The AUS is a subsidiary of the AMS (Alma Mater Society), and as a result receives many perks and benefits. The AMS helps us maintain our finances, and gives us free room bookings (especially for Arts Week).
The AMS also offers a number of student services, including AMS Tutoring. AMS Tutoring has a few branches: free, drop-in tutoring in the South Study Lounge during the week; online tutoring over MSN; and appointment tutoring (they'll find you a tutor, but you have to pay). Unfortunately, they currently only tutor Physics, Chemistry, Math, and English for free, and will soon be dropping English due to a lack of interest and some jurisdictional overlap with the UBC Writing Centre.
Arts students pay almost twice the AMS fees that go towards AMS Tutoring, yet receive a meagre proportion of the benefits compared to Science students. This makes little sense, especially since there are classes in Arts (specifically Psychology and Economics) that are both large but also "textbook" classes (that is, the information learned is fairly standard across course sections).
If elected, I will seek a partnership with the AMS that establishes free drop-in Economics tutoring in the SUB as well as the Meekison Arts Students Space. While Psychology students are less likely to need ongoing tutoring throughout the semester, I will work with AMS Tutoring to recruit tutors to hold midterm and final exam review sessions for courses such as PSYCH 100. The AUS would contribute some money to this service to ensure that students would be paying as little as possible. For $25 or $30, students could attend up to 6 review sessions to prepare for their exam (think Dan the Tutor, or Prep 101, but more in-depth and less cramming).
If there are other courses you think that are "tutorable", please let me know!
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PSYCH 218.
Dan the Tutor writes:
My tutoring services are now $15.00 per 3 hour session with 100% profit to Compassion Canada Sponsor Child Program. Don't lump me in with Prep101.com.
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