The Writing Center at Illinois Wesleyan University welcomes all IWU students who would like help with their writing. We are open afternoons and evenings during the school year. We're conveniently located on the first floor of Buck Memorial Library.
Our tutors are all students at Wesleyan, and come from a variety of majors. In many cases they've taken the same courses in which their clients are enrolled, and have tackled similar writing assignments. They've taken the time to complete a non-credit, semester-long course in tutoring.
Our philosophy is simple: we help student writers help themselves by acting as sympathetic readers, by asking questions, by helping students evaluate their ideas, argument, content, and style, by teaching writers invention, argumentation, drafting, and copyediting strategies they can use on their own. We help students with all the stages of the writing process, from those first rough ideas through prewriting, collecting supporting material, drafting, and final editing and proofreading. We believe that good writing takes work and benefits from several revisions and re-inventions.
APPOINTMENTS:
Best: call x3810 or stop by Buck 102 during our regular hours (see below). Requests made through voicemail or email won't be processed overnight or between Friday and Sunday afternoons.
Papers 5 pages or less: 30 minute tutorial
Papers 5-10 pages: 60 minute tutorial
Papers 10-15 pages: 90 minute tutorial
Papers over 15 pages: 2 hour tutorial
All papers are read during the tutorial
If you're working on a long senior sem paper, establish a relationship with a tutor early in the process.
Priority is given to appointments, but walk-ins are welcome.
2012-13 Opening & Closing Dates
| Wed., Sept. 5, 1:00 pm | Open for the 2012-13 year |
| Thur., Oct. 18, 5:00 pm | Close for Fall Break Day |
| Sun., Oct. 21, 7:00pm | Re-open |
| Mon., Nov. 19, 10:00 pm | Close for Thanksgiving Break |
| Mon., Nov. 26, 1:00pm | Re-open |
| Thur., Dec. 13, 5:00pm |
Close for end of Winter Break |
| Wed.,Jan. 16, 1:00 pm | Re-opening for Spring Semester |
| Thur.,Mar. 7, 5:00 pm | Close for Spring Break |
| Mon., Mar. 18, 1:00 pm | Re-opening after Spring Break |
| Sun., Mar. 31 (Easter) | Close 1:00-5:00 ; re-open 7:00 p.m. |
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Mon., April 29, 5:00 pm May Term: TBA |
Close for Spring Semester |
Contact Us At:
Writing Center
Bloomington, IL 61702
(309) 556-3810
writcent@iwu.edu
Hours:
Sunday-Thursday 1:00-5:00 & 7:00-10:00pm
Friday 1:00-4:00pm
Saturday Closed
Writing Center Director:
Dr. Joel Haefner
jhaefner@iwu.edu