Academic Success Center

About the ASC:

The Academic Success Center is the central academic support component at Maryville College and it can help our students excel to make the most of their college experience. The center provides learning strategies and consultations to students that focus on learning styles, textbook strategies, note-taking skills, test preparation and test-taking strategies.

Trained academic mentors are responsible for facilitating group study and they provide weekly study sessions reviewing class notes, lecture discussions and preparations for exams. The ASC staff also assist students with academic goal setting, organizational skills and time management.

MC Academic support utilizes a safe and in-person model of assistance, with online support available when requested. By implementing support in the Academic Success Center, as well as in the Thaw Hall 2nd floor classrooms, Thaw Hall Library, and Sutton Science Center, MC students will still have access to a wide range of carefully administered academic support.

Our Services:

The Academic Success Center provides the following options. Select a topic to read more.   Please contact us at ASC@maryvillecollege.edu or 865.981.8121 for any academic support-related questions or requests.

The ASC COL.LAB, located in the Academic Success Center, is a collaborative space on campus dedicated to collaborative study and individualized academic mentoring, support, and tutoring. Operating from 9AM to 3PM throughout the school week, walk-ins are welcome and the use of our individual study rooms is encouraged. Staffed with high-achieving student scholars and trained academic mentors, the ASC COL.LAB provides a wonderful and safe campus setting for both individual and collaborative group studying, as well as academic skill-building and other important strategies needed to thrive at the collegiate level.

Located in Thaw Library, Thaw Group Study offers free mentor-led group study sessions for classes throughout the semester. The mentor-led study sessions are designed to provide a collaborative approach to learning and additional opportunities to enhance learning experiences.  The sessions may be provided in small study groups through regularly scheduled help sessions, or on an individual basis. Academic mentors and group study have designated drop-in study hours which can be found on the Academic Success Schedule. All group study sessions are provided free of charge to Maryville College students.

Supplemental Instruction (SI) are weekly review sessions for students enrolled in historically difficult courses. The sessions are facilitated by trained student Supplemental Instruction Leaders (SI Leaders) who in the past have successfully completed the course (earned an A), and are again enrolled in the course. SI Leaders hold weekly review sessions for current students to discuss important concepts, compare notes and develop strategies for preparing for exams.

Named after one of Maryville College’s most collaborative students to ever don orange and garnet, The KT Collaborative is the College’s newest level of academic support. Embracing the collaborative tenets of Kin Takahashi, one of Maryville College’s most iconic and innovative students, The KT Collaborative is an MC Academic Mentor-led and College staff-supervised guided group study hall and tutoring center.

Located on the 2nd floor of Thaw Hall, The KT Collaborative provides assistance with a variety of core courses and study strategies needed to do good on the largest possible scale. Trained student scholars with varying academic hard & soft skillsets are on hand and available for any sort of specific or general academic guidance. In The KT Collaborative, MC Academic Mentors utilize a positive peer modeling learning approach, as well as demonstrate the necessary academic college skills needed to thrive at Maryville College.

Our MC Math Support team focuses on all math courses, from basic college-level math skills (MTH110) to Statistics and Calculus III and beyond! These tutoring sessions are academic mentor-led sessions and are available throughout the week, on select mornings, afternoons, and and evenings. Please refer to the most current support schedule to find a time and MC Math Tutor who meets your specific needs.

Located in the Academic Success Center COL.LAB and in Thaw Hall Library during select times this fall semester (please refer to the Fall 2022 Academic Success Schedule), MC Writing Consultation support is a high-quality resource for all MC students. Our MC Writing Consultants are trained to help with all stages of the writing and speech preparation process, including brainstorming for topics, developing ideas, evaluating organization, revising final drafts, and practicing delivery. While consultants will NOT edit your essays, they can help you to identify problems with grammar and mechanics, organization and development, and delivery. Walk-up consultations are welcome; you can also make an appointment ahead of time to work with a specific consultant by emailing the respective MC Writing Consultant.

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The Disability Resources and Accessibility Office seeks to meet the needs of students with documented disabilities by providing appropriate & reasonable accommodations through an interactive process. This provides an equal opportunity for students to demonstrate their academic abilities at the College.  Disability Services professionals believe the student is the most valuable resource for determining effective accommodations. Disability Services assists students in becoming self-advocates while supporting their academic & program activities at college.  Students are responsible for disclosing a disability & requesting accommodations. Students must complete the Registration Form & provide current documentation of the disability to support the request for reasonable accommodations.

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Staff
Director of Academic Support
Noah Bowman
Director of Academic Support
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Location:

Lower “Garden Level” of Thaw Hall

Main Office Hours

Monday-Friday  9:00 A.M.-3:00 P.M.

Telephone:

865.981.8121

Staff
Director of Academic Support
Noah Bowman
Director of Academic Support
View More
Location:

Lower “Garden Level” of Thaw Hall

Main Office Hours

Monday-Friday  9:00 A.M.-3:00 P.M.

Telephone:

865.981.8121

Location:

Lower “Garden Level” of Thaw Hall

Main Office Hours

Monday-Friday  9:00 A.M.-3:00 P.M.

Telephone:

865.981.8121