Elftmann Student Success Center
Welcome
Welcome to the Elftmann Student Success Center! We have a team of professionals and peer tutors ready to help you achieve academic success. We provide an array of services such as tutoring and supplemental instruction, support for ESL students and students with accommodations, and academic coaching.
Visit the Math Center for a Guided Study Recitation or help with homework questions. Stop by the Writing Center to get a great start on your research paper or to polish your résumé. Click on a few links in our Technical Video Library—many of the technical programs at Dunwoody have collaborated with us to create these online tutorials to support your study in your technical field. Pick up a couple of tip sheets from our Writing Center and Math Center.
Spread out at our homework tables, or settle into a reading assignment in front of the fireplace. Use the big screen monitors, classrooms and separate study room to get together with your study group or to work on group projects. Be sure to take advantage of these free services offered to all students attending Dunwoody.
Your academic success is our passion.
– The Elftmann Student Success Center Team
Hours
Monday-Friday: 7 a.m. – 6 p.m.
Location
Black 52
For a downloadable map of our location and the layout of the Center, click here.
Mission
Provide quality academic support and development for all students to foster academic success and achievement.
Vision
Elftmann Student Success Center programs will be recognized institutionally as the driving force behind high student achievement and nationally as a premier learning environment for quality developmental education and academic support.
Additional Resources
Learning Resources
Reading Resources
- “Strategies for Reading and Writing” (Dan Kurland, Dan Kurland’s www.criticalreading.com)
- “Study Success at Sussex: Reading Strategies (University of Sussex)
- “Research and Reading” (Joe Landsberger, Study Guides and Strategies)
Building Study Skills
- HowToStudy.org (Lucy Tribble Macdonald)
- “Learning and Studying Techniques” (Joe Landsberger, Study Guides and Strategies)
- “Study Tips – Study Techniques” (Academicstips.org)
- Dr. Earl Bloch’s 12 Steps to Academic Success (DrEarlBlock.com)
- Flashcard Machine (Flash Card Machine, LLC)
Writing and Research Help
- Purdue University’s Online Writing Lab (Purdue University)
- Guide to Grammar and Writing (Capital Community College)
- Son of Citation Machine (David Warlick & The Landmark Project)
- APA Style (American Psychological Association)
- Plagiarism.org (Plagiarism.org)
Math Support
- Khan Academy (Khan Academy)
- Virtual Math Lab (West Texas A&M University)
- Purple Math (Elizabeth Stapel)
- Math.com (Math.com)
Support for Second Language Learners
- The Purdue OWL: ESL Students (Purdue OWL)
- 50 Essential Resources for ESL Students (Open Education Database)
- Dave’s ESL Café: For Students (Dave’s ESL Café)
- Randall’s ESL Cyber Listening Lab (Randall’s ESL Cyber Listening Lab)
- ESLgold (ESLGold.com)
Support for Online Students
- Is Distance Learning Right for You? (University of Northern Iowa)
- Online Learning Readiness Questionnaire (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill)
- Technical Skills Checklist (Austin Community College)
- Tips for Success as an Online Student (SUNY Empire State College)
Meet the Student Success Team
Master of Arts in Education, Augsburg College
Bachelor of Science in Mathematics, University of Minnesota
Tutor Training Certification, National Tutoring Association
Certified Supplemental Instruction Supervisor, University of Missouri-Kansas City
Masters in Math Education-Curriculum & Instructional Design in Mathematics (in progress), University of Minnesota
Bachelor of Science in Economics and Educational Psychology, University of Minnesota
Associate of Science in Electronics Technology, Brown Institute
Specialties
- Mathematics
- Electronics
- Guided Study Recitations
- Study skills
- Dunwoody’s Peer Tutoring Team (PT^2)
Professional Memberships
- Build Minnesota
- WomenVenture
Awards
- Instructor of the Year, 2014
- Outstanding Team Award, 2014
- Inspiring Educator Award, 2011
- Teaching Excellence Award, 2010
- President’s Award for Teaching Excellence, 2009
- “Better Performance of Life’s Duties” Award, 2007
Master of Arts in Literacy Education, St. Mary’s University of Minnesota, Minneapolis
Bachelor of Arts in Secondary Social Sciences Education, College of St. Scholastica, Duluth
Certificate of Adult ESL, Hamline University, St. Paul
Learning Center Leadership Certification, Level 2, National College Learning Center Association
Specialties
- Reading
- Writing
- Research
- APA style
- Second Language Learners
Professional Memberships
- American Technical Education Association
- College Reading and Learning Association
- International Literacy Association
- Minnesota Association of Developmental Educators
- National College Learning Center Association
Awards
- Instructor of the Year, 2016
- Outstanding Team Award, 2016
- NCLCA/LSCHE Website Award, 2015 and 2011
- AUTO “Student Success” Team, 2014
- Outstanding Academic Innovation, 2012