On the path to success
Our mission is to teach students and alumni lifelong skills for the career development process. We also strive to assist them in reaching personal excellence, virtue and a productive life.
Personalized Academic Assistance
Helping all students achieve success is at the core of the mission of the Office of Academic Assistance. Therefore, one-on-one assistance is available to all students seeking to improve their study and test-taking skills, establish realistic time management plans, evaluate their unique learning styles, and develop sound academic success strategies. Appointments for academic coaching are encouraged.
Carrie Minnich, CarrieMinnich@bac.edu
Tutoring
Belmont Abbey College’s Writing Center exists to help students become better writers. We offer peer tutoring to students from all majors and will help with any writing-focused project for any class. Our one-on-one sessions have both student and tutor work through strategies to improve student writing. Students are welcome to come to the Writing Center during any stage in the process including brainstorming ideas to writing a rough draft to perfecting a final version. The Writing Center does not edit or proofread writing projects. Instead, our focus is on teaching students how to organize their projects, how to write a thesis statement and make an argument, and how to use sources. The Center is focused on helping students to improve their overall writing skills.
Faculty Director: Dr. Erin Jensen
Location:216 Stowe Hall
The STEM Learning Lab will focus on helping Belmont Abbey students in the areas of Math and Statistics, Anatomy and Physiology, Biology, Chemistry, Genetics, Ecology and the Physical sciences. The STEM Learning Lab will serve as a hub for faculty student interactions, peer tutoring, and peer mentoring. The Lab is supported in part by the Faculty-Student STEM Mentoring Award from NCICU (North Carolina Independent Colleges and Universities).
Faculty Director: Dr. Ashley White & Dr. Kelly Smalenberger
Location: Gaston Science Building, 1st Floor
Online tutoring support is available for all Belmont Abbey College students through ThinkingStorm.
Belmont Abbey College students have access to up to 10 free hours of online, one-on-one tutoring each semester with ThinkingStorm. ThinkingStorm provides convenient and comprehensive online support every day/evening (including holidays) for the following subjects:
Live, On-Demand Tutoring
- Math
- Statistics
- Science (Bio/Chem/Physics)
Live, Appointment-Based Tutoring
- Writing
- Business (Acc/Fin/Econ)
- Adv/Applied Statistics
- Human Anatomy/Phys
24/7 Writing Center Tutoring
- Submission-based support for all levels of written work
Hearing Impaired Services
- Live tutoring interface include live text chat
- Shared whiteboards
- File upload capabilities
Students may access ThinkingStorm as well as the current appointment-based tutoring schedule by logging into their Canvas account and clicking on Tutoring Options.
Where is tutoring on campus?
- STEM Learning Lab – 1st Floor of Gaston Science adjacent to Room 112
- Writing Center – 2nd Floor of Stowe- RSH 216 (formerly where IT services was located)
Do I need an appointment?
- Appointments are the best way to ensure a tutoring session and can be made through the students’ Canvas account and clicking on Tutoring Options. Drop-ins are welcome if appointments are not scheduled.
- Appointment times are thirty minutes.
Who are the tutors?
- Peer Tutors (Student tutors are vetted for competency, trained and supervised by the Faculty Directors)
- Faculty Tutors
- Faculty Office Hours
Have a question about tutoring hours or how to sign-up?
Contact Peyton Anderson at peytonanderson@bac.edu or 704-461-6234.
Have a question about ThinkingStorm for online tutoring options?
Contact Peyton Anderson at peytonanderson@bac.edu or 704-461-6234.
Have a question about how to become a tutor or provide a recommendation of a stellar student who might be interested in becoming a peer tutor?
- STEM subjects (Mathematics, Statistics, Biological or Physical Sciences), contact Ashley White at ashleywhite@bac.edu
- Writing Center, contact Erin Jensen at erinjensen@bac.edu
Note: All tutoring positions have been filled for the fall 2022 semester, but students may email the faculty listed above for further information on the application process for future semesters.
Peyton Anderson, Coordinator of Learning Support
peytonanderson@bac.edu
704-461-6234
Accessibility
Once accepted to the College, students who wish to receive reasonable accommodations must take the following steps:
- Complete and submit the Confidential Student Disclosure and Accommodations Request Form.
- Along with the Disclosure form mentioned above, provide recent documentation of a medical assessment and/or psycho-educational evaluation. Documentation for a psychological disorder should be current within the last twelve (12) months.
- Documentation should define the disability according to professional standards.
- Documentation should list the recommended accommodations.
- Documentation should explain the rationale for those accommodations concerning the student’s specific situation.
- Throughout the student’s enrollment at Belmont Abbey, they are responsible for reinstating any accommodations by completing the Confidential Student Disclosure and Accommodations Request Form at the start of each academic year.
- Reasonable accommodations related to coursework and classroom environments will be determined case-by-case. Examples of standard accommodations include extended time on tests, a distraction-reduced testing environment, and minor modifications to methods of testing.
- Students with disabilities are expected to maintain the same academic standards as students without accommodations and should seek academic support if necessary.
The Office of Academic Assistance invites students with disabilities to contact them anytime for a consultation. We will treat all questions and concerns confidentially. Please note that neither the Coordinator of Accessibility Services nor any other official of the College may discuss the student’s disability with the student’s parent(s), guardian(s), or instructors without the student’s written consent.
For more information or to schedule an appointment, please contact:
Carrie Minnich, Coordinator of Accessibility Services
CarrieMinnich@bac.edu
704-461-6228
Belmont Abbey College recognizes the importance of Service and Emotional Support Animals (ESA) to individuals with disabilities. The ESA policies ensure that students with disabilities who require the use of Service or Emotional Support Animals receive the benefits needed through these animals. The policy also protects the rights of students without disabilities.
The Coordinator of Accessibility Services should receive requests for an Emotional Support Animal as soon as possible. Requests received within thirty days of a student moving into college housing do not allow time for a housing assignment that meets the individual’s needs during the first semester of occupancy. Students can find the necessary forms to apply for an ESA in the Office of Academic Assistance, Accessibility Services.
For more information or to schedule an appointment, please contact:
Carrie Minnich, Coordinator of Accessibility Services
CarrieMinnich@bac.edu
704-461-6228
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- AHEAD (Association on Higher Education and Disability) – Resources for Students and Parents
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- Attention Deficit Disorder Association – Resources
Carrie Minnich, Coordinator of Accessibility Services
CarrieMinnich@bac.edu
704-461-6228
