What is Supplemental Instruction?
Review. Practice. Succeed.
The Student Success Center’s Supplemental Instruction (SI) program provides FREE, course-specific, peer-facilitated group study sessions that are developed to improve retention and academic success for students enrolled in challenging or historically “high risk” courses. SI is a non-remedial approach to learning that supports students by integrating “what to learn” with “how to learn.” SI sessions are held 3-4 times per week throughout the semester by a Supplemental Instruction Leader. Leaders are successful students who have already mastered the course material. Supplemental Instruction sessions are designed to be an interactive way to learn the course material through group activities, discussions, and even games! All you need to bring are any course materials that will help you be prepared to engage in the session.
Benefits
- Review the course material.
- Learn new and effective ways to study.
- Build relationships with peers who are in the same field of study.
- Increase your understanding of course content
- Earn higher grades — our program’s data shows a GPA difference of +0.58 for students who attended SI in Fall 2022.
Students are encouraged to view Supplemental Instruction times in Navigate360 and drop in, but no advanced sign up is required.
Find out more on How to View Supplemental Instruction Sessions in Navigate360.
Expectations and Guidelines
While our staff hopes students find their Supplemental Instruction experience in our center helpful and rewarding, we do ask that students keep the following in mind while utilizing our services.
Attendance
- Supplemental Instruction allows students to drop-in at any of the Supplemental Instruction Leader’s weekly scheduled sessions. No advanced sign-up is required!
During a Session
- Supplemental Instruction Leaders are here to assist you in understanding the material, review important concepts, and help you study for the course. They cannot do a homework assignment for you, nor are they able to substitute for attending lectures.
- You are expected to come to the Supplemental Instruction session with your course materials and be ready to focus on the subject matter. Please be respectful and engaged with the session, put away smart phones, etc.
- Supplemental Instruction Leaders are here for you. If you have specific questions that you want answered or concerns about the material, let the Supplemental Instruction Leader know!
Use of Services
- You must currently be enrolled for credit in the course for which you want to attend Supplemental Instruction.
- Students may participate in Supplemental Instruction multiple times a week for the same course if they wish (this includes exam review sessions). However, the material covered during Supplemental Instruction sessions may not change within a given week.
- We provide group supplemental instruction; we do not guarantee any individual SI sessions.
Confidentiality
- Student Success Center retains the right to share information about your participation in tutoring with the UWM administration, faculty, and with your advisor.
If you have any concerns about your tutoring experience, please contact us at ssc@uwm.edu or stop by Library East Wing E154.
Meet our SI Leaders
Andrea Della Penna
Bio Sci 150 SI Leader
