Academic Center for Excellence
promoting a culture of academic success
The mission of the Academic Center for Excellence (ACE) is to provide resources and services that promote a culture of academic success among all Bluefield University students. The ACE staff are committed to meeting students where they are as learners. We seek to foster in them the skills, strategies, habits, and character necessary to become excellent students and transformational leaders.
Peer Tutoring
Individual Academic Coaching
Small Group Learning
Testing Services
Study Area
General Student Success
ACE Contact Information:
Darrin Martin, Ed. D.
Dean of Academic Support and the Academic Center for Excellence
dmartin@bluefield.edu
276-326-4220
Wayne Pelts
Assistant Director of the Academic Center for Excellence
wpelts@bluefield.edu
276-326-4606
ace@bluefield.edu
The Academic Center for Excellence (ACE) exists to further Bluefield University's goal of providing a liberal arts education that will develop the whole person.
Spring 2024 Daily Tutoring in the Academic Center for Excellence
Abigail McComas -- Monday 9:15-10:15 and Friday 9:15-11:15 World Civilization II, U.S. History II, Into to Writing Process, Argumentative & Analytical, Literature Appreciation, American Literature II, World Literature II, Modern English Grammar, Fundamentals of Speech, Character Formation, Civic and Global, Biblical Perspectives
Hannah Shockley -- Monday 10:30-12:30 Fundamentals of Biology, Anatomy & Physiology II, Fundamentals of Speech, Personal Wellness, Character Formation, Biblical Perspectives
Georgia Lewis -- Monday 11:00-1:00, Wednesday 11:30-1:30, Friday 11:00-1:00 Intro to Criminal Justice, Criminology, Criminal Procedure, Corrections, Minority Issues in Criminal Justice, Psychology of Criminal Behavior, Intro to Psychology, Social Research Methods, Tests & Measurements
Julia Atkins -- Tuesday 1:00-2:00 and Thursday 1:00-2:00 World Civilization II, Statistics, Fundamentals of Speech, Character Formation, Biblical Perspectives, Intro to Psychology, Abnormal Psychology, Social Research Methods, Human Diversity, Human Sexuality, Tests & Measurements, Group Dynamics
Jordan McFarland -- Tuesday 11:00-12:00 and Wednesday 12:00-1:00 Fundamentals of Biology, Anatomy & Physiology II, College Algebra I, Intro to Writing Process, Argumentative & Analytical, Literature Appreciation, Fundamentals of Speech, Character Formation, Civic and Global, Intro to Psychology, Macroeconomics
Tanner Wimmer -- Wednesday 12:00-1:00 Fundamentals of Biology, Anatomy & Physiology II, Fundamentals of Speech, Personal Wellness, Biblical Perspectives, Abnormal Psychology, Macroeconomics
Chara Wooten -- Wednesday 9:00-10:30 and Thursday 9:00-11:30 Kinesiology, Personal Wellness, Biblical Perspectives, Macroeconomics
Jonathan Collier – Tuesday 10:00-11:00 and Thursday 2:00-3:00 Fundamentals of Speech, Personal Wellness, Character Formation, Biblical Perspectives, Information System Fundamentals, Linux Fundamentals, Network Switching and Routing
Writing Tutors
Abigail Bradley Monday 2:00-3:00 and Thursday 11:00-12:00 in the ACE and by email at agbradley@bluefield.edu
Sydney Horton (available by email) sahorton@bluefield.edu
Need a tutor for a course not listed here? Contact Mr. Pelts at wpelts@bluefield.edu and we will do our best to get someone for you.
The ACE is open and available for students to use for studying, computer and printer access, and individually scheduled tutoring sessions Monday to Sunday, 6:00 am –12:00 midnight. ACE staff are regularly available Monday to Friday, 8:30 am – 5:00 pm.
The ACE is located on the first floor of Rish Hall. To get to the ACE, walk down the sidewalk in front of Rish Hall (which faces College Avenue) and enter the lower level through the double doors beneath the porch with the rocking chairs. Once through the double doors, proceed down the steps and turn right into the ACE center.