While the Writing Center itself is not new, it has moved to a new location and is offering increased services for students, said center director Tracey Schwarze. Now located in the Dungan Humanities Building, Room 240, the center is open to any UNLV student seeking help with writing. Advisers will work with students on anything from term papers to class essays to letters of application, Schwarze said. The changes in the center apparently are paying off, as approximately 1,100 students used the center's services during fall semester '96 as compared with 600 during fall semester '95, she said. Students are encouraged to bring their work to the center before it is in its final form, so that advisers can help during the actual writing process, she said.
Advisers can assist with outlines, opening paragraphs, overall structure, and final review.
Schwarze emphasized that advisers will help students with their writing, but will not do the work for them. While some of the students who come to us do need quite a bit of help with their writing, others are already very good writers who are seeking to become even better. This year the Writing Center also is offering a series of brown bag lunches and other workshops. Instructors from the English Department will discuss a variety of writing issues with students during these sessions. Meanwhile, in the Classroom Building Complex, improved facilities for the teaching of computer courses and distance education courses have opened this semester.