Student tutors up grades

Sometimes all it takes to go from struggles to smiles is a little bit of help from someone who's willing to share. Just ask Bachelor students Roman Kollar and Sara Hanulikova, who are smiling wide after their recent performance in accounting class. Theirs is among the first of the MU Learning Program's success stories.

The project, launched by the Student Service Center and faculty last fall, pairs student-tutors with their colleagues who need help in demanding courses such as statistics and accounting. This peer-to-peer learning process complements classroom instruction and allows students in need to get an extra boost to help their results and their confidence.

Roman and Sara, who both hail from neighbouring Slovakia, had this to say about their experience: "The Learning Program was very beneficial for us and it helped us to pass the course. We were being tutored by students, the atmosphere was relaxed. This made us feel confident enough to ask questions that we might sometimes hesitate to ask in front of the whole class - our tutors Renata and TaiAnne were always patient with us!"

We certainly wish Roman and Sara further success, and congrats to accounting tutors Renata Csebi and TaiAnne Marinho Da Silva for a job well done!