Students at Denison are challenged to write for courses in virtually all departments and in other settings, such as student organizations. We encourage these writers to bring their ideas, questions, rough drafts, assignments, and other related materials to the Writing Center during any stage of the process. Our goal is to foster independence among the writers on our campus, but all writers benefit from feedback and conversation along the way. The Writing Center is a free service for all Denison students taking any course. It offers feedback and instruction during any stage of the writing process, during any stage of a student's career at Denison.
Students are welcome to bring a rough draft or just ideas and questions.
The Writing Center staff will work with students to strengthen their writing. Writing is complicated. Professional writers know the value of getting feedback on their work. When a student visits the Writing Center, a consultant will ask a few questions in order to get to know each student and his or her work. For example, the consultant will want to know the nature of the writing assignment, what a student hopes to achieve in that text, and what problems and successes he or she seems to be having, etc.