English Learning Lab

As an outgrowth of the Academic Success Center (ASC), the English Learning Lab will be "Opening Doors" this fall in rooms 205-206 of the library. Incoming freshmen enrolled in the Reading and Study Skills  course this fall semester 2008 will be required to attend a two-hour lab each week in the Learning Lab. In addition to supplementing the "Opening Doors" textbook used within this course, the Learning Lab will offer tutoring services to all University of Dubuque students throughout the year.

The English Learning Lab will be operated by Steve Goerdt under the direction of ASC Director Jennifer Erickson.  Steve, who joined the ASC as a Professional Tutor in June, earned a BA in English from the University of Northern Colorado and an MA in English from the University of Chicago. He brings to the English Learning Lab ten years of experience as a classroom English teacher; ten years as a professional writer/editor; and seven years as co-director of three private educational clinics (Academic Achievement Centers) in the Boston area specializing in diagnostic testing, tutoring,  and remedial/developmental instruction. 

Steve is a native of Dubuque but has also lived and worked in Boston, Charleston, SC, and, most recently, Lakeland, FL. He is excited about the opportunity to return to the Tri-States and to continue his educational career at the University of Dubuque. He envisions  the English Learning Lab as "a warm yet professional  environment for students to acquire the skills they need to be a success in college and in life."