Presentation to Junior Leadership Classes

The Writing Center

Mission of the Writing Center

• The Writing Center seeks to provide a nonjudgmental atmosphere where students are comfortable asking their peers for assistance with the writing process: brainstorming, outlining, developing a thesis, strengthening a conclusion as well as the overall effectiveness of a paper's argument.

Senior Roles in the Writing Center

• The Writing Center requires tutors to be responsible for making all of their shifts and to make arrangements when the odd circumstance prevents them from covering their schedule time slot. Tutors also maintain a high degree of trust while working in the writing center. Fellow students trust their advice, and faculty place trust in the tutors to know how to help tutor a paper instead of simply rewriting a student paper.

Habits of Writing Center Tutors

Trust Flexibility Patience Active listening skills Friendly persona A Commitment to the writing

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