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Staff Writer

When Lance Soukhaseum thinks of how the San Diego City College Tutorial/Learning Center can help students, the center director compares it to a well-equipped workout gym

For those interested in improving their health, a gym is an excellent place to develop their physical strength and conditioning with help from a personal trainer

For City College students eager to improve their math, science and foreign language skills, the Tutorial/Learning Center, staffed by peer tutors, is an available resource ?Come here on a regular basis to build up your (academic) muscle,? Soukhaseum said

Located on the second floor of the L building, the Tutorial/Learning Center currently offers walk-in tutoring in 16 different subject areas, including math, languages, communication and the sciences

Once there, students can partner with a peer tutor and receive support in one or more subjects at a time at any point in the semester

That was the case for City College student Marie Castillo just after spring break

?I come for extra support,? said Castillo, who was at the Tutorial/Learning Center working with peer Tutor Adrian Larios Larios tutors in math and physics

?We don? t want to project the message that when you struggle, you come in,?Soukhaseum said ?We want you to be proactive ?

Available walk-in tutoring generally lasts one hour Sessions can also be split into two half- hour sessions if necessary

For a schedule of tutoring available on a walk-in basis, a schedule is available online

For students looking for work as a peer tutor, paid positions are also available at the Tutorial/Learning Center

The application can be found at the Tutorial/Learning Center and applications can be submitted to Soukhaseum in person

There is a vetting process and students who are approved by faculty in the subject area can apply as a peer tutor

There are also other tutoring opportunities available through the Tutorial/Learning Center including virtual tutoring, resources through Canvas and additional etutoring services

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?So if there's anything that we might have missed, we can use the summer to be able to tweak our messaging, maybe add some additional training materials, or maybe even some suggestions to make the process better,?

DeVore said

DeVore stated the district also plans on developing training material in different languages to assist nonEnglish-speaking students

Aileen Gum, a City College professor and faculty online mentor, understood the district's decision to postpone the email deadline

?I think they want to be a little more cautious and make sure everyone will be served as much as possible,? Gum said ?And that if there are things that haven't been considered, that they can have those supports put into place so the students don't get frustrated or that it doesn't lock communication ?

Gum said that access to a edu email for students is an ?equity issue? and would provide SDCCD students equal opportunities for access and discounts that students at other colleges and universities already have

She also explained that not all students have as much technological access or knowledge to register for a new email

?I think we have some student populations that need more help that wasn't anticipated,?Gum said SDCCD is providing online help with signing up for a edu email and with setting up forwarding from the student account to a personal inbox