ASC Services
The Academic Success Center (ASC) is a student-centered learning hub that houses critical learning components all in one location. To learn more about any of these components of the ASC, click on the name of the service or download our brochure (pdf)
Services Available
- The Stage
- Incubator Classroom and Conference Room
- University Help Desk
- Fishbowl Meeting Rooms
- First Year Experience Office
- Peer Mentor Center
- Outposts for the Writing Center, Career Center, Library Services and Academic Advising
The Stage (CL102)
The Stage is a high technology learning and collaboration center providing students and faculty a variety of new learning environments to interact in. The space is easily identified by its raised floor construction and modern technology "pods," technology hubs designed for individual and collaborative work. A variety of tools to support differences in individual and group learning styles exist including:
- Three collaboration booths with monitors to enable the group to view output
- Four digital editing stations with the latest digital editing software and video input and output conversion devices
- Ten pods, each with three computer work stations with a variety of software and hardware solutions, designed for individual or group work
- Three adaptive stations for students, one CCTV Magnification station at the enhanced level and two at the standard level.
Incubator Classroom (CL111)
The Incubator Classroom and Conference Rooms are designed to foster the integration of new teaching and learning ideas with the help of technology. The fifty seat Incubator Classroom's technologies include:
- two dual rear-projection interactive white boards
- high resolution projection system
- high resolution document camera
- video conferencing system
- HP Tablet PCs
- MacBook Pro laptops
- Turning Point Student Response Systems
- Windows and Macintosh workstations
- software applications for collaboration and/or discipline-specific activities
For more information about the Incubator Classroom and the technologies, please see the Incubator Classroom Resources page
Spring 2010 - Incubator Classroom Application - CLOSED
Incubator Conference Room (CL116)
A state-of-the-art Incubator Conference Room is available for faculty and students to practice and complete presentations as they would in a corporate board room. The room can accommodate up to 16 people with several technologies including:
- high resolution projection system
- high resolution document camera
- video conferencing system
- audio conferencing system
- two laptop inputs on the conference table
- DVD & VHS Players
To reserve this space, please contact the University Help Desk at 408.924.2377
ITSS Help Desk (CL102)
The Help Desk provides front line IT support to SJSU faculty, staff and students. As the first point of contact for information and support on campus, the Help Desk staff continues its campus-wide concierge services, and is also available to assist students and faculty using new state-of-the art technology on the Stage. Students can check out a MacBook Pro or HP laptop for use in the Writing Center or in Clark Hall at the Help Desk.
Fishbowl Meeting Rooms (CL100f, CL100g, CL100h)
Three new Fishbowl Meeting Rooms, two equipped with LCD projection, are available on a first-come first-serve system for student meetings, small group collaboration or displays. "Ownable" collaboration spaces allow varying degrees of interaction or privacy throughout the day.
To reserve this space, please send an e-mail to: clarkfishbowl@gmail.com
First Year Experience Office (CL105)
SJSU's First Year Experiences (FYE) are composed of a variety of classroom experiences, programs, and services designed to help students make a successful transition from high school to college. For more details about the FYE program, please visit the First Year Experiences website.
Peer Mentor Center (CL128A)
The Peer Mentor Program was designed to help ease the transition to SJSU by empowering students to help each other and themselves. Peer Mentors are among the best, brightest, and most diverse SJSU students. For more information, please visit our Peer Mentor Center website.
Outposts
Several other key services are available in the ASC to assist students. These "outposts" are extensions of the main offices and are available during normal business hours. They include the Writing Center, Career Center, Library Services, and Academic Advising. Please come by and visit or contact each branch individually.
For more information about the Academic Success Center or to arrange a tour, please call 408 924-2377