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Welcome! For an appointment with a peer tutor,
call us at 312-413-2206.
Hours of Operation:
Monday-Thursday 9-5
Friday 9-2
Demand for tutoring is high in
Fall.
Appointments may be filled a
week in advance.
Click here for
our mission
statement.
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Events:
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April 9
2009
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Writing Day Symposium, Spring
2009
American Demographic:
Name Yourself
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Past Events:
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Nov 2008
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Writing
Day Symposium, Fall 2008:
Border
Crossings Real and Imagined
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Mar 20
2008
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Writing
Day Symposium:
Women
(Re) Writing Color
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Feb 29
2008
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Conference:
Race in the Writing Center:
Toward New Theory & Praxis
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Sep 19
2007
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Shattering the Silences:
The Case for Minority Faculty
A film on minority
faculty in majority white
institutions. Followed by a UIC faculty panel
and reception.
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Oct 24
2007
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Write Around the Corner
Fall
2007 Writing Day
Open House, Forums, Open Mic
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About Our Services:
Writing is one of the most
important skills that students take away from college. To help students
learn about writing, UIC offers a special free resource, a peer writing
center, where students work with other students to improve as writers.
- Though we take drop ins, tutors are in demand so it
is best to make an appointment (312-413-2206).
- Appointments are 50 minutes long and begin on the
hour. Students are responsible for canceling appointments. If demand
is high, we need to give away appointments when students are late.
- Please bring a hard copy of your paper and the
instructor's description of the writing assignment.
- Tutors can assist you with all aspects of your
writing, including brainstorming, outlining, revising and editing.
Learning is most productive when students actively participate in
their tutoring. The most substantial changes in writing are made early
in the writing process. Come early!
- Students are allowed to make up to two appointments
per week. We cannot make back to back appointments, because we must
leave room for other students.
- Be a tutor! All students who received an A or a B
in English 161 (or the equivalent) are invited to apply for
English 222, our tutor training course. Being a tutor is a great
way to learn more about writing, help other students, and gain
valuable professional experience.
- The Writing Center has many student run
publications for fiction, poetry, and creative non-fiction. When you
visit us, make sure to find out more about opportunities for getting
some of your writing into print.
We do not discriminate on the
basis of race, class, religion, gender,
or ability, and we expect the students who visit us to treat tutors with
the same respect.
Copyright © 2008 The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois
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