Center for Opportunities, Resources, and Excellence

Center for Opportunities, Resources, and Excellence (CORE) is committed to persistence, performance, and graduation of every Aquinas College student. We offer a variety of services free of charge to all students. The opportunities available to students include peer tutoring, writing consultations, ESL/ELL support, and the TRIO SSS program.
 
CORE works to ensure equal access for students to utilize campus and community resources and achieve academic excellence. 

two students at table talking

group photo of the writing center


Peer Tutoring

We are committed to your academic growth. We hire and train highly qualified tutors to provide individual or small-group tutoring for most courses on a long-term or short-term basis. 

PEER TUTOR HOME


Writing Center

Individual consultations are free for the entire AQ community of writers: students, faculty, staff, and alumni. Writing Center consultants are highly trained and prepared to consult on a variety of writing projects—academic, professional, and personal.—across disciplines and genres.

WRITING CENTER HOME

Trio staff posing for a photo outside

Two students sitting across from one another at a table smiling with their laptops open


TRIO Student Support Services

A federally funded academic support program designed to improve persistence, academic performance, and graduation of low income students, first generation in college students, and students with disabilities enrolled in postsecondary education.

TRIO SSS HOME


English Language Support

English Language Support provides writing assistance and support to international and domestic students who have learned English as a Second Language and are improving their English writing skills as they write academic papers. 

English Language Support

Aquinas College


About Us

CORE's mission is to increase persistence, performance and graduation of Aquinas students.

CORE ABOUT US

Library Study Tables


The McNair Scholars Program

The C.O.R.E department participates in a shared partnership with Siena Heights' McNair Scholars Program. The McNair Scholars Program is a federal TRIO program designed to prepare undergraduates students for doctoral studies through involvement in research and other scholarly activities.

MCNAIR SCHOLARS

 

 

 

CONTACT INFO

Nisha van Laar
Center for Opportunities, Resources and Excellence (CORE) and Student Support Services (SSS)
(616) 632-2169
nisha.vanlaar@hghgjm.com