The Science Enrichment Center (SEC) - at a glance THE BASICS HOURS OF OPERATION: Seven days a week - Monday - Thursday: 9:30 AM - 4:45 PM - Face-to-Face Friday: 9:30 AM - 2:00 PM - Face-to-Face Monday - Thursday: 5:00 PM - 9:00 PM - Online Friday: 2:00 PM - 9:00 PM Online Saturday and Sunday 11:00 AM - 9:00 PM - Online LOCATION: Hennings Science Hall East 3023 Science Enrichment Center: http://www.wpunj.edu/sec, Virtual Science Enrichment Center: http://www.wpunj.edu/sec/vsec/index.html, ZOOM, Blackboard Collaborate - SEC Blackboard: No Excuse Academic Assistance: Face-to-Face and Online Study Group Schedules: Schedules are updated daily. Each study Group is reserved by course and professor. Students are welcome to join an ongoing group for their class. Blank slots indicate when students can start new groups. SEC Home Page: This site links to resource, workshop, schedule and other SEC related information. RESOURCES: In-house and Online CONTACT: Phone: 973-720-3340 VIRTUAL RESOURCES Virtual Science Enrichment Center: Laboratory, lecture, research, technology, career, reading, news, travel and other science and student-related informational sites. Animations, Videos and graphics for each science, such as the EKG game from skillstat.com, The Skeletal System from innerbody, and this Incredible Human Machine video from YouTube. Laboratory Links: Anatomy, Biology, Chemistry, Geology, and Physics. These sites contain models, quizzes, animations and other laboratory related information. Course Links: Discipline-based lecture and laboratory resources Science Test bank: Exams and quizzes for the sciences Virtual Reading Material: Current course books (in house), encyclopedias, thesauruses, dictionaries, glossaries, references, magazines, newspapers, science news, world news, and access to Virtual Libraries IN-HOUSE RESOURCES Models, rock, maps, and other laboratory equipment Tutorials: software, video tapes and discs Notes Test bank Workshops: Calculator Skills, Dimensional Analysis, Exam Strategy, and Mathematics for Chemistry, Kinesiology and Physics. Workshops are available online and offered face-to-face upon request. Books: Current course text books, reference texts, and professor donated ancillaries. ONGOING PROGRAMS Tutoring Coupons: One coupon point is given for a minimum of one hour of tutoring. The redemption value of these points is at the discretion of the professor. Coupons are personally transferred from the Study Group Facilitator to the Director or Assistant Director who validates each attendance. CSH Tracking System: Professors can access their students' tutoring record throughout the semester by "name" or "class". This record is dynamic and can be obtained through the "College of Science and Health Tracking" link located on WPConnect's "faculty" page. SEC Blackboard Site: Located on the Blackboard portal of each student taking a science Virtual Laboratory: contains images of all the SEC's and the science laboratories' models and professor ancillaries Contains resources for science students.
