UW-L's Writing Center
Contact
Virginia Crank, Writing Center Director
Quick Facts
Where? Carl Wimberly Hall, Room 304
When? The Writing Center hours for fall 2009 are:
Monday - Thursday: 10:00A.M. - 12:00P.M. and
2:00P.M. - 6:00P.M.
Friday: 10:00A.M. - 12:00P.M.
Saturday: Closed
*New evening hours!*
Writing Center tutors will be available on the 1st floor of
Murphy Library each Wednesday 6:00P.M. - 8:00P.M. and
Sunday 4:00P.M. - 8:00P.M.
How? There are several ways to schedule an appointment:
1. Stop by room 304 and sign up! A tutor will be happy to
help you if it's your first time.
2. If we are closed, sign up on the bulletin board right
outside the room.
3. E-mail us at WritingCenter@uwlax.edu with your
preferred day and time. Please don't attach your paper;
we'll work on it with you during your appointment.
4. Call us at 785-8661.
Why? To get feedback on any writing assignment
Who? Peer tutors will help any UW-L student.
Write here. Write now.
Writing Center tutors are here to assist you with all of your writing needs. Simply stop by 304 Wimberly to sign up for a tutoring session. You may also come in on a drop-in basis if tutors are available. Use our computers, our reference books, our couch, our staplers, our tables--but most of all use our friendly and knowledgeable tutoring staff.
What should I bring?
To get the most from your tutoring session, please bring a copy of the assignment as well as any notes or drafts. Feel free to bring in electronic versions of your work as well. Although tutors can help at the last minute, the sooner you can come in the better. Peer tutors encourage writers to be as independent as possible. We will not edit or proofread papers; instead, we ask questions designed to help writers find and analyze their own problems.
Who visits the center and why?
On any given day, you are as likely to see a biology major as an English major, a freshman as a senior--or even a graduate student--using the Writing Center. Some people are working on their resumes, others are brushing up on APA documentation, and still others are discussing paper topics or overcoming writer's block. The people who visit the Writing Center are a diverse group, but they all share a commitment to improve their writing.
Peer tutors offer writers help in preparing
- essays and major papers for courses in any department
- research reports
- literature reviews
- abstracts
- important letters
- texts for speeches and presentations
- applications for grants and scholarships
at any stage in the composing process:
- understanding the assignment
- finding a topic
- identifying and analyzing audience, purpose, and occasion
- developing material
- planning and organizing
- writing a rough draft
- revising
- editing
Writing Center Values
Every paper can be better.
Better writers, not just better papers
Every writer has strengths.
Writers are in charge of their writings.
The writer does the writing.
For tutoring to be teaching, the writer must talk so the tutor can listen
