Academic Resource Center (ARC)
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In AY 19-20, the ARC conducted:
861 Individual Appointments
WITH ODU PEER MENTORS AND ACADEMIC COACHES
57 Group Sessions
WORKSHOPS, CLASS VISITS & TUTOR/MENTOR TRAINING
Read our AY 19-20 Annual ReportMission: As part of the Academic Success Center, the Academic Resource Center provides Academic Coaching, Tutoring Referrals, and other Academic Success Resources for students.
Overview
The ODU Academic Resource Center is a centralized learning space (physical and virtual) that provides students with opportunities to practice and enhance their learning outside of the classroom. Students may meet with an academic coach to improve self-management and learning skills, request a custom workshop for their small group, access one of our CORE resources, or get connected with other support services like tutoring, mentoring, and advising.
Welcome Back, Monarchs!
The Academic Resource Center (ARC) welcomes you to the Spring 2023 semester.
Academic coaching appointments will be available beginning Tuesday, January 17, but feel free to contact the ARC should you have any questions about your academic success.
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What does the ARC provide?
Academic Coaching
Peer and professional academic coaches (PACs) meet with students who want to improve their academic and self-management skills - online learning, organization, test taking, and more.
Schedule Coaching Appointment How-to Schedule an Appointment
Tutoring Referrals
Get connected with tutoring centers and other academic support resources across campus. View a listing of courses supported by tutoring and make requests for tutoring.
Academic Workshops
ARC staff faciliate workshops by request. These small group sessions provide students with opportunities to enhance their academic learning. Workshops are offered either in-person or online.
Request WorkshopOn National First-Gen Day, the ARC's peer academic coaches showcased a "day in the life" of a first-gen student.
Mentoring Referrals
Find mentors, mentoring programs, and access important mentoring resources.
Custom Training
ARC staff are available to facilitate trainings for tutor/mentor programs offered by offices, departments, and/or student organizations arcoss campus. View list of training options.
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Meet the Staff
Marissa A. Jimenez
Executive Director, Office of Academic Success Initiatives and Support and the Academic Success Center
2016C Student Success Center
757-683-4829
mjimenez@odu.edu
History
The Academic Resource Center, formerly called the Learning Center, was formed in Spring 2018, when newer academic initiatives prompted the restructuring of staff and services.
The University moved toward a more decentralized model for tutoring, in which subject-specific tutoring centers were developed within the colleges. The Academic Resource Center emerged as the leader in not only promoting tutoring services across campus, but as coordinators of tutoring who facilitated requests for tutoring, maintained the tutoring central website, and sought other resources to enhance the tutoring landscape at ODU.
In addition, the Academic Resource Center grew its existing services - peer academic coaching, peer mentoring, workshops & resources - and also facilitated tutor/mentor training. Departments and programs across the institution request tutor/mentor training from our center.
What began with a few desks in an open space of the 2nd floor in the Student Success Center, grew into a full physical room, Room 2016A, in the Student Success Center.
As of Fall 2021, the Academic Resource Center moved to an even larger space within the Learning Commons @ Perry Library.
Spring 2018
2nd Floor Lobby
Fall 2019
Room 2016A
Fall 2021
