CRLA Re-certification of CSU's Tutoring Programs
By Andrea Reeve
The College Reading and Learning Association (CRLA) certifies tutoring programs at colleges and universities throughout the United States. CSU's two largest tutoring programs at the Academic Advancement Center/Student Support Services and the College of Natural Sciences have been certified for the past 10 years. In the previous five year certification period, 89 tutors were certified in the two programs. And, in the previous academic year, the AAC alone provided over 4,500 hours of tutoring to 275 AAC participants. In order to become certified, a tutor must attend 10 hours of CRLA approved trainings and log 30 hours of tutoring. The AAC and CNS tutoring supervisors coordinate all of the trainings on campus.
This past spring, the certification expired and needed to be re-certified by the CRLA. John Henneberg, the Assistant Director for Academics at the AAC, completed the lengthy re-certification process, including all new initiatives now in place, and received another 5 year certification for CSU's tutoring programs. The certification will now run through the year 2011.
