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Wednesday, August 17, 2022

University Writing Center

 §  The Margaret H. Ordoubadian University Writing Center is located in LIB 362 and online at www.mtsu.edu/writing-center. Here, students can receive valuable (and FREE!) one-to-one assistance in person or online on writing projects for any course. Please make your appointment by stopping by LIB 362, calling 615-904-8237, or visiting the UWC website.  Visit early and often!

§  UWC is a place for ALL writers, regardless of level or writing experience.  

§  Come early and often! We help at all stages of the writing process. We recommend that students come to the UWC for at least two visits for each writing assignment. Multiple visits allow students to address a variety of concerns, such as content, organization, and grammar.

§  Being prepared for your session. Students with assignment sheets in hand are more likely to have productive sessions that help them to meet their needs as writers. UWC provides a peer-audience for writers. Rather than being seen as a "fix-it shop," the UWC prides itself on training consultants to give thoughtful, knowledgeable feedback throughout the writing process in order to help students grow skills and become more confident, independent writers.

§  Online and nontraditional students are encouraged to attend online sessions if they cannot come to campus

§  Students who are working on long-term projects or specific writing goals are encouraged to set up a Writing Partnership. Writing Partnerships allow students to work once a week at the same day and time with the same writing consultant. Find more information about Writing Partnerships here.

§  Request a UWC class visit early in the semester or at the beginning of a major writing assignment. Sometimes seeing a friendly face makes the difference in getting students to seek help. Request a class visit here.

§  Join a UWC Writing Group. See our Writing Groups page for more information!

How else can the UWC support your student writers this semester? 

 

We also support writers through course-specific or assignment-specific 45-minute writing workshops. The UWC administrative team has worked closely with faculty from diverse programs and departments, such as Biology, Music Publicity, and Professional Studies, to create workshops and writing support specific for students in those courses. Please head to our workshop request page to find out what type of workshops we offer, schedule a writing workshop, and steps to co-create a specialized writing workshop. 


We look forward to working with you! 

Thank you for your time,

 

Erica Cirillo-McCarthy, PhD

Director, The Margaret H. Ordoubadian University Writing Center

Assistant Professor, Department of English

Middle Tennessee State University

615.898.2921

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