This year the University of Iowa Office of Retention staff met with more than 700 students to offer help navigating campus in order to improve their chances for success.
This fall the office is leading an effort help our newest Hawkeyes transition to Iowa through a first-year initiative called MAP-Works, an online survey that matches students with individualized resources.
The Office of Retention also provides a Study, Workshops And Tutoring (SWAT) Program, offering free academic support for all Iowa undergraduates. Free workshops, supplemental instruction and tutoring are available for a variety of courses.
Finally, an online tutor referral service, Tutor Iowa (tutor.uiowa.edu), is now available, and private tutors are being recruited in a variety of subject areas.
DID YOU KNOW?
Throughout 2011-2012, more than 800 undergraduate students sought out private tutors in more than 200 different courses.
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Director of Retention Michelle Cohenour: "We are thankful when students contact us and let us know he or she needs help identifying academic resources and campus connections. Students are often very grateful to know they can contact us and get plugged in to the help they need."
Watch members of the Class of 2016 form an enormous letter "I" on the field of Kinnick Stadium during the recent On Iowa! welcoming event: http://www.youtube.com/watch?
