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Tutoring ServicesStudents are eligible to receive free tutoring on a regular basis from the Writing Skills Improvement program if they come from underrepresented backgrounds. This includes, for instance, but is not limited to: low income/first generation students; males in occupations such as nursing; females in mathematics, physical sciences and engineering; Hispanics, Native Americans, African Americans, Asian Americans, or students receiving any of the following categories of financial assistance:
If we have space available, we are also happy to assist any student who requests help, and especially those students who are directly referred by their professors. EnrollmentIn order to enroll for either regular or drop-in tutoring, the student must come to the Writing Skills Improvement Program office at 1201 East Helen Street. A simple registration form and contract must be filled out and signed. The student will indicate which hours he or she has available for tutoring and will be assigned a tutor who has those hours available. Drop-in students will be allowed to make appointments in advance for sessions with their tutor. Regular tutoringStudents meet with a tutor regularly for one- or two-hours per week throughout the semester. Tutors provide students with help in the areas where they are having the most difficulty. Tutorials focus on writing skills ranging from grammatical and mechanical concerns to content development and organization. Drop-in tutoringDrop-in tutoring is available for students who desire periodic assistance rather than regular tutoring. Drop-in sessions are available by appointment and need to be scheduled about one week in advance to guarantee an opening. Satellite Center TutoringDrop-in tutoring is also available at the Student Centers noted below. Call centers directly to schedule an appointment.
Students' Testimonials about the Writing Skills Improvement ProgramThis is an excellent program for students. It has helped me become familiar with college writing, for I am a freshman and was intimidated by it. The tutors are great. Their experience and knowledge helped me become a better writer. Vicki is my tutor and she is great! I am very grateful for her and for the Writing Skills Improvement Program. This program is very effective and efficient. Keep up the good work! My experience with my tutor was awesome. Through meeting with him I not only grew in my writing skills, but also in my ability to analyze texts. I felt that he really cared and was extremely helpful in my growth as a writer. The feedback helped me understand my flaws and gave me suggestions I could use to alter my style. Overall, it was great. I learned a great deal and received large amounts of help that greatly improved my writing and overall grade. Being Hispanic and having Spanish as a first language has made some of my classes (especially in high school) hard. For example, in high school in my English class, I would never get an "A," it would either be a "B" or "C," which made me feel uncomfortable with my English and insecure coming to college. I seriously thought at the beginning of the semester that I was going to flunk my English 101 class. Right now my favorite class is English 101. I have an "A" in that class and I feel more comfortable and secure with my writing thanks to my tutor and the Writing Skills Improvement Program. The tutor has been an excellent source of help by helping me to understand repetitive mistakes I make in my writing, and how to solve such mistakes. Now when I sit down to write a paper, I am more cognizant of grammar errors, and other mistakes, before I actually make them. My tutor was extremely helpful, and every time I left, I had a much better understanding of the assignment (if I was confused) and knew what I needed to do in order to improve my paper. The writing tutoring that I participated in was very beneficial. The tutor emphasized creativity, made writing, or the rules of writing, interesting. I am now more aware of the structures in writing and also how writing can be mastered over time. I really liked coming to this tutoring program. It made me feel like I was a step ahead of my classmates and helped me to feel more confident of my work instead of going into class feeling unprepared. It also kept me on task because I would have to finish writing or revise my work in order to have something to go over with my tutor. Keep on offering this great program so that others can reap the rewards!
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