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About 

The goal of Upper Iowa University’s Tutor Center is to provide professional and peer tutors who strengthen students’ skills, support students’ diverse learning styles, and provide resources and tools necessary to promote students’ academic success during their career at Upper Iowa.  We strive to help students develop skills necessary to become independent learners.  We will maintain a welcoming and supportive environment and encourage students to use all available resources (ie: tutoring services, assistance from professors, support from other staff members, collaboration with peers, etc.) to maximize their potential for success. 

Located: 2nd Floor – Student Center, Room 217 

Content areas include but are not limited to: Accounting, Business, Education, Math, and Science.   

Accudemia

Accudemia is an online platform that allows students to create appointments with our tutors for free via Zoom.

To create a 1:1 appointment with one of our tutors:

  • Select “Accudemia” from the My Apps page to go to your dashboard
  • Click the “+Schedule Appointment” button on the left
  • Select Tutor Center and fill in the other details of the appointment

OR

  • Scroll down to see a list of our tutors. Use their direct appointment link to make an appointment with them.

Students will receive an appointment confirmation upon creation of the appointment and a reminder email 1 hour prior to the appointment.  Both of these emails will contain the meeting link to connect via Zoom.

SELF-PACED STUDENTS: Please reach out to [email protected]
(563) 425-5272 to create your Accudemia account to create appointments with the tutors.

TutorMe

UIU has partnered with TutorMe to provide tutoring services to students when UIU’s Tutor Center isn’t available.

TutorMe, as with all Tutor Center services, is free to use for UIU students. TutorMe has tutors available 24/7 in over 300 subject areas.

Writing services via TutorMe are asynchronous. Expect a response within 12 hours of submision.

To access TutorMe, go to uiuLearn and select TutorMe from the Student Resources tab on the top toolbar.

Additional Services:

Calculator Checkout

Scientific calculators (TI-30 XIIS) and graphing calculators (TI-83) are also available through the Tutor Center.  Calculators can be checked out on a per-term basis, and renewed per-term as necessary.  Graphing calculators are reserved for students in the calculus series or above.

Frequently Asked Questions

If you have any questions that aren’t answered below, contact the Tutor Center at 563-425-5272. 

What should I bring to a tutoring session?

Questions, textbook, notes and any other class information.

I’ve made an appointment.  How do I join the meeting?

The confirmation email that you received at the time that the appointment was made contains the link to join the meeting.  There will also be a reminder email sent out an hour before the meeting time that will have the link to join the meeting.

How do I access TutorMe?

  1. Sign in to uiuLearn 
  2. Click the Student Resources tab
  3. Select TutorMe from the dropdown menu

Does TutorMe allow audio and video enabled sessions?

Yes, they do!  In the upper right corner of the tutoring session, you may enable your audio and/or video.  The tutor will mirror your chosen settings.