Michael C. Walker Math Center
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Virtual tutoring
Drop-in online tutoring is also available through the Zoom link in the Virtual Math Center.
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Location: Peckham 202 (by the Braveman Student Collaborative Center)
Phone: 585-389-2671
The Math Center offers:
- a place to study
- peer tutors for free drop-in tutoring – no appointments necessary.Check the Virtual Math Center in the Moodle course (above) for the most up-to-date information about shifts.
- solutions manuals and alternative texts (for some classes)
Tutors can help with:
- all 100-level and most 200-level math courses
- general math questions, including from other courses or subjects
- math questions in computer assignments, even if they are not familiar with the computer programs themselves
The Math Center is the hub of the department and the home base for the Math Club. Majors enjoy time with each other, discussing real work or real life, and the tutors welcome all others who would like to know more. Majors and non-majors alike use it as a valuable learning resource as well as a gathering place.
About Michael C. Walker
Rochester native Michael C. Walker held a doctorate in business. He worked at J.P. Morgan Chase as vice president in marketing and finance, and then for 25 years he was CEO of Seniorsfirst, implementing an innovative program serving seniors in their own homes that has been replicated across the country. He also had his own real estate and management consultancy business and lectured on marketing in higher education.
Mr. Walker was active in his community and served on Nazareth's board of trustees from 2005-2007, on the board of the Kilian J. & Caroline F. Schmitt Foundation, and on other non-profit boards. He was described as a “warm and caring guy … empathy is one characteristic that made him a non-stereotypical CEO.” He died in 2012.