Academic Resources for College of Health Professions' Student
Success
The following information was complied to provide
the students of the College of Health Professions
information in regards to resources that are
found within Towson University as well as those that
are available outside of our institution as well.
This is another tool that we offer in order to help
student achieve our on-going goal of academic
success within the various programs of the college.
A printable and downloadable version of the
following information is also available
(pdf).
ACADEMIC
ACHIEVEMENT CENTER
Promote
Achievement
1. Know your
learning style
2. Set Short & Long
Term Goals
3. Select
Appropriate Courses
4. Effectively
Manage Your Time
5. Use Campus
Resources
6. Use office hours
7. Show some
persistence
8. Show Up &
Participate
9. Study Various
Materials
10. Apply & Practice
Writing Lab
• Linthicum Hall 308
• 410-704-3426
• Director: Dr.
Deborah Shaller
• Provides help at
the graduate and
undergraduate levels
ESOL Writing
Services
• Administration
Building 216
• 410-704-5016
• Director: Dr.
Carol Pippen
• Provides tutoring
for students for
whom English is a
second language
Writing
Support Program
• Linthicum Hall
201B
• 410-704-2857
•
www.towson.edu/ows/
• Director: Ms.
Margaret Benner
• Provides tutoring
for sentence-level
and grammar skills
The
Career Center
• 7800 York Road,
Suite 206
• Hours: M-F 8am –
5pm
• 410-704-2233
•
www.towson.edu/careercenter
• Get help choosing
or changing your
major.
CHP
Writing Support
Tutors
• Burdick Hall (BU)
111A & Towson Center
(TC) 337
•
CHPwritingsupp@towson.edu
• Tutors: Allie Yuse,
Caitlin MacAllister,
& Elisa Pitchon
• Provides help in
the following areas:
editing, grammar,
Topic/thesis
formulation, APA
format & citations,
transitions,
organization, … And
so much more!
• Schedule:
Mon: 1-7 (BU111A)
Tues: 8-1 (TC337)
Wed: 4:30-7:30
(BU111A)
Thurs: 8-1 (TC337)
Fri: 8-2 (BU111A &
TC337)
Students
Achieve
Goals
through
Education
(SAGE)
Program
University Union 313
Hours: Mon – Fri
8:30 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Phone: 410-704-2051 Fax:
410-704-4229
The SAGE Program
resources are used
to foster academic
achievement,
personal
development, and
campus wide
involvement among
entering students
from diverse
backgrounds. SAGE
program participants
are assigned a peer
mentor and
participate in
various activities
that enhance
academic, budget
management, and
decision-making
skills.
Tutoring Services:
Liina Ladon
(x4-3054) offers
tutoring in
chemistry as well as
biology and physics
if you are enrolled
in a chemistry
class.
To access the
tutoring service,
please come to
SM538, or visit the
Academic Achievement
Center in CK513.
Please bring your TU
OneCard and use it
to sign in at the
beginning and sign
out at the end of
your tutoring
session on our
TutorTrac program.
This information
helps show usage and
thus justifies
funding the service.
We appreciate your
cooperation.
Online
Resources:
http://pages.towson.edu/ladon/
Chemical Reactions:
This handout deals
with different types
of chemical
reactions, how to
recognize them, and
how to predict
products.
Suggestions for
Studying General
Chemistry: This
handout has some
very useful study
tips for general
chemistry.
Chemical Kinetics:
This handout deals
with determining the
rate law and the
energy of activation
from experimental
data.
Unit Conversions:
This handout deals
with how to carry
out unit conversions
within the metric
system.
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