The STPSU Student Learning Center aims to foster a collaborative community of learning among faculty, staff, and students, centered in the STPSU Library and grounded in the Catholic faith. The Center will provide easily accessible academic support across the seminary curriculum to all students, with particular attention to developing written and oral communication skills and serving non-native English speakers and those overcoming learning challenges or remedial needs.
To schedule an appointment with a peer tutor for academic support or a paper consultation, please stop by the SLC office in L1, or contact Dr. Kearns at [email protected].
Through the work of the Student Learning Center, students will:
To facilitate achieving these goals and to ensure that student academic support happens in a holistic way throughout the seminary, the SLC collaborates with faculty on the development and implementation of the STPSU Style Guide, institutional rubrics, minimum standards, and assessment practices for oral and written communication skills. Faculty are invited to participate periodically in training opportunities and discussions of best practices related to working with populations of students with particular challenges, including ESL students and students with learning disabilities.