We are proud to showcase our collaborations, outreach, and representation across the URI campus and beyond!

Fall 2022:

• Melanie Ok and Katie Hampston joined the AEC team as the Graduate Program Assistant and Undergraduate Program Assistant. 
• AEC Student Employees completed the Safe Zone training program through URI’s Gender and Sexuality Center in November 2022. We are proud to have our staff Safe Zone trained and able to complete any advanced Safe Zone tracks.
• David Hayes collaborated with the Talent Development program to support scholar achievement through academic strategic planning, strategic course enrollment, and outreach.
• In celebration of National Day on Writing on October 20th, Undergraduate Writing Center staff hosted a day of Wordle in the Writing Center. We hosted over 130 students and completed 71 games of Wordle!
• David Hayes delivered tutoring a workshop to College of Pharmacy honor society peer tutors.
• AEC continued its partnership with College of Nursing to support Pathways to Nursing students through presentations and workshops. 
• Heather Price invited Brandon Sousa from CCEE to lead a CliftonStrengths workshop in WRT 353: Writing Center Theory & Practice for students training to be writing consultants
• Heather Price collaborated with Dr. Andy Simmons, Director of the Pre-Health Professions Advising Program, to co-lead a personal essay writing workshop for URI seniors and recent grads applying to medical, dental, optometry, and other health profession training programs at the doctoral or masters level.
• Provided course content and instructor support in a cohort-specific section of UCS 160 in collaboration with DAI, for neurodivergent students in DAI’s START program
• Collaborated with ATL to develop and co-facilitate faculty Community of Practice focusing on teaching metacognitive skills development and scaffolding student learning 
• Collaborated with the School of Education faculty to create a permanent UCS 161 course

Summer 2022

• The AEC welcomed new students and families at URI Orientation throughout the month of June!
• The STEM & Business Tutoring program upgraded from TutorTrac 4.0 to Redrock Software’s new TracCloud system! The new management system provides an easier interface for students to search for tutor availability and for our AEC staff to report on all facets of our program’s data.

Spring 2022:

• Our new Drop-In Center opened on the lower level of the Carothers Library, room LL4! This newly renovated space allows students to visit for drop-in STEM & Business tutoring as well as academic consultations with Peer Academic Consultants.
• The AEC collaborated with the Office for the Advancement of Teaching and Learning to create a student/faculty dialogue on the topic of COVID-related changes in academics, focusing on what has helped learners and is worth carrying forward into fall 2022. 
• Our Academic Skills program collaborated with URI 101 on the creation of a 20 minute video presentation, Four Foolproof Study Strategies (and How to Know They are Working). 
• The AEC hosted the UCAS Spring Branding Event for April. Led by Heather and Andrei on the UCAS Branding Committee and staffed by the whole AEC, we invited students to play our “AEC Prize Drop” outside Roosevelt Hall to win URI swag. Students enjoyed donuts and filled our rolling whiteboard with index cards contributing their best writing and study tips for getting through finals!
• Dr. Hayes collaborated with Dr. Diane Kern, Interim Director of the Harrington School of Education, to create and propose a course titled UCS 161: Self-directed Learning In College.
• Ashley Tai, Junior Lead Biology Tutor, wins the URI Rainville Student Employee Excellence award! 

Fall 2021:

• Ceileidh Kung & Andrei Dinoro attended the National College Learning Center Association annual conference in September 2021, representing URI and the AEC. 
• The AEC partnered with the Center for Career and Experiential Education to provide a Career Bootcamp for AEC student employees in October 2021. 
• The AEC staff presented to tour guides in October 2021 on updated AEC services. 
• The National Day on Writing took place on October 20th, 2021 with tons of activities and games in the Writing Center! AEC staff took turns hosting stations such as creating word bracelets, creating word collages, and playing Linguistic Taboo.
• Seth Ulricksen and Stephen Cote joined the AEC team as part-time drop-in center supervisors in October 2021!
• The Writing Center collaborated with Pre-Health Professions Advising staff on essay-building workshops for students and recent grads applying to Professional Health programs in November and December 2021.
• Jeff Ulricksen assisted the AEC in securing furniture for our new library drop-in center space. Thank you so much, Jeff!
• The AEC developed and facilitated tutor training workshops for tutors and teaching assistants from Chemistry, Pharmacy, Physics, Statistics, Business, and Nutrition and Dietetics. 
• David Hayes collaborated with the URI Graduate School in developing a Graduate Student Academic Consultant position, Dr. Hayes worked with Cara Mitnick to create the position and recruit, hire, and train a consultant. 
• David Hayes also continued his work with the Graduate School’s Diversity and Inclusion Badge Program, offering workshops on White antiracist allyship. 
• Jennifer Burgess and David Hayes collaborated with partners from Transfer Resources, New Student Programs, Finish What you Started, Veterans Affairs, and the Feinstein College of Education and Professional Studies to create and co-teach a new course, UCS/SPC 305, to help address the academic skills and career development needs of non-traditional returning students. 
• The AEC’s Academic Skills Development Program offered study and test-taking strategies workshops to various LLCs and to students in the College of Nursing. 

Summer 2021:

•  Our new AEC library drop-in space was created! Thank you to Celeste DiCesare, Karim Boughida, and the rest of the library staff for assisting the AEC in setting up the new library drop-in center space.
• Heather Price and Writing Center consultants presented to the Writing Across URI – Advancement of Teaching and Learning teaching seminar in June 2021.
• Heather Price and Writing Center consultants presented to all UCS 160 classes during the Talent Development Summer Program in August 2021.
• David Hayes, Jennifer Burgess, and Heather Price completed ATL’s Online Pedagogy Competency Course in June 2021.

Spring 2021:

• Andrei Dinoro joined the AEC team as the Assistant Coordinator of STEM Tutoring in January 2021!
• Erica Cassidy conducted StrengthsQuest training for the AEC full-time staff team in January 2021.
• Jennifer Burgess and Heather Price presented to the URI Arts & Sciences regarding AEC services in February 2021.
• AEC student employees completed a modified version of the Community, Equity and Diversity Social Justice & Inclusion Microcredential with Joanna Ravello in March 2021.
• Two AEC STEM tutors, Lila Berle and Jewel Voyer, presented at the New England Peer Tutoring Association conference in March 2021.
• The Writing Center collaborated with Pre-Health Professions Advising staff on essay-building workshops for students and recent grads applying to Professional Health programs in February 2021.
• Heather Price participated in the URI Graduate School Writing Center Career Roundtable: Have You Considered a Career as a University Writing Specialist? in May 2021.

• Professor Grandidge- Donation of biology equipment.
• Drs. McGregor and McGregor-Graham- Pre-Service tutor training assistance and donation of chemistry supplies.
• Dr. Dombi- Tutor training facilitation.