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 

Thanksgiving Break: 

The Q-Center will be closed at 5 pm Friday, November 21st. We will re-open on Sunday, November 30th at noon.

The End-of-semester schedule will be:

• Mon, 12/8 - Thu, 12/11: 9 am - Midnight
• Fri, 12/12 - Tue, 12/16: 9 am - 5 pm
• Wed, 12/17 - Fri, 12/19: Closed with staff available via email.   

Winter Holiday Break:

The Q-Center will be closed Monday, 12/22 through Sunday, 1/4. We will re-open on Monday 1/5.

J-Term Schedule:

Monday - Friday : 9:00 am - 5:00 pm 

Spring Term:

On February 9th we will return to regular 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 

Q-Center Academic Plotter: 

The plotter is now available in the computer lab in the first floor of the Q-Center. Please note that there is not student support for poster formatting and printing except during designated high-volume poster session preparation hours, which will be communicated by your course instructors or posted on this website. This plotter is intended for academic printing purposes only.

Instructions about poster printing can be found at ITS web site.

Students can request poster releases from Q-Center staff within the following hours:

• Monday - Thursday : 9:00 am - 8:00 pm
• Friday : 9:00 am - 430 pm
• Sunday : noon - 8:00 pm

Users may request the release of their job by emailing Q-Center@middlebury.edu and including the name of the print job and their username. Jobs that are not specifically requested to be released will remain in the papercut queue. The front-desk attendants cannot release your posters. Some faculty will also release their own students’ posters, and you may inquire with your course instructor. 

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.