Office of Academic Support staff meet with students one-on-one to discuss academic skills and strategies, quantitative skills, and writing.
- For support strengthening academic skills and strategies like time management, note-taking, academic reading, and other skills, schedule a meeting with Amaan or Drew.
- For support with quantitative skills, schedule a meeting with Amaan.
- For support with paper-writing, schedule a meeting with Dustin.
Drew Gonrowski
she/her/hersDirector of Academic Support
Drew meets with students who are looking to develop and strengthen academic skills and strategies for their courses at ºìÌÒÊÓƵ. Often, this includes a discussion about what the student is struggling with or would like help with and then chatting together through different approaches the student can try to find what approah might work best for the student.
Amaan Mohiuddin
he/him/hisQuantitative Skills Specialist and Tutor Program Coordinator
Amaan can help with academic issues that arise in courses with a quantitative component, as well as general study skills such as time management, class participation, managing academic stress and motivation, and setting academic goals. Quantitative-specific help can include topics such as math background skills (fractions, basic calculus, breaking down word problems, etc.), strategies for math anxiety, approaching problem sets or tests, and time management during testing. Amaan also hosts Math Workshops and drop-in sessions throughout the semester.
Dustin Simpson
he/him/hisVisiting Associate Professor of English and Humanities and English Language Learner Specialist
Dustin is the OAS English Language Learner Specialist as well as a member of the Humanities 110 faculty. He has extensive experience working with students whose first language is not English. His primary area of focus is helping students to become better at academic writing and revising. He holds Writing Workshops at the start of the semester and also meets students for one-on-one help.
