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Childcare & Transportation for Vocational Students

MRC North Annex http://blue.utb.edu/sa/studentsuccess (956) 882-8292

Students enrolled in vocational programs are eligible for day care and transportation assistance through funding provided by Carl Perkins. The vocational counselor also assists students with registration assistance, mentoring, career exploration, resume writing, and tutoring services.

Learning Enrichment

MRCH North 122 http://blue.utb.edu/sa/studentsuccess (956) 882-8208

Office hours: 8:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Monday-Thursday • 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Friday

Tutoring hours: 8:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Monday-Thursday

8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Friday

Learning Enrichment, formerly known as The Learning Assistance Center, provides learning support and self enhancement services that contribute to the achievement, retention, and graduation rates of students enrolled at the University of Texas at Brownsville and Texas Southmost College. Learning Enrichment enhances student personal success and university experience by meeting their specific needs and providing the resources they need to maximize their learning potential and academic performance.

Learning Enrichment services include:

Tutoring

• Mathematics, Reading and Writing (by appointment or walk-in)

• Reading, Writing, and Math for Occupational Technology students

• Government

• Accounting

• Medical Terminology

• History

• THEA

• English as a second language

• Spanish

• American Sign Language

• Respiratory Therapy

Supplemental Instruction

• General Biology I & II

• Anatomy & Physiology II

• College Algebra

• History I & II

• Chemistry I

• Organic Chemistry I & II

• Introduction to Psychology

Workshops

• THEA

• Watson-Glaser Critical Thinking Appraisal

• Study Skills

• Conversational English and Spanish

• In-class presentations and workshops by arrangement

Computer Lab with lab assistants

Dean of Students

Student Union 1.20 http://blue.utb.edu/sa/dos (956) 882-5141

The role of the Dean of Students is to ensure that individual and collective student issues are properly addressed. Students are encouraged to have the most enriching college experience possible and to prepare themselves with the leadership skills for life during their student careers and beyond UTB/TSC. This can be accomplished by offering meaningful educational, social, cultural, wellness and leadership programs which encourage self-fulfilling goals achievement and improve self-esteem. The Dean of Students Office provides a comprehensive offering of services and programs, and works with the offices of Student Activities, Student Publications, Student Health Services, Career Services, Student Publications (Media), International/Multicultural Student Services, and Services for Students with Disabilities.

The Dean of Students Office directly coordinates:

• Orientation

• Multicultural Programs

• Welcome Week

• BUS pass program

• Student discipline (Judicial Affairs)

• UTB/TSC Student Handbook

• Volunteer programs

• UTB/TSC Ring Ceremony and Scorpion Leadership Ring

• Archer Center Fellowship Program

• Who’s Who Among American Community Colleges and Who’s Who Among American Colleges and Universities

Student input is an important element and is strongly encouraged. For more detailed information, visit our website at http://blue.utb.edu/sa/dos

Disability Services

Camille Lightner Center http://www.ability.utb.edu (956) 882-7374

Students with disabilities play an active and vital role in campus life. The disability services counselor works with each student individually to arrange for accommodations, volunteer note takers, assistive technology training, sign language interpreting, recorded texts, and referrals to campus and community resources. The assistive lab is available for student use and is equipped with special computers and software to address the student’s needs. A testing service is available for students requiring testing accommodations.

All services are elective and must be requested by the students. To request services, students must register with the Counselor/Coordinator of Disability Services. It is advisable to make this contact well before or immediately after the semester begins. More information: http://www.ability.utb.edu.

(956) 882-8200 • Gorgas Hall • 80 Fort Brown
The University of Texas at Brownsville and Texas Southmost College

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