Resources for Faculty

If you are a Lehman faculty member, the Instructional Support Services Program’s (ISSP) professional staff can provide valuable supplementary services for your class, such as the following:

• In-class workshops (or separately scheduled workshops) on a range of topics, such as content specific for the study strategies, additional information for content tutoring, and the benefits of working with a content tutor.
• Individual consultations, and follow-up, with students in need of targeted academic support.

For further information, please contact Jerome Farnett, Director of ISSP, at jerome.farnett@lehman.cuny.edu or Emma Sahibjan, coordinator of content tutoring for the social sciences and humanities, at emma.sahibjan67@login.cuny.edu.

Encouraging Students to use the Services of the ISSP: Social Sciences and Humanities Content Tutoring

There are a number of ways faculty can encourage students to use the services of the Social Sciences and Humanities content tutors, including the following:

• Inform students about us in your syllabi.
• Tell students about us in your classes.
• Remind students of email announcements regarding our workshops, and other resources.
• Invite us to conduct a brief interactive in-class information session (10-15 minutes).
• Let students know there is an online application to request appointments to improve their skills in content specific social sciences and humanities subject areas.

If you wish to inform your class of the Social Sciences and Humanities Content Tutoring services, you may include the blurb below on your syllabus. If you communicate with your students via email or Blackboard, please consider providing this information in class and in writing:

“The Social Sciences and Humanities Content Tutoring program is housed within Lehman College’s Tutoring Center (LTC). The program offers workshops and tutoring for undergraduate and graduate students seeking to improve their skills in content specific social sciences and humanities subject areas. We can provide weekly, or one-time, individual appointments with a tutor, and we also offer walk-in tutoring sessions for social sciences and humanities courses. Drop-in tutoring hours vary by semester and are available on a first-come, first-served basis. To obtain more information about their services, please visit their website, or please call the LTC at 718-960-8175. I encourage you to take advantage of the support available to you through the Social Sciences and Humanities Content Tutoring program.”