Writing Center Mission
The mission of the IPFW Writing Center is to help writers learn to use language more effectively, produce clear writing appropriate to their purposes and audiences, and develop positive attitudes about writing and about themselves as writers.
Our motto: Every writer needs a reader.
How the Writing Center achieves its mission:
Staffed by experienced writing consultants trained to help others with their writing, the Writing Center provides opportunities for students to talk about and work on their writing for any of their classes. Faculty and staff are encouraged to bring in their assignment sheets and writing projects. Below are brief descriptions of Writing Center resources and services. For detailed information about the assistance you can receive and our other services, click on the links to the right.
Writing Center Resources and Services:
Appointments
Find out what our face-to-face appointments have to offer you, our policies for appointments, and how to schedule and cancel appointments.
Writing Lab
The Writing Center offers other resources in our space, including a dedicated writing lab, library, and handouts. In addition, both the Helmke Library and the Writing Center offer drop-in consulting hours in the Center during which students can receive brief, immediate assistance with finding research materials and citing them properly in their papers.
Online Consulting
We offer e-mail-based online consulting to writers who find it difficult to meet with us during our office hours; complete instructions for submitting papers and questions online are located here.
FAQ
Answers to our most frequently asked questions are found here. If you don’t find your question, please contact us!
Workshops
We hold campus-wide workshops for students and faculty each semester on a range of topics. Moreover, we also can prepare workshops tailored to the specific writing assignments/projects of individual instructors or campus groups.
Orientations
Faculty can encourage students to use the Writing Center by scheduling on orientation during class time or a community hour.
Handouts and Links
Our handouts cover a variety of writing topics and are available here in PDF format. We also have useful links for more information on citation styles, evaluating sources, and Writing Centers in our area and abroad. Do you have a link to recommend? Contact us!
Positions Available
Are you often asked to look over papers or answer questions about writing? You should consider becoming a writing consultant! We hire compassionate, strong undergraduate and graduate students, and full-time instructors are welcome to inquire about consulting as a service to the campus community. Information about the application process can be found here.
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