The Greater University Tutoring Service (GUTS) is a Registered Student Organization (RSO), under the supervision of the Office of Academic & Career Success (OACS), with the goal of supporting student learning by offering free academic, language, and study skill tutoring.
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GUTS has evolved but remains focused on student-to-student tutoring
February 26, 2025, by Taylor Mulcahey
Free tutoring. For students. By students.
After 50 years, the mission of the Greater University Tutoring Service still resonates.
Founded in Sellery Hall in 1974, GUTS served more than 400 students last semester with various types of academic assistance.
“Even though GUTS has changed, the core values remain,” said Caitlin Farrell Haven, assistant director of learning support, who works closely with GUTS. “Students empowering each other to do the work and to learn.”
GUTS is among the many tutoring options that UW–Madison have.
Originally called Help At Sellery Hall (HASH), the organization was the brainchild of Harry Webne-Behrman, a house fellow in Sellery Hall at the time who wanted to replicate a successful experience he’d had with peer tutoring in high school.
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