STAR Center

As part of this commitment, the university has created the Student-athlete Tutorial & Academic Resource center (STAR) which will be directed by Rich Chew with help from Wallace Sutherland, the University Director of Academic Services.

The STAR Center provides an alternative learning center at the Alan B. Simpkins Intercollegiate Athletics Administration Building for all San Jose State students with a special emphasis on the student-athlete population.

The STAR Center offers general advising and guidance in academics. The staff provides supplemental information as it pertains to the student-athlete population.

The STAR Center staff members meet with teams and coaches to assess and determine the need for campus programs and services to complement traditional academic support. The staff identifies campus support services, programs, workshops and support staff that help targeted student-athletes progress in their academic studies.

San Jose State offers adjunct courses designed to review course material, lecture content and answer questions in a structured environment. Facilitated by a faculty member, the group is much smaller than the class it parallels. It is conducive to individual attention and less impersonal.

Drop-in tutors are available at the STAR Center to meet the ongoing academic needs of students, especially student-athletes. The center provides drop-in tutors for writing skills, mathematics, research skills, computer skills, word processing and other areas as needed. The staff organizes small groups in specific courses and arrange for group tutoring. They will conduct follow-ups on the quality and success of tutors provided.

The STAR Center provides numerous PC computers with Microsoft Word, Excel, Power Point, APA format template and other software programs. The computers allow students Internet access.

The STAR Center houses, maintains and provides brochures, literature and other books and materials designed to enhance academic, social, emotional and general life skills development of students.