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Center for Academic Excellence and Innovation
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Center for Academic Excellence and Innovation
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Center for Academic Excellence and Innovation
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Center for Academic Excellence and Innovation
Center for Academic Excellence and Innovation
Academic tutoring, in the Vitale Center for Academic Excellence and Innovation in Dobbs Ferry, and Learning Centers on all four Mercy Campuses, is a valuable resource to help you get ahead—whether you are a B student looking to get an A or a struggling student hoping to pass a particular course.
The CAEI provides a friendly learning environment in which to receive tutoring in writing, math, science, and an extensive range of other subjects. The highly trained and courteous staff of faculty, peer tutors and writing specialists will provide you with the support you need to achieve academic excellence.
To use the tutors at the Center, you may make an appointment or stop by during drop-in hours.
Writing Tutoring
Staffed by highly experienced instructors, the Center provides academic support in the following:
- Written Assignments
- Reading Comprehension
- Grammar
- Presentation Practice
- Communication Skills
- Critical Thinking Skills
- Speech Tutoring
- Online Tutoring
Online Tutoring
The Center for Academic Excellence and Innovation also offers tutoring in Writing, Math and the Sciences online via Blackboard Collaborate. Visit one of the links below to set up an appointment with a tutor or writing specialist.
Online Learning Center (Writing & Languages)
Supplemental Instruction (SI) and Structured Learning Assistance (SLA) are academic assistance programs that use peer-led group study to help students succeed in traditionally difficult courses.
Academic Student Services
Assistance is available for:
- Many levels of math and statistics, including computational skills, quantitative reasoning, programing algorithms, math-related projects and calculator skills
- The spectrum of natural and health sciences, including biology, chemistry and physics
- Instruction in accounting, economics, foreign languages, history, psychology and general education courses.
- No appointment is necessary—just drop in and join a group.
Dobbs Ferry Vitale Center for Academic Excellence and Innovation
Students are invited to use our comfortably expanded and refurbished facilities at the Dobbs Ferry campus for individual study, writing and research. Resource-rich rooms are also available for group study and private tutoring.
The program provides graduate students with consultation services in both writing and research, in addition to specialized workshops in various fields of study.
Our online appointment calendar makes it easy to book a tutoring session in advance. Simply select the day, time and tutor that fits your needs and follow the prompts. You will receive an email confirming your appointment.
Learning Centers
Dobbs Ferry - Library Learning Commons
Main Hall
(914) 674-7402
Bronx - Math, Science and General Subjects—Library Learning Commons
(718) 678-8905
Writing and Languages—Room 4229
(718) 678-8906
Manhattan - Library Learning Commons
Seventh Floor
(212) 615-3349
Yorktown Heights
Room 213A
(914) 455-2143
Contact Us
Lorraine Whitman
Executive Director of Academic Student Success Initiatives
lwhitman@mercy.edu
(914) 674-7230
Masele Kibassa
Director, Center for Academic Excellence and Innovation
mkibassa@mercy.edu
(914) 674-7427
Steven DeRosa
Associate Director for Writing and English
sderosa1@mercy.edu
(914) 674-7282
