Welcome University of Cincinnati Faculty & Staff!

How can we help your students achieve academic success at the University of Cincinnati?  We think you will be excited about the various programs we have to offer.  All of our services are free and open to all undergraduate students. Listed below are a variety of campus links:

Early Intervention System (EIS)
Early Intervention System is the first alert to UC academic advisors and staff that a student is in need of support services.  Click here to learn more about UC Early Intervention system.

LAC Outreach
Outreach Programs are the LAC's vehicle for informing the UC campus community about our existing programs, services and resources.  Click here for more information about this program.

LAC Peer Tutoring
The LAC has undergraduate and graduate students that provide tutoring services in most undergraduate courses.  We rely on faculty and staff at the university to provide content references for these students. 
*Click here for faculty/staff questions related to our peer tutoring program.
*Click here to recommend a LAC Peer Tutor!

SMARTHINKING Online Tutoring
SMARTHINKING Online Tutoring is a program that was introduced to the University of Cincinnati fall 2006.  Our undergraduate students have embraced this new venture and we have seen much success in providing services outside of our normal operating hours. 

For faculty and staff interested in learning more about SMARTHINKING Online Tutoring click on this SMARTHINKING Presentation link.  We also have a SMARTHINKING Online Tutoring Faculty Handbook. 

If you are interested in signing up for a demonstration account, please contact Alsace.Toure@uc.edu.  The demo accounts provide access to 1 hour of tutoring.  If you want to show students how to use this resource, please click on the Sample Tutorials page from the Smarthinking Tutoring link on the left.

Supplemental Instruction
Supplemental Instruction, or SI is a peer assisted study review program that has received both national and international acclaim.  Click here to learn more about SI at the University of Cincinnati.  If you are interested in learning more about as it relates to:
     *SI Fall Schedule at the University of Cincinnati
     *SI Statistics at the University of Cincinnati
     * Articles, Presentations & Publications on Supplemental Instruction    
     *International Conference
     *Other institutions offering Supplemental Instruction
     *National/International SI
     *National Data on Supplemental Instruction                                     
     *Additional Resources
      Click here for the UKMC National Supplemental Instruction website!


Referring Your Students to LAC
Students come to the LAC for a variety of reasons.  There are specific reasons to refer students to the LAC:
1. The student has not been attending class on a regular basis.
2. You feel the student may have test anxiety.
3. The student is in danger of failing your course.
4. The student has trouble concentrating.
5. The student has high anxiety.
6. The student lacks the skills to study properly.
7. You feel the student could benefit from our programs and services.
8. The student is seemingly very stressed.
9. The student is repeating a course.
10. You feel the student needs to be referred but are not sure where.