DUE TO COVID-19, TUTORING OPERATIONS REMAIN VIRTUAL. Any tutoring related questions, you can email us at tutorcenter@ccm.edu or call 973-328-5367.Â
The Science Center is located on the first floor of DeMare Hall, DH 156 inside the Tutoring Center. Tutoring is conducted by both peer and faculty tutors. Services include one-on-one tutoring appointments, workshops, class and lab review sessions, as well as microscopes and anatomy and physiology models for hands-on studying. All students taking Biology, A& P, and Chemistry classes are encouraged to attend tutorial sessions to ask questions about course material they do not quite understand, or to get help with study skills and to review assignments.
If you wish to schedule a tutoring appointment, click here . Below you will find our other Spring scheduled activities, virtual workshops and Anatomy & Physiology Focus Sessions.Â
SPRING 2021 SCIENCE CENTER – BIOLOGY & CHEMISTRY WORKSHOP SCHEDULE
All Spring workshops have been concluded. You can access recording for the below sessions thru the Tutoring Center’s Blackboard course under Science Center Resources.Â
Workshop 1 – Effective Study and Test-Taking Strategies for Success in A&P Online/Hybrid Format
Presented by: Professors Caitlin Burns and Frank Pietropollo
Workshop 2 – Effective Study Strategies and Navigating the Online Environment for Chemistry Courses Â
Presented by: Dr. Loryn Stoler
Workshop 3 – Effective Study Strategies and Navigating the Online Environment for Biology Courses Â
Presented by: Dr. Dena Restaino
Workshop 4 – Best Practices – Conducting Laboratories at Home
Presented by: Professor Christine Kelly
A&P I (BIO 101) FOCUS SESSIONS- SPRING 2021
Throughout the semester, the A&P faculty will be holding a series of A&PI Focus Sessions via Zoom. All students registered in BIO 101 Anatomy and Physiology I are welcome to attend these sessions. In order to attend these sessions, students will need to schedule an appointment through the tutoring center appointment plus   software – Science (select tutor name “Focus Session – A&P I”). Appointments can be made up to 6 days in advance and no later than the evening before the session. Students that have scheduled an appointment will receive an email on the morning of the session with information on how to join the zoom session. Please note the title of the session will not appear when scheduling an appointment, make sure you select the appropriate date and time for the session you would like to attend. Each session will be recorded for those unable to attend. Recordings will be posted within 48 hours to the Tutoring Center Blackboard Shell under the Science Resources on the left-hand panel.
Session 7 – Nervous Physiology: Action and Potentials and Synapses – Presented by: Professor Pietropollo
Date and Time: Friday, April 9, 11 a.m. – 12 p.m.
Session 8 – Integration of the Central and Peripheral Nervous System – Presented by: Professor Pietropollo
Date and Time: Wednesday, April 21st 11 a.m. – 12 p.m.
Session 9 – Autonomic Nervous System – Presented by: Professor Cardaci
Date and Time: Monday, April 26, 2 – 3 p.m.
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A&P II (BIO 102) FOCUS SESSIONS- SPRING 2021
Throughout the semester, the A&P faculty will be holding a series of A&P II Focus Sessions via Zoom. All students registered in BIO 102 Anatomy and Physiology II are welcome to attend these sessions.  In order to attend these sessions, students will need to schedule an appointment through the tutoring center appointment plus   software – Science (select tutor name “Focus Session – A&P II”). . Appointments can be made up to 6 days in advance and no later than the evening before the session. Students that have scheduled an appointment will receive an email on the morning of the session with information on how to join the zoom session. Please note the title of the session will not appear when scheduling an appointment, please make sure you select the appropriate date and time for the session you would like to attend. Each session will be recorded for those unable to attend. Recordings will be posted within 48 hours to the Tutoring Center Blackboard Shell under the Science Resources on the left-hand panel.
Session 8 – Renal Physiology: Glomerular Filtration and Countercurrent Mechanism – Presented by: Professor Burns
Date and Time: Thursday, April 15, 11 a.m. – 12 p.m.
Session 9 – Reproductive System: Gametogenesis and Ovarian/ Uterine Cycles – Presented by: Professor Pietropollo
Date and Time: Monday, April 26, 1 – 2 p.m.
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