The Writing Center is looking for a student with graphic design and publicity experience to fill the position of Publicity Assistant. Students interested in working with us should read the job description and apply at the link below.
The Writing Center was originally established to help members of our community to communicate their experiences and insights effectively through the written word. Recently, we broadened our mission to include the spoken word as well. Whether you are a student working on a paper or presentation for a class, a novelist giving a public reading of your most recent work, or a professor seeking to design an effective writing or speaking assignment, we are eager to talk with you.
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)