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Katherine Holmok, Student Senate president and a business administration major from Prattsville, said peer tutoring is a constructive way for students to learn from each other.
Continuing its ongoing support of the college’s peer tutoring program, Alfred State’s Student Senate recently contributed $6,000 toward helping defray the cost of the program’s operation.
Katherine Holmok, Student Senate president and a business administration major from Prattsville, said peer tutoring is a constructive way for students to learn from each other.
“It’s an opportunity to collaborate and provides valuable one-on-one time, which allows for more questions to be asked and answered,” she said. “Student Senate believes in the benefits of peer tutoring because we see it in our overall performance. We have seen our leadership, knowledge, and professional skills improve as an e-board by working and learning from each other.”
Casey Cowburn, the peer tutoring coordinator on the Alfred campus, said of Student Senate’s donation, “This generous contribution is vital for the continuation of our services and has a positive impact on our students.”
Cowburn noted that data for the spring 2016 semester showed that 79 percent of the students who met with their tutor three or more times received a “C” or better in the course, and 94 percent of the students passed the course.
“This success rate would not be possible without monetary assistance from groups and organizations such as Student Senate,” he said.
