Writing Support Services Faculty Information

What Faculty Should Know About Writing Support Services

Location:	Academic success Center in Bemis / Hickory Hall 109
Fall Hours:	Monday-Thursday: 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM & 7:00 - 9:00 PM Friday: 9 AM - 3 PM Saturday: Closed Sunday: 2:00 - 5:00 PM & 7:00 - 9:00 PM
Contact:	x3207

We look forward to serving students from many schools, disciplines, and departments this semester. In order to serve your students best, please note these guidelines/considerations when making Writing Support Services referrals:

Writing is a process that takes time. Help your students write their papers in stages rather than all at once at the last minute (consider making preliminary drafts due early). If you don’t give them directions about this, many will wait until the last minute and we won’t be able to help them.
It is possible to refer an entire class to Writing Support Services, but please work it out with me, Dan Fraizer, in advance. We can accommodate many visits if they are distributed over a longer period of time.
Give your students and us plenty of explanation about your assignments. Send copies of the assignments to me, Dan Fraizer, and I will post them at Writing Support Services. I am always willing to discuss your goals for a writing assignment with you.
Share your perceptions/views with us. If you see a student making progress, let us know- conversely, if a consultation session seemed counterproductive or lacking in some way, let us know so we can do better next time. It is also perfectly okay to refer students to tutor/consultants who you believe are best suited to your students’ needs. Remember that you’ll always be informed through campus mail of what went on in a Writing Support Services consultation. Our goal in any consultation is to help students improve their writing, not just to provide a proofreading service.

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Page updated on: 04/17/2008