Desk hours are when tutors are available at the center desk: no appointment needed.

Monday–Thursday: 7–9 p.m.

Fill out a tutor request form 48 hours in advance if you want or need an appointment.

No. Open desk hours usually start the second week of the semester and continue until the final day of classes. If you need a tutor immediately when the semester begins, simply email the center or fill out a Tutor Request Form.

For desk hours, no. However, individual appointments can be made, pending the availability of the tutors. Please make sure you schedule an appointment at least a week in advance before finals week.

As long as the Allan W. Mund College Center is open, the Center for Writing & Tutoring Resources will be open as planned for desk hours. However, if you make an individual appointment, please keep in mind that some of our tutors are commuters. Please contact your tutor directly to confirm the appointment in case of bad weather.

Proofing & Editing Policy

The tutors will not write your paper for you. Their job is to help you improve your own writing skills by asking questions, being an audience, listening and asking you about what you want to say, and then guiding you to say it effectively through process writing. They will help you negotiate the several stages of writing, such as prewriting, organization, revising, and editing.

The Center for Writing & Tutoring Resources does make accommodations for those with documented learning challenges or special needs.

• Start papers early so that you aren't trying to write a 15-page paper the night before it's due. Not only is it stressful, but it limits the amount of help tutors can provide for you.
• Manage your time wisely when writing a paper. Dividing the writing process into several smaller steps will make writing it less stressful and easier to do. This way, if you do get stuck at a certain point, tutors will be able to help you one step at a time.
• Utilize prewriting to begin a paper and get your thoughts going. Use several different techniques until you find some you like the best. Brainstorming, free-writing, and clustering or mapping, cubing and dialoguing are just a few examples of invention strategies.
• Read your written paper out loud to others to check for errors and cohesiveness. Listening to the work separates what you thought you said from what you actually said.
• Utilize the resources you have at hand. Writing handbooks will often have answers to your questions about punctuation, grammar, citations, and several other things. Other answers to questions about correct usage, development of style, or grammar questions can be found on-line or at the center in our resource library or by conferencing with our tutors.
• Revise your paper from large issues to smaller ones. Don't make punctuation or spelling a priority until you reflect on what you are saying and how you are saying it. Revision= re-seeing what you want the reader to hear and know.