Retention and Learning Center

RETENTION AND LEARNING CENTER

"...the most potent weapon in the hand of the oppressor is the mind of the
oppressed."
-Bantu Biko

Center Mission

The Southern University College of Engineering Retention and Learning Center is dedicated to serving
engineering students by providing academic support services and programs that enhance and encourage
student success--by improving; students' connections to other University services and its resources; and by
enhancing students' persistence toward graduation.

Center Services

What SERVICES does Retention and Learning Center provide?

Engineering Reading Room

The Engineering Reading Room (ERR) is located in the South Wing of the Retention and
Learning Center on the first floor of the P.B.S. Pinchback Engineering building. It provides
computing resources in all formats and services which stimulate and meet the informational
needs and activities (i.e., teaching, learning, and research) of nearly 800 undergraduate
students, and 50 graduate engineering students and 37 engineering faculty members. The
purpose of these resources and services is to assist in the education of future engineers and
the advancement of engineering knowledge. The fundamental purpose of the ERR is to
connect engineering scholars with records of scholarship, in whatever format these records
are stored.

All services are available on a "walk-in" basis.

The Engineering Reading Room supports the research and teaching conducted in the graduate school and
departments of the College of Engineering. These activities involve the areas of civil and environmental
engineering, electrical engineering, electronics engineering technology, and mechanical engineering.

Policies

The following are policies for the Retention and Learning Center (RLC) lab.

Computer Usage: The computers in the RLC lab are primarily for tutoring purposes. If you are on a
computer checking your e-mails or searching the NET and a tutor or a fellow student, ask you to give up your
computer for tutoring activity, please be courteous and do so. Remember that priority goes to the student who
needs to use tutoring software.

Printing: Printing will be allowed only for classroom tutoring activities. Do not print your e-mails or web
research from the computers in the RLC lab. Students are limited to printing no more than 10 pages daily.

Paper Allotment: The paper allotment in this lab is limited to 10 pages daily. Please see the RLC lab front
desk for assistance and paper supplies.

Time on Computer: There is a time limit of 1.5 hours per day student usage allotment on the RLC
computers. Please be courteous and manage your time wisely.

Noise Level: As a courtesy to students studying in the RLC lab and to others working in offices around the
RLC lab, we ask that you keep the noise level down. If your noise generation level gets too high, you will be
asked to keep it down or leave.

Sign In Log: Please sign the RLC Log. It is very important that you sign-in because RLC lab Director
compiles quarterly statistical reports. With this information, the Director identifies student need and the level
of use of the RLC lab. An average of 50 different students should be using the RLC lab per day.

Food Policy: No eating or drinking is allowed in the Retention and Learning Center or the RLC lab.

Bulletin Boards: There are several bulletin boards in the RLC lab and on the outside walls. The
following are guidelines for the use of each of these bulletin boards:

• The bulletin board in the RLC lab is for students to review and add announcements that are important for
  students to know.
• The bulletin board outside the RLC lab door is for personal student messages.
• The bulletin board outside the Director's office is for staff use only. We will post important
  information for your review. Some examples of items that staff will post are: Job listings, Scholarship
  information, Important announcements for students.

REMEMBER, FAILURE TO ADHERE TO ANY OF THE STATED RETENTION CENTER
POLICIES, WILL RESULT IN THE REQUEST FOR YOU TO LEAVE THE PREMISES.

Hours

The Retention and Learning Center lab will be open