Student Success Workshops & Student Success Tutoring
Learn about our workshops and tutoring opportunities
Student Success Workshops
Student Success Workshops are a semester-long series open to all Ole Miss Students. Each workshop is designed to teach students how to create their own learning tools. The techniques shown help students reflect on how they learn and practice alternative study techniques for more effective and efficient learning. Students may attend any or all workshops.
Workshops are held on the following topics:
- Time Management
- Test Prep Plans
- Reading Strategies
- Mapping Strategies
- Note Taking
What are Student Success Workshops and how do they work?, a video explanation.
Spring 2025 Workshops will take place in the Johnson Commons East, room 112E, at 12:20 p.m. on Thursdays
Spring 2025 Workshops will take place in the Johnson Commons East, room 112E, at 12:20 p.m. on Thursdays
If you have any questions or need any assistance, please contact Academic Support Programs at either phone 662.915.1217 or via email at asp_cssfye@olemiss.edu
Video Library
Recorded Student Success Workshops (Videos)
- Study Skills: Concept Mapping Workshop – Thursday, February 24, 2022
- Note Taking Strategies Workshop – Thursday, February 17, 2022
- Time Management Workshop – Thursday, February 10, 2022
- Preparing for Final Exams, Spring 2021 – Tuesday, April 20, 2021
- Test Prep Workshop – Tuesday, April 13, 2021
- Reading Strategies Workshop – Tuesday, April 6, 2021
- Time Management Workshop – Tuesday, March 30, 2021
- Note Taking Strategies Workshop – Tuesday, March 21, 2021
- Creating a Post-Midterm Plan Workshop – Tuesday, March 9, 2021
- Reading Strategies Workshop – Tuesday, March 2, 2021
- Note Taking Strategies and Concept Map Workshop – Tuesday, February 23, 2021
- Time Management Workshop – Tuesday, February 9, 2021
- Time Management Workshop with the LuckyDay Programs – Thursday, January 28, 2021
- Active Listening and Note Taking Strategies Workshop – October 2020
- Time Management Workshop – Wednesday, October 21, 2020
- Time Management Workshop – Thursday, September 16, 2020
Study Skills, Time Management, and Organization (Videos)
- Success in an Online Course
- Overview of Study Skills
- Student Success Coaching
- Time Management – Summer 2020
- Note Taking Strategies
- Test Prep Strategies
- Study Skills: Concept Maps
- Reading Strategy: SQ4R
- CETL – Academic Resource Videos
Professional Development (Videos)
Student Success Tutoring
Tutoring Resources and Help Sessions for Students
(Spring 2025 – Updated 1-17-25)
*For immediate questions please reach out to your instructor or the department first and then reach out to asp_cssfye@olemiss.edu for further questions.
Academic Support Programs offers Academic Consultations and Student Success Coaching for Students (freshmen through graduate students). Please fill out this form to connect with ASP.
The University of Mississippi Center for Writing and Rhetoric:
We offer free writing consultation services for UM students. Our highly trained peer consultants work alongside UM students on projects in all disciplines at any stage of the composition process. Our centers provide access to free one on one consultations, group workshops, and other writing focused resources. Our services are delivered face to face and in online platforms through our multiple campus locations in Oxford, Tupelo, and Southaven. We work to help UM students cultivate individualized strategies for becoming independent, effective, and confident writers. No matter your home campus, you can make appointments at any of our centers through our online reservation system. To learn more about the writing center locations, hours, scheduling and services, please go to writingcenter.olemiss.edu.
- Writing Centers Hours and Locations
- Oxford Campus Writing Center, 3rd Floor, Suite C, Lamar Hall https://writingcenter.olemiss.edu/
- Graduate Writing Center, Lamar 405 (Oxford Campus) writingcenter.olemiss.edu/grad/
- DeSoto Writing Center, Library (DeSoto Campus) https://writingcenter.olemiss.edu/desoto/
- Tupelo Writing Center, Room 261 (Tupelo Campus) https://writingcenter.olemiss.edu/tupelo/
- The University of Mississippi Speaking Center:
The University of Mississippi Speaking Center offers free public speaking consultation services for UM students. Our highly trained peer consultants work alongside UM students on projects in all disciplines. We provide free access to one-on-one consultations, group workshops, and other speech communication-focused resources. Our services are delivered face-to-face and online. We cultivate individualized strategies with UM students to help them become independent, effective, and confident speakers.
To learn more about the Speaking Center, please visit speakingcenter.olemiss.edu
The University of Mississippi Library also offers many resources to students:
- Floor Maps of the Library
- The IDEAlab makerspace is open for all UM students, faculty and staff. Our team can help you get started with Arduino electronics, video editing, research poster design, sewing, 3D printing and more. Email idealab@lib.olemiss.eduto request a virtual or in-person consultation.
- Research Consultations with Subject Librarians
- Ask a Librarian Email and Chat
- Printing: Library printing costs $.15 per page for black and white ($.25 per page front-and-back) and $.50 per page for color. Printing for students, faculty and staff must be paid for with your WebID card and the money is taken from your Ole Miss Express account.
Schools and Departments:
Accountancy: Pending Spring 2025 Update
Art and Art History:
- students are encouraged to contact their instructor
Biology:
- Supplemental Instruction Schedule (Pending update for Spring 2025 from CETL – Not available as of 1-17-25
Chemistry and Biochemistry:
- The GenChem Help Desk is available for students for students from 9 a.m. until 4 p.m., Monday thru Thursday, in CSTI Room A04 for CHEM 105, 106, 115, 116.
