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Writing Consultations
Writing Center consultations are 50 minutes long and begin at the top of each hour. Consultants do not offer proofreading or editing services; instead, sessions are conducted collaboratively, and consultants make suggestions to help writers develop their own work.
- Sessions begin with a discussion of the writing project.
- Together, the writer and the consultant develop a plan and identify focus areas for the consultation.
- While writing consultants concentrate primarily on global concerns—focus, development, organization, flow, and style—they also offer suggestions in regard to grammar and punctuation rules.
- To make your session as productive as possible, please bring two copies of your paper to the Writing Center session and come prepared with specific questions for the consultant.
- Graduate Students: If you are working on a thesis or dissertation project, your first session with a writing consultant will be dedicated to developing a project plan. If you would like a subject librarian in your discipline to attend your first session, please let the Writing Center Coordinator (Email: Writing Center Coordinator) know in advance. After your first session, you and the Writing Consultant will develop an appointment schedule for the rest of the semester.