About the ARC
ADULT, COMMUTER, & TRANSFER STUDENTS (ACTS)
• Manages the ARC front desk and maintains the ARC information resource area
• Provides Advisement for Adult and Transfer Students
• Commuting Student Services: RideShare©, Carpool, Off-Campus Housing Listings, Transit Schedules, Area Maps, Child Care Information, Battery Charger (for dead car batteries), and Air Compressor assistance (for flat tires)
• "One Stop Shopping" for Campus forms, applications, catalogs, schedules and information
• The "home" for 3 Adult Student Organizations:
* The NET - online organization for Non-Traditional Students
* Alpha Sigma Lambda (ASL) - Adult Student honor society
* Tau Sigma - Transfer Student honor society
• Advocacy for Adult, Commuter and Transfer Students to the greater Campus Community
• Provides Voter Registration for Students voting in Tennessee
• Manages the Re-entry Student Scholarship (for Students entering/re-entering ETSU and meeting additional requirements)
ARTS & SCIENCES in the ARC
• Provides service to ALL Campus Students seeking general education information and exceptions
• Provides service to ALL Art & Science majors seeking college degree information and exceptions. Students may seek the Dean's signature for such issues as: changing audit to credit, late add and/or drop approval, overload extension, catalog extensions, grade appeals, misconduct charges, and any other Student document requiring the Dean's signature.
• Provides Academic Advisement for the following:
* Freshmen Students majoring in Art & Design
* Biology Majors (who have completed the Biology core requirements including Biochemistry concentration majors with extra core requirements)
* ALL Students majoring in Criminal Justice & Criminology, Mass Communications (those with a Broadcasting concentration or those having not yet selected a concentration)
* All Freshman and Sophomore Students majoring in Psychology
* ALL Students majoring in Social Work (who have earned less than 45 credits)
CAREER & INTERNSHIP SERVICES (CIS)
• Supports and works with constituents that include Students, Alumni, Academic Departments, Individual Faculty, Campus Organizations, Community Groups and Employers.
• Offers services to Students and Alumni seeking full-time career opportunities, internships, and part-time or seasonal employment.
• Provides advisement and support for employment search letters and resumes, planning a career search, preparing for an interview, networking and obtaining employment.
• Maintains a web site where ETSU Students and Alumni can easily locate sample job search materials and useful information about Career Fairs, On-Campus Interviews, Employer Information Sessions, workshops and other events.
• Coordinates internships, available in most disciplines. For opportunities to earn academic credit for carefully planned and supervised work experience, visit the Career & Internship Services office early and often during your Student years at ETSU.
• Maintains BucLink (an online process for Students to post resumes and Employers to post jobs) - where Students are encouraged to register to view jobs listed for ETSU graduates and post their resume for employers to view.
MEDICAL PROFESSIONS ADVISEMENT (MPA)
• Provides information, academic advisement, and other support services to Students who wish to apply to Professional schools in medically-related disciplines.
• Advises Students interested in Allopathic Medicine, Chiropractic Medicine, Dentistry, Medicine, Optometry, Osteopathic Medicine, Pharmacy, Physician Assistant / Surgeon Assistant, Podiatry, and Veterinary Medicine. Students interested in these areas need to see an MPA Advisor each semester they are enrolled at ETSU, in addition to their Major Advisor.
• Supports three Student organizations including Medical, Pharmacy, and Dental Students. MPA encourages the involvement and development of other Student organizations, as Students indicate interest.
• Workshops are provided to enhance Student applications for Professional schools.
• Composite Letters of Evaluation (Committee Letters) are available for Students applying to Professional schools, upon completion of respective program pre-requisite courses.
PEER CAREER CENTER (PCC)
• Starting place for students who are in the process of choosing an academic major or are clarifying their career plans.
• Provides personalized Career Counseling, focusing in an in-depth manner on future goals, interests, abilities, values; choices to be made; education and occupational information; and career decision-making.
• Students may browse for information utilizing our up-to-date Informational Services; Personality and Interest Assessments (such as the Strong Interest Inventory (SII) and Myers-Briggs Type Indicator); a Career Library; Electronic searches and on-line career assessments and resources, including DISCOVER and eDISCOVER.
UNIVERSITY ADVISEMENT CENTER (For Undeclared Majors)
• Academic Advisement for all students identified as "Undeclared Majors" and Students who are taking Developmental Studies courses. NOTE: Students who are ONLY taking Developmental Math courses should see their Major Advisor.
• Information regarding Developmental Studies requirements and COMPASS testing
• Individual and Group Career Counseling
• Information and Referral to appropriate Campus Resources
• Offer special programs to stimulate exploration of various study areas
• Identification of Students' Academic strengths and interests
UNIVERSITY TUTORING SERVICES (UTS)
• University-funded Academic Support program that offers free online tutoring to any Student enrolled at ETSU. Online Tutoring services are offered through ETSU's D2L (Desire to Learn) framework, where Students are able to access related materials and resources, take practice quizzes, and use discussion areas related to course materials. Visit Online Tutoring for more information!
• Offers select face-to-face Group Tutoring to any Student enrolled at ETSU. Face-to-face Group Tutoring sessions are held weekly at specific times and places across campus. This schedule is posted on our website, as well as in the D2L online tutoring sections. Visit Group Tutoring for schedules!
• Provides tutoring for courses in which Students generally need the most support. For a list of current classes for which Tutoring is provided, visit Courses Tutored.
• Provides a Tutor referral post where Students in need of private Tutoring can have their name added to the 'Students looking for Tutors' contact list, as well as look through the contact list for 'Tutors looking for Students'. To be added to either list, visit the Tutor Referral Post.
