Writing Consultations
The Writing Center supports the entire college community. Peer consultants work one-on-one with student writers at every stage of the writing process—from initial brainstorming to writing drafts, and from organizing ideas to final editing. Consultants help students with writing taught in different academic disciplines, as well as other kinds of writing they might need to do while at college (e.g., cover letters for internships, résumés for job applications, personal statements for scholarships or graduate school). In addition, the director of Writing, in consultation with the individual student, may plan a program of writing practice to meet the student’s needs.
Our Mission
The Writing Center is a teaching and learning workplace (not a “fix-it” shop or an editing service). We provide both appointment and drop-in writing consulting.
Long-term, the Writing Center’s mission is to help students become independent learners and writers, building their confidence and helping them develop writing tools for learning on their own.
How Writing Consultants Can Help
- Ask writers for clarification (e.g., What would you like help with today? What’s your assignment? What’s your thesis?)
- Pinpoint locations where examples, details, and support would strengthen and focus an argument or narrative, or where citation information is needed, etc.
- Challenge you to re-think, revise, and rejoice in your writing!
For Fall 2023, our in-person writing consulting sessions are on the 2nd floor of the Stockwell Library building, in the open space shared with other Continuing Education Center study table sessions and peer tutors.
In addition to our scheduled in-person consulting, asynchronous writing feedback is available 24/7, though responses will generally take several hours, depending on time of day, day of the week, etc.
For more information, email us: writing@stu.edu.
We look forward to seeing you and your writing!
Schedule and More information
View our in-person consulting schedule, plus our 24/7 email & Google Docs consulting option.
For more information, email us: info@stu.edu.eu.
We look forward to seeing you and your writing!