Introducing new tutors in the Academic Skills Center

The Pine Technical College Academic Skills Center (ASC) empowers students by helping them master concepts and skills presented in the classroom. The ASC ensures students are truly understanding content and developing skills to help them succeed in their coursework, in their labs, and even after graduation.

The ASC is located in the Learning Resource and Technology Center (and its extension office in Room 94) and offers tutoring services at no charge to students with academic and/or technical needs. All tutoring is provided by peer tutors -- students who have completed coursework in the designated academic area and come recommended to the ASC directly by their instructors. Peer tutors are familiar with course content as well as instructors' styles of delivery.

Students also are invited to use Room 94, located in the central part of the building. Room 94 is the ASC's extension office, and students may use it for tutoring, studying, and as a computer lab. Staff affectionately refer to Room 94 as "ASC overflow," as the ASC's services are popular and often, more space is needed. Also new to tutoring services this year is the Open Nursing Lab, Room 150, created just for nursing students.

Meet the tutors! Pictured -- Top row (L ro R): Kristy Olson, Eric Grubb, Angie Lucht, Bill Morris, Amber Fortier. Bottom row (L to R): Joe Haselbauer, Tina Zimmermann, Chuck Peterson, Jessica Jorgenson, John Nelson.


About the Tutors

Kristy Olson tutors biology, chemistry, and anatomy and physiology courses; she is a second-year practical nursing student.

Eric Grubb tutors English courses and is a gunsmithing student.

Angie Lucht tutors English and is a practical nursing student.

Bill Morris tutors in all accounting courses; he is a second-year accounting student.

Amber Fortier tutors in all general requirements for registered nursing courses and is an alumnus of the practical nursing program. She was awarded the prestigious President's Award -- the highest honor given for academic work.

Joe Haselbauer tutors in math courses and is a manufacturing/machining student.

Tina Zimmermann tutors in math and accounting courses and is an accounting student.

Chuck Peterson tutors biology, chemistry, and anatomy and physiology courses; he is enrolled in the PTC + LSC A.A. degree program.

Jessica Jorgenson is a student enrolled in the public welfare financial worker program and tutors in PWFW introductory courses.

John Nelson tutors in Microsoft Operating Systems Basics (MS/OS) and is a computer networking student.