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Wake Up Call is now available as a content channel in UM OneStop, our campus portal. You can now customize your individual OneStop account to include Wake Up Call! Try it out at www.onestop.umt.edu.

Tap into the academic database via e-mail. Direct your questions to an advisor at the Undergraduate Advising Center, rooster@mso.umt.edu . They have info on policies, deadlines, general education requirements and much more. If they don’t know the answer, they will refer you to the appropriate person.

Also, if you would like to be added to the distribution list to receive the Wake Up Call emails, send an email to rooster@mso.umt.edu and type “sign me up” in the subject line.

Throughout spring semester, Study Jam will be available at the UC Commons. On Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday evenings from 6:30 to 9:30, the UC Commons will be open with study group tables staffed by professional tutors in various subject areas, including Statistics (Math 241), Spanish (101, 102, 201, 202), Chemistry (151, 152, 161, 162), Biology (100, 108), Economics (111 and 112) and Physics (121, 122). Individual students and study groups can gather and obtain help as needed. Click here for the schedule breakdown of study tables by subject and time. If you have additional questions, contact Sharon O’Hare (Interim Executive Director, Office for Student Success) at sohare@mso.umt.edu.

The Writing Center

To help students as they work on any writing assignment and at all stages of their writing processes, The Writing Center offers free one-to-one writing tutoring. Open most days 9:30 AM – 9:00 PM, The Writing Center provides by-appointment tutoring in LA 144 and in the Mansfield Library. To make an appointment, go to www.umt.edu/writingcenter .

Students may also drop in for free writing tutoring at STUDY JAM in the UC Commons. The Writing Table at STUDY JAM is available Mondays, Tuesdays, and Wednesdays 6:30-9:00pm. No appointment necessary!

The Writing Center welcomes all students from any discipline.

Math Pilot

Math PILOT is a joint venture of the Office of the Provost, the College of Arts and Sciences, and the Department of Mathematical Sciences. Its goal is to improve student performance in 100-level mathematics at The University. Math PiLOT offers day and night drop-in tutoring, placement testing, and individual counseling for the struggling math student. For more information about services, or to obtain a schedule of math tutoring hours, click here

For College of Technology students, a range of tutoring services (for several UM programs and departments) are also offered at the Academic Support Center (Room AD-06) on the COT East Campus (909 South Ave W.). Contact Cec Gallagher (243-7878) or Donna Bakke (243-7826) for more information.

Career Services located in LC 154 gives students (freshman – senior) a leg up in the fast track professional world. Students can prepare for post-graduation by utilizing Career Services to help build a resume with summer jobs and volunteer work while exploring career opportunities. They even house a library of information on potential careers and best fit university majors. Career Services has a program called Ask-an-Alum, which provides students the opportunity to contact former UM students to ask questions about their career choices.

The TRIO-Student Support Services program is located in Lommasson Center (LC) 154. TRIO provides eligible students with a variety of resources, such as a 2-credit course in study skills (C&I 160), academic advising, help with financial aid issues, and tutoring opportunities. TRIO eligibility is based on income (similar to Pell Grant eligibility guidelines), parent’s education (neither parent completed 4-year college degree), and/or documented student disability.

DSS is also located in LC 154. It offers academic advising, classroom accommodations, and testing accommodations (extended time, alternate test formats, and private testing environments). If a student is registered with DSS, they are eligible for TRIO services.

Group counseling on pre-determined topics is also available for free. Topics are listed on the CAPS website.