Who are we? We are students from Academics in the Commons (AITC), a program providing students with transitional academic guidance for over 20 years at UCLA. We provide academic help through the Covel Peer Learning Labs, the campus’s only free student support service for undergraduates. We offer free help to undergraduate students in math/science coursework and writing across the curriculum in a supportive, collaborative environment. Furthermore, our sister service, the Peer Advising Network offers individual mentorship to incoming first years and transfer students while Workshops provide invaluable career and academic guidance.
On Monday, March 7th, Assistant Vice Provost Penny Hein-Unruh announced our closure for the 2011-2012 academic year in the name of “restructuring” academic support services at UCLA. However, no contingency plan exists to “restructure” academic student support to continue our servicesfor the coming academic year.