University of Portland Bulletin 2014-2015

Learning Assistance

The University health center provides a learning assistance program for individual assessment, course and workshop training, and counseling opportunities to help students make more efficient use of their time, energy, and personal resources. The program focuses on academic issues which generally confront all university students, such as:

  • Understanding and meeting classroom expectations;
  • Developing effective study strategies;
  • Dealing with test anxiety;
  • Enhancing test-taking abilities;
  • Improving concentration and memory;
  • Increasing academic motivation and self-confidence;
  • Balancing work, school and social life;
  • Improving reading or writing skills;
  • Finding academic resources, support, and assistance.

Learning assistance is provided at the Learning Resource Center, Franz Hall. For more information contact the health center at (503) 943-7134 or go to the health center webpage at www.up.edu/healthcenter/, or the learning resource center webpage at http://www.up.edu/lrc/.