Re: e-mail tutoring

[becky.rickly@umich.edu (Becky Rickly)]

I'm going to echo Eric, though I'll not that our e-mail tutoring is almost
up to 1/3 of our f2f numbers--and this is with NO formal advertisement.  We
were afraid to advertise for fear we wouldn't be able to handle the
onslaught; we've been growing steadily each year through word of mouth, and
we're just about peaked out at how much work we can do w/ our tutoring
budget.

Many of our papers come from outside, and we're piloting a program w/ a
Detroit HS, too.  The outside papers not only have provided PR and Good
Will and research opportunities and extra practice, but they've brought to
the attention of those in power/with $$$ the possibility of offering an
Alumni OWL where alumni can subscribe and get feedback for a fee.  This
hasn't happened yet, but they're talking about it, and I can see the
handwriting on the (virtual) wall....

--Becky

At 11:43 AM 2/26/97, Eric Crump wrote:
>Ilene,
>
>It hasn't become an issue, but will at some point, I'm sure. It's one of
>those things that falls through the cracks, and for the time being, that's
>where I'm happy to leave it :)  Our stated policy is that we serve local
>students first and others when there's time. And we're asked to report
>only the local students we serve, so basically, no one's asked.
>
>However, I have in mind a rationale, should the subject come up: we're
>helping the university fulfill other aspects of its mission. Outreach.
>Goodwill PR. Research(!).
>
>I suppose I should be more proactive about this, begin educating the
>admins *before* they ask, but to do that right takes time I haven't at the
>moment got.
>
>--Eric