Tutoring is a great way to get involved, help other students and reinforce important material.
Tutoring is a great way to get involved, help other students and reinforce important material.
Experience as a tutor looks great on a resume and can demonstrate your helpful nature, mastery of academic content and exceptional communication skills to potential employers. At all five of our locations, peer tutors assist students in various ways, including:
Reinforce and build your own knowledge
Schedule your work around your classes
Build your resumé
Strengthen interpersonal communication skills
Form bonds with students
Impact a student’s academic achievement
Network with fellow students
Develop leadership skills
Gain recognition at the Tutor Awards Ceremony
Convenience of working on campus
The TLC employs about 60 peer tutors every semester. We encourage applications year-round,
but we do most of our hiring in January and August. If there are no positions available
at the time you apply, we will contact you if an opportunity becomes available.
Before applying for a position with the TLC, please review the following:
The student employment process is as follows:
After reviewing the interest forms, Coordinators contacted selected students to interview. If selected for an interview, candidates must complete an application and return it to the coordinator. All tutors must have a minimum of two recommendations and a cumulative g.p.a. of 3.0 or higher.
We will begin your interview by describing briefly the kind of work you will be doing and what we see as the most challenging and rewarding aspects of that work. Next, we will ask you to answer several questions to evaluate how well you fit the available position. Then, we will answer your questions about the job.
Within five business days (usually sooner), the coordinator will review your application and interview results and notify you regarding our decision, along with information about your employment start date. Coordinators will send out recommendation requests to the faculty you listed. Two faculty recommendations are required. Whether or not we offer a position, you will receive notification.
You will be contacted by the TLC Payroll Coordinator to complete I-9 paperwork with original documentation and paperwork through Payroll for direct deposit and W-4.
Once you are fully processed, you will submit and approve timesheets every 2 weeks. Click here for the payroll schedule.
Your coordinator will work with you to set up your employment start date, which includes a meeting to orient you to the work environment. You will complete either online or in-person training through our certified training program. The training and recommendations are required before beginning to tutor. We follow the College Reading and Learning Association’s Guidelines through our certificated training program. All tutors are required to complete level one certification training by the end of one year of tutoring.
Openings are listed in Handshake and the TU Today campus email publication when there is a need for a specific subject.
Please review the important resources below to assist in preparing for your tutoring sessions:
Location: Cook Library, Room 524
Phone: 410-704-2291
Location: Cook Library, Room 524
Phone: 410-704-2291
Tutoring Coordinator: Kyle Cummings
Location: 7800 York Road, 4th floor Tech Hub
Email: jcummings AT_TOWSON
Phone: 410-704-2424
Tutoring Coordinator: Chris Dillon
Location: Center for the Arts, Room 2087
Email: cdillon AT_TOWSON
Phone: 410-704-2821
Tutoring Coordinator: Liina Ladon
Location: Science Complex, Room 3301R
Email: lladon AT_TOWSON
Phone: 410-704-3054
Tutoring Coordinator: Sandrine Tchatie-Leudeu
Location: Cook Library, Room 524
Email: stchatieleudeu AT_TOWSON
Phone: 410-704-3283
Student tutors should review the information below for important dates and events.
Please check back closer to the start of the Fall 2021 semester for more information.
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