Math Center

Math Center Mission:

The mission of the Math Center is to support the College of Saint Benedict and Saint John’s University students by providing resources and advocacy to foster academic success.  The Math Center upholds this mission by providing an intellectually challenging learning environment which supports students in acquiring the knowledge, skills, and mindset necessary for achieving their educational goals.  The tutoring activities of the Math Center reflect its commitment to helping students with diverse backgrounds and goals, and meet each student at the level of their ability.  The Math Center assists students in:  developing the academic skills needed to take full advantage of educational opportunities across both campuses; cultivating the mindset and habits that promote commitment and perseverance; and encouraging every student to foster the commitment and motivation to learn.  Students are encouraged to actively participate in their math education by using the resources available in the Math Center.

Additional Information:

• The Math Center typically employs approximately 25 student workers who serve as TA’s, CA’s, and/or tutors.  These are students from many different majors, including Math, Physics, Accounting, Economics, Computer Science, Psychology and more.
• All students who work for the Math department participate in approximately 8 hours of training each academic year, which includes guest speakers from The Study, the Multicultural Center and Student Accessibility Services.
• Tutors are typically recruited from Math courses (Calculus, Statistics, etc.).  Tutors often declare other subjects in which they are willing to help students; for example: Economics, Chemistry, Physics, CSCI, Accounting, etc.
• The Math Center is open for walk-in tutoring 6 days a week with approximately 75 available hours.  Daytime hours are held at CSB (Main 200) with night-time hours held at SJU (The Study in Alcuin).
• More detailed information (including hours and tutor bio’s) for current students, staff and faculty can be found by clicking the red button above ‘More Info About the Math Center’.

Contact us:

Anne Sinko
Chair, Mathematics Department
Main Building 217, CSB
320-363-5517

Brian Nyholm
Director, Math Center
Main Building 204, CSB
320-363-5236