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The Future of Tutorial Services

Nov 18, 2009 Uncategorized Leave a comment
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The following is an email I sent to a lot of my classmates early this morning.

Please attend Chat with Chancellor

Please read this…

Hello, I am Jerry Richwine, I am writing every one of my past and current classes because a change is happening on campus. I feel as students we should know what this change is.

How many of you have used any program offered by Tutorial Services (math lab, S.I. Leaders, writing lab, tutors, etc…)? I have! I am also employed by them as an SI Leader. As you know Tutorial Services is a separate part of the University as its own Department. The Chancellor announced Friday that it is no longer centralized. The details that I know concerning this are as follows:

• The program is going to be split into control of the departments themselves. i.e. Math Lab will be relocated and administered by the Math Department. Writing & Reading Lab to English…
• S.I. Program to ???
• The reason given for this is “economic savings”.

I have many questions and concerns for this. Mainly, why? How does this affect me, and how is this going to affect you as students. I cherish this Department. If it wasn’t for tutorial services, I’d still be a below average math student, would not have been able to help other students with Biology, and assist aspiring nurses to move further into the Nursing Program. I want to know whether this is going to be a change for the better of the students, rather than economic reasons. I also want to know why short notice and why this is going to take place over winter break within a 3-4 week time period instead of summer? To me this is going to confuse the new students we are trying to retain.  These few concerns are only the beginning of many.

I encourage you to attend the Chat with Chancellor Today Wed Nov 18^th, at 5pm in the Graf center.

If you ever attend a Chat with him, please let it be this one! Get involved with your campus life. Let your Voice Be Heard!

Whether you have enjoyed this program or not please come and show your concerns, support, and thoughts.

Thank you

Jerry

My Tattoo (part 1)

Nov 8, 2009 Uncategorized Leave a comment
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Finally, after many years of searching and debate I got a tattoo. I am no stranger to body modifications. I used to have a few piercings at one time. I have settled on a few ideas over the past 2years, but due to my pickyness of places to go locally and not wanting a place [...]

Update…

Nov 4, 2009 Uncategorized Leave a comment
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Well as some of you know I am up for Homecoming King again! Vote for who you’d like to win! Here is how go to this link,
http://www.iue.edu/ or click on the picture.
scroll down to the bottom and find the link to vote. Login. Click on the names to read their Bios and Choose the best [...]

Today

Oct 29, 2009 Uncategorized Leave a comment
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Well today has been a very fun day. Hispanic Heritage went well. A lot of people showed up and it was fun!I took pictures but hardly any turned out well.
Also as I was passing through from building to building today I noticed a group of young fiery Biology students performing a photosynthesis demonstration to help [...]

Hispanic Heritage

Oct 28, 2009 Uncategorized Leave a comment
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It begins at 11:30a Thursday Oct. 29th. You should come and check it out. Presentations start 11:45a. Mine starts about Noon on the dot!
In a surprised unrelated news I got nominated for Homecoming Court! SWEET! SO please do your duty for your favorite blogger and vote for me! I promise candy!
Also The Tattoo got pushed [...]

Brief Update

Oct 26, 2009 Uncategorized Leave a comment
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Man I have been sick for a week now. stay at home if you are sick. The flu is here on campus im sure you already know that by the lack of students in your classes.
I had to miss class for the 1st time in like 2 years last week. sad face.
I also canceled my [...]

Next couple weeks

Oct 12, 2009 Uncategorized Leave a comment
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To all my devoted readers. I’m gonna apologize now I am bogged down with homework. Life isn’t very interesting at the moment. Well it is because I’m learning cool college stuff, but my social life is dull.
Although I will have a blog coming up about me getting my 1st tattoo and a play by play [...]

The Symposium + Going Green

Oct 2, 2009 Uncategorized Leave a comment
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Someone left their camera at home before he left. I wanted to take pictures to show everyone, but alas it was not in the hand that life dealt me that morning.
So the story continues…
It was a fun event.There was something like 350 people who attended this event. Mainly all IUPUI students, but some from IU [...]

CORNY Genetics

Sep 29, 2009 Uncategorized 1 Comment
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Today we learned about CORN! SEE!
We had a pretty easy lab to do on Friday. Basically all we did was count the alleles of corn and then try to develop a ratio from them. There was a a lot of counting involved. We counted something like 2000 kernels of corn.
Another lab we did was to [...]

IUPUI Symposium and Being an SI Leader

Sep 25, 2009 Uncategorized 2 Comments
Posted by jerry

I love being an SI leader. I get a chance to meet new people and socialize while I get to help other out! I have been in this program for a year and a half. I have so many great stories and fond memories form this experience.
From my understanding I do very well as a [...]