Student Success Center adjusts to online tutoring, aims to teach students despite pandemic
Roselle Lagmay, Reporter
June 5, 2020
The Student Success Center, as a result of the campus closure, is offering virtual tutoring sessions through Zoom video chats, in an effort to continue assistance for students during the COVID-19 pandemic. Diana Alves De Lima and Melissa Aguilar, co-directors of the Student Success Center, have been...
Student Success Center coordinator to retire
Elsa Castro, Staff Reporter
January 31, 2019
After serving the Foothill-De Anza community for over 30 years, Stephanie Pham, Academic Skills Center program coordinator of the Student Success Center, will retire at the end of this year. Pham’s position consists of hiring student tutors for fellow students who are interested in a little extra support throughout the course of their studies. Pham said she was happy to be able to suppo...
Fewer resources available for future De Anza students
Stephanie Lam and Shiri Marwaha
January 13, 2019
Students will see an absence of classified staff in the Student Success Center after a consensus vote was passed, eliminating six classified positions during a joint College Council, Administrative Services, Instructional Services and Student Services meeting on Jan 10. Other positions include Assessment ...
Tutoring help goes beyond math, English
Zee Wang, Staff Writer
November 18, 2013
The Student Success Center offers De Anza College students many tutoring options beyond the expected tutoring for English writing and math problems. The SSC also offers services such as the Listening and Speaking Center, general subjects tutoring, adjunct study skills class and Academic Skil...
Student Success Center hanging tough after cuts
Nadia Banchik, Staff Writer
March 18, 2013
Position cuts at the Student Success Center are causing delays for tutoring services at De Anza College, but funding is still strong and students are still generally satisfied, said Melissa Aguilar, co-director of the center. Students have to wait in long lines in the general counseling office inst...
