The Writing Center will be open over Interterm, weekdays from 9am-4pm, offering writing appointments and programs for public speaking, thesis writers, and creative writing. We then will resume regular hours with the Spring semester. Happy new year!
Writing is a cornerstone of a liberal arts education. By developing the skills and habits of mind that enable effective communication, students prepare to engage meaningfully with the world. The Writing Center empowers students to develop their own processes and voices as writers, speakers, readers, and learners. Our commitment to inclusion, creativity, and rigorous intellectual engagement informs our approaches to individual consultations, group instruction, programming, and pedagogical support.
We can help you to brainstorm, organize, revise, or reflect on your writing. Schedule a meeting at any stage in your writing process. Our 45-minute appointments may be booked in our online scheduler.
At the Writing Center, a professional staff of writing and speaking associates is eager to listen to your ideas and facilitate conversations about process and pedagogy for harnessing the written and spoken word.
Visit us in 101 Charles Pratt Hall. Make an appointment to visit us during the academic year: Monday - Thursday from 9:00 am - 8:00 pm, Friday from 9:00 am - 4:00 pm, and Sunday 11 am - 8 pm.
We offer a wide variety of services for students, including individual appointments and workshops.
Visit our student page to learn more.
We offer services for faculty, including in-class workshops designed to meet the writing or speaking needs of your students, pedagogical consultations, and occasional seminars on the teaching of writing. In addition, we offer occasional writing retreats during academic breaks and a liaison program to better connect writing associates with the faculty of First-Year Seminars.
Visit our faculty page to learn more.
We offer individual consultation and coaching for students, faculty and staff, and faculty may request customized speaking support for their courses.
Visit our public speaking page to learn more.
The following web sites present relevant advice, examples, and instruction on a broad range of writing topics, from process to genre to mechanical.
Thesis writers, set yourself up to succeed this year by joining fellow students to write together regularly! Every Thursday night, the Writing Center and Library open up the Center for Humanistic Inquiry for students writing theses (and similar long-term, complex writing projects) to work side-by-side, fueled by snacks, coffee and camaraderie. Thursdays 8-11 pm in Frost Library, CHI Think Tank (2nd Floor)