ODU Expands Academic Resource Center

August 11, 2004

COLUMBUS, OH - Ohio Dominican University has expanded its Academic Resource Center (formally the Academic Center) to meet the demands of the university's continually growing student body.

The Academic Resource Center, located on the third floor of the Spangler Learning Center, provides students with support and assistance through workshops, learning labs and reference materials. In addition, student tutors provide one-on-one assistance in English, reading, study skills, humanities, mathematics and foreign languages. The Center employs writing and math tutors six days a week to ensure students are able to get the help they need during a time that fits their schedule.

In response to ODU's continually growing student body, the writing desk, formerly located in the heart of the Center, has been relocated into its own room and dubbed The Write Place. Among the various changes that have occurred, The Write Place and the Math Space have remained on the second floor of the Spangler Learning Center, while the Academic Resource Center has relocated to the third floor.

The Center enlisted ODU student Farah Khan to paint a mural on the back wall of The Write Place. The mural invokes graphic imagery related to each of the academic divisions of the university.

"Our hope is to create an atmosphere that reflects our holistic approach to education, nurturing student appreciation of the aesthetic as well as enhancing intellectual development," said Amy Spencer, Director of the Academic Resource Center.

The Academic Resource Center is open Monday thru Thursday from 9:00 a.m. to 10 p.m.; Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.; and Saturday from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00p.m. Contact the Director of the Academic Resource Center, Amy Spencer, at 614.251.4511 or at spencera@ohiodominican.edu for more information.