Dear Tutors,
The past two years have been an extraordinary time for me, and I have loved my position as the Tutor Program Coordinator and the opportunity to work with all of you amazing people. As you may know, I have chosen to start a PhD program in literature at Rice University in the Fall of 2012 and will not be returning as your supervisor next semester. If I could fly in from Houston every morning to work with you lovely people, I’d totally do it.
Before leaving at the semester’s end, I wanted to take a moment to sincerely thank all of you for your hard work and dedication to the Subject-Area Tutoring and Supplemental Instruction programs in the last two years. Though it might be trite to say, many of the services we provide in the Learning Co-op simply would not be possible without you. We are lucky to have a group of UVM’s best and brightest committed to building an academic community through peer-assisted learning. This isn’t something you’ll see on every university campus, and I hope you take pride in your work. You should; I certainly do.
I would like to take a moment to let you know what to expect as a new Tutor Coordinator is hired and as tutoring begins for the Fall semester. Our semesterly All-Tutor Meeting for Fall 2012 is scheduled for Monday, September 3 from 7:00-9:00 pm in L/L CM 315– mark your calendars now! Your attendance at this meeting is MANDATORY if you wish to continue tutoring during the 2012-2013 academic year. You will not need to re-apply for your position, but you will not be added to our list of active tutors until you have completed an online policy reminder survey and attended the Fall meeting. Since you will all need to complete new HR paperwork with your new supervisor, you have added, monetary incentive to attend =)
To all of you folks graduating in a few weeks, congratulations! Best of luck with all of your future endeavors. For those of you returning to UVM in the Fall, I know you too will go on to do amazing things during your time here and upon your graduation. Whatever your plans for next year, TWO things. One: Stay in touch! I want to hear about what you’re doing. Two: I’m happy to be listed as a reference or to write letters of recommendation (with enough heads up!) . You can find me on LinkedIn or send an email to my gmail account: rachelbconrad@gmail.com.
Please stop in and say goodbye if you can before leaving for the summer! I’m going to miss you. Best of luck on all your end of the semester responsibilities.
All my best,
Rachel