All Sections
- dellape3@uwm.edu
- Library East Wing E154
Bio Sci 150 SI Sessions
All Sections
Library E154
Mon: 2pm – 3pm
Tues: 3pm – 4pm
Wed: 2pm – 3pm
Abeera Iqbal
Bio Sci 152 SI Leader
Lec 401
- iqbal6@uwm.edu
- Library East Wing E154
- She / Her
Bio Sci 152 SI Sessions
Lec 401
Library E154
Mon: 1pm – 2pm
Tue: 4pm – 5pm
Wed: 2pm – 3pm
Casey Elliot
Bio Sci 202 SI Leader
Lec 401 (Stelzer)
- caelliot@uwm.edu
- Library East Wing E154
- She / Her
Bio Sci 202 SI Sessions
Lec 401 (Stelzer)
Library E154
Tue: 10am – 11am
Tue: 3pm – 4pm
Thu: 1pm – 2pm
Fri: 2pm – 3pm
Jake Siong
Bio Sci 202 SI Leader
Lec 402 (Conrad)
- jtsiong@uwm.edu
- Library East Wing E154
Bio Sci 202 SI Sessions
Lec 402 (Conrad)
Library E154
Mon: 3pm – 4pm
Wed: 11am – 12pm
Wed: 1pm – 2pm
Thu: 10am – 11am
Bella Hollis
Bio Sci 202 SI Leader
Lec 403 (Stelzer)
- ilhollis@uwm.edu
- Library East Wing E154
- She / Her
Bio Sci 202 SI Sessions
Lec 403 (Stelzer)
Library E154
Mon: 2pm – 3pm
Mon: 4pm – 5pm
Tue: 4pm – 5pm
Wed: 1pm – 2pm
Robyn Blan
Bio Sci 203 SI Leader
Lec 401, 402 (Conrad)
- amblan@uwm.edu
- Library East Wing E154
Bio Sci 203 SI Sessions
Lec 401, 402 (Conrad)
Library E154
Mon: 11am – 12am
Tue: 3pm – 4pm
Wed: 10am – 11am
Trista Marzofka
Bus Adm 201 SI Leader
Lec 401, 402, 403, 203
- marzofka@uwm.edu
- Lubar N243
- She / Her
Bus Adm 201 SI Sessions
Lec 401, 402, 403, 203
Lubar N243
Mon: 2:30pm – 3:30pm
Tue: 12pm – 1pm
Wed: 4pm – 5pm
Online
Tue: 4pm – 5pm
Josue Peralta
Bus Adm 350 SI Leader
Lec 401, 203, 205
- dperalta@uwm.edu
- Lubar N243
- He / Him
Bus Adm 350 SI Sessions
Lec 401, 203, 205
Lubar N243
Mon: 3pm – 4pm
Wed: 2pm – 3pm
Online
Tues: 12pm – 1pm
Tues: 5pm – 6pm
Drake Olson
Bus Adm 391 SI Leader
Lec 001, 002, 003
- dbolson@uwm.edu
- Lubar N243
Bus Adm 391 SI Sessions
Lec 001, 002, 003
Lubar N243
Mon: 4pm – 5pm
Tues: 3pm – 4pm
Wed: 10am – 11am
Online
Thurs: 4pm – 5pm
Riley Behrns
CHPS 222 SI Leader
Lec 001, 202
- rpbehrns@uwm.edu
- Library East Wing E154
CHPS 222 SI Sessions
Lec 001, 202
Library E154
Tue: 2pm – 3pm
Wed: 3pm – 4pm
Thu: 1pm – 2pm
Online
Tue: 5pm – 6pm
Emily VonDerVellen
Kin 220 SI Leader
- vonderv3@uwm.edu
- Library East Wing E154
Kin 220 SI Sessions
Lec 401
Mon: 3pm – 4pm
Tue: 1pm – 2pm
Wed 10am – 11am
Reina Niemeier
Math 92/102 SI Leader
All Sections
- niemeie2@uwm.edu
- Library East Wing E154
Math 92/102 SI Sessions
All Sections
Library E154
Tues: 4pm – 5pm
Wed: 11am – 12pm
Thurs: 12pm – 1pm
Online
Mon: 6:30pm – 7:30p
Fri: 12pm – 1pm
Grace Koszewa
Math 98/108 SI Leader
All Sections
- gkoszewa@uwm.edu
- Library East Wing E154
- He / Him
Math 98/108 SI Sessions
All Sections
Library E154
Mon: 3pm – 4pm
Tues: 4pm – 5pm
Thus: 11:30am – 12:30pm
Fri: 11am – 12pm
Olivia Jacobson
Math 98/108 SI Leader
All Sections
- obj@uwm.edu
- Library East Wing E154
- He / Him
Math 98/108 SI Sessions
All Sections
Library E154
Mon: 4pm – 5pm
Wed: 1pm – 2pm
Wed: 4pm – 5pm
Online
Tues: 6:30pm – 7:30pm
Brett Leino
Math 105 SI Leader
All Sections
- baleino@uwm.edu
- Library East Wing E154
- He / Him
Math 105 SI Sessions
All Sections
Library E154
Mon: 11am – 12pm
Tues: 11am – 12pm
Thurs: 3pm – 4pm
Online
Wed: 6:30pm – 7:30pm
Havana Kopp
Math 105 SI Leader
All Sections
- kopphl@uwm.edu
- Library East Wing E154
- She / Her
Math 105 SI Sessions
All Sections
Library E154
Mon: 3pm – 4pm
Tues: 2pm – 3pm
