University of the Ozarks (Arkansas): Jones Learning Center 

Students Served by the Program
Students with Learning Disabilities, ADHD, and Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) who demonstrate average or above average intellectual abilities as measured by one of the Wechsler intelligence scales. Students who will benefit from the services of the JLC and be successful at Ozarks are able to understand college-level material but need additional support to demonstrate their knowledge in a traditional academic environment. 

Program Description / Mission
The Jones Learning Center (JLC), helps students with learning disabilities, ADHD, and other learning differences meet challenges head-on and master the skills that are needed to be successful.  There is a small student-to-staff ratio that enables students to have access to a wide range of attention, expertise and services.  The University's small student body provides students with learning disabilities, AD/HD, or ASD the opportunity to be fully integrated into campus life.  As an academic support unit of the University, the Center offers enhanced services to students who show potential for success in a competitive academic environment. 

Key Services
Key services include:

• Working with program coordinators (master's level professionals) that are assigned a maximum of 10 students.
• The students can set appointments to meet individually with coordinators.
• Coordinators provide individual personal and academic support.
• Math and writing specialists, peer tutors, note takers, audio texts, and support for students with executive functioning deficits is also provided.

Address and Contact Information
The Jones Learning Center 
University of the Ozarks 
415 N. College Avenue 
Clarksville, Arkansas 72830 
1-800-264-8636 
jlc@ozarks.edu 

Quick Notes about the University

• Approximate Undergraduate Enrollment: 630 undergraduate students.
• University of the Ozarks is a private institution in a rural setting.

Program Website 
http://admissions.ozarks.edu/academics/jlc/ 

Rochester Institute of Technology (New York): Spectrum Support Program

Students Served by the Program
Students registered with the Disability Services Office who present appropriate documentation of autism spectrum disorder (PDD, autism, Asperger’s, NVLD) can be referred to the Spectrum Support Program. 

Program Description / Mission
RIT values students with autism spectrum disorders as part of our diverse university community and acknowledge that some individuals may need additional support in transitioning to college and persisting toward graduation. The Spectrum Support Program provides innovative, individualized supports to students on the spectrum to assist them with the initial transition to life at RIT and help ensure continued success through graduation.

Key Services
Key services include:  

• Peer coaching supports are provided by RIT graduate student coaches who assist incoming first year students to make use of a variety of campus resources, advocate with faculty, navigate the college residential setting, organize for success and problem solve through academic and social issues. 
• Case management services create a web of support by connecting Spectrum Support Program staff to other professional staff on campus that can support the student as they transition (eg: academic advisor, residential coordinator, academic support staff). 
• Co-Op and Career Success Seminar is offered to upper level students to prepare them to successfully navigate the job search process and obtain co-op positions needed for graduation and full-time employment following graduation.

Address and Contact Information
Laurie Ackles, Director Spectrum Support Program 
Student Alumni Union #2140N 
34 Lomb Memorial Drive 
Rochester, New York 14623 
(585) 475-6936; laaldc@rit.edu 

Quick Notes about the University

• Approximate Undergraduate Enrollment: 14,150 undergraduate students.
• Rochester Institute of Technology is a private institution in a large city in a suburban setting.

Program Website
http://www.rit.edu/studentaffairs/ssp/ 

Schreiner University (Texas): Learning Support Services Program

Students Served by the Program
Students with diagnosed dyslexia, primary attention deficit disorders or specific learning disabilities in reading, mathematics or written expression. The program at Schreiner University is not appropriate for students with significant nonverbal learning disabilities, those who need to develop independent living skills or who need daily supervision/monitoring. 

Program Description / Mission
The goal, in brief, is to support the student’s academic success.  Students in the program are viewed as college students with special needs, not special needs students, and are held to the same academic standards as other students.  Successful students must be able to manage their own behavior in a way that supports their academic success by going to class, attending all scheduled tutoring session and studying independently.

Key Services
Key Services Include:

• Unlimited, regularly scheduled subject-area tutoring provided by adults with degrees in related fields.  Students typically have the same tutor for the same subject at the same time throughout the semester.  Tutoring schedules can be easily modified throughout the semester to meet the student’s needs.  Students may have the same subject-area tutor for other related courses. Because students have the same tutor for one or more semesters, a mentoring relationship is developed that supports students throughout their tenure at the University.
• The program works extremely well with faculty and other campus entities (e.g. student services, registrar’s office).  Because of the program’s longevity (established in 1979) and excellent reputation, faculty are cooperative and supportive.
• Students have ease of access to all other accommodations – copies of another student’s notes, extending test time, testing in a reduced distraction environment and recorded books.  

