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Friday, January 5, 2024

Writing Center

The Margaret H. Ordoubadian University Writing Center (UWC) team is looking forward to the spring semester! Trained writing tutors are available both in-person and online to support students writing D2L discussion board posts, dissertations, and everything in between...

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! 

Below are some other suggestions for making the UWC a part of your course:

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

-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 development, content, organization, and grammar.

- Students with assignment sheets in hand are more likely to have productive sessions that help them to meet their needs as writers. Additionally, tell students that we provide a peer-audience for writers, offering thoughtful, knowledgeable feedback throughout the writing process in order to help students grow their skills and become more confident, independent writers.

-Online and nontraditional students are encouraged to attend online sessions if they cannot come to campus. We offer both synchronous and asynchronous online sessions. 

-Clear and ethical written and spoken communication (written/spoken by you, not AI)  is imperative.

-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.

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. Please take a look at our workshop request page for more information. 

We look forward to working with all students!

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