Academic Development Center
ADC Reception Location: McAuley Room 101
Office: (401) 341-2226
Fax: (401) 341-2912
Email: adc_staff@salve.edu
Academic Development Center
The ADC provides academic support to all matriculated Salve Regina University students at no additional charge. The ADC is comprised of four areas: Subject Tutoring, Writing Center, Disability Services and the English as a Second Language Resource Center. Subject tutoring at the ADC is certified by the College Reading and Learning Association (CRLA), a nationally recognized standard of quality service. CRLA has been endorsed by the National Association for Developmental Education Associations and the National Tutoring Association.
Tutoring Services
- Specific Subject Tutoring
- Student tutors recommended by faculty; all attend an extra 1-credit workshop to develop their tutoring skills
- Individual sessions arranged around a student's schedule
- Pairs or group session by arrangement
- Tutoring done in the ADC or at alternate locations by arrangement
- Usually 30 minute appointments; longer sessions by arrangement
Writing Center
- Support for all aspects of writing, at any stage in the writing process
- Student tutors recommended by faculty; all attend an extra 1-credit workshop to develop their tutoring skills
- Sessions usually by appointment; additional drop-in support often available
- Students must be present to discuss their writing - it is not a proofreading service
- Usually 30 minute appointments; longer sessions by arrangement
Disability Services
- Disability review and accommodations approval
- Disability-related information dissemination and community resource referrals
- Assistive technology
- Common learning modifications and accommodations
- Monitoring and support for students with disabilities
- Faculty and staff support and information
- Work with administration in development of all disability-related policies and procedures of the university
Learning Enhancement Services (For All Levels and Abilities)
- Individual learning improvement consultations
- Learning inventories & general assessments
- Learning styles awareness; meta-cognitive training and consultation
- Workshops
