Here To Help You Write
The Writing Center is staffed by peer coaches trained to give supportive, warm, welcoming, inclusive, and judgment-free support to both graduate and undergraduate students in their writing projects. Our process is collaborative in nature and encourages skill-building and writing as an iterative process.
"The writing center has this relaxing atmosphere where I feel more productive when working on my assignments. There is always someone there if I have any questions and the background music is an added bonus!
How Can The Writing Center Help?
Undergraduate Writing Center coaches can help students with:
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Writing for any Michigan Tech class
- CVs/resumes, cover letters
- Personal, research, and scholarly statements
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Grant and fellowship proposals
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Creative writing
- Scientific and technical reports
- Start-up materials and elevator pitches
- Classroom and professional presentations
- Procrastination and writer's block
- Brainstorming, development, revision, and editing
- Reading comprehension
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And more!
Graduate Writing Center coaches can help students with:
- Thesis/Dissertation Proposals and Chapters
- Graduate Coursework (e.g., lit reviews, lab reports, seminar papers)
- Conference Abstracts
- Personal Statements
- CVs, Résumés, and Cover Letters
- Research Article Manuscripts
- Procrastination and writer's block
- Brainstorming, development, revision, and editing
- Grant and Fellowship Proposals
- Synthesis and Citations
- And more!
The Writing Center leadership can help faculty with:
- Instructional support for writing projects in the classroom
- Supplemental presentations and writing in class (as available)
- Embedded content into Canvas
- Giving meaningful writing feedback
- Brainstorming writing assignments and implementation