Keystone Center

About

During the fall and spring semesters, the Keystone Center is open on weekdays (Monday - Friday) from 7:00 PM - 10:00 PM in the Leidos Innovation Lab in Clark Hall (AJC 1106/1108) and on Sundays from 4:00-10:00 PM in JMP 2102.

The Keystone Center is a place where you can go to work on homework, group projects, or study for exams. It will be staffed with upper-level undergraduate and graduate students who can provide you with assistance in answering questions in fundamental engineering and STEM courses. 

Hours of Operation

Please see your ENES 100/A, 102, 220, 221, 232, or BIOE120 course syllabi for details about the times UTFs will be available, and below for our tutors in CHEM135 and MATH courses. Typically for ENES courses, the Keystone Center will be open in-person throughout the spring semester on weekdays (Monday - Friday) from 7:00 PM - 10:00 PM in the Leidos Innovation Lab in Clark Hall (AJC 1106/1108) and on Sundays from 4:00-10:00 PM in JMP 2102.

Keystone Tutoring Program

Tutoring is available during the fall and spring semesters for CHEM135, MATH140, MATH141, MATH241, and MATH246. Office hours should begin by the third week of classes each semester and will end on the last day of classes per the University's academic calendar. If the campus is closed for weather or other extenuating circumstances, no tutoring office hours will be held.

In order to ensure a tutor will be available to assist you in the course you need help with, be sure to check the course syllabi. To receive the best support possible, please have your course textbook with you.

You can also receive course assistance in physics classes by visiting the Physics department's designated Academic Support page, and in your math classes, through the Department of Mathematics Undergraduate Tutoring program or the campus' Math Success Program. Other campus-wide tutoring is listed at www.tutoring.umd.edu and Clark School of Engineering departmental services are listed at eng.umd.edu/tutoring-resources. The Learning Success Team at the Teaching and Learning Transformation Center can be contacted at learn@umd.edu. Their Guided Study Sessions Program can be directly at https://tltc.umd.edu/students/get-help-class/guided-study-sessions.

Tutoring 

During the fall and spring semesters, if requested by a student and if the tutor is comfortable doing so, tutoring can also be arranged through video conferencing via Zoom. 

• Dress and act appropriately during the meeting.
• Use your full name (first and family names) on the screen. 
• Remove any inappropriate or potentially offensive artwork, pictures, etc., from your background.
• Please attempt to maintain privacy during these meeting times through the use of headphones or private rooms. In other words, try not to be in a location where others can hear your conversation or that is distracting to others or the tutor.
• Allow a reasonable amount of time for the tutor to answer your emails. If they do not answer within 24 hours, please contact keystone@umd.edu
• If at any time you feel uncomfortable with the person or the conversation during a virtual meeting, inform them you are discontinuing the session, then shut off the video. Inform Dr. Nicole Roop (nroop@umd.edu) immediately of these situations.