Secretary The Writing Skills Improvement Program was established to assist minority and economically disadvantaged students in their struggle for academic success at the University of Arizona. In past years it has become clear that problems with English usage and writing skills are the greatest common obstacles faced by these students. These obstacles appear at the very beginning of the student's academic career in the form of the freshman English requirement. The Writing Skills Improvement Program has carefully selected a staff of competent and committed professional tutors. These tutors work closely with those students who are eligible for the program and who want to make a sincere effort to improve their writing skills.
Close contact is maintained with the instructor, and conferences are scheduled regularly.
The tutoring session is the heart of our program. Workshops are free and open to the entire academic community. The Graduate Writing Workshop consists of weekly 1 hour meetings with a tutor-instructor which cover various aspects of writing graduate research papers, theses, and dissertations and writing conference proposals and presentations. Come to the office to receive copies of workshops and handouts.