How CWE Supports Students

Find Writing Help and Maybe Even a New Passion

Yes, the Center for Writing Excellence is a campus resource designed to give specialized assistance for student assignments and projects, but we are also here to be a hub for creative activity and to help Blugolds discover the magic that writing can bring to self-discovery and the overall college journey.

All students are able to make use of the center and build not only writing skills but also relationships with peer writing assistants and one another. 

How We Can Help

Writing is a process. We can help you with all aspects. Here is a list of some (but not all) the areas we can assist you with:

• Generating and Exploring Ideas: freewriting, brainstorming, clustering, outlining, reading, talking, and working collaboratively
• Exploring a Topic: limiting a topic, establishing purpose, considering audience, doing research, formulating a preliminary thesis, choosing an appropriate form, and developing a plan of organization
• Drafting: developing ideas, arranging ideas in logical/strategic order, refining the thesis, developing relevant and adequate support, inserting transitions, developing a consistent tone and point of view, and creating voice
• Revising Content: anticipating readers' needs and responses, testing and clarifying the thesis, generating more or different information, and deciding to include or exclude material
• Revising Organization and Coherence: reordering content, paragraphing, reviewing and strengthening transitions
• Revising Style: combining and reconstructing sentences to tighten and clarify ideas, and eliminating wordiness and redundancy

Don't wait! Make an appointment today to start receiving help with ALL aspects of the writing process.

How to Make an Appointment

Go to our scheduler WCOnline. If this is your first visit, you will need to create an account. Once you've logged into your account, simply choose a day and time that works for you! We offer day time and evening appointments to work with your schedule.

During your appointment, you and your intern will do the following:

1. Discuss your writing assignment and goals for your 45-minute session. You can always schedule a follow-up appointment if you need more time.
2. Set an agenda based on your writing concerns at a particular stage in the writing process.
3. Talk about your approach and read through a draft (if you have one) or brainstorm as needed.
4. Talk about ways to revise your current work and strategies for moving forward.

Prepare for a Session

• Expect to spend 45 minutes during a writing session.
• Bring your syllabus, assignment sheet, readings, and/or class notes with you.
• Be ready to explain, in your own words, what you want to work on, even if you're confused about it.
• If you would like to work on an existing draft of your paper, either on your computer or a hard copy.
• If you bring a draft, expect to read it aloud to your writing assistant who will listen and provide you with feedback.
• Consider your writing assistant an informed and attentive reader who will be asking you questions about your writing.
• Don't expect the writing assistant to edit your paper. In order to become a better writer, it is important to understand all aspects of the process.