Fletcher Library
Fletcher Library was the first building completed on the West campus. The library’s collection supports the curriculum on the West campus and features an extensive media collection. Group study rooms, the Student Success Center (a free tutoring center for writing, math, science and business) and the Computing Commons are a few key resources available here. Starbucks is located on the first floor.
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Academic support resources
⭐ ASU Library
At Arizona State University, we are building a new library for the 21st century – one that is as inspiring as it is welcoming, both an incubator of creativity and a monument to human complexity. As new technologies, disciplines and opportunities for discovery continue to emerge, the learning and research needs of ASU students and faculty demand a library that is both agile and robust, community-centered and service-minded, imaginative and engaged, and equipped to support a growing and dynamic New American University.
The ASU Library is comprised of eight libraries and seven collections across the university's four metro Phoenix campuses.
The ASU Library is comprised of eight libraries and seven collections across the university's four metro Phoenix campuses.
Fletcher Library
ASU’s West campus library combines the service and values of a traditional library with a state-of-the-art approach to the Information Age. The library’s collection, includes more than 400,000 volumes.
The Fletcher Library was dedicated in 1988 honor of the Robert L. Fletcher family whose gift of property resulted in an endowment for the perpetual support of the library. It was the first building completed on campus and soon after received an Honor Award, the top recognition of design excellence from the Southern Arizona Chapter of the American Institute of Architects. A semi-circular reflecting pool graces the library’s front lawn.
The first floor includes the Student Success tutoring center, the American Indian Student Support Services (AISSS-West) and First Year Success (FYS-West).
Housed in the library’s lower level are the Writing Center and the Computing Commons (a computing center offering students 123 individual computer stations and free tutoring in software skills and web research).
Treat yourself to a pastry and a cup of coffee at the Starbucks located inside the main entrance to the library.
The Fletcher Library was dedicated in 1988 honor of the Robert L. Fletcher family whose gift of property resulted in an endowment for the perpetual support of the library. It was the first building completed on campus and soon after received an Honor Award, the top recognition of design excellence from the Southern Arizona Chapter of the American Institute of Architects. A semi-circular reflecting pool graces the library’s front lawn.
The first floor includes the Student Success tutoring center, the American Indian Student Support Services (AISSS-West) and First Year Success (FYS-West).
Housed in the library’s lower level are the Writing Center and the Computing Commons (a computing center offering students 123 individual computer stations and free tutoring in software skills and web research).
Treat yourself to a pastry and a cup of coffee at the Starbucks located inside the main entrance to the library.
📝 Academic support resources
ASU provides a wealth of services to foster the academic success of our diverse student population.
Writing Center
ASU Writing Centers offer a dynamic, supportive learning environment for currently enrolled ASU undergraduate and graduate students at any stage of the writing process. Tutors from a wide range of majors help students hone writing skills and gain confidence in their writing. Currently enrolled ASU students can schedule a 30-minute appointment for one-on-one writing tutoring in person at the Tempe campus in Noble Library, Room 280 or online live via Zoom.
Tutoring
University Academic Success Programs’ tutoring centers offer free support to currently enrolled ASU students in Math, Science, Business, Statistics, and Engineering. Students can visit the tutoring centers to work with a peer tutor, attend review sessions before major exams, and utilize prep sessions to refresh their knowledge on core concepts to prepare them for their upcoming coursework.
Supplemental Instruction Study Groups
Supplemental Instruction (SI) was created as an academic support model which uses peer-facilitated, collaborative group sessions to improve student retention. In an effort to improve student success rates in courses that traditionally have high rates of Ds, Es and Withdrawals (DEWs) at Arizona State University (ASU), University Academic Success Programs (UASP) offers colleges/departments the opportunity to work in partnership through the Supplemental Instruction program.
The SI model provided by UASP supports a range of small to large lecture courses by providing weekly out-of-class review sessions in smaller group settings to allow for discussion and collaborative study among students. Active participation with the material in a group setting enables students to build a framework and make more of a connection to the course content. As the SI Leader facilitates active learning and discussion about the material, students can ask questions and establish their own links to the subject matter. In addition, SI Leaders encourage student interaction as a way to develop an academic support network.
The SI model provided by UASP supports a range of small to large lecture courses by providing weekly out-of-class review sessions in smaller group settings to allow for discussion and collaborative study among students. Active participation with the material in a group setting enables students to build a framework and make more of a connection to the course content. As the SI Leader facilitates active learning and discussion about the material, students can ask questions and establish their own links to the subject matter. In addition, SI Leaders encourage student interaction as a way to develop an academic support network.
