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STUDENT SUPPORT
SERVICES
ACADEMI C SUPPORT S ERV I CE S
Green River College is dedicated to student
success. In an effort to ensure that Green River
students have all the resources they need to
put their best academic foot forward, Student
Support offers three different centers on the Main
Campus to help students with their studies.
TUTOR I NG AND RE SOURCE
CENT ER
Holman Library (HL), 2nd Floor
(253) 833-9111, ext. 2325
Students who need help keeping up with their
classes may receive free tutoring at the Tutoring
and Resource Center. Faculty-approved students
help others with English, science, computer
science, business, philosophy, psychology,
foreign language and basic skills. Tutors are
trained and supervised by a member of the
college’s staff and work with students on
special problems and organize study groups
and skill-practice training sessions. The center
also provides a computer lab, handouts and
textbooks for checkout use and refers students
to other college resources.
MATH L EARN I NG CENT ER
Cedar Hall (CH), Room 313
(253) 833-9111, ext. 4498 or ext. 2741
The Math Learning Center provides a variety
of supplemental math resources for students,
including videos, textbooks, math help sheets
and a network of computers with math and
math-related software. Large study tables
accommodate both individual and group study.
Students may also use the MLC’s math tutoring
service. It is a free service, and students may
drop in as needed during open hours. Quarterly
graphing calculator rentals are also available.
PUB L I C SPEAK I NG CENT ER
Holman Library (HL), Room 116
The Communication Studies Department is
dedicated to promoting effective public speaking
across campus. The goal of the Speaking Center
is to help public speakers develop skills and
confidence while easing anxiety.
The Public Speaking Center provides feedback
to students, faculty, staff and alumni prior to their
speeches or presentations; offers one-on-one
coaching from trained Communication Studies
Instructors and/or trained tutors; and provides
opportunities for practice and advice about
techniques that will make a speaker’s delivery
more effective.
Additionally, the Public Speaking Center
offers suggestions about the organization and
development of ideas in a speakers’ presentation
and provides the opportunity for speeches to be
recorded. Speakers will have access to their own
recorded performance for personal review.
To sign up or cancel practice times visit
greenriver.edu/speaking-center
.
WR I T I NG CENT ER
Rutkowski Learning Center (RLC), Room 173
(253) 833-9111, ext. 2166
The Writing Center provides 30-minute, focused,
one-on-one tutoring sessions with peer writing
consultants. Students working on writing
assignments, cover letters, scholarship or college
application essays and other writing projects
should visit the Center during any stage of the
writing process (prewriting, drafting, revising,
and editing). The Writing Center offers drop-in
tutoring along with a range of other resources
such as writing skills modules. The center also
provides a library of writing handbooks along
with computer stations where students can
work on their writing projects, conduct research
and access websites that provide exercises
for developing writing skills, documentation
information and additional research tools.
S T U D E N T S U P P O R T S E R V I C E S
