Benefits of Working for the Ballotti Learning Center

• Great resume builder
• Flexible schedule
• Connect and network with fellow students, faculty, and staff
• Ongoing training to support personal and professional growth
• Tutor and study group certification

• Graduate Fellowships

  Ballotti Learning Center Fellowships are paraprofessional positions that are vital to the Center’s programs and services. Responsibilities of the graduate fellow include a combination of student services (tutoring, study group facilitation, and classroom workshop facilitation) and program or service administration.

  Graduate fellows must:

  • Be full-time students
  • Be eligible for Financial Aid and/or employment on campus
  • Have and maintain a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher

  To apply for a graduate fellowship, please download and complete an application and return it to program coordinator Courtney Pentecost at the BLC in Donahue 208.

• Ballotti Learning Center Scholars

  The Ballotti Learning Center has 10 undergraduate scholarships available each year. The BLC scholars participate in a combination of student services:

  • Tutoring
  • Study group facilitation
  • Workshops
  • Team projects

  Scholars must:

  • Be full-time students
  • Have and maintain a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher
  • Have completed their freshman year
  • Work a total of 300 hours (150 hours each semester)

  To apply, download and complete the application [PDF] and return to Donahue 208.

• Donahue and NESAD Tutors

  Peer tutors encourage independent learning by teaching students study skills and problem solving strategies applied to their current course content.

  Tutors must:

  • Currently be enrolled at Suffolk University
  • Have and maintain a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher
  • Work 8-10 hours per week

  If you would like to become a peer tutor, please download and complete the application and return it to the Ballotti Learning Center in Donahue 208.

• Study Group Leaders

   

  Study group leaders use group facilitation skills to assist students with traditionally high-risk courses.

  Study group leaders must:

  • Have and maintain a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher
  • Have and maintain a GPA of 3.7 in the subject/course for which they will lead study group 
  • Work 8-10 hours per week

  If you are interested in being a study group leader, please download and complete an application [PDF] and bring it to the Ballotti Learning Center, Donahue 208.

   

   

• Central Referral Position

  Central Referral is open to all Suffolk undergraduate students, including first-semester freshman. Staff members may be asked to perform various duties such as: data entry, phone reception, and other project-oriented tasks.

  Central Referral Staff must:

  • Have and maintain a cumulative GPA of 2.8
  • Work 8-10 hours per week
  • Attend training sessions and employee meetings
  • Attend support meetings as scheduled
  • Have work-study or student employment

  If you are interested in becoming a member of the central referral staff, download and complete an application [PDF] and bring it to Meaghan Shea at the Ballotti Learning Center in Donahue 208.

• Teaching Assistant for SU101/SU102

   

  SU 101/102 Teaching Assistant (TA) position. Teaching Assistants will be assigned to a SU101 course section in the fall 2013 and a SU102 course section in the spring 2014. They will be paired with the same instructor and cohort of students for the full academic year.

  As a SU101/SU102 TA:

  • You will be actively involved in facilitating classroom discussions and group work.
  • You will share your experiences in terms of strategies for personal and academic success and challenges you may have faced and overcome.
  • You will also contribute significantly to the lesson planning for each class, will deliver a portion of each class, and be prepared to potentially teach a class as needed.
  • You will grade reflections, papers, presentations and group work in conjunction with instructors, and are required to attend on-campus events.

  To apply for the SU 101/102 TA, please download the application and return it to Orla Downey .