Math Motivators Kickoff Meeting
The Math Motivators Kickoff Meeting will be on Thursday, September 7th at 5:30 pm in Hawks Hall Room 120.
Math Motivators
Math Motivators is a non-profit math tutoring organization through the Actuarial Foundation. We recruit volunteer tutors from college campuses and corporate offices to tutor K-12 mathematics to underprivileged students. Most of our existing volunteers are from UNL.
Math Motivators - A Program of the Actuarial Foundation
Our Mission: The goal of Math Motivators is to close the opportunity gap to, in turn, close the achievement gap by using a volunteer driven math tutoring program that pairs underserved middle and high school students with professionals and college students with strong mathematics backgrounds.
Why Be a Math Motivator?
As teachers struggle to reach every student in a virtual environment, volunteers are needed now more than ever to support underserved middle and high school students who cannot afford to pay for private math tutors.
- Join a network of professionals providing unparalleled access to job
opportunities.
- Enhance your résumé:
• Develop communication and leadership skills.
• Companies love to see that actuaries can explain math!
• Get involved as a Lead Volunteer or start a Math Motivators Club
on campus.
• Letters of recommendation can be provided upon request.
Who can be a tutor?
• Anyone comfortable with high school math
What subject will I likely tutor?
• Pre-Algebra, Algebra 1, or SAT/ACT Math; training, resources and materials are provided prior to each tutoring session
What’s the commitment?
• 1 hour per week virtually; each tutor works with one or two students
Ready To Start Tutoring?
Please take two minutes to sign up at http://vhub.at/MMHeartland. Use the join code: UNL.
• View tutoring opportunities as they get posted.
• Receive notifications about the program and upcoming opportunities.
• Background checks are required prior to volunteering.
For more information about the program, contact Dillion Walker at dillon.walker@huskers.unl.edu. Dillon is a UNL graduate who majored in Mathematics.