Weekly What's Up at GUTS (2/18-2/24)

Hello again everyone! We hope you have all been enjoying the amazingly warm weather this week! Even with the protests at the Capitol, GUTS activities are going on as usual.

In the upcoming weeks, we have some exciting activities from both Conversational English and Study Skills!

Conversational English continues to host their weekly English lessons and Conversational English Hour. Yesterday the Conversation Hour theme was Classic Movie Night. Next Thursday will be Board Game Night! Come learn some new board games like Boggle, Jenga, Charades, Catch Phrase and more! Feel free to bring your own as well. 6 pm under Gordon Commons, you don't want to miss it!

And don't forget about the Conversational English Refer a Tutor Raffle from now to March 10! Here's the deal:

For every tutor you refer that CE can match, you will receive one entry into the Refer a Tutor Raffle! All you have to do take a minute to tell someone to join the fun. Anyone involved in any GUTS program is eligible, so don't delay!

Grand Prize: $15 gift card to Downtown Madison
Also prizes for the 2nd and 3rd names drawn!

Rules:
-References must be made between February 10 and March 7, 2011
-To be eligible for the drawing, you must be a tutor or tutee registered with any GUTS program.
-New tutors should record the name of the person who referred them on their registration form when asked "How did you find out about the CE Program?"
-Only new tutors who are matched with a partner can be counted as a recruit
-Raffle winners will be announced Thursday March 10, 2011

So get to it! You can also find out more on our Facebook page!

Study Skills had a workshop last night and will be hosting another for the Women in Engineering floor in Liz Waters! If you live on this floor and need some study skills help, feel free to drop by! Also, Study Skills lessons start on the 24th! Need more help than just one appointment can provide? Now you can get help every week. Come learn about new techniques for time management, test-taking, staying on track for classes, concentration, note-taking and more! Swing by the office and sign up!

Study Skills McBurney has officially kicked off it's "SLSS Drop-In" sessions for McBurney students who are interested in stopping by for quick studying help at the McBurney Center. The sessions are held by Emily and Maria on Thursdays from 2:30-4:30 in the South Conference Room. Interested students should simply let the front desk know that they are there for SLSS drop-in, and they will be directed to the correct room. They've conducted many student appointments and SmartPen demos this week and are happy to help out any students preparing for midterm exams, so don't hesitate to drop by!

And last but not least, GUTS is going to begin hiring for the 2011-2012 school year by the end of February. Information will be both on the student job center and our website, so don't forget to check back if you're interested and tell all your friends! We have positions available for all programs and all types of people!

That's all for this week guys! Enjoy your weekend and the weather!

AM & DI: Yes, We Can...

Yes, we can definitely help you with your academic study!
Here are the two ways you can get help from:

1. Academic Match(AM)

The Academic Match program matches UW student volunteer tutors with UW students seeking weekly help in academic subjects.

AM provides group tutoring in Match, Physics, Chemistry, foreign languages, Computer Science, Economics, Statistics, and more. Academic groups are led by one volunteer tutor and include no more than six members. Groups meet for two hours every week. Once you submit your registration, our staff will match you to a volunteer tutor as soon as possible, depending on tutor availability. Please note, because our tutors are volunteers, we ca not guarantee that tutors will be available for every course.

Want to find out more? Email us: guts-am@rso.wisc.edu

If you are the type of person who is afraid of commitment but still want to get help with your academic work, we do have another option for you...

2. Drop-In(DI)

The Drop-In volunteer tutors provide immediate, short term assistance with subjects including: chemistry, physics, math, statistic, foreign language and biology.

Our Drop-In Center are located at Helen C. White library and require no previous registration. Drop-In tutors are available may be consulted regardless of whether or not you have been matched with a permanent tutor.

Schedules are available online at http://guts.studentorg.wisc.edu. Be sure to check the schedule before visiting a Drop-In Center as schedule before visiting a Drop-In Center as schedules tend to change week to week.

Want to find out more? email us: guts-di@rso.wisc.edu