By Nathan Schiller, Director of Academic Support For the past five years, the LEC has held a small but vibrant event near the end of every semester. In the LEC, we officially refer to it [...]
By Kristen Plylar-Moore, LEC Writing Specialist Albert Einstein is attributed with saying, “If I were given one hour to save the planet, I would spend fifty-five minutes understanding the problem and only five minutes finding [...]
By Ha Diep, Lead Math Specialist In the LEC, I help MCNY students solve complex equations in addition to overcoming their fears about all things related to math. There is really no limit to my [...]
By Nathan Schiller, Director of Academic Support Welcome back to another fall semester! Or, if you’re new to MCNY, greetings for the first time! The beginning of any semester is exciting, but it can be [...]
By Kristen Plylar-Moore, Writing Specialist Reading has been a part of civilizations for thousands of years. In our increasingly digitized modern world, has reading become less relevant? If we can share ideas without letters, why [...]
By Michael Schoch, Writing Specialist In his 1994 essay “The Use of Force: Medical Ethics and Center Practice,” Jay Jacoby notes that writing centers are like doctor’s offices: places where people come for advice from [...]
By Nathan Schiller, Director of Academic Support First off, welcome to a new semester! MCNY is a unique college for many reasons, one of which is that we offer a summer term that is equal, [...]
As college students know, the last two weeks of the semester can feel overwhelming. Assignments pile up. Deadlines loom. The intersession break comes closer with every day, yet it can feel so far away. If [...]
By Barrington Scott, Math Specialist Barrington Scott has conducted 3,000 tutoring sessions for 1,000 students—and that’s just in the LEC. Before he joined MCNY in 2006, he tutored students at Borough of Manhattan Community College [...]
By Ren Evans, Lead Writing Specialist In Part 1 of this two-part series on becoming a successful online learner, I covered skill building, avoiding distractions, and planning and preparing. In this post, I offer thoughts [...]
