Notre Dame College
Launches Support Center for Learning Disabilities

SOUTH EUCLID, Ohio — 27 October 2005–- Notre Dame College (NDC) is hosting an Open House to celebrate the opening of its Academic Support Center for Students with Learning Differences on Thursday, November 3 from 4:30-8:30 p.m. in the Clara Fritzsche Library.

The Academic Support Center, scheduled to be in full service in January, will serve the segment of the student population that is mostly underserved at the college level. It is geared to help students with documented learning disabilities such as Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD), Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHA), Dyslexia, and others. Services are voluntary and comprehensive, aimed at developing self-advocacy skills.

Individual tutoring will help students with organizational skills, learning techniques, note-taking, test-taking, reading comprehension and other areas of need.

According to the director of the center, Gretchen Noetzel Walsh, “The number of college freshmen with learning disabilities has increased tenfold since 1976. Only 13% of students with learning disabilities (compared to 53 percent in the general population) have attended a four-year postsecondary school program within two years after leaving high school. The Center’s goal is to help students achieve a successful college experience.”

The public is welcome to attend and learn more about the Academic Support Center and learning differences. Notre Dame College is located at 4545 College Road in South Euclid. For additional information contact Gretchen Walsh at 216.373.5185 or gwalsh@ndc.edu.