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Learning Assistance Service

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Mission/Vision Statements

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Mission statement: LAS supports the University of Maryland's mission by:
  • Fostering the education, critical thinking and intellectual growth of UM students.
  • Helping students develop personal and academic strategies, positive attitudes toward learning and the self, and behaviors which empower them to be successful in college and life.

Vision statement: LAS is the premier academic success service on campus. Through collaboration with other campus partners we provide innovative and supportive services to help all UM students achieve success in college and life.

LAS is located in 2202 Shoemaker Building

Office Hours: M-F 8:30 - 4:30

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What We Have To Offer:

  • Academic Counseling
  • Academic Success Workshops
  • Courses
  • Content Area Support Programs: Guided Study Session,
        Peer Assisted Learning, ESOL
  • Groups: Coffee and Conversation, Dissertation Support, Structured Groups     for the Writing Process
  • Math Learning Program
  • Scholarships

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    Announcements


    • Walk-in hours on:
      Monday & Tuesday 10am - 4pm;
      Wednesday 12pm - 3pm;
      Thursday 10am - 1pm;
      Friday 1pm - 4pm.

    • Scholarships are available for adult students for Fall 2013. Click here for the applications. Deadline is July 10, 2013. Attached is the application for the link.

    • Math Placement Test Preparation Workshops Save time and money by placing into a required math course for your major! Click here> for more information or to register (not required)

    • The Center for Teaching Excellence's has produced an article entitled "When Students Struggle," which discusses student difficulties and ways to help them. Included in this article is a highly complimentary shout out to the Counseling Center's Learning Assistance Service. Well done, LAS!

    • Watch Math Videos:

    • Get more information about the Peer Assisted Learning (PAL) program or if you are interested in applying to become a PAL educator.

    • The Guided Study Sessions (GSS) Program offers FREE, regularly scheduled study sessions for several Chemistry, Biology and Physics courses. In GSS, you can develop strategies for studying in the course and prepare for quizzes and tests using a collaborative learning process. See the SPRING 2013 schedule.


    • Read the Fall 2011 ESOL Conversation Program newsletter.