves and by coordinating reasonable academic accommodations.

We also provide technological assistance for students with disabilities. In addition, the ARWC refers students to local area resources for further evaluation and support.

Contact:

Lois Martin
Director of Academic Resource
and Writing Center
Ph: (574) 535-7576
E: lmartin@goshen.edu
Fax: 574-535-7319

Suzanne Ehst
Academic Counselor
Ph: (574) 535-7978
E: sehst@goshen.edu

Writing Center & Writing Mentor Program

The Writing Center, staffed by trained peer writing mentors, is open for drop-in service Sunday through Thursday from 4 to 6 p.m. and from 8 to 10 p.m., beginning the third week of the semester. The Writing Center is located on the first floor of the Good Library, in front of the ARWC. Drop by and we can work on your paper together! If you would like a writing mentor to meet with throughout the semester, please see the next section.

Writing mentors will work with you to improve your paper and your writing. We can help you at any point in the writing process — brainstorming, crafting a thesis, organizing, revising drafts and final editing.

If you would like to meet with a writing mentor on a regular basis, or several times for a specific paper, please contact: Sarah Rody, student coordinator of writing mentors and tutors at sarahgr@goshen.edu or Chelsea Kaufman at chelseamk@goshen.edu. During the fall semester, Sarah will provide your name and contact information to a writing mentor, who will arrange to meet with you one-on-one. During the spring semester, Chelsea will do the same. Or, to request a writing mentor, click here.

Try these links for some excellent writing guides:

Writing mentors: Find helpful tools for working with students at the following link:

Writing Mentor Tools

Peer Tutoring Program

We all have challenging classes, and most of us have a class or two with which we could use some extra help. The Peer Tutoring Program helps organize peer-tutored study groups of three to four students who meet every week for one hour. These are available for GC courses only.Your professor can help facilitate forming these study groups in your class. Each semester, we have groups meeting for several subjects including Spanish, pathophysiology, chemistry, computer programming, economics, statistics, accounting and biology.

If you would like a tutor, please contact: Lois Martin, ARWC director, at lmartin@goshen.edu. Or, to request a tutor, click here.

Praxis Test Study Guides

All education majors must pass the Praxis I test prior to admission in the education program. Check out these web sites for Praxis study guides and contact Lois Martin if you'd like a tutor to help you prepare for the Praxis test.
www.testprepreview/praxis_practice.htm
www.ets.org/portal/site/ets/menuitem

Organization and time management

Download and print a handy .PDF of our academic planning calendar:
» Fall semester calendar 2009-010

We offer limited assistance with organization and time management skills. For an individual consultation or more information, please contact Lois Martin, Director of the Academic Resource and Writing Center.

For helpful tips and strategies about time management and study skills, please refer to the following Web page: www.bucks.edu/~specpop/studyskills.htm

Services for students with disabilities

To be eligible to receive accommodations, a student must provide an educational evaluation completed by a licensed professional within the last three years. This documentation will be kept on file in the Academic Resource and Writing Center office. The ARWC provides a variety of services to students with documented learning disabilities. More details.

Placement and competency tests

The tests are offered twice a year, during fall orientation and before classes begin in the spring. Pregistration for the tests is required. Come in person to the ARWC to preregister, or phone or email: 574-535-7576, lmartin@goshen.edu

The Spring 2010 test schedule is as follows:

Date	Time	Test	Location
Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2009	2:00 p.m.	French Placement	GL 102
	2:00 p.m.	Spanish Placement	UN 004
	2:00 p.m.	German Placement	AD 21
	3:30 p.m.	Math Competency	UN 004
Students must have username and password prior to taking all tests.

All entering students are required to demonstrate math competency and take a language placement test. Students may choose to take a biblical literature placement test in the fall. The college also offers CLEP tests. For more information about CLEP tests, please consult Stan Miller, registrar.

For more information about our placement and competency tests, please contact: Lois Martin, director of the Academic Resource and Writing Center, at lmartin@goshen.edu

Testing requirements and schedule details