The Learning Centers
Location: Student Success Center, Suite 1100
Phone: (540) 568-1759
JMU's Learning Centers support students, faculty and staff through the following programs and free services:
Communication Center
Location: Student Success Center, Room 1155
Phone: (540) 568-4818
The Communication Center provides resources and assistance with digital and oral communication projects and promotes students' communication excellence through attention to process, innovation and audience-centered design. The center offers consultations, class workshops, and online resources for faculty and students across campus. The center provides the following services:
- Speech preparation assistance
- Assistance with speech outlines and research
- Speech anxiety reduction strategies
- Developing audience-centered presentations and visual aids
- Enhancement of speech delivery and style
English Language Consultations
Location: Student Success Center, Room 1155
Phone: (540) 568-2881
Website
In addition to opportunities to work on academic skills in a cooperative environment, multilingual learners can seek consultation on such topics as:
- Reading, writing, listening and speaking
- Written or oral academic assignments from all disciplines, including theses and dissertations, as well as publications
- American academic culture
Peer Academic Coaching
Location: Student Success Center, Room 1144
Phone: (540) 568-4370
Academic success coaching is for students who want comprehensive guidance and resources to address all aspects of their academic success. Refer to the coaching website for more information and to schedule an appointment with a faculty member or peer coach.
Peer Assisted Study Sessions
Location: Student Success Center, Room 1141
Phone: (540) 568-4370
Peer Assisted Study Sessions (PASS) help students successfully complete historically challenging courses. Students work together in regularly scheduled out-of-class study sessions that are facilitated by trained peer educators. These sessions are designed to help students master course content and develop their organizational, study and learning skills. Refer to the PASS website for a current list of supported courses.
Science & Math Learning Center
Location: Student Success Center, Room 1107
Phone: (540) 568-3379
The Science and Math Learning Center (SMLC) provides support to JMU students enrolled in first- and second-year science and mathematics courses by providing a secure, supportive learning environment that fosters independent thinking. The center provides a walk-in tutoring service by both faculty and trained peer tutors in the following subject areas: chemistry, mathematics, philosophy, physics and statistics. Refer to the SMLC website for a current list of supported courses. The SMLC is equipped with an educational computing lab.
University Writing Center
Location: Student Success Center, Room 1121
Phone: (540) 568-1759 or (540) 568-2986
The University Writing Center works directly with student and faculty writers, provides resources on writing strategies and supports writing across campus. The center provides the following services:
- Individualized writing consultations
- Writing space for Writing Center users
- Faculty consultations for designing assignments and responding to student writing
- In-class workshops on writing-related issues for any academic course or department
- Supports students working on digital assignments (formerly "DigiComm")