Mission Statement of the Office of Academic Assistance
The mission of the Office of Academic Assistance (OAA) is to provide academic resources and opportunities for the development of skills necessary for academic success. In accordance with its mission, the OAA offers individualized academic coaching for skill development, tutoring services, services for students with disabilities, and workshops.
In keeping with Catholic and Benedictine values, the OAA contributes to Belmont Abbey ’s larger mission of developing balanced persons who strive to realize the full potential of their unique gifts.
The OAA staff invites all members of the BAC community to take advantage of its resources.
Tutoring Services
Disability Services
Hours of Operation
Monday-Thursday 8am-6pm
Friday 8am-4pm
**A “HOTLINE” will be installed very soon. Keep checking back for more information.**
Staff
Thomas Turner,
Director of Academic Assistance
(704) 461-6776
thomasturner@bac.edu
Thomas Turner is originally from Minnesota but has lived all around the world. Thomas comes to us from Kingsport, Tennessee. He holds an A.S. from Northeast State (TN) in Business, a B.S. from Northern Michigan University in Social Science Education and Sociology, and a M.S. from Minnesota State University in Higher Education Administration and Geography. His extensive background includes being a Squadron Trainer in the US Air Force; combat communication; teaching History, Geography, and History of the Catholic Church at Our Lady of Lourdes; teaching Economics, Psychology and Government at Florida Air Academy; and teaching Cultural and Human Geography at Minnesota State University. Most recently, Thomas taught Learning Strategies, Reading and Geography at Northeast State. Thomas brings a wealth of experience to our office. As a Nationally Certified Master Tutor through CRLA (College Reading and Learning Association) he will be working to expand academic assistance services offered at BAC. Honors have included being a member of Phi Beta Kappa, designation as a Truman Scholar, and involvement with Student Ambassador Programs. He has also coached swimming, wrestling, and baseball. Please stop by Thomas’ office in the Academic Resource Center, downstairs in the library, and say “Hi!”
Lisa Ritchie
Coordinator of Student Success
704-461-7373
LisaRitchie@bac.edu
Kim Stallings
Academic Resource Specialist
704-461-6228
KimStallings@bac.edu
Kim comes to the Academic Resource Center from the Business Office where she has worked with Accounts Payable and Student Accounts since 2007. Before coming to Belmont Abbey College, she worked in Customer Service at Duke Energy for many years. Kim has an Associates Degree in Business Management from Gaston College. She is a long time resident of Mt. Holly and is married with two teenage children.
K. Renee Wright
Coordinator of Evening Student Services
704-461-5164
kreneewright@bac.edu
K. Renee Wright comes to Belmont Abbey from Rock Hill SC, where she currently resides. Previously, she worked at her alma mater, Winthrop University, as Director of Student Services in the College of Visual and Performing Arts. K. Renee enjoys working with students of all ages and cultural backgrounds. She has been an education administrator for over ten years.
K. Renee received her B.A. degree in Psychology from Winthrop University and went on to study at Vanderbilt University’s Peabody College, where she earned a Master’s degree in Higher Education Administration in 2000. K. Renee has a strong interest in leadership development models and religious studies. K. Renee has traveled to several countries in west and southeastern Africa on short term mission trips, working on several leadership projects in Liberia and Malawi. K. Renee hopes to continue this work in these impoverished countries. In addition to her other interests and talents, K. Renee firmly believes that cooking and singing are major stress relievers, and lives according to two mottos: “I was created to help others be the best them they can be,” and “Life is decision-making over and over again.”
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