MEET OUR TUTORS
SAIF AHMED
CLASS OF 2023
BIOCHEMISTRY MAJOR
CHEMISTRY TUTOR
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"Tutoring allows me to build invaluable connections with my peers and give back to the Transy community. It not only allows me to benefit my fellow students, but also helps further my own knowledge and abilities."
SAMMY CLORE
CLASS OF 2022
BIOLOGY MAJOR
BIOLOGY & CHEMISTRY TUTOR
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"I am a Pre-Dental student who thoroughly enjoys tutoring others in the subjects I am most passionate about because I feel that I can truly help them in those subjects. I have a passion for learning and I want to use that passion to contribute to my peers' academic successes. I am very approachable and easy to talk to, and I am excited to begin my tutoring role for this academic year!"
SANDA GRAHOVIC
QUINN HELTZEL
CLASS OF 2021
PPE MAJOR,
PSYCHOLOGY MINOR
PRACTICAL LOGIC TUTOR
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"I love solving logic problems! They’re like fun puzzles and it’s awesome to see other people become interested and have fun with it like I do."
SAVANNAH LAMBERT
SAMEER AHMED
CLASS OF 2021
BIOLOGY MAJOR
BIOLOGY & CHEMISTRY TUTOR
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"I tutor because I want my experiences to be useful to those who are still in the midst of their academic journey at Transy."
DELANEY CULLEN
CLASS OF 2021
SPANISH & HEALTH AND EXERCISE SCIENCE MAJORS
SPANISH TUTOR
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"I tutor Spanish because I am very passionate about talking with/getting to know people, and I never want a language barrier to prevent me from being friends with someone. That being said, I want to help/encourage as many people as possible to learn the language."
COLBY GRANT
CLASS OF 2022
BIOLOGY MAJOR, ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES MINOR
BIOLOGY & CHEMISTRY TUTOR
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"I tutor because of my passion for helping others, expanding one’s learning and knowledge base, and my passion for science. A fun fact about me is I play bass in a local band."
JUSTIN HUDNALL
CLASS OF 2022
CHEMISTRY & MUSIC STUDIES MAJOR
CHEMISTRY TUTOR
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"I tutor because I like to see the growth of my favorite subject in my Transy peers."
WADE LOPICCOLO
GRAYSON BRIGGS
CLASS OF 2021
SOCIOLOGY & ANTHROPOLOGY MAJOR, FRENCH MINOR
FRENCH TUTOR
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"I tutor because I love helping others learn and helping students develop lasting skills that can be used across disciplines."
LAUREN FREY
CLASS OF 2021
MATH MAJOR, COMPUTER SCIENCE & EDUCATIONAL STUDIES MINORS
MATH TUTOR
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"I tutor because I want to share my love of math with the rest of the world. I also think it is so important to help students who learn differently to find new and better methods to aid in their success."
HAYLE HALL
CLASS OF 2021
WRC MAJOR, CHINESE & EDUCATIONAL STUDIES MINORS
CHINESE TUTOR
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"I love tutoring because I not only get to help students strengthen their Chinese language skills, but also have important conversations with students about Chinese culture, U.S. culture, our identities, and how they all influence our understandings of ourselves and others!"
MICHAEL KLINE
CLASS OF 2021
PHYSICS & MATH MAJORS, COMPUTER SCIENCE MINOR
PHYSICS TUTOR
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"I tutor because I love physics and want to help others better understand it and enjoy it as much as I do."
BOBBY PAYNE
CLASS OF 2021
INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS & GERMAN MAJORS, FRENCH MINOR
GERMAN TUTOR
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"I tutor because I think the ability to speak another language opens many doors, but can also seem very intimidating. I want to help students build confidence with German to help them wherever their future takes them."
JENNAH RUEBENS
CLASS OF 2022
MATH & BIOLOGY MAJORS, ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES MINOR
MATH TUTOR
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"I tutor to get to know more people on campus and show that math just gets a bad rap and is actually really fun."
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CONNOR SEAL
CLASS OF 2021
CLASSICS MAJOR, HISTORY MINOR
WESTERN CIV TUTOR
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"I tutor because I am passionate about history and always seek to learn from my peers while also helping them learn."
HALEY TARTER
CLASS OF 2022
POLITICAL SCIENCE MAJOR, PHILOSOPHY MINOR
US POLITICS TUTOR
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"I tutor because tutoring helped me to understand difficult concepts in all of my classes and helped me to study material that I could not get on my own, and I would like to assist others in receiving the help they need. Tutoring is about helping others to grasp new/difficult content, not about how smart a person is. Everyone could use a tutor at some point, and I'm here to help!"
CLASS OF 2021
POLITICAL SCIENCE MAJOR, PHILOSOPHY MINOR
PRACTICAL LOGIC TUTOR
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"I tutor because I believe that empowering other students is one of the most important ways to build a family away from home on campus. In addition to that, I play baseball and I'm from Nashville TN."
DYLAN RUDDY
CLASS OF 2022
ECONOMICS & BUSINESS MAJORS, MATH MINOR
ECONOMICS TUTOR
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"I think economics is super cool and applicable to everyday life. I like learning about everything and helping other people."
TAYLOR SMITH
CLASS OF 2021
HISTORY MAJOR, INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS & FRENCH MINORS
WESTERN CIV TUTOR
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"I tutor because I enjoy helping others learn to understand and love history. Western Civ isn’t easy but with practice and help a student can gain so much from it!"
ALEXA VALAREZO
CLASS OF 2021
MATH & RELIGION MAJORS
MATH TUTOR
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"I tutor because I think math is a valuable tool because of the logic, numerical, and reasoning skills you gain from it. Not everyone comes from a good math education, and I want to empower those students in the classroom and in life."
CLASS OF 2022
BIOLOGY & ENGLISH MAJORS
CHEMISTRY TUTOR
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"I tutor because I love helping others learn and I love obtaining new learning techniques for myself. Each student has their own unique methods for learning and retaining material, and often these can be educational to the tutor: developing instructional skills that can be helpful to a wide array of learning techniques will help me more efficiently learn in my own classes."
AISSATA SACKHO
CLASS OF 2021
INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS & FRENCH MAJORS, RELIGION & WGS MINORS
FRENCH TUTOR
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"I tutor because it is a language that has been a part of upbringing culturally and educationally. Also because I enjoy speaking French."
PERRY SYKES
CLASS OF 2021
COMPUTER SCIENCE MAJOR
COMPUTER SCIENCE TUTOR
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"I am one of three computer scientists in my family."
TATIANNA VERSWYVEL
CLASS OF 2022
INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS MAJOR, ENGLISH & FRENCH MINORS
SPANISH & FRENCH TUTOR
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"I'm a native Spanish speaker from Monterrey, Mexico and my objective is to aid the language learning process from the beginner to the advanced levels. I wish to excite my peers about the beauties of the language and the culture of which I am so proud, and to make them see that neither the history nor the future of humanity is written exclusively in English."
EVAN WILT
CLASS OF 2022
ACCOUNTING MAJOR, SPANISH MINOR
ACCOUNTING TUTOR
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"I tutor because I want to do what I can to help fellow students achieve their goals in their academic experience."