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The Tutorial Center

    It is the purpose of the Georgia Highlands College Tutorial Center to help students to succeed in their chosen college curriculum and to help them improve their academic skills.  The staff of the Tutorial Center is dedicated to helping students acquire the skills to become independent learners and to promote the education received by students in the classroom.  Tutors do not grade papers or in any way substitute for classroom instruction and course instructors provide the standard for grading.

 

The Tutorial Center provides

  • One-to-one tutorials in areas of math, English, and reading.

  • Information and practice for standardized tests for the college: Compass, Regents, SAT, and GACE Basic Skills

  • The opportunity for group study.

  • Computerized tutorial assistance.

  • Workshops in special areas of study

The staff consists of two full-time tutors, Jennifer Hicks who oversees the Tutorial Center in Rome and Nea Martin who oversees the Tutorial Center in Cartersville.  The Tutorial Centers have several permanent part-time tutors.  Peer tutors may also be hired throughout the year to work with students in specific areas.  Students interested in working as a peer tutor should contact Jennifer Hicks in Rome or Nea Martin in Cartersville.       

    Jennifer Hicks has a bachelor's degree in English from University of West Georgia.  Jennifer is pursuing a Masters in English from University of West Georgia.  Jennifer is a full-time tutor and is supervisor of the part-time tutorial staff at the Rome campus.

    Nea Martin has a B.S. in Chemistry and a B.S. in Mathematics from Kennesaw State University.  Nea is a full-time tutor and is supervisor of the part-time tutorial staff at the Cartersville and Marietta campuses.

    Rome Part-Time Tutors:

    Jessica Lindberg, English tutor, earned her B.A. from Earlham College in Richmond, IN, and an MFA in Poetry from Georgia State University.  Jessica has served as editor of the Old Red Kimono and currently writes for Rome Unscene.”

    Andy Bemis has a B.A. in English from the University of Arkansas, a Masters of Education from Berry College, Rome, Georgia, and a MPS from Cornell University, Ithaca, New York.

    Jonathan Ingram, math, English, history, Physics, and Chemistry tutor, has a B.S. in Physics from the University of West Georgia and a M.A. in Liberal Studies with a focus in Political Science from Jacksonville State University.

    Cartersville Part-Time Tutors:

    Barbara Ell, math tutor, has a B.S. in Applied Mathematics from Indiana University/Purdue University.  She also has a teaching certificate for math grades 6 - 12.

    Lynn Maxwell, English tutor, has a B.A. in English with a teaching certificate for 6 - 12 from Mississippi State University and a masters degree in interrelated special education for K - 12 from Kennesaw State University.  She also has an ESOL endorsement from Berry College.

    Angela Jones, math tutor, has a B.S. in mathematics education from Shorter College. 

    Marietta Part-Time Tutors:

    Marlene Goodrum, Marietta part-time math tutor, has a B.A. in Secondary Education with a double major in math and art from Marshall University, Huntington, WV. She has been a classroom teacher for 35 years, teaching every grade level from K through 12 and most subjects, but specializing in mathematics at the high school level. Mrs. Goodrum is presently a full-time graduate student in the Masters of Education program for Teaching Math to Adolescence at Kennesaw State University in Marietta. She is a part-time math tutor, emphasizing work in Math 97, 99, 1111, and 1113 for Georgia Highlands, but she is also serving SPSU college algebra students when GHC students are not available. She presently served from 9:00 until 12:30 Monday through Thursday in the Tutoring Center located in the lower level of Howell Hall, a residence hall of SPSU. She has a passion for breaking down problems that seem difficult for students and helping them see their assignments in often a different way in order to accomplish the work required of them.

    Joseph Feia, Marietta part-time Math and English tutor, has a B.A. in Mathematics from Concordia University in River Forest, II and a M.A. in International Education from Framingham State College, in Framingham, MA. He has taught for 28 years in a variety of settings in the United States and abroad.

Date Last Modified  May 15, 2009