Onward Program

Onward Program

The Onward Program offers academic support services to students enrolled at the University of Maine. Services include college preparatory courses in writing, mathematics, science and reading; individual and group counseling; tutoring; and services for students with disabilities. All program services are designed to assist non-traditional students, low income students and students with disabilities to achieve their educational goals. At the heart of the Onward Program is the one-to-one personal involvement and contact, especially the development of a close personal relationship between student and staff. Students who want more information about these services or who feel they could benefit from participation in these services should contact the Onward Program, 5757 Onward Building, University of Maine, Orono, ME 04469-5757. Phone: (207) 581-2319/2320. www.umaine.edu/Onward/

Counseling:
The Onward Program counselors help students, through individual and small group counseling, to achieve their academic, vocational and personal goals. Counseling provides students with opportunities to gain information, explore values, make decisions, address concerns and resolve problems and conflicts. Counselors provide a safe, confidential atmosphere where students may discuss and explore attitudes, feelings, values, plans, life styles and problems. Individuals requiring ongoing therapy will be provided with an appropriate referral. Peer Advisors, a special group of upper-class students, assist Counselors in providing support and orientation activities for the new students.

Office of Services for Students with Disabilities:
The Counselor/Coordinator of Services for Students with Disabilities facilitates the education of students with physical, emotional or learning disabilities by providing a point of coordination for special services they may need while attending the University of Maine. Some of the services provided or coordinated for disabled students are advising, special orientation to campus, readers, recorders, the ordering of taped texts, classroom relocation, priority registration, mediation and advocacy, classroom accommodations, as well as personal, educational, and vocational counseling. Students believed to be learning disabled without documentation can be screened through this office and referred for assessment outside of the University at their own expense.

The Counselor/Coordinator of Services for Students with Disabilities has an office in the Onward Building and will be happy to supply further information and answer questions. Students are encouraged to contact the Counselor/Coordinator of Services for Students with Disabilities, 5757 Onward Building, University of Maine, Orono, ME 04469-5757. Phone (207) 581-2319. TTY for the Deaf (207) 581-2311.

Tutoring:
The Tutor Program provides tutorial services for University of Maine students who need academic assistance in most 100 and 200-level courses. Tutorial assignments are made in small groups to promote and encourage collaborative learning. By working together, students learn how to process course material and sharpen their reasoning and questioning skills. Sessions are process-oriented, learner-centered, and require the active participation of each group member.

To be eligible for services, students must be enrolled in at least six credits and enrolled in a degree program.

Requests for tutors are accepted during the first eight weeks of the semester or until funds are exhausted, whichever comes first Assignments are made based upon the availability of qualified tutors, funding and course demand. For further information contact the Tutor Program, 104 Dunn Hall, (207) 581-2351.

Onward College Preparatory Courses:
Onward Courses earn no degree credit. Grades earned are calculated into the semester grade point average. Each college determines how developmental course grades will be treated in the accumulative grade point average. Onward courses and descriptions can be found in the course description section of this catalog.