Many students find themselves in challenging situations following midterms but often have trouble navigating the questions they need to realistically answer. Can they improve their grade in their course? Can they even pass a course they are failing? What strategies can they do to succeed in their remaining grade opportunities? As learning center professionals, it is our responsibility to coach students to the goal line of the semester, even when that means having difficult conversations.

Facilitator:

Nicole Walker (She/Her)

LCLCA Secretary 

Interim Assistant Director of Outreach & Engagement

Promise Scholars Coordinator

Center for Academic Success
Louisiana State University

LCLCA is the Louisiana state affiliate organization for the International College Learning Center Association (ICLCA). ICLCA is hosting their annual conference September 23-27, 2024. The conference will be held at Little America Hotel in downtown Salt Lake City. 

Pre-conference sessions begin on September 23, concurrent sessions will be held September 24-26, and the Post-Conference Institute is scheduled for September 26 and 27. Those interested in attending can register on the LCLCA website.

Missed the mountain views? Don’t be salty you weren’t able to make ICLCA this year! Come join us next week for a recap of the fabulous content and presentations from two of our LCLCA board members who made the cross-country trip to the Beehive State this year.

At these short get-togethers, learning center professionals from across Louisiana will have a chance to get together and chat about relevant topics and news. We hope you will join us!

Presented by:

Brad Jones, MA

LCLCA Vice President

Assistant Director of Student Support Services, LSU Academic Center for Student-Athletes

Nicole Walker, MA, CCC-SLP

LCLCA Secretary

Interim Assistant Director, LSU Center for Academic Success

Join us for an engaging virtual lunch and Learn, where we'll delve into effective active learning techniques to enhance academic performance. We'll explore: 

• Spaced Practice: The benefits of spreading your study sessions over time. 

• Retrieval Practice: How actively recalling information can strengthen your memory. 

• Interleaving: The power of mixing different topics and subjects during your study sessions. 

• Elaboration: Techniques to explain and describe ideas in detail to deepen your understanding. 

In addition to these strategies, we'll introduce you to The Learning Scientists website, a valuable resource for discovering more evidence-based learning techniques. 

Presented by: Jennifer Ellis Smith, MBA, MEd

LCLCA Marketing and Communication Officer, 2023-2024

Director of Student Success and Retention

LSU Health Shreveport School of Allied Health Professions 

How do we make our data work for us? In this session we will explore, share, and discuss different ways to use data to highlight the great things that we do at our learning centers.

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Elizabeth M. Wallace, Ph.D.

LCLCA Treasurer, 2022-2024

LCLCA Marketing and Communications Officer, 2022-2023

Assistant Director, Data Analytics and Systems Operations

Enrollment Management and Student Success, Louisiana State University

LCLCA Executive Board Officer Installation

• Daphne Williams, President

• Anna Hammons, Immediate Past President

• Brad Jones, Vice President

• Nicole Walker, Secretary

• Elizabeth M. Wallace, Treasurer

• Jennifer Ellis Smith, Marketing and Communications Officer

LSU Academic Center for Student-Athletes

The LSU Cox Communications Academic Center for Student-Athlete's Student Support Summit is a free virtual conference for professionals in the areas of academic and student support to share knowledge, trade ideas, and inspire ongoing discussions that can be utilized in their educational support positions. This platform allows participants to gain valuable information to help enhance their student learning techniques and programs, as well as highlight and share their wise practices. Academic support and learning support professionals are invited to take part in this unique opportunity to expand their knowledge and network with others in the field.

Proposals are now open until February 19, 2023.  View the conference website for more details.

Save the Date: February 29, 2024

Virtual Conference

Visit the conference page for more information!

Free one-day virtual conference

Hosted by the LSU Cox Communications Academic Center for Student Athletes

James Boffenmyer

LCLCA Immediate Past-President 2022-2023

Associate Director, The Learning Center

Instructor, Mathematics and Physics

University of Louisiana Lafayette

Jennifer Ellis Smith, MBA, MEd

Learning Specialist, Health Sciences Library

LSU Health Shreveport

Shannon Williamson, Ph.D.

LCLCA Secretary, 2022-2023

Director of First Year Student Academic Success

University of New Orleans