Getting Familiar with APA Style
By Nathan Schiller, Director of Academic Support When students come to the LEC, they often ask about APA Style. How do I cite a website? What’s a hanging indent? Why do I need five sources? [...]
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02, 2020
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01, 2020
LEC Scholar, Fall 2019, Manhattan Campus: Joyce Moore and Debra McCrary
By Nathan Schiller, Director of Academic Support When Joyce Moore (L) and Debra McCrary (R) started at MCNY a few years ago, they had never heard of the CA. Trying to understand—let alone complete assignments [...]
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11, 2019
Succeed In School and At Work by Asking Questions
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 [...]
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09, 2019
How LEC Tutoring Helps Students
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 [...]
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06, 2019
Developing a Writing Process is Empowering
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 [...]
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02, 2019
Becoming a Successful Online Learner, Part 1
By Ren Evans, Lead Writing Specialist Over 6.3 million students enrolled in at least one online course in 2016, and the number of online courses continues to rise. Today, many careers are online as well. [...]
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01, 2019
The LEC, the New Luminaria, and the Future of Academic Support
By Nathan Schiller, Director of Academic Support The future of academic support. Does it evoke thoughts of flying cars whisking you to accounting class on the MCNY Moon campus, a virtual tutor offering on-demand support? [...]