Faculty FAQs

All tutors are trained in a variety of topics related to tutoring including ethics, active listening, and learning strategies. Tutors work with students to understand course concepts and develop skills to be successful in a course. Tutors DO NOT help students with exams or quizzes. Further, tutors do not DO homework for students; rather, they help students become self-sufficient to complete the homework themselves.

Visit EAB Navigate and enter the student's name in "Quick Search." You will then be able to view their visits in the History tab.

For more information on visits or how to run a report on all of your students, email navigate@fairmontstate.edu.

We have two versions of our recommended syllabus language below. You are welcome to edit it to suit your course's needs:

Accessible Format

The LEAD Center: The Learning Enrichment and Academic Development Center (LEAD) is located on the second floor of the library and provides students with free support resources, including learning assistance in a wide range of courses. The LEAD Center opens no later than the second week of classes. Assistance is primarily offered by appointment, though drop-ins are accepted as well. Appointments can be booked via EAB Navigate. To  see more information on services, hours, or a list of current workshops, visit the LEAD Center page. You may also contact the coordinator at lead@fairmontstate.edu.

Brief and Accessible Format

The LEAD Center: The Learning Enrichment and Academic Development Center (LEAD) is located on the second floor of the library and provides students with free support resources, including learning assistance, both as drop-in and appointments. The LEAD Center opens no later than the second week of classes. For more information on services, hours, or a list of current workshops, visit the LEAD Center page. You may also contact the coordinator at tutoring@fairmontstate.edu.

Absolutely! We believe all students should visit The LEAD Center. We encourage faculty to either walk students over to introduce them to the LEAD Center or invite us to their classroom for a short class visit to overview services. The circulation desk on the first floor of the library also offers tours that include a brief visit to the LEAD Center!

Further, if you feel there is a student who would particularly benefit, we can reach out to them with targeted information. You can open a Case for a student in Navigate. This will allow LEAD Center staff, professors, advisors, and other interested parties to stay up-to-date on any student at risk.

For questions about Cases, contact the navigate@fairmontstate.edu.

We prefer that you incentivize visits as we find that required visits are often unproductive for the learning process and overall academic wellbeing. However, if incentives include extra credit for a course, Navigate offers features to allow faculty to verify if a student has attended a tutoring session. Tutors will NOT reach out directly to faculty to ensure that a student has attended a session. For more information about accessing this tool in Navigate, please refer to the “How can I verify a student has met with a tutor?" section of the FAQs. 

All tutors are required to visit at least one class each semester to talk about tutoring and how to book appointments. Professors can also request that a tutor visits their course by emailing tutoring@fairmontstate.edu.

We are always looking to expand our team! Students are hired year-round as tutors graduate in both the spring and fall semesters. Visit Become a LEADer! for information.