Wed: 4pm – 5pm
Thurs: 4pm – 5pm
Cole Little
Math 115 SI Leader
All Sections
- cdlittle@uwm.edu
- Library East Wing E154
Math 115 SI Sessions
All Sections
Library E154
Tues: 2pm – 3pm
Wed: 11am – 12pm
Thurs: 4pm – 5pm
Fri: 12pm – 1pm
Shannon Reuter
Math 208 SI Leader
Lec 401
- slreuter@uwm.edu
- Lubar N243
Math 208 SI Sessions
Lec 401
Lubar N243
Mon: 2pm – 3pm
Tues: 4pm – 5pm
Wed: 4pm – 5pm
Thurs: 1pm – 2pm
Fri: 1pm – 2pm
Aroun Khanthichit
Math 211 SI Leader
Lec 401 (Neal)
- aroun@uwm.edu
- Library East Wing E154
Math 211 SI Sessions
Lec 401
Library E154
Mon: 4pm – 5pm
Thurs: 1pm – 2pm
Fri: 11am – 12pm
Kayla Picasso
Math 231 SI Leader
All Sections
- kpicasso@uwm.edu
- Library East Wing E154
- She / Her
Math 231 SI Sessions
All Sections
Library E154
Mon: 1pm – 2pm
Tues: 1pm – 2pm
Wed: 10am – 11am
Thurs: 4pm – 5pm
Nathan Braunschwig
Math 232 SI Leader
All Sections
- braun36@uwm.edu
- Library East Wing E154
- He/ Him
Math 232 SI Sessions
All Sections
Library E154
Mon: 4pm – 5pm
Wed: 2pm – 3pm
Thurs: 3pm – 4pm
Fri: 12pm – 1pm
Samuel Vernon
Math 233 SI Leader
All Sections
- svernon@uwm.edu
- Library East Wing E154
Math 233 SI Sessions
All Sections
Library E154
Mon: 4pm – 5pm
Tues: 2pm – 3pm
Wed: 1pm – 2pm
Thurs: 10am – 11am
Zeyad Gadelrab
Math Stats 215 SI Leader
All Sections
- gadelra2@uwm.edu
- Library East Wing E154
- He / Him
Math Stats 215 SI Sessions
All Sections
Library E154
Tues: 3pm – 4pm
Wed: 4pm – 5pm
Thurs: 11am – 12pm
Online
Mon: 6pm – 7pm
Kate Oettinger
Psych 101 SI Leader
Lec 001, 002, 204
- oetting9@uwm.edu
- Library East Wing E154
- She / Her
Psych 101 SI Sessions
Lec 001, 002, 204
Library E154
Mon: 10am – 11am
Tue: 3pm – 4pm
Thu: 4pm – 5pm
Online
Tue: 5pm – 6pm
Jessica Courtney
Psych 325 SI Leader
All Sections
- courtn27@uwm.edu
- Online
- She / Her
Psych 325 SI Sessions
All Sections
Online
Mon: 4pm – 5pm
Mon: 5pm – 6pm
Tue: 4pm – 5pm
Thu: 6pm – 7pm
Eden Skoug
Spanish 103 SI Leader
All Sections
- erskoug@uwm.edu
- Library East Wing E154
Spanish 103 SI Sessions
All Sections
Library E154
Mon: 10am – 11am
Mon: 3pm – 4pm
Wed: 12pm – 1pm
Fri: 2pm – 3pm
Linsey Mueller
Spanish 104 SI Leader
All Sections
- muell865@uwm.edu
- Library East Wing E154
Spanish 104 SI Sessions
All Sections
Library E154
Mon: 4pm – 5pm
Tues: 3pm – 4pm
Fri: 1pm – 2pm
Tutor Request Form
If you are unable to find a tutor for a supported course, please fill out the following form and we will try to fill your request.
Points of Pride & What Do Students Say
Supplemental Instruction Leader was very sensitive to students’ input and willing to work on concepts that I really need help with! Also pushes me to be interactive, for example, solving problems at the board.
I really enjoy my Supplemental Instruction Leader! She is very prepared for every session and always is patient with me and other students.
Supplemental Instruction Accreditation
The Student Success Center’s Supplemental Instruction (SI) program has been granted full accreditation from The International Center for Supplemental Instruction at the University of Missouri-Kansas City.
This recognition affirms the Student Success Center’s SI program quality and observance to rigorous national SI standards and requirements, offering students enhanced peer academic support and enabling SI leaders to achieve Certified SI Leader distinction.