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            Some mentoring groups on the Shawnee State University campus are striving to help students in academics and they will do everything they can with their programs to help students through the struggles of academia.
            Student Support Services is a mentoring program that takes place daily in the Trio Center. Approximately 80 to 90 students are helped each day.
            “The students come in and study and the next thing you know they are conversing and helping each other,” said Mary Ann Malone, project director.
            This program is to assist first-generation, low-income students with their academics. For more information contact Malone at (740) 351-3307.
            The Math Department maintains the Math Lab in Massie 436 where students can get help on math assignments anytime from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Thursday and 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Friday.
           Students who are math majors or excel in math can mentor students who feel they need help in the mathematics.
           “This is not a formal type of mentoring but I do believe it can be considered an informal type of mentoring,” said Krista Maxson, chair of the Math Department.
           For more information on this program, contact Maxson at (740) 351-3340 or visit the Math Lab during posted times.
           SSU has six different mentoring programs to assist students in their education. Several hundred students are in the programs each semester.