Tutoring by Academic Departments

Biology

Tutoring Program: Biology Tutoring Services
How to access your Tutoring Services: Drop-by in 134 Mugar, via Email: or via the web.
Contact Person: Aaron Roth at
Type of Tutoring Services: Walk-in appointments with graduate students, and one-on-one appointments with peer tutors.
Delivery of services: Graduate and Undergraduate students.
Location: Walk-in hours: Behrakis (see schedule for rooms) One-on-one appointments in 413 Mugar
Hours of Operation: See schedule for walk in hours. One-on-one peer tutoring by appointment.
Phone: 617-373-2263
Ways you recruit your tutors: Graduate students are TAs for the course. Undergrads are recruited by professors in classes and from Biology and Biochemistry clubs.
Tutors Qualifications: Peer tutors must have recently passed the class with an A- or higher, must have a GPA of 3.0 or higher and must demonstrate good communication and interpersonal skills.
Tutor Training: Provided by CAS.
Link to department's site: www.biology.neu.edu

Chemistry

Tutoring Program: CHEM CENTRAL, located in 115 Hurtig Hall, is staffed by graduate students and faculty for around 30-40 hours/week.
How to access the tutoring Services: Dropping by during the hours of operation.
Contact Person: Richard Pumphrey and Ed Witten
Type of tutoring services: One-on-one and lecture style based on demand.
Delivery of services: Graduate and undergraduate students as well as faculty.
Location: 115 Hurtig Hall
Hours of operation: 9:00 am - 4:00 pm.
Phone: 617-373-2383
Tutors qualifications: Graduate students (required for all TA's to tutor freshman courses) and/or undergraduate student's members of ACS.
Link to department's site: N/A

Economics

Tutoring Programs: Student Resource Center
How to access your Tutoring Services: Drop in.
Contact Person: Neil Alper
Type of Tutoring Services: Walk-in for ECN U115 Principles of Macroeconomics, U116 Principles of Microeconomics, U315 Macroeconomic Theory, U316 Microeconomic Theory, and U350 Statistics.
Delivery of services: Graduate students in Student Resource Center.
Location: 310 LA
Hours of Operation: Mon-Fri 10:00am - 4:00pm
Phone: 617-373-2882
Ways you recruit your tutors: Graduate students are assigned by the Graduate Director.
Tutors Qualifications: Graduate economics student.
Link to department's site: N/A

English-Writing

Tutoring Program: WRITING CENTER (WC) provides free & friendly help for any level writer-help with conceptualizing, planning, researching, organizing, drafting, revising, editing techniques, etc.
How to access the tutoring Services: Dropping by during the hours of operation, scheduling one-on-one appointments by calling the writing center, and web tutoring at www.dac.neu.edu/owl
Contact Person: Kalo Clarke, Director
Type of tutoring services: Walk-ins, one-on-one by appointment, and web tutoring.
Delivery of services: Teachers of Writing/graduate students in English who have been awarded a Teaching Assistantship (TA).
Location: 412 Holmes Hall
Hours of operation: Set each semester and posted on the door of the Writing Center and on the WC website.
Phone: 617-373-4549
Tutors qualifications: Graduate students who have completed at least a B.A., have been awarded a Teaching Assistantship, and are working on their M.A. or Ph.D. in English.
Tutor Training: Ongoing TA training through the Writing Program Committee and specialized training in the WC (topics set at the WC opening meeting).
Link to department's site: www.dac.neu.edu/owl

Earth & Environmental Sciences

Tutoring Program: Provides tutoring primarily through walk-in services.
How to access the tutoring Services: Dropping by during the hours of operation.
Contact Person: Ryan Hill at
Type of tutoring services: Primarily walk-ins during posted hours of availability.
Delivery of services: By faculty nominated strong undergraduate students who are on campus in a given semester.
Location: Lobby area outside 14 Holmes Hall
Hours of operation: Posted each semester outside EES Main Office, 14 Holmes.
Phone: EES Main Office 617-373-3176
Tutors qualifications: Undergraduate students with strong academic performance in class (es), and faculty sense of students' reliability and ability to relate easily with students seeking assistance.
Tutor Training: Tutors are instructed in the range of activities like answer questions verbally, review topics a student is unclear on, but not stray across the fuzzy line into doing homework problems etc.
Link to department's site: www.ees.neu.edu

Journalism

Tutoring Program: The program focuses on editing, proofreading and fact-checking of student assignments and articles submitted for publication in the Northeastern News. Nicholas Coates, writing coach. Lincoln McKie, editorial lab director, as of January 2008. Supervises writing coach. Will provide supplementary news reporting and writing coaching and training to students taking Journalism I or Journalism II courses, or both.
How to access the tutoring Services: Students can drop by during Nicholas Coates office hours and can e-mail at or call anytime they need help. Lincoln McKie: During posted office hours, by e-mail at or by phone at 617-373-8324.
Contact Person: Lincoln McKie and Nicholas Coates
Type of tutoring services: Nicholas Coates tutoring services include one-on-one help by appointment, walk-ins during office hours, supplemental instruction at student request, and once-a-semester Grammar Boot Camps.
Lincoln McKie: Supplementary news reporting and writing coaching and training to students taking Journalism I or Journalism II courses, or both.
Delivery of services: Nicholas Coates is a graduate student in the Journalism program.
Lincoln McKie is, as of January 2008, editorial lab director, with teaching responsibilities.
Location: 157 Holmes Hall
Hours of operation: Nicholas Coates: Spring Semester - Mondays and Wednesdays 12 p.m 5 p.m and by appointment.
Lincoln McKie: by appointment only.
Phone: Nicholas Coates: 603-391-6811, Lincoln McKie: 617-373-8324
Ways you recruit your tutors: Self-referred and referred from journalism faculty members.
Tutors Qualifications: Nicholas Coates: Newspaper reporter, candidate for master�s degree in journalism.
Lincoln McKie: Reporter, editor and publisher in newspapers for 37 years. Journalism teacher for 13 years. Newspaper consultant.
Link to department's site: N/A

Mathematics

Tutoring Program: Math Tutoring Center
How to access the tutoring Services: Dropping by during the hours of operation, via phone, or via a website.
Contact Person: Prof. Oblas
Type of tutoring services: One-on-one appointments and/or small groups
Delivery of services: Graduate and undergraduate students
Location: 540B Nightingale Hall
Hours of operation: Mon-Wed 10:00am - 9:00pm, Thurs 10:00am - 6:00pm, Fri 10:00am - 1:00pm
Phone: 617-373-2438
Tutors qualifications: Strong math background as demonstrated by having an A in at least Calculus 1 and 2. The more depth the better. Excellent communication skills. Patience.
Tutor Training: Once at the beginning of each semester
Link to department's site: www.math.neu.edu

Physics

Tutoring Program: We have a drop-in Physics Workshop staffed by graduate students as part of their teaching assignment located in the Introductory Physics Labs in Churchill. We are planning to involve undergraduate physics majors in tutoring, especially those involved with the Society of Physics Students chapter.
How to access the tutoring Services: Drop-in. Hours of operation are posted on the website.
Contact Person: George Alverson and Tom Hamrick
Type of tutoring services: Primarily walk-ins during posted hours of availability.
Delivery of services: Graduate students
Location: 3rd floor Churchill Hall
Hours of operation: Variable
Phone: 617-373-2965
Tutors qualifications: Graduate Students who are assigned as part of their Teaching Assistantship.
Link to department's site: www.physics.neu.edu