Campus Resources: Writing Center

Making an appointment prior to coming to the Writing Center helps your tutor know what to expect; it is highly recommended. However, you can always walk in and wait for the next available tutor.

Make sure you have the following:

• Syllabus, instructions for the particular assignment, and any handouts your instructor has given you to help you with the assignment.
• Two hard copies of your paper or one hard copy and your laptop. If your paper and instructions have been emailed to me, bring only one hard copy or your laptop.
• Your goals of the session and other points you would like to discuss.

No; you may visit the Writing Center at any stage of your writing; it could be as early as at the brainstorming stage.

If you know you can’t keep an appointment for some reason, call us as soon as possible at (252) 398-6262 to reschedule or cancel your appointment.

No, you must be physically present with the tutor.

No, your tutor will only make suggestions, and will not write for you. Bring questions to discuss on your title, thesis, structure and argument.

No, a tutor's suggestions can only help to improve your writing; it cannot necessarily guarantee an “A”. Writing is a process and you can always make further improvements in it until the last minute.

All tutors in the Writing Center are Chowan students, who have completed a training that the center provides. All students who have successfully completed English 101 and 102 are invited to apply for a position with two letters of recommendations, resume, a cover letter and a writing sample. For more information, contact Deepak Pant, Director, at (252) 398-6262 or see him in Robert Marks Hall, Room 105.