Southern Utah University Writing Center

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Southern Utah University Writing Center
Where writers find readers
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How can we help you?
We can help with - Ideas - Organization -
Introduction - Thesis Statements -
Credibility - Grammar - Research - Citing
Sources - Conclusions AND Writing!
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We cant

• Write your paper for you

• Provide a lot of help
• at the last minute

• Give you unlimited
• amounts of time

• Guarantee an A on your paper

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So WHO should go to the Writing Center?
EVERYONE should come because we can help anyone
at any stage of the writing process on any
writing project from a class essay to a research
project to a resume.
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How to Make an Appointment

• Come into the Writing Center (BC 204)
• Locate the appointment board on the east wall
• Sign up for an available appointment
• You may also call to schedule an appointment

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Policies about Appointments

• Please do not sign up for more than one (1)
  appointment per day and three (3) appointments
  per week.
• Hour and a half appointments dont work for us.
• One hour appointments should start on the hour.
• If your paper exceeds four (4) pages, please sign
  up for a full hour.

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No Shows

• If you are 10 or more minutes late, we must
  (regretfully) consider you a No Show and give
  your appointment to someone else.
• Please call or e-mail us if you cannot make your
  appointment.

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The Consulting Session

• STEP 1 Fill out the WHITE form before you see
  the tutor.
• STEPS 2 and 3 Take the blank YELLOW form and the
  GREEN form with you to the tutor.
• If you wish to take notes from your tutoring
  session, we will provide you with a handy BLUE
  tracking form.

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Lab Reservations

• Sometimes, the Writing Center is reserved by
  English Professors for their classes. If you
  have an appointment, there WILL be a tutor
  available for you. If you are using a computer,
  we may have to ask to you to leave if there are
  not enough computers for the classroom students.
• However, there are other computer labs available
  in the ELC and Library.

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E-mail Tutoring
We can respond to questions about ideas,
organization, and development. Send us your
entire paper (up to 5 pp.) as an attachment.
Longer papers will take more time.
Please send your paper at least 24 hours in
advance. A writing assistant will respond to you
via e-mail within 48 hours. However, students
who come in are our top priority so it may take
longer!
EASY TO USE!! All you need is an internet
connection and an e-mail address.
(E-mail tutoring is for Composition Students ONLY)
For more information about e-mail tutoring, see
our website.
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Grammar Doctor
Submit SPECIFIC questions about grammar problems
in your writing for the Grammar Doctor to answer.
The Grammar Doctor will offer you tips and
mini-lessons on how to cure them.
No appointment necessary, but please count on a
24-hour return time for a response.
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But theres more!
The Writing Center also has tools to help you
work on your writing independently!

• Numerous reference books about writing
• Tipsheets on various aspects of writing
• Computers and a printer

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And remember

• Dont be nervous!!

We are just regular old students What do you
have to lose?
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SUU Writing Center

• Braithwaite 204
• Open Spring Semester
• Mon., Wed., Fri. 800 AM-500 PM
• Tues., Thurs. 100 PM-400 PM
• http//suu.edu/hss/english/writingcenter
• Phone [phone]
• E-mail writingcenter_at_suu.edu