Tutors

Name: Jacob Dawson
Year in School: Sophomore
Hometown: Howard, SD
Major: Bio/Chem
Activities: Men's Golf, ADMIT Club Orientation, YES Club, Campus Ministries
Subjects Tutored: Biology, Chemistry, Math
Tutoring Style: "I like to guide the students to piece together what they already know, to solve complicated problems."

Name: Jennifer Duff
Year in School: Junior
Hometown: Clearwater, NE
Major: Nursing Minor: Psychology
Activities: MMC Student Nurses Association, South Dakota Nurses Association, A.C.T.S., Intramurals, Avera Volunteer, Admit Club, Ambassador, Collegiate Archery Program
Subjects Tutored: Chemistry, Biology, Human Anatamoy & Physiology, Critical Thinking, Composition, Speech, Nursing, Religious Studies & Philosophy, Algebra
Tutoring Style: "Interactive, cooperative, integrative"

Name: Brooke Fischer
Year in School: Sophomore
Hometown: Sioux Falls, SD
Major: Biology & Chemistry
Activities: Cross-country, Track, Biology & Chemistry Club, FCA, ADMIT Club
Subjects Tutored: Biology, Chemistry, and Math
Tutoring Style: "My tutoring style includes helping an individual go through a problem or concept step by step in order to gain a broader understanding of the whole process, focus on the key points of the unit, and learning how to study for the subjects listed above."

Name: Brandon Frey
Year in School: Junior
Hometown: St. Peter, MN
Major: Accounting & Criminal Justice
Activities: Soccer, Track, SGA, Criminal Justice Club
Subjects Tutored: Accounting, Criminal Justice, Psychology, Sociology, Speech
Tutoring Style: "My style consists of trial and error. I allow the student to work on it, and when he or she becomes stuck or of track, I show them where they went wrong and explain why the problem needs to be done in a certain way; if the student still is having problems, I correlate the problem with something the student is familiar with."

Name: Kylie Gross
Year in School: Junior
Hometown: Yankton, SD
Major: Biology
Activities: Basketball, Biology and Chemistry Club, Fellowship of Student Athletes, ADMIT Club, Student Ambassadors
Subjects Tutored: Biology, Chemistry, English, Math, Religious Studies & Philosophy
Tutoring Style: "I like to read over the material with the student, then discuss the issues or do practice problems in order to help give the student better experience, rather than just explanations."

Name: Amy Gubbels
Year in School: Senior
Hometown: Randolph, NE
Major: Math and Secondary Education
Activities: Yahoo, Intramurals, Campus Ministries, Education Club
Subjects Tutored: Math and Education
Tutoring Style: "My style is that I will do an example problem to show students how to do the problem. Next, the student and I will do an example problem together. Then the student will do an example problem on their own. I do this because it gives students more examples to refer back to when they are in doing the homework. Also, it gives students more confidence that they can do the problems on their own."

Name: Chris Hoffman
Year in School: Freshman
Hometown: Yankton, SD
Major: Pre-Professional
Activities: Men's Golf, Track & Field, Eucharistic Minister for Campus Ministries, Catholic Leadership Group
Subjects Tutored: Math, Biology, Chemistry, and English
Tutoring Style: "My tutoring style consists of me working out the problem and showing the student how I worked the problem out, step by step. After I show the student, I let them work out a similar problem and watch them, stepping in if they get confused or lost. I would say I am a patient guy and have no problem working at slow paces."

Name: Shelby Mushitz
Year in School: Sophomore
Hometown: Geddes, SD
Major: Nursing
Activities: Women's Soccer, A.C.T.S., Nursing Club, Campus Ministries, Intramurals, Honors Program
Subjects Tutored: Chemistry, Biology, Math, English, Speech, history, Spanish, Statistics, Wisdom of Benedict, Psychology, Sociology
Tutoring Style: "I use examples from books to help explain the material. I also try to use examples the student can relate to in explaining material."

Name: Mindy Newborg
Year in School: Senior
Hometown: Alton, IA
Major: Nursing
Activities: Student Nursing Association
Subjects Tutored: English, Speech, and Nursing
Tutoring Style:" When tutoring English or Speech, I like to read the papers along with the student and talk to them about changes that may need to be made and why. With nursing, I like to talk about what specifically they are having trouble with and try to break it down for them in a different way than the teachers are using."

Name: Jacqui Osnes
Year in School: Junior
Hometown: Black Hawk, SD
Major: Elementary and Special Education
Activities: ADMIT Club, Ambassadors, Moderator, Orientation Leader, Education Club, Prayer Partners, Mixed Choir, Intramurals
Subjects Tutored: Math, English, Education Courses, Religious Studies & Philosophy
Tutoring Style: "When students come into the Learning Center, I ask a couple of questions to find out what they already know and what they are struggling with. Typically when tutoring Math, the concepts that the student already understand are closely related to what they need help with. Therefore, it is just a matter of building on the familiar concepts to form an understanding of new concepts and then working through some problems together. When tutoring Education courses and Religious Studies, I help students to find the main ideas and develope a method for distinguishing what information is most important. When revising papers, I first ask the student what the assignment is. Then, I ask the student what he/she thinks that he/she could do to improve the paper and what he/she would like me to look for. We read through the paper together and discuss changes that would enhace the paper. My turoring style is centered on my belief that all Mount Marty students are very capable individuals. The Learning Center is a place where capable individuals can come together with other capable individuals and leave with more knowledge and insights."

Name: Micaela Rausch
Year in School: Junior
Hometown: Big Stone City, SD
Major: Business and English (writing emphasis)
Activities: Choir, Golf, Theatre, STEP Club
Subjects Tutored: English, Speech, Accounting, Intro to Christianity, Critical Thinking in Ethics
Tutoring Style: "It really is different with each subject and each unique situation, but we normally start out by defining what the problem is and then working from there. If needed, I'll explain a certain concept first, and then, we'll try it out on practice problems or assignments. I let the students try it out on their own and then redircet them if they veer off track. when working on papers, the students and I normally go through it together and, come up with ideas on how to make necessary improvements."

Name: Joey Stahl
Year in School: Freshman
Hometown: Mitchell, SD
Major: Graphic Design + Media Arts, and English
Activities: Smooth Benedictoin, Concert Band, Pep Band, Jazz Band, Theatre
Subjects Tutored: Computers, English, History
Tutoring Style: "I simply make sure the students understand the material and give them advice on ways to go about studying."