Student News Source at Piedmont Virginia Community College
At PVCC, a new initiative has begun to transform classroom environments through striving to fulfill a singular goal: to help. The Embedded Tutoring Program, led by coordinator Ruth Yoder, pairs trained tutors directly with academic courses, offering help for students in specific areas. While the program itself is still new at PVCC, students and faculty […]
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Ruth Yoder, an adjunct professor, writing tutor, and long-time member of the PVCC community, has recently been granted the Professional Tutor Award during this year’s annual Southeastern Writing Center Association (SWCA) conference. This award not only recognizes Yoder’s commitment to her position, but also the stance of leadership she takes in it. Yoder began her […]
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PVCC offers immense amounts of support for its students during their time at the college. One of the many great support systems PVCC has in place is academic coaching. Academic coaching is meeting up with a tutor at PVCC to help students create a plan for how they can improve their skills for academic success. […]
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“How do we continue to tell students when they’ve had to enroll at a distance — who may have never set foot on campus — that we are still here and that we still care?” This was the question that Student Development Instructor Meg Foster and Director of Academic Support Services Todd Parks were pondering […]
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If you are a student at PVCC whose first language was not English, you can join other classmates at the English Conversation Circle, which is now offered online due to Covid-19. It is still offered on Wednesday from 12-1 p.m., led by Ruth Yoder, an adjunct instructor and tutor at PVCC; just fill out the […]
Continue ReadingLiberty Anderson, staff writer Academic coaching is giving students the skills that they need to succeed in college. Unlike tutoring, it is not focused on a single subject. Academic coaching focuses on the general skills students need to get through college and life, such as time management, note taking, priority management, and exam preparation. This […]
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