Our goal is to help every student at the Mount become confident and successful on his or her journey. And while the ultimate responsibility for their success rests with themselves, our Learning Services team is here with a large variety of programs to help them sharpen their skills, focus their abilities, and empower their spirit.
Ensuring access to programs and facilities at the Mount is our highest priority and we provide personalized and confidential accommodations and support services to students with documented disabilities.
We empower students to be self-advocates and to proactively discuss the specific nature of their disabilities and needs with their professors. Students who qualify may receive accommodations such as note-taking support, extended time on exams, the use of Kurzweil for exams and reading assignments, and other support services. No qualified student with a disability shall be excluded from participation in, denied the benefits of, or otherwise subjected to discrimination regarding any university program or activity.
Reasonable accommodations are provided in accordance with Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, and the ADAAA of 2008. Current and valid documentation of disability, including functional limitations and the impact of disability on academic performance, is required.
Do you have questions about disability services? You’re not the first. See if someone has already asked your question in our Disability Support Services FAQs.
The Learning Services Peer Tutoring Program has received Level 1 and Level 2 (Advanced) Certification through the College Reading and Learning Association's International Tutor Training Program Certification, and many of our Peer Tutors are therefore individually CRLA-certified tutors.
As a supplement to regular class work, students may elect to gain additional assistance through working with trained, faculty-recommended Peer Tutors. Peer Tutors help students better comprehend course content, prepare for exams, and develop more efficient study strategies. Peer tutoring is free to all students.
With our recent switch to online learning, Peer Tutoring is still in operation. Our Tutors are meeting with their assigned students via video chat, we are still accepting and processing new tutor requests. Therefore, feel free to request a Peer Tutor for any course where you could use some extra help.
Please fill out one of these forms for EACH class in which you would like a tutor.
Please note the following:
Please also review the Peer Tutoring Contract. Do not fill this part out right now, but simply read through it so that you know what you are agreeing to do before you complete your Peer Tutoring Request Form.
If you have any questions about Peer Tutoring, please contact Associate Director of Learning & Success Kristin Sites at sites@msmary.edu.
Archbishop Borders Hall
16300 Old Emmitsburg Rd.
Emmitsburg, MD 21727
301-447-5006
301-447-5918 (fax)
The Summit Scholars Program is a mentoring system designed to support first-year and new transfer students in the successful transition from high school to university academics. Students receive one-on-one guidance from an assigned Learning Services staff member who serves as their personal advocate, and will meet with them on a regular basis to work on study skills, organizational skills, time management, and other effective habits.
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Learning Services offers a large variety of programs designed to help students succeed in their studies. Select the Request a Meeting button below and complete the form to schedule an in-person or virtual meeting.
Learning Services can provide presentations and training workshops on topics such as time management, reading textbooks, note taking, test taking, and other learning strategies. Learning Services staff members are also available to meet one-on-one with students for individual assessment and to teach any specific study strategies and academic skills that may be needed. Students who come to Learning Services for study assistance are taught specific study techniques using actual notes, assignments, and textbooks from the classes in which they are enrolled.
You won’t find a more helpful team anywhere. Here’s your chance to learn a little more about them. For further information, please don’t hesitate to call 301-447-5006.
Focused on: Mount Cares, at risk students, emergency academic mediation, grievances pertaining to (disability) accommodations, faculty resource for disability information
Focused on: Peer tutoring, academic support, academic probation, general Learning Services inquiries
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