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Re: Sex, beer and football



Hi. How do I unsubscribe? (Just temporarily.) Thanks. Beth

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> From: MULLIN ANNE <MULLANNE@AD.isu.edu>
> To: Multiple recipients of list <wcenter@ttacs6.ttu.edu>
> Subject: Re: Sex, beer and football
> Date: Monday, November 18, 1996 10:33 AM
> 
> I was glad to see Dave Healy's post on this subject (of writing 
> centers/skill centers).  What he described seems to fit Idaho State's 
> situation -- the Writing Lab (and the Math Lab) are under the 
> administrative umbrella of the Academic Skills Center -- which also 
> offers study skills classes, a first-year seminar course, ESOL 
> language and culture classes,  and and a new 
> student operated program of  training and matching tutors and tutees 
> in all other content areas.   The whole enchilada is under the dean 
> of  Student Affairs -- this is a good thing, budget-wise and because 
> we are thus linked to other important support resource people 
> (counseling center, center for students with disabilities, career 
> center, residence life, etc. whom we draw on extensively.)  We're 
> hoping to add a reading specialist to our staff in the very near 
> future.  Individually, though, as Dave mentioned, we direct our 
> respective programs, train our own tutors, work in academic 
> departments -- I have faculty status in the Dept. of English, for ex. 
> -- so we have the collegial and academic connections, too.  Sometimes 
> the balancing act can be a bit tricky, but most of the time it is a 
> real plus to live in two worlds!!!