The Writing Center

The Center for Excellence in Writing and Communication promotes effective writing and communication as lifelong skills. These skills are necessary for personal and professional success; they are also powerful ways in which people think through issues, consider multiple points of view and become more consciously aware of the world around them. Visit the Writing Center to learn more about how we can help you grow as a writer, reader, and thinker.

Appointments

The Writing Center provides three kinds of writing support for undergraduate students: appointments with writing specialists, appointments with peer tutors, and asynchronous feedback. For graduate students and post-docs, we offer 50-minute sessions with Graduate Writing Consulants. Please visit our What We Do page for more details and to make an appointment.

Additional Resources

The Writing Center offers a variety of tutoring services, resources, and workshops for writing in any discipline, at all stages of the writing process. Visit our Student Resources & Handouts page for self-guided activities, directed learning activities, quick guides, & handouts that cover a range of topics, such as: process writing, argumentation, organization, citations, grammar, and more.

OUR SERVICES

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Schedule an appointment to work with a  peer tutor.

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Book an asynchronous appointment to receive feedback on your paper.

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View a collection of resources for composing sentences.

WHAT WE DO

The Center for Excellence in Writing and Communication supports undergraduate, graduate, and postdoctoral students in their writing process. We offer appointments with experienced peer tutors, workshops, and asynchronous activities.

Campus Writing & Communication Coordinator

The Campus Writing and Communication Coordinator’s office supports faculty offering writing instruction.

WAC + WID Program

The Writing Across the Curriculum + Writing in the Disciplines Program supports all faculty, graduate instructors, and teaching assistants across campus with issues related to teaching with writing. 

WE'D LOVE TO TALK TO YOU!

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