The Academic Resource Center (ARC)

guides.williamjames.edu/ARC-Research_And_Writing_Resources

This link connects to resources on:

• APA style and paper formatting
• Research strategies
• Research management tools
• How to write various types of papers
• Avoiding plagiarism
• Grammar and writing tips

The ARC is available to all  enrolled students.  Priority is given to students with documented disabilities and those for whom English is not their first language.  However, every effort is made to provide support to any student who requests help.

ARC tutors can provide help with:

• Editing documents for language use, missing words, misused prepositions, missed punctuation, inconsistencies in tense, sentence fragments, etc.
• Mastering study and preparation methods (e.g., note-taking, organizing thoughts)

Tutorial sessions can be provided in face-to-face meetings at school, on the phone, using online communication tools like Skype and editing tools like "track changes." Typically, tutors will have an initial face-to-face appointment with a new student to understand the student's needs. Subsequent meetings are arranged based on the format which best suits the student's needs as well as the student and tutor schedules.

Tutoring is provided by William James College students who have been selected because of their communication, writing and organizational skills. An effort is made to match a student's need with a tutor's skills and training. Tutors receive training through monthly topical workshops and consultations.

In keeping with the Americans with Disabilities Act, ARC personnel will insure that students with temporary or permanent documented disabilities are provided with reasonable accommodations which allow them equal access to course content.  Depending on a student's needs, accommodations may include adaptations such as:

• Extended time on exams 
• Extended assignment deadlines for medical reasons
• A quiet, distraction-free room for exams
• Texts available digitally 
• Option to leave the classroom for short breaks when necessary
• Transcription of dialogue on audio or video clips

A reasonable accommodation does NOT require a program to alter curricula in order to meet academic needs.

Students who believe they may be qualified for an Accommodation Plan under the ADA, should contact Joan Axelrod joan_axelrod@williamjames.edu and should obtain documentation of their disability diagnosis from a treating professional (Disability Documentation letter). 

ADA confidentiality