The Academic Center

History:
While the first semester of freshman year of college can represent fulfillment of long-held dreams, it can also lead to anxious students struggling to adjust to their new campus life. Statistics show that the largest numbers of students who leave College do so at the end of the first-year, and that is also true at Saint Joseph's College of Maine.

The Academic Center (TAC), located on the third floor in Alfond Hall, enables the College to consolidate and more effectively utilize academic services- such as study skills workshops offered by Career Services, writing tutors offered by the Writing Center, academic tutoring within various departments and accommodations for students with disabilities. The purpose of the center is to connect students, particularly those in the first and second years, more easily with the needed services.

As part of The Academic Center, the YEAR.ONE program matches a faculty and/or staff mentor to each first-semester freshman. Mentors meet with students regularly during the first semester, helping them to assess their strengths and weakness. They also work with each student to set goals for academic success and to connect students with The Academic Center.

The Academic Center is partially funded through a generous six-year grant from the Melmac Education Foundation in Augusta, Maine to forward their "Early Success in College" initiative. The goal is to increase student retention in College, specifically in the first and second years.

To contact The Academic Center you can...

stop by rooms 326 and 327, Alfond Hall
or contact:
Vincent Kloskowski, ext. 7561, vkloskow@sjcme.edu,
Shanna Webster, ext. 7563, swebster@sjcme.edu
Holly Sanborn, ext. 7562, hsanborn@sjcme.edu