Approximate Number of Students Served Per Year
Approximately fifty-sixty students.

Address and Contact Information
Dr. Jude Gallik, Director
830.792.7258
jgallik@schreiner.edu

Schreiner University
Learning Support Services
Dickey Hall
2100 Memorial Blvd
Kerrville, Texas 78028

Quick Notes about the College

• Approximate Undergraduate Enrollment: 1,060 undergraduate students. 
• Schreiner University is a private institution in a rural setting.

Program Website
http://www.schreiner.edu/academics/academic-support/lss/index.aspx 

Southern Illinois University (Illinois): ACHIEVE Program (Academic Support for Students with Learning Disabilities

Students Served by the Program
Students with ADD, ADHD, Dyslexia, Asperger’s Syndrome, Processing Disorders, and many other learning difficulties. 

Program Description / Mission
The ACHIEVE Program is designed to provide students with individualized attention and assistance. No matter what your challenges are, support services are designed to be tailored to fit your personal needs. The staff helps students figure out what works best and communicates regularly to make sure students are getting the support you need.

Key Services
Key services include:

• Time management and organization.
• Writing assistance.
• Reading assistance.
• Notetaking assistance.
• Assistance with remaining focused.
• Workload management assistance.

Address and Contact Information
Achieve Program
Northwest Annex Wing C, Rm 121
870 Lincoln Drive
Southern Illinois University
Carbondale, IL 62901
618-453-6155

Quick Notes about the College

• Approximate Undergraduate Enrollment: 14,130 undergraduate students.  
• Southern Illinois University, Carbondale is a public institution located in a large town.

Program Website
http://achieve.siu.edu/services/index.html

Southern Oregon University (Oregon): University Coaching and Mentoring Program: U-CAM

Students Served by the Program
The program is available to any student with an executive functioning difficulty including students with a learning disability and students with ADHD.

Program Description / Mission
U-CAM provides a holistic support program for students with executive functioning difficulty (with a diagnosis or without formal diagnosis).  The program is designed to provide a non-judgmental coaching based program that can be utilized by students throughout their academic career.

Key Services
Key services include:

• One-on-one academic coaching provided by professional coach.
• Individual writing assistance.
• Workshops and learning opportunities designed around the needs of students. 

Approximate Number of Students Served Per Year
There are approximately thirty students served by the program per year.

Address and Contact Information
Disability Resources
Shawn Foster
1250 Siskiyou Boulevard
Ashland, Oregon 97520
541-552-6213

Quick Notes about the College

• Approximate Undergraduate Enrollment: 5,300 undergraduate students.  
• Southern Oregon University is located in a small town.

Program Website
U-CAM Support Program

Union College (Nebraska): Teaching and Learning Center

Students Served by the Program
Students with learning disabilities and ADHD can particularly benefit from the services provided. Academic coaching is available for all students needing extra support. 

Program Description / Mission
Union College is dedicated to provide an accessible environment for students with disabilities and to serve students requiring and requesting additional support, the Teaching Learning Center fosters academic development, encourages personal growth, and strives for an inclusive community.

Key Services

• The Personal Academic College Coaching (PACC) Program: This is a voluntary program for students who are interested in improving academic performance, developing good study habits, and effective communication skills. Each PACC student is assigned to one of the TLC's qualified, experienced, and friendly academic coaches. Academic coaching is an alliance between a TLC coach and a student intended to create success skills in the college setting. It is individualized to each student's personal needs and learning style. Academic coaching helps students clarify their goals and learn how to reach them. It motivates students towards goals by providing new skills and thinking patterns as well as support, structure, and feedback. A student enrolled in the PACC program will amplify the following skills: organization skills, effective and consistent use of an academic planner, time management, study skills, critical thinking skills, knowledge of personal learning style, and balancing academic and social life. 
• Integrated College Experience (ICE): The ICE program was designed to provide a supportive and structured program in order to guide students who need to take both English and Math college transition courses. A select list of college classes have been chosen for students and advisors to select from for the first college year in order to give ICE students a smooth transition to college. By doing this student will have a year to focus on learning skills, pass their English and Math courses, have a year of academic coaching and tutoring support along with interacting with other ICE students in a learning community setting.  Students in the ICE program are required to sign ICE agreement and complete its requirements, limit their class load to a maximum of 15 hours, and pay an additional fee for ICE.  Students also complete TLCM 100 (Bridge: Building Connections) in the fall and TLCM 101 in the spring. This one hour credit course is designed to help ICE students transition into their college experience, meet other first-year students, and learn college academic skills, meet with an academic coach each week.  Classes include topics that vary from the traditional time management, study skills, professional development, and critical thinking.    
• Freshman Development (FD): Applicants to Union College who do not meet the published admission requirements may apply to enroll in FD, a program designed to help new freshmen transition into college with the support of an academic coach.  Applicants will be reviewed by the Admissions Committee.  Students on FD are required to Sign FD agreement and complete its requirements: limit their class load to a maximum of 15 hours (anything above 15 hours must be approved by the TLC director and the vice president for academic administration) and pay an additional fee for FD. Students also complete TLCM 100 (Bridge: Building Connections) a one hour credit course offered every fall semester, designed to help FD students transition into their college experience, meet other first-year students, and learn college academic skills.

