Commons Fireside Lounge

Weekly Learning Roundtables (or just Roundtables) provide students with the opportunity to study regularly with dedicated peers enrolled in the same course as they work together to master course content.

During Weekly Learning Roundtable meetings, students work together with each other to answer questions and clarify course concepts. A facilitating subject tutor is present at all Weekly Learning Roundtable meetings to help assist working groups as needed. Through studying collaboratively, students improve their own understanding of course material while helping their peers do the same in a supportive environment.

In advance of the CHEM 1601 exams,Tutoring Services will add in additional Weekly Learning Roundtables in CHEM 1601 to be held in-person at our main office, 1801 Edgehill Ave. Go here for more information.

All Weekly Learning Roundtables open for sign-ups 7 days in advance of the present date. Each weekly group is limited to 10 students, and sign-up is on a first-come basis.

• All Roundtables are found in our Group Scheduler and are capped at 10 students per session.
• Reserve your appointment with the tutor for the relevant course using WCOnline, our online scheduling platform.
• Make note of your tutor’s name, time, and date of your session. This info is also included in the confirmation email.
• All CHEM 1601 Commons Fireside Lounge Roundtables are held in-person, on the first floor of the Commons, in the glassed in classroom off the main lobby.

Please arrive for your Roundtable at the Commons Fireside Lounge, located on the first floor of the Commons on the Peabody Campus side. Please greet your tutor and sign in with them.

Please arrive on time, or prior to the top of the hour, for your Roundtable session. If you cannot be on time and are more than ten minutes late, then the registered space will be given to another student, should there be one on a waitlist.

If you cannot make it to the Roundtable, please make all effort to cancel your appointment which will allow another student to fill your space. Note that our Cancellation Policy for Group Sessions is more strict than for individual tutoring sessions, requiring that Roundtable group cancellations be made at least four hours before the start of the session. Failure to cancel group appointments at least 4 hours in advance is subject to our Missed Appointment Policy.

If the Roundtable is fully booked on our WCOnline scheduler, you may arrive at the Commons Fireside Lounge in-person and tell the tutor on staff that you are on the waitlist should a registered client not show up.

Please exit the Fireside Lounge at the end of your Roundtable session, as the tutor will hold a Drop-In Hour for a separate group of students.