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2021 - 2022 Catalog 
    
2021 - 2022 Catalog [ARCHIVED PUBLICATION]

Learning Laboratories


A number of learning laboratories are available to students at the following Delgado locations:

City Park Campus

The Writing Center, which houses the English Composition and Grammar Labs for the Communication Division, provides one-to-one coaching in writing and creating and practicing presentations, as well as computer resources—word processing, Internet access for writing-related research, and software tutorials for grammar and writing. Located on the second floor west wing of Isaac Delgado Hall (Building 1, Room 216W), the Writing Center is open to students with writing projects in all disciplines. The Writing Center is open Monday through Saturday, fall and spring semesters, and Monday through Thursday during summer session.

The American Sign Language Skills Lab is also located within the Writing Center (Building 1, Room 216W) and provides software and video services for students enrolled in American Sign Language courses in the Communication Division. Hours for this lab vary.

The English as a Second Language (ESL) Listening/Speaking Classroom is located on the second floor of Delgado Hall (Building 1, Room 211W). When not in use for ESL conversation classes, the room serves as an open computer laboratory for students enrolled in the ESL program to work on listening, speaking, pronunciation, and writing activities as directed by the instructors. The lab is open Monday through Friday, fall and spring semesters, and Monday through Thursday during summer session.

The Mathematics Learning Center is located on the second floor of Building 2 (CP02), Room 217.  Paraprofessional tutors are available to assist students enrolled in mathematics courses at Delgado. Videotapes and computer tutorials for most mathematics courses are available for student use at home or in the lab. The Center is open only when classes are in session. The phone number for the Center is (504) 671-6424.

The Hibernia Enrichment Center, located on the City Park Campus in Building 1, Room 108W, provides Delgado students with access to PCs, computer applications, and web-based instructional software to complete course assignments. Students have a space to access online management systems and email, collaborate with other students or study individually, improve study skills, develop presentations, and obtain answers to basic technical questions.

The Science Resource Center on both the City Park and West Bank Campuses. On the City Park Campus the SRC is temporarily in Building 2, Room 116D and on the West Bank Campus the SRC is located in Building 2, Room 115E. In the event in person tutoring is suspended, virtual tutoring will be available. The Center is designed to help students enrolled in the various science courses offered at Delgado, including but not limited to biology, anatomy and physiology, chemistry, and physics. Those students enrolled in Delgado courses have access to reference materials, lab materials, and models as well as computer access for additional study. Tutors who have successfully completed the different science courses are available to assist students and guide them in their studies. The Center is open when classes are in session, but when making a special trip to the Center, please call (504) 671-5495 to confirm the Center is open and tutors are available.

West Bank Campus

The West Bank Campus English Learning Resources Center is located in Building 1, Room 107. The Center provides a number of services, including tutoring in English, reading, and study skills; computers and instructional software; word processing programs and printers; and workshops on writing term papers. The computers are available to all students. The English Learning Resources Center is open Monday through Friday. The phone number for the Center is (504) 762-3131.

The West Bank Campus Math Tutoring Center is located in Building 1, Room 127. The Center offers tutoring in mathematics, assistance with the MyMathLab program, and use of textbooks, and computers. The Center is open Monday through Friday, including evenings, and on Saturday morning. The telephone number is (504) 762-3266.

Delgado Charity School of Nursing

The two Charity School of Nursing Computer Laboratories contain 100 computers and instructional software, word processing programs, and printers. A 10-computer ADA lab is available to students with accommodations. Students take their nursing examinations on computers using a testing program that provides them with experience in answering NCLEX-RN style questions to prepare them for their licensure examination. The computer laboratories are available Monday through Friday.

The Charity Nursing Skills Laboratories are equipped with hospital beds, furnishings, and equipment arranged in simulated patient units. There are medical mannequins, models, and durable disposable equipment and supplies for students to practice and demonstrate nursing procedures. The laboratories are open Monday through Friday and weekends as needed.

The Charity School of Nursing Dr. J. Terence Kelly Human Patient Simulator Lab is equipped with computer-driven lifelike models that speak, breathe, have heartbeats and pulses, and respond to nursing interventions just as real humans would. This technology provides opportunities for students to use nursing knowledge and critical thinking skills in real-to-life scenarios.

 

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