Academic Support
The School of Natural and Social Sciences offers an assortment of valuable services for its students through the Office of Science Student Support Services.
Students are encouraged to visit this office (located in NS 3044) to obtain information and assistance with tutoring, mentoring, financial aid, or academic advising.
The Office of Science Student Support Services provides a friendly and welcoming environment—a place for students in the natural and social sciences to go to when they need help. This office offers tutoring and mentoring services to students and provides financial aid information and academic advising. Students are offered the assistance and guidance they need to help them succeed in their academic studies and achieve their career goals. To schedule an appointment with one of our tutors, please visit our Einstein corner Starfish page.
The Office of Science Student Support Services also partners with the Offices of Admissions and the Registrar, and works with the college’s Career Development Center to counsel students on graduate and medical school admissions and provide information on employment opportunities after graduation.
For more information, please contact:
Harrison Mcdonald
Natural and Social Sciences Administrative Assistant
Harrison.mcdonald@purchase.edu
Tel. (914) 251-6639
Natural Sciences Building, Room 2065
ThinkingStorm (24/7 Online Tutoring)
Students have access to virtual professional tutors online 24/7.
Students can make appointments by accessing ThinkingStorm Tutoring Services in their Brightspace course.
ThinkingStorm is an online tutoring platform utilized by many colleges. It provides 24/7 access to professional tutors online for many subject areas from STEM, to Economics, and Writing in all disciplines
Our Purchase Student Tutors are not available during finals. Online tutoring, including writing, is available through ThinkingStorm. ThinkingStorm is accessed through your Brightspace course.
ThinkingStorm is available to all students via Purchase Brightspace. Log in and go to the Navbar to locate the link.
Einstein Corner
Einstein Corner provides students with free tutoring assistance in such areas as mathematics, chemistry, biology, psychology, and computer science. Tutors undergo a rigorous review and training process to ensure that they are qualified.
Tutors are available for virtual one-on-one sessions via Zoom and in-person sessions held in NS 3046. When you schedule an appointment with a tutor, please note whether the time slot you’ve signed up for is an in-person or remote slot.
While the Einstein Corner offers tutoring exclusively for math and science courses, free tutoring for other subjects is also available at the Learning Center.
Natural Sciences Student Leaders
The Sciences Leaders Club originated in the fall of 2006 and evolved from the peer mentoring program.
- How to be a Savvy Student
- Growth Mindset
- Campus Resources
- Resume, Cover Letter, and Personal Statement Writing
- Defining Your Own Success
- … and More!
Students interested in participating in the Science Leaders Club may contact the coordinator of Science Student Support Services.
Fall 2024 Tutoring Schedule
Peer tutoring for Natural & Social Science courses are offered during the Fall and Spring semesters. To schedule an appointment, visit the Einstein Corner service in Starfish.
Name |
Subject |
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
| Amna Ajaz |
Human Anatomy & Physiology II Introductory Statistics |
3pm - 7pm | 9am - 11am | |||
| Raven Shaw |
Calculus II Computer Science II |
3pm - 7pm | ||||
| Trisha Aiyer | General Biology II | 2:15pm - 5:15pm | 2:15pm - 5:15pm | |||
| Lavender Bloom |
Calculus I & II Computer Science I & II |
2pm - 4pm | 12pm - 2pm | 2pm - 4pm | ||
| Daniel Munoz | Organic Chemistry l | 2:30pm - 3:30pm | 1:30pm - 2:30pm | 2:00pm - 3:00pm | ||
| Medha Chandwani | General Chemistry II | 2:30pm - 4:30pm | 8:00am - 12:00pm | |||
| Julia Medicis |
General Biology l General Chemistry l Cell Biology |
8:15am - 10:15am | 8:15am - 10:15am | |||
| Reuben Diaz |
General Biology Cell Biology |
8:15am - 9:30am | 8:15am - 9:30am | 8:15am - 9:30am | 8:15am - 9:30am | |
|
Caitlin Pfisterer
|
Math and Computer Science |
5pm - 6pm | 5pm - 6pm | |||
| Panika Garg |
Intro to Physics l & ll Organic Chemistry l & ll |
7-10pm | 8-10pm | 6-8pm | ||
| Joseph Mathew |
Pre-calculous Calculous Computer science |
2:30pm - 4:30pm | 10am - 2pm | 3pm - 6pm | ||
|
Andrew Fervan
|
Genomics Scientific Writing |
2:30pm - 4:30pm | 2:30pm - 5:30pm | |||
| Priya Kulkarni | Statistics |
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