Our goal is to engage students in active learning, discovering strategies to become independent and effective critics of their own work. Students may elect to use the walk-in center on their own. However, we can be most effective when we receive input from you, their instructors, about specific goals you would like them reach as writers. We can also serve students best when they come to a tutor with written directions for a given assignment. Please take the time to download one of our referral forms from our website and give it to your student, along with an assignment handout, before they plan to visit the Writing Center.
Students are welcome to use the center for five hours a semester.
If a tutor, instructor, or student feels additional sessions are necessary, the tutoring coordinator will assess need and assign the student to a tutor for regular appointments. Typically sessions run thirty minutes after which students are asked to work immediately on revising their papers. Students should save their texts on and IBM compatible disk in Word or Rich Text Format and bring hard copy and disk to their sessions. If a student has a referral form, the referring instructor will receive verification of the student s attendance and a brief progress report. We will be adding services, workshops, and programs throughout the semester.