Tour around the Student Center

On September 7th, instead of having our normal FIG class in the geological science building, Vince decided to change it up and give us the opportunity to take a tour of the Student Center. The Student Center building is located in Lowry Mall, right across from the Ellis Library and right next to Mcdonalds, which seems very convenient at most times. The Student Center is a very useful place for all students in school because of the different tools it provides for us and the people in the center who are willing to help us with anything academic. Melissa, the full time front desk person at the center, gave us the tour, which lasted for about 20 minutes, of the first floor and basement and the different services we could use if we ever needed help with classes.

The first floor is divided up into the different subjects the tutors teach, which include Science, Math, English and most of the foreign languages Mizzou has to offer. Then she told us how there were writing tutors who could help us edit our papers before we hand them in and people downstairs who could help us make cover pages and resumes and help us prepare for our first big interview by going through a mock trial. Along with these tutors, she also told us about an opportunity called "Jump Start", which is a volunteer program students could sign up for to help teach young children from pre-k to 2nd grade, who go to elementary schools in Columbia. The tour was very helpful and gave me a better understanding of what the Student Center actually was and what it could help me with, throughout my years here in Mizzou.