Welcome to the Center for Academic Success (CAS) at Atlantic Union College. We are located in the basement of Jones Library. Currently we have a team of three instructors who are skilled in the areas of Teaching Students with Special Needs. Kendra-Lee Pearman, Director of the CAS and Reading Center, with Elizabeth Anderson and Catherine Hommes complete the team. The three are dedicated to working with students to enable them to become successful in their chosen professions. As God works with them individually, their mission is to work with students in the same manner.

The department's mission is to provide a wide variety of services designed to assist every AUC student in being academically successful. The services provided include:

• Remediation classes in Reading and Academic Success
• In-house testing of all freshmen
• Skill building lab
• One-on-one tutoring with a learning specialist
• Independent Skill Development Plan
• Individual testing to pinpoint learning problems and strengths
• Assistance in test preparation (CPT, MCAT, DAT)
• Assistance in obtaining disability-related support services and accommodations
• Reading skill building - reading speed, comprehension, and vocabulary
• Development
• Study and test taking skill development
• Visual and auditory perception and memory development
• Critical thinking skill building

Our goals include:

• Ensuring the academic success of all AUC students.
• Facilitating reasonable accommodations for any students who have an identified disability.
• Providing academic support to any student who needs it.

The CAS lab is equipped with computers and other learning materials to facilitate the services mentioned above. The lab is open on

Mondays from 8 am to 1 pm and 1:30 - 3:30 pm;
Tuesdays and Thursdays 9 - 10:30 am and 12 - 6 pm;
Wednesdays 8 am - 12 pm and 2 - 4 pm;
Fridays 8 am - 12 pm.

 

The Center for Academic Success provides three levels of service to assist students who need additional academic support.

 

1. These services include auxiliary aids and services designed to help students with disabilities. Disability Services are required by law (Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Americans with Disabilities Act). Our commitment is to provide reasonable accommodations and support for students with documented learning disabilities. Documentation must have been completed within the past three years by a physician, clinical psychologist or learning specialist. We coordinate on site testing for disability documentation for students needing to update previous documentation and/or who have no documentation.
2. These services are part of the general services available to the entire student population. Students are tested when they enter college to identify areas of weakness. Tutoring is available for students with learning specialists on a self-pay basis at no cost.
3. This level of service provides a comprehensive program designed specifically for students with learning disabilities. The goal is to remediate learning problems and teach the student how to capitalize on strengths through focus on multiple intelligences. Students become more efficient and independent learners as they develop new skills and approach learning through avenues that already work well for them.