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OPENING IN A LITTLE WHILE.GERRY, BACK TO YOU.>> ALL RIGHT, BARB, THANK YOU.IT STARTED AS A THREE-PERSON

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ENDEAVOR IN A CLOSET IN 1991.THIS MONTH, ROSE-HULMANINSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY'SHOMEWORK HOTLINE IS MARKING ITS

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25-YEAR ANNIVERSARY.TODAY, MIDDLE- AND HIGH SCHOOLSTUDENTS FROM EVERY INDIANACOUNTY CALL IN FOR FREE MATH AND

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SCIENCE TUTORING.I'M PLEASED TO BE JOINED NOW BYROSE-HULMAN ASSISTANT PROFESSORAND DIRECTOR OF THE HOMEWORK

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HOTLINE, SUSAN SMITH ROADS.SUSAN, WELCOME TO THE PROGRAM.>> THANK YOU.>> CONGRATULATIONS.

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I THINK I REMEMBER THE START OFTHIS MANY YEARS AGO, 25 YEARSAGO.>> YES.

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>> Gerry: AND IT REALLY STARTED,I GUESS, IN THE BUSINESSCOMMUNITY IN TERRE HAUTE, RIGHT.>> IT DID, WITH THE TERRE HAUTE

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CHAMBER OF COMMERCE BUSINESSCOUNCIL, AND PROMOTING STEMEDUCATION, BECAUSE IT WASNEEDED, RECRUIT STUDENTS AND

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RETAIN THEM IN MATH, SCIENCE,AND ENGINEERING.>> Gerry: TALK ABOUT THE MODEL.THE MODEL HASN'T CHANGED, YOU'VE

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GOT TUTORS ON THE PHONEPROVIDING ASSISTANCE.>> CORRECT.WE HAVE APPROXIMATELY 30 TUTORS

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EACH EVENING FOR CHAT, EMAIL,AND PHONES.AND SO THAT HASN'T CHANGED.WE HAVE ABOUT 130 TUTORS THAT

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WORK WITH THE PROGRAM.THEY'RE ABLE TO -- WE HAVETUTORS THAT SPEAK MANY DIFFERENTLANGUAGES, AND SO THAT'S GREAT.

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MOST OF THE TUTORING OCCURS INENGLISH.>> Gerry: I THINK I MENTIONED INTHE INTRODUCTION, IT STARTED

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ESSENTIAL IN A CLOSET WITH THREEPEOPLE.TECHNOLOGY HAS CHANGED OVER THEYEARS, AND THAT IS EVIDENT WITH

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THE HOME WORK HOTLINE.>> WE HAVE A 45 STATION CALL ANDMULTIMEDIA CENTER.STUDENTS CAN CHAT, EMAIL, STILL

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TALK ON THE PHONE, WE HAVE WHITEBOARDS, DROP AND DRAG EQUATIONEDITORS, AND THEY CAN SEND IN AWORKSHEET.

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OR WORK THROUGH A TEXTBOOK.LOTS OF DIFFERENT TECHNOLOGIESAVAILABLE.WE HAVE AN ANDROID APP, AND AN

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I-PHONE APP.>> LILLY ENDOWMENT PROVIDESFINANCIAL SUPPORT AS WELL AS OFCOURSE, ROSE-HULLMAN.

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THIS ADDRESSES IS NEED, ANDTHAT'S YOUNG PEOPLE IN SCIENCE,TALK, AND MATH.TALK ABOUT THE SUBJECTS.

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>> APPROXIMATELY 80% ARE MATHRELATED.STUDENTS ALSO CALL WITH SCIENCEQUESTIONS.

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AND WE TRY TO WORK THE STUDENTTHROUGH THE PROBLEM AS OPPOSEDTO GIVING THEM THE ANSWER.>> Gerry: THIS HAS A BENEFIT,

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TOO, TO THE TUTORS, BECAUSE THETUTORS ARE ALL ROSE-HULLMANSTUDENTS.>> YES, IT STRENGTHENS THEIR

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COMMUNICATION SKILLS, AND ITCAUSES THEM TO LOOK AT PROBLEMSIN A VARIETY OF DIFFERENT WAYSIN THEIR OWN CLASSES, ONCE YOU

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TEACH SOMETHING, YOU REALLY KNOWIT.>> TALK ABOUT THE GROWTH IN THENUMBERS OF STUDENTS WHO HAVE

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BEEN IMPACTED BY THIS PROGRAM.IT'S NOW IN EVERY COUNTY IN THESTATE.BEYOND THE STATE BORDER, RIGHT?

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SEVERAL UNIVERSITIES AREENGAGED.>> THE PROGRAM HAS BEEN EXPORTEDTO HARVEY MED COLLEGE IN CLARKS

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TO THREE PENN STATE CAMPUSES ANDSOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY OFEDWARDSVILLE.AND LAST YEAR, IN ADDITION TO

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HAVING CALLS FROM ALL 92COUNTIES, WE ALSO HAD SESSIONSWITH 44 OTHER STATES, AS WELL ASTHE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.

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>> Gerry: WOW, THE IMPACT, INYOUR VIEW, BEYOND THEASSISTANCE, THAT HELPS ITPROVIDES TO THE STUDENTS WHO

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CALL IN.WHAT KIND OF IMPACT DO YOU THINKTHE HOMEWORK HOTLINE HAS HADWITH RESPECT TO AWARENESS ABOUT

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SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY,ENGINEERING, AND MATH, THOSEAREAS THAT ARE SO IMPORTANT INTHE ECONOMY TODAY?

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>> WELL, I THINK IT BRINGSAWARENESS TO THE IMPORTANCE OFSTEM EDUCATION, AND OUR GOAL ISTO PREPARE STUDENTS NOT ONLY FOR

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HIGHER EDUCATION BUT TO ENTERTHE WORK FORCE, SO THEY ARE MOREREADY.>> Gerry: 25 YEARS IN BUSINESS,

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IF YOU WILL, ROSE-HULLMANINSTITUTE HOMEWORK HOTLINEREALLY GROWN INTO SOMETHINGSPECIAL.

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THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.>> THANK YOU.>>AND A REMINDER ALL OF OUR (I)

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ON EDUCATION SEGMENTS CAN BEFOUND ATINSIDEINDIANABUSINESS-DOT-COM.AND IF YOU HAVE AN INTERESTING