Dear UMPI Community,
We are very pleased to announce that we have three venues for tutoring and writing support available to the entirety of the UMPI community: the UMPI Tutoring Center, the UMPI Writing Center, and, new this fall, 24-hour online tutoring through Tutor.com.
Tutoring Center
The Tutoring Center, in conjunction with Student Support Services, offers subject area tutoring and writing assistance to all students for all UMPI courses via professional and peer tutors, individually and in small groups. For more information or to schedule a tutoring appointment, visit the Tutor Coordinator on the1st floor of the CIL or call 207-768-9461.
You may schedule an appointment for subject area, BrightSpace, or study skills tutoring through the Navigate app or the myUMPI Portal. If you need assistance with this process, view these instructions.
Writing Center
The UMPI Writing Center offers one-on-one tutoring for writers at all levels of course work, for writing projects of all kinds: from first year composition essays to senior theses, from biology book reviews and criminal justice papers to graduate school application essays. Student tutors are trained to assist writers at all stages of the writing process, from brainstorming a topic through revising a completed paper. Tutors offer a conversational approach in a confidential, relaxed, non-classroom setting.
You may schedule an appointment with the Writing Center at any time by visiting the CIL or via mywconline.com.
Tutor.com
UMPI now has Tutor.com under contract to provide on demand 24/7 tutoring for students in all of our academic disciplines, providing immediate access no matter the time of day (or time zone!). The student and tutor work together in a secure, online classroom, with an access link provided directly through each Brightspace course. A short video on how Tutor.com works and how to connect can be found here. Providing mobile access to all of our students, Tutor.com has completed over 10 million sessions and is thus an exceptional addition to our services for those needing support at any time of day or night. Response time is usually within minutes.
You can find out more information about Tutor.com directly here.
We hope that these three programs will help to meet your needs, whether you are located on our physical campus in Presque Isle or anywhere else in the world! Our thanks to all of our staff, faculty, and our peer student tutors who help provide these essential services!
