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MISSION
- To serve as a professional academic writing resource for a diverse student population including undergraduates, graduates, high school students and teachers and faculty and staff at the University;
- To provide an opportunity for historically underrepresented students to gain confidence and to meet their intellectual potential by improving their writing skills and critical thinking strategies;
- To aid these students to successfully complete composition, writing, and writing-related courses at the University of Arizona;
- To retain and graduate underrepresented students from the University of Arizona;
- To collaborate with high schools in recruiting and training high school students and teachers in writing;
- To encourage underrepresented/first generation students to enter, excel in, and complete graduate academic programs;
- To assist the academic community at large by providing a series of Weekly Writing Workshops;
- To serve any student who desires individual professional assistance as long as space allows and he/she has been referred by a professor.
- To assist in the recruitment, retention, and graduation of a diverse student body.
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