Services and Policies

Services

• Access to Microsoft Office Software
• Free Writing Tutoring
• Computer and Printer Access
• Writing Workshops
• Online Writing Assistance

Policies

The Writing Center will:

• Assist currently enrolled students with reading or writing assignments
• Offer suggestions for improving a paper
• Offer exercises to help improve skills
• Assist students with basic use of a computer
• Provide a comfortable place to study
• Give priority of lab space to classes
• Provide assistance to students on a first-come first-serve basis
• Model the writing process through effective inventing, organizing, drafting, and revising skills
• Expect students needing help with revision to print their essays before the tutoring session
• Expect students to take notes during the tutoring session and be engaged in the tutoring process

The Writing Center will not:

• Assume responsibility for how well or how poorly a student applies the suggestions offered
• Guarantee that assignments done with lab assistance will meet the requirements of the professor
• Assume responsibility for a student's work
• Take responsibility for unsaved files lost during a computer error or outage
• Provide more than basic computer computer troubleshooting on lab computers or on personal devices
• Teach students course work taught in class
• Serve as a substitute for those who choose not to attend class
• Provide undivided attention, especially when the lab is busy
• Determine the grade or accept responsibility for the grade a student earns
• Tell students what to write or how to express their ideas
• Complete a graded assignment for a student, such as a peer review sheet
• Take appointments for tutoring sessions
• Provide paper, pens, pencils, correction fluid, cassette tapes, or flash drives