The Learning Center at SUNY Purchase assists students in learning, developing academic skills, and attaining academic success.
Learning Center Tutoring
The Learning Center offers a comprehensive system of support during the fall and spring academic terms, ranging from help in a specific course to detailed instruction in writing and study skills. The primary modes of support are peer-based individual and group tutoring.
Students may schedule a maximum of one 45-minute appointment per day and up to three 45-minute appointments per week, in any combination of in-person or virtual sessions and Online Writing Lab (OWL) submissions. OWLs allow students to email a written assignment to a tutor who will return your paper with written feedback asynchronously.
Peer Tutors
There are 19 SUNY Purchase Peer Tutors in the Learning Center available for virtual or in-person appointments.
We are a CRLA Certified Tutoring Program. Tutors go through 10-hours of training and receive a Certificate for their hard work.
Walk-in Hours for Fall 2026 in Library 0009
Want to plan ahead? Book an online or in-person Book a Learning Center Tutor Appointment in Starfish Here
All tutors are trained to help with writing, time-management, and study skills as well as the subjects listed below:
| Walk In Hours: |
Monday (10am to 4pm) |
Tuesday (10am-4pm) |
Wednesday (9am-3:30pm) |
Thursday (10am-4pm) |
Friday (10am-3pm) |
| Art History | No Availability | No Availability |
Grace 8:30am to 1pm Grace 3:30pm to 4pm Chaya 12pm to 2pm |
No Availability | Chaya 11am to 12pm |
| Arts Management | No Availability | No Availability |
No Availability | Imani 9:45am to 12:45pm |
No Availability
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| Asian Studies | No Availability |
Evan 2:30 to 3:30pm |
Evan 1pm to 2pm | No Availability | No Availability |
| Cinema and Television | No Availability | No Availability | No Availability |
Mia 1pm to 3pm |
Mia 11am to 12pm |
| College Writing | all tutors | all tutors | all tutors | all tutors | all tutors |
| Creative Writing |
No Availability
|
No Availability | No Availability |
Audrey 9am to 12pm Ruby 1pm to 4pm |
No Availability |
| English and Global Literature |
Nick 2:10pm to 3:10pm Rowan 2pm to 4pm |
No Availability
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Juan 9:00am to 10:30am Juan 1:30pm to 3:00 Carter 10am to 1pm Nick 10:30am to 12:30pm Tadhg 11:30am to 2:30p |
Juan 11am to 12pm Rowan 10:30am to 11:3am |
Nick 10:30am to 11:30am |
| History | No Availability | No Availability |
Carter 10am to 1pm Savannah 8:30am to 10am and 12pm to 2:30pm |
No Availability | No Availability |
| Journalism | No Availability | Kaelin 12:30pm to 2pm |
Savannah 8:30am to 10am and 12pm to 2:30pm Marin 12pm to 1:30pm |
No Availability |
Kaelin 12:30pm to 2pm Marin 11am to 12:30pm |
| Literature | No Availability | No Availability | Maeve 12pm to 3pm | No Availability | No Availability |
| Manderin |
No Availability
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Evan 2:30 to 3:30pm | Evan 1pm to 2 pm |
No Availability | No Availability |
| Museum Studies | No Availability | No Availability |
Chaya 12pm to 2pm |
No Availability | Chaya 11am to 12pm |
| Music Composition | No Availability | No Availability |
Tadhg 11:30am to 2:30pm |
No Availability | No Availability |
| Music Theory | No Availability | No Availability |
Tadhg 11:30am to 2:30pm |
No Availability | No Availability |
| Painting and Drawing | No Availability | No Availability |
Carter 10am to 1pm
|
No Availability | No Availability |
| Playwriting and Screen Writing | No Availability |
Mariel 10am to 11:30am Evan 2:30 to 3:30pm
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Langston 11am to 2pm Evan 1pm to 2 pm Juan 9:00am to 10:30am Juan 1:30pm to 3:00 |
Juan 11am to 12pm Ruby 1pm to 4pm |
Mariel 10am to 11:30 am
|
| Psychology |
Eleanor 2pm to 4pm
|
No Availability |
No Availability
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Eleanor 1pm to 4pm |
No Availability
|
| Spanish | No Availability |
No Availability |
Juan 9:00am to 10:30am Juan 1:30pm to 3:00pm |
Juan 11am to 12pm |
No Availability |
| Sociology |
Nick 2:10pm to 310pm Eleanor 2:00pm to 4pm. |
No Availability |
Nick 10:30am to 12:30pm Maeve 12:30pm to 3:30pm |
Madison 10am to 1pm Eleanor 1pm to 4pm
|
Nick 10:30am to 11:30am |
| Theatre and Performance | No Availability |
Kaelin 12:30pm to 2pm | Maeve 12:30pm to 3:30pm | Audrey 9am to 12pm | Kaelin 12:30pm to 2pm |
| Writing (all areas) | all tutors | all tutors | all tutors | all tutors | all tutors |
*The Pareto Unit in Social Sciences 1018 also offers Economics tutoring—walk-ins welcomed!
ThinkingStorm (24/7 Online Tutoring)
Purchase students have access to virtual professional tutors online 24/7 via ThinkingStorm.
ThinkingStorm is an online tutoring platform utilized by many colleges. It provides 24/7 access to professional tutors online for many subject areas from STEM, to Economics, and Writing in all disciplines, and offers support for some classes in Spanish.
Please note that the Einstein Corner Tutors are not available during summer session or during final exams, so please consider utilizing ThinkingStorm during this time.
Students can make an appointment by accessing ThinkingStorm tutoring services in the Navbar at the top of their Purchase Brightspace page.
Einstein Corner Tutoring
The Einstein Corner, located in the Natural Science Building, Room 3046, offers tutoring in science and mathematics.
Natural Science Peer Tutors
Tutors undergo a rigorous review and training process to ensure that they are qualified.
The Pareto Improvement Unit (Economics Tutoring)
The Pareto Improvement Unit provides students with free tutoring assistance in economics. The Economics Faculty handpicks tutors at the beginning of every semester. The PImU is intended to provide students taking economics courses with additional and alternative instruction, tutoring, and mentoring.
The Pareto Improvement Unit is located in room 1018 of the Social Sciences Building, where students can also consult copies of the textbooks used in different economics courses. No appointments are required. Feel free to meet with the tutors in person or to contact them by email. Get more information on tutoring in economics.