Davis Lounge was closed this summer to undergo a transformation into a new study and tutoring spot.
The Academic Success Center situated in Terrace 301 will be making the move to Davis Hall, re-opening as the Student Success Center. It will continue to provide the same services, which include walk-in tutoring, and workshops, along with some new offerings.
Vivian Fueyo, interim regional vice chancellor for academic affairs, is overseeing the project of making the space into the new SSC. It is one of her first initiatives in the position, which she assumed this summer.
“There will be cubicles for students to take exams that they may have missed in class as well as areas to have small group presentations and tutoring. We are also hoping to get a Smartboard for the study sessions down the road.” Fueyo said. “[It] will be a focused center for academic support,” she said.
The SSC will be open to everyone who needs tutoring support. Hours of operation are to be determined, but according to Fueyo, it will be open after 5 p.m. to accommodate students who have night classes or who work during the day.
The SSC is an effort to ensure students have a place to go when they are struggling in a certain subject.
“I wish I could have had help in math when I was in college,” Fueyo said. “We really want the SSC to be an environment that is inviting, that students want to go to.”
The SSC will also provide opportunities for those students wishing tutor others. The Academic Success Center provides a Tutor Training Program that gives students hands on training on how to effectively tutor. The SSC will continue the process of students teaching students. The involvement in the program may even lead to employment for those seeking part-time work.
“Every USFSP faculty member is committed to student success. That is what makes this so exciting,” Fueyo said.
Construction is near completion. The SSC is anticipated to open by the end of October and will take walk-ins at any time for any subject.
