NightOWL Online Tutoring

The Tutoring Center offers its NightOWL online tutoring service through Morrisville's membership in the STAR-NY (Sharing Tutoring and Academic Resources New York) Consortium. In addition to Morrisville, numerous other SUNY colleges belong to STAR-NY. These member campuses hire tutors who can help students enrolled at any of the participating campuses.

NightOWL is open from 7:00 p.m. to midnight, Sundays through Thursdays.

For Winter Term 2023-24, NightOWL/STAR-NY is open Wednesday, January 3-Thursday, January 25, 2024. The subjects tutored during this period are as follows:

  • Math 091, 101, 102, 103, 107, 123, 127, 141, 147, 151, 152, 153, and 161
  • Writing assignments for any classes through the master's level (except foreign language courses)

For Spring 2024, NightOWL/STAR-NY is open from Sunday, January 28-Thursday, May 9, 2024 The subjects supported during this period are as follows:

  • Accounting through 300-level classes
  • Biology through 151
  • Chemistry through 242
  • Computer science at the 100-level
  • Economics at the 100-level
  • Math 091, 101, 102, 103, 107, 123, 127, 141, 147, 151, 152, 153, and 161
  • Med math/dosage calculations for nursing
  • Nursing at the 100-level
  • Physics through 128
  • Psychology at the 100-level 
  • Writing assignments for any classes through the master's level (except foreign language courses)

Instructions for Working With a NightOWL/Star-NY Tutor:

  • Open an updated version of a browser such as Chrome, Firefox, or Safari (do NOT use Internet Explorer) to log into the STAR-NY tutoring site.
  • Click on the "Tutor Request" link to read and agree to the consent information and to follow the prompts to set up your account on the platform.
  • Select the room for the subject with which you would like assistance.  Students are helped one-on-one in the order that they log in to the tutoring platform. If a student is already working with the tutor(s), other students will remain in a virtual "waiting room." You will be taken into the tutor's room when the previous student's session is complete. Sessions are limited to 60 minutes.
  • While NightOWL/STAR-NY is mostly a drop-in tutoring service, limited appointments are available. Instructions about appointments are available on the STAR-NY website.