Show Writing Center offers help for students' students writing needs Shirley M. M Goodman Staff Writer NEED help with your writing writing writing writ writ- ing assignments Now you can get help writing assignments assignments assignments as as- in any subject from tutors and advisors in inthe inthe inthe the Writing Center Formerly known as the English Lab the Writing Center is located in Writing assistance will be given to any student with writing assignments in math history science trades humanities etc The services of the Writing Center are open to students from all campuses of In addition addition addition addi addi- tion new centers will be opened in the future on outlying outlying outlying out out- lying campuses Students can be overwhelmed overwhelmed overwhelmed over over- whelmed with writing assignments assignments assignments assign assign- ments so the purpose of the Writing Center is to give students students students stu stu- stu- stu dents writing support Another objective of the Writing Center is to assist students students students stu stu- stu- stu dents by offering tutoring through assigned faculty ad ad- visors The faculty advisors may change each semester but tutors remain the same The center is under the direction of time full lab aide Clint Gardner Students can contact him in the Writing Center for tutor scheduling and assistance Come as early as possible to set up an appointment Dont Don't wait until right before the paper is due said Stephen Ruffus Writing Program Program Program Pro Pro- gram Coordinator But the program is also designed for drop droo in help as well The advisors and tutors are interactive with the students students students stu stu- dents in guiding them in using language effectively says Ruffus The advisors and tutors will assist with ideas on how to get your paper started answering any writing related-questions related and helping with writing structure and formats The writing business as usual is the responsibility of the stu stu- dent Tutors will not write your paper or assist with text or content When a student signs up with a tutor a fol fol- fol- fol up low-up file will be kept on the students student's writing progress that quarter This is a wide campus-wide service service service ser ser- ser ser- vice to all tuition paid students although com com- in the Writing Center are still reserved for students taking courses in the Humanities Division The Writing Center is supported supported supported sup sup- ported by funds from the Department of Humanities which is why the Writing Centers Center's computers are not open for all students at any timeA timeA timeA time A request has been made to have ha the old library for forthe the Writing Center after the new library is built said Ruffus But that's a l long ng way away and we need the space now Creating a cohesiveness between between between be- be tween computer labs is another future goal for the Writing Center he said Notices have gone out to the faculty offering assistance to students for any writing assignment This is a completely new concept on this campus Ruf Ruf- fus added We want to expand expand expand ex ex- the writing communications and spread it across the c campus through this tutoring w advisory program The long term plans are just unfolding They were designed by John Anjer- Anjer wierden division chair of Community Education and Pamela Gardner division chair of Humanities and Title III |