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Undergraduate Student Resources

Connect with a Tutor

Meet the Tutors

Writing tutors take walk-ins during their appointment windows in the Academic Success Center on the third floor of 91����Ƶ’s library. However, because tutors are scheduled only for a limited number of hours each week, it’s best to make an appointment ahead of time.

You may meet with a tutor at any stage of the writing (or speech-making) process, whether that be trying to understand the wording of an assignment, getting support with paraphrasing, or revising a paper or speech. Each appointment lasts for a half hour and takes place in the Academic Success Center in the library.

Be prepared to show the tutor the instructions for your assignment.

Writing tutors have taken a course to prepare to work with you to gain confidence in your writing and become a better writer. They may ask you some of the following questions from the sixth edition of the Bedford Guide for Writing Tutors (2016):

• “What can I help you with?”
• “What assignment are you working on?”
• “Who is your audience?”
• “What are you writing about?”
• “Can you tell me (briefly) how you set up your argument?”
• “Can you tell me a little more about your writing process for this paper–how you started, how much time you gave yourself for research, and so on?” 

Writing tutors will not:

• Complete assignments for you
• Edit or proofread papers for you
• Review papers outside of the half-hour appointment time
• Guarantee extensive aid on the day assignments are due.

Style and Citation Guides

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