Quantitative Center

Reasons to Visit the Q-Center 

The Quantitative Center is a destination for student support in BiHall! The “Q”-Center is located on the first and second floor, and it is available for long hours Sunday through Friday.

You are invited to use the Q-center to:

• Study in one of the open spaces or in the Quiet Study Room
• Groups of students are welcome to use the Q-Center, regardless of if you are attending a tutoring session. It is an excellent space for group studying and projects!
• Take a quiz/midterm/exam/final in our Quiet Study Room or a small, private room (bookable on request; see Book a Room section below)
• Use the computer lab on the first floor of the Q-center
• Request general quantitative support from a Q-STEM tutor (this includes support in excel or other software)
• Attend specific topic STEM help sessions offered during the semester
• Attend special software help sessions offered during the semester
• Attend STEM Librarian drop-in hours at the Q-Center:
  • Laksamee Cave Wednesdays 2-4 pm & Sarika Sharma Thursdays 12-2 pm
  • Support in: Finding sources for research, Citation support, AI tools for Research, Research Lifecyles, Senior Thesis support, Understanding graphs and data visualization, R support, & Data Management (files, tables, & workflows)
• Attend TidyTuesdays at the Q-Center:
  • Jonathan Cummings will be leading these sessions with open data on Tuesdays in November from 3:30-5:00 pm.

Many STEM courses also offer:

• Course-specific drop-in tutoring sessions, which you can see here or at go/qcalendar/
• Scheduled weekly course-specific study group led by a Q-center tutor
• One-on-one with a course-specific tutor provided by the Q-Center
• Faculty office hours may be held in the Q-Center

Location and Hours 

We are located in McCardell Bicentennial Hall (MBH 201). Check the campus map for our location. The entrance to the Q-Center is on the 2nd floor.  

• Upper Level: Main desk, collaborative group study space, drop-in peer tutoring for STEM courses, faculty and TA office hours, events and workshops, staff offices, kitchen, conference rooms, and printer
   
• Lower Level: Quiet study room, collaborative group study spaces, classrooms, rooms for small group work and tutoring, faculty offices, office hour space, computer lab, and restrooms 

Semester Hours 

Foundational Support Resources

The Q-Center is actively working to develop a full range of foundational support resources for all students, including:  

• 0.5 Credit Courses (MATH 102, MATH 103, AND CHEM 102)  

• Training opportunities for Quantitative Tutors and Teaching Assistants

Tutoring 

Tutoring is available to assist students in a wide variety of STEM and quantitative subjects. These services are free of charge to Middlebury College students. Learn more
 

Course-specific drop-in sessions and Q-tutoring sessions are listed on the Q-Center Calendar at this link or through go/qcalendar/

Students can also sign up for private tutoring sessions for their course (either one-on-one or in groups) with Q-Center tutors.

Questions? Email q-center@middlebury.edu 

Book a Room For Your Quiz/Exam/Midterm: 

Both students and faculty can book space in the Q-Center for any kind of testing in your STEM and quantitative courses.  

Students: the Q-Center has private study carrels in our no-talking Quiet Room that you can use on demand (without booking). If you need a closed-door space, there are three small, private rooms that you can request to book ahead of time. To request a private room, please email the Q-Center at q-center@middlebury.edu with the time, date, and duration of your booking request. Alternatively, please see the Q-Center Director, Lauren Kordonowy, to request a space booking in person.  

Please note that our private rooms will fill very quickly during midsemester and final exam periods, especially during our peak evening hours 7-10pm. Please request your booking as far in advance as possible! We will respond to your request within 48 hours; if you require a space on shorter notice, please come to the Q-Center to request one in person. 

Faculty: in addition to the Quiet Room or private rooms you can book for your students, we also have 2 classrooms (MBH 168 and MBH 169) and a small computer lab (4 computers) that can be requested as a testing space. The computer lab machines will have an Internet-free, Microsoft Suite-only login function for testing purposes. Please email the Q-Center Director, Lauren Kordonowy at lkordonowy@middlebury.edu to request any of the Q-Center spaces.  

Please note that although students may check out scientific and TI-89 calculators or computer chargers for testing purposes when appropriate, the Q-Center does not have the ability to store, administer, proctor, or collect testing materials from students who take them in the Q-Center. If your students are using a Q-Center space for testing, they must collect and return all testing materials to appropriate locations outside the Q-Center OR the instructor/proctor can personally bring the test to the student in the Q-Center.