Description: ..\..\ASCLogo\ASClogo-v3.gifHelping with your plan to be a better student
Buntrock 108  ·  507-786-3288
asc@stolaf.edu · www.stolaf.edu/services/asc

The mission of the Academic Support Center (ASC) is to assist students in becoming better independent and collaborative learners.

The ASC is a resource for students who wish to improve their academic performance.  Services include:

  • The ASC professional staff is available to assist students in making the transition from high school to college, and in constructing and implementing a plan to improve academic performance.
      • Call or stop in at the ASC to make an appointment
  • The Study Strategies Center (SSC) offers free consultation about study strategies and effective time use with trained upperclass students.  Available via drop-in or appointment.
      • Located in the ASC – Buntrock 108
  • The Writing Help Desk offers help with writing projects at any stage of the writing process. 
      • Located in the Rølvaag Memorial Library next to the Reference Desk
      • Call or stop in at the ASC to make an appointment, or drop in at the library
  • The Math Clinics offer drop-in help with the ideas and problems in Statistics, Calculus I and II, Linear Algebra, and multivariable calculus.
      • Located in various Tomson and Regents Hall classrooms
  • Subject Area Tutoring is available in most subject areas as part of an overall plan to improve academic performance.
      • Call the Academic Support Center for an appointment
  • The Student Disability Services staff consults with students, reviews disability documentation, and determines appropriate academic accommodations.  See more information on the next page.
      • Call the Academic Support Center for an appointment
  • English Language Learning (ELL) Tutoring supports multilingual students who need help with academic reading and writing in English.
      • Call the Academic Support Center for an appointment
  • Student employment is available through the Academic Support Center.  The ASC employs a large number of students in various tutoring and support positions.
      • Call the Academic Support Center to apply

Hear what some Oles have to say about the Academic Support Center:

  • I thought study skills were common sense but later realized how much I did not know about note taking and studying.
  • Everything changed when I realized there was a difference between finishing my homework and studying.
  • After I started tutoring, I realized how helpful the interaction was for the student I was working with so I requested a tutor for one of the classes I was struggling with.   It's been a benefit to be a tutor and to have a tutor.