New Mexico Tech

Office for Student Learning

Hours of Operation:

Spring 2023

Week of January 23 - 29, 2023

Mon - Thu: 1 pm - 8pm

Fir: 1 pm - 5 pm

Sun: 6 pm - 8 pm

Regular full time hours begin January 30

Mon - Thu: 11 a.m. - 10 p.m.

Fri: 11 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Sun: 6 p.m. - 8 p.m.

NOTE: The first week of tutoring at the OSL is Jan 23. Tutoring will run until April 28, 2023.

For a list of subjects tutored in Spring 2023 please click here.

The OSL is in person!

The OSL works on an in person drop-in tutoring basis. Please go to the OSL area in the Skeen Library for help. The list of subjects tutored in Spring 2023 is displayed on the big tv screen located in the OSL area.

If necessary, NMT students can also get tutoring help online (upon request). The OSL is using Discord as a space for quick questions and community. To get started, you need to gain access to the OSL Discord server.

Follow the instructions below to access the OSL Discord server:

Make a Discord account, if you don't already have one.
Fill out the Discord Invitation Request Form. All users must fill out this form to gain access to the OSL server.
Select the invitation link that will be included in the form confirmation email.
Follow the Discord tutorial.

NOTE: Due to the difficult nature of online tutoring, we ask that students please utilize in person tutoring if possible. Please email us with questions at osl@nmt.edu.

NEW! Tutoring in Torres

In an effort to make tutoring available to as many students as possible, the OSL and Residential Life launched the Tutoring in Torres project in the Fall 2022. We offer help with Math and Physics as well as other subjects. The schedule is as follows:

Where: Torres Hall, Multi-Purpose Room

Tuesday | 8 PM - 10 PM (MATH)

Wednesday | 8 PM - 10 PM (General tutoring)

Thursday | 8 PM - 10 PM (PHYSICS)

Tutorial Services: Online and in-person

The OSL will be primarily conducting in-person drop-in tutoring for the duration of the Spring 2023 semester. The OSL will resume online only tutoring in the event of pandemic related shut-downs. Speical distance tutoring is available upon request, contact osl@nmt.edu.

Online tutoring is available for those students who need it. The OSL uses Discord for an online community space. You can talk with students, ask tutors and staff quick questions, and stay up-to-date with OSL announcements.

Student Online and In-person Etiquette and Responsibilities:

Be respectful of all participants in public and private sessions.
Make sure you have a steady internet connection and all systems (microphone, camera etc.) are working properly before you request online tutoring. If these systems are not working let the tutor/TA know so that they can adjust their method of communication (eg. chat).
Try to focus on the session; avoid distractions to make the most of your and the tutors time.
Communicate with the tutors and TAs, let them know if the method they are using isn't working for you.
The OSL does not do test corrections. However, the OSL will help with quizz and test reviews.
Do not share the Discord invitation link. The Discord Invitation Form is required for entry to our server. You will only have to do this once.
Contact the OSL at osl@nmt.edu if you have any questions about online and in-person tutoring, we're here to help!

Student Research Symposium (SRS)

The Student Research Symposium is an annual event held at the end of the spring semester.

The SRS includes three separate events where undergraduate and graduate students may participate. The goal of the SRS is to provide students with a platform to present and discuss their research with a general audience.

Math & Physics Extravaganza

Math & Physics Extravaganza is a massive review session run by the OSL which helps students prepare for their final exams. The event is typically held during the final week of classes and features various sessions taught by professors and instructors. Refreshments are also provided! More info to come.

Giving to the OSL

Student success is the priority for the Office for Student Learning.

The two main programs offered through this office are

Free peer tutoring
Summer Math Success Scholarship

We greatly appreciate your support in growing the reach of these two programs.

PEER TUTORING

Successful students take advantage of the free peer tutoring program at New Mexico Tech. Tutoring is offered across disciplines and at all levels. Peer tutors are special individuals who care about others’ success, and know how to present material in different ways for different learning styles.

Donations help us employ more peer tutors.

CLICK HERE TO DONATE TO THE TUTORING FUND

SUMMER MATH SUCCESS SCHOLARSHIP

Degrees at New Mexico Tech start with Calculus, but many incoming students do not have an opportunity to prepare for Calculus before arriving at NMT. The Summer Math Scholarship (SMS) enables incoming new students to take a New Mexico Tech distance education Pre-Calculus Algebra or Trigonometry class the summer before they start as full-time NMT undergraduates.

This course advances their understanding of math and their math placement, familiarizes them with NMT math faculty, and introduces them to some of their incoming classmates.

CLICK HERE TO DONATE TO THE SMS SCHOLARSHIP

Your contribution to either of these two funds will have an immediate and long-lasting impact on student outcomes now and in the future.

Our Vision

The Office for Student Learning strives to be the center for academic student support programs and services that promote student engagement, development and self-efficacy.

Our Mission

The Office for Student Learning is a nexus for student academic support initiatives and seeks to work with curricular and co-curricular programs to foster opportunities for student learning. The OSL provides a space and framework to develop community, foster collaboration, and pilot new ideas. This work is accomplished through a progressive and consistent assessment of student learning outcomes to ensure our work contributes to the advancement of our students and institution.

Our Values

Student development and self-efficacy: By offering resources and guidance that will allow students to build productive habits so that they may succeed on their own.

Student engagement: Through the development of communities where students contribute to one another's educational growth and success.

Collaboration: By strategically targeting beneficial collaborations with students, staff, and faculty within the division of Academic Affairs, across NMT, and with community partners.

Diversity & Inclusion: By ensuring that our work considers the experience and needs of all who utilize our services, but especially those who are often marginalized in higher education.

Innovation: By creating and environment where new programming and ideas for advancing student success are welcomed and can be designed, developed, and implemented.

Data-informed decision making: By collecting information on the programs and services offered through our department so that we can make informed improvements that meet the needs of our students where they are today.

Access: By understanding our students, we will identify all barriers, real or perceived, and work to remove them, ensuring all have access and opportunity to succeed.

Our Staff

Dr. David Cox | Director of Skeen Library and OSL | david.cox@nmt.edu

Aga Gabor da Silva | Student Support Coordinator | aga.gabor@nmt.edu

William B. Bird | Circulation/OSL Coordinator | william.bird@nmt.edu

The OSL Suggestion Box

Let us know what we're doing right, what we can improve and how we can help you succeed at Tech! Tutoring feedback for the OSL, Click here .