Students can continue on with academic coaching after they complete the requirements for the ICE Program and the Freshman Development Program.  Through the support available students learn to set goals, understand their motivation style, learn communication skills, understand their strengths and weaknesses, taking on the responsibility for their own learning and problem solving, and develop critical thinking and time management.

Approximate Number of Students Served Per Year
There are approximately one hundred students. 

Address and Contact Information
Don Love Building 
Union College 
3800 South 48th Street
Lincoln, Nebraska 68506 
402-486-2506

Quick Notes about the College

• Approximate Undergraduate Enrollment: 830 undergraduate students.
• Union College is a private institution within Lincoln, Nebraska.

Program Website
http://www.ucollege.edu/tlc 

Ursuline College (Ohio): FOCUS Program

Students Served by the Program
Students with learning disabilities and ADHD. 

Program Description / Mission
Union College is dedicated to provide an accessible environment for students with disabilities and to serve students requiring and requesting additional support, the Teaching Learning Center fosters academic development, encourages personal growth, and strives for an inclusive community.

Key Services

FOCUS PHASE I: (FRESHMAN YEAR)  

• Incoming special orientation with the disability specialist .
• Two guaranteed weekly meetings with a disability specialist to cover all areas of academic progress. 
• Special academic advising on courses and registration.
• Priority registration.
• Guaranteed weekly tutoring sessions in math, writing, and science and/or other subjects depending on course schedule.     

FOCUS PHASE II: (SOPHOMORE-SENIOR YEAR AS NEEDED)   

• One guaranteed weekly meeting with a disability specialist to cover all areas of academic progress.  
• Academic advising on courses and registration. 
• Priority registration.
• Guaranteed tutoring sessions in math, writing, and science and/or other subjects depending on course schedule.   
• Mid-term progress monitoring.

Approximate Number of Students Served Per Year
Approximately ten to fifteen students.

Address and Contact Information 
FOCUS Program 
Ursuline College 
2550 Lander Rd 
Pepper Pike, Ohio 44124 
440-449-2046

Quick Notes about the College

• Approximate Undergraduate Enrollment: 1,020 undergraduate students.  
• Ursuline College is a private institution in a suburban setting.

Program Website
http://www.ursuline.edu/Student_Life/URSA/focus.html

University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh (Wisconsin): Project Success

Students Served by the Program
Project Success serves students who have language-based learning disabilities and specializes in working with students who have Dyslexia. 

Program Description / Mission
Project Success provides students with dyslexia and language-based learning disabilities with high-quality instruction and organizational strategies to enable them to become independent in the academic areas: mathematics, spelling, reading, writing, comprehension, and study skills.

Key Services
Key Services Include:

• Reading Remediation using an Orton Gillingham Multi-sensory approach.
• Weekly meetings with an organizational tutor.
• Test taking accommodations (extra time, test readers, scribes).
• Note-takers.
• Tutoring sessions focused on improving study skills and test taking competencies.
• Math and writing labs.
• Six week summer course focused on reading, writing and transitional issues.
• Content area tutors.

Approximate Number of Students Served Per Year
The program serves approximately three hundred and fifty students.  Students come from Wisconsin, the Midwest, and from as far away as New York, California, Hawaii and foreign countries to enter the program.

Address and Contact Information
Karen Schmidt
Director, Project Success
email:  projectsuccess@uwosh.edu

Project Success
University Wisconsin Oshkosh
800 Algoma Blvd.
Oshkosh, WI 54901-8662
Phone: 920-424-1033
Fax: 920-424-0858 (be sure to include Attn:  Project Success)

Quick Notes about the College

• Approximate Undergraduate Enrollment: 12,320 undergraduate students.
• University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh is a public institution located in a small city in a suburban setting.
  

Program Website
http://www.uwosh.edu/success