- The Organic Chem Help Desk is available for students from 11 a.m. until 4 p.m., Monday thru Thursday, in CSTI Room A05 for CHEM 221, 222, 225, and 226.
- Supplemental Instruction Schedule (Pending Spring 2025 update by CETL)
Classics:
- Tutors are available to tutor introductory and intermediate Latin and Greek. For an appointment, email classicstutor@olemiss.edu Make sure to include the course you need help with and your available hours. A tutor will be in touch within 24 hours to schedule a single session or a regular meeting time—there’s no cost for tutoring! Most meetings will take place in the Farrington Gallery located in Bryant Hall.
Communication Sciences and Disorders:
- students are encouraged to contact their instructor
Computer and Information Science
Tutoring is free to all CS majors and anyone enrolled in a CS course. No
appointment needed. Located in Weir 234.
A tutor is available Monday – Friday from 12:00pm to 5:00p
Economics:(Pending)
English:
- students are encouraged to contact their instructor
Finance (Pending Spring 2025 update)
Health Professions Advising Office Spring 2025 Tutoring (Pending)
History:
Noah Barron is the Graduate Writing Fellow for History; his role is to work with undergraduates to help them improve their historical writing and may be reached at npbarron@go.olemiss.edu
Hospitality Management:
- Students are encouraged to contact their instructor
Integrated Marketing Communications students are encouraged to contact the Writing Center
- students are encouraged to contact their instructor about additional support (technology workshops and special help outside of the classroom)
International Studies:
- students are encouraged to contact their instructor
- Student Services and Resources
Journalism:
- students are encouraged to contact the Writing Center
- students are encouraged to contact their instructor about additional support (technology workshops and special help outside of the classroom)
Legal Studies:
- students are encouraged to contact their instructor
Management Information Systems:
- students are encouraged to contact their instructor
Mathematics:
We offer tutoring for all 100 and 200 level mathematics courses up to Calculus 4, as well as Intermediate Algebra (DS 099), Elementary Differential Equations (Math 353), and Introduction to Statistics I (Math 375). Our labs are staffed with tutors throughout the day. The labs offer a hands-on component that supplements the traditional lectures that students receive in class.
Tutoring is available at the following times listed below in Hume Hall 324/326. No appointment needed!
Monday through Friday from 9am to 5pm
Please note that tutoring opens the second week of class and ends the Friday before Final Exam Week!
Supplemental Instruction Information for Math 121 and Math 261
See the following link for SI information in Math 121 (College Algebra) and Math 261 (Calculus). See this semester’s schedule at CETL’s SI Webpage (Pending update from CETL)
Links
The various links below are external resources that may help with math struggles.
HawkesTV – This site is especially useful for students in courses using Hawkes.
Khan Academy – A great site for help with any math course as well as other courses.
Paul’s Online Lecture Notes – Lecture notes for algebra and calculus.
Modern Languages: (Pending update)
Music:
- students are encouraged to contact their instructor
Nutrition:
- students are encouraged to contact their instructor
Pharmacy Study Group Schedule for Spring 2025 (Pending Update)
Philosophy (Pending updates from Philosophy Department) - Each class has a Graduate Assistant who serves as a tutor for that particular course
- department has dedicated logic tutors who assist students with formal logic in philosophy
- department has a dedicated writing tutor to assist students in 400-level courses and their writing
- contact the department for more information regarding these services (662.915.7020)
Physics & Astronomy (Pending Update)
Political Science:
- students are encouraged to contact their instructor
Psychology:
Psychology 202 Statistics Tutoring Schedule for Spring 2025
The psychology 202 statistics lab is available to help you with your statistics homework and any statistics questions you may have. The tutoring lab is open for both in person and online tutoring. Feel free to visit the lab in Peabody 201A in person or remotely (use link shown below) at the times listed. Questions about the lab? Contact psychstatslab@olemiss.edu
In Person Tutoring
Tuesdays from 8:30a.m. to 11:30a.m. and 3:30p.m. to 5:30p.m.
Wednesdays from 10:00a.m. to 4p.m.
Thursdays from 8:30a.m. to 9:30a.m. and 1:00p.m. to 5:00p.m.
Fridays from 8:30a.m. to 9:30a.m. and noon to 3:00p.m.
Remote tutoring by zoom https://olemiss.zoom/j/937883372
Mondays from 2:00p.m. to 4p.m.
Tuesdays from 11:30a.m. to 1:30p.m.
Thursdays from 11:00a.m. to 1:00p.m. and 6p.m. to 8p.m.
Schedule may differ during finals week: check the lab’s BlackBoard page or check with your instructor. Pending Supplemental Instruction Information for Psychology courses from CETL
Religion:
- students are encouraged to contact their instructor
Social Work:
- students are encouraged to contact their instructor
Sociology and Anthropology:
- students are encouraged to contact their instructor
Southern Studies:
- For assistance, please contact the Writing Center
Teacher Education:
- students are encouraged to contact their instructor for academic support
- Students may also contact the School of Education Student Advising and Field Experience (SAFE) Office at 662.915.7382.
Theatre & Film:
- students are encouraged to contact their instructor
* If you do not see information for a course you are currently taking, please see your instructor or stop by the department that oversees the course to ask about tutoring (example: BISC 102 would be the Biology Department, located in Shoemaker).
Updated 1-17-25
You may also use the general tutor request form below to seek assistance and you will be connected and contacted about available resources.
Request a Student Success Tutor
Our office has partnered with the Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning to let students know about Supplemental Instruction (also known as SI) for various classes on campus.
Check out the SI Schedule for 2024.