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Writing Center staff AASU Writing Center, Gamble 109
Monday-Thursday
9am-7pm
Friday & Saturday
9am-12noon
WELCOME TO THE WRITING CENTER!
The Writing Center's goal is to help individual students develop their writing processes and become productive readers of their own texts. Current research in the field of writing supports the premise that professional writers do not work in isolation and that writers benefit from consulting with editors and trained readers. Acting upon this research, the Writing Center offers individual peer tutoring and group writing workshops to all writers -- undergraduate, graduate, faculty, and staff -- on the AASU campus.

Experienced student writers and faculty members serve as tutors who are committed to enhancing writers' intellectual growth and critical thinking skills in a manner that does not intrude upon the student/teacher relationship. Providing writers with other pairs of eyes and ears, tutors assist students in clarifying their thoughts and strengthening their voices. Sharing writing with thoughtful readers helps student writers improve their writing abilities, ranging from larger issues such as developing a thesis to smaller ones such as refining mechanics and spelling.

WHAT WE WILL & WILL NOT DO

Writing center assistants will:

  • help you learn to word process.
  • help you understand your assignments and your instructor's expectations.
  • read your work at any stage.
  • provide constructive feedback on your writing.
  • discuss ways to make writing more effective.
  • offer guidance with organization.
  • help you find your error patterns.
  • offer encouragement and support.
  • be honest and sincere.

Writing center assistants will not:

  • take responsibility for any stage of your paper.
  • proofread or edit a paper for you.
  • type a paper for you.
It is not sufficient to know what to say -- one must also know how to say it.

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