Resources for Faculty

 

The Writing Assistance Center provides the following services for faculty:

 

  • Individual conferences for students in need of additional writing assistance
  • Feedback on your assignments and structure of your Writing Intensive Courses
  • Consultations on writing assignments and discipline-specific resources for your students
  • Resources for implementing Writing-to-Learn activities in your classes at all academic levels
  • Access to documentation or style manuals for your professional and scholarly work
  • Assistance with revising and editing your scholarly research and writing

 

In addition to the workshop series held on Tuesday afternoons, the Writing Center is also available to lead tailored, in-class workshops or guest lectures on writing skills and conventions, such as those listed below.  Workshops can be tailored to fit 30-, 50-, and 75-minute blocks.   We are also available to lead small-group peer review workshops for your classes either during class time or during a scheduled session in the Writing Center.

 

  • Great Expectations: College Writing and Communicating with Professors
  • Conquering the Blank Page: Invention and Prewriting Strategies
  • Brick and Mortar: Crafting Foundational Thesis Statements
  • Body of Work: Organization and Unity
  • Road Signs: The Necessity of Transitions
  • Every Minute Counts: Writing Essay Exams
  • Making Amends: Revision Strategies
  • All the Gory Details: Writing Descriptively
  • The Terrible Trifecta: Identifying and Fixing Sentence Fragments, Comma Splices, and Run-on Sentences
  • Mark My Words: Proofreading and Polishing the Draft
  • Beyond Google: Research Methods for Academic Writing
  • The (Un)Reliable: Evaluating Sources
  • He Said/She Said: The Ethics of MLA or APA Documentation

 

Consultants can provide students with participation slips if you wish to make a session, workshop, or OWL visit mandatory or extra-credit for a class.  If you require students to visit the WC during an assignment, please notify us at least one week in advance. 

Help us better serve your students:  submit your assignments to the Project Wall in the Writing Center.WritingCenter@BHSU.edu.

 

 

Contact us to schedule a consultation or workshop.

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Mondays - Thursdays: 10:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m.
Fridays: 10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.

NEW WEEKEND HOURS!  Sundays:  2:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m.

 

Open Writing Lab (OWL):  Students are welcome to work on their writing during regular WC hours.

To make an appointment, sign up in the session book in the Writing Center, contact us directly at 642-6922, or sign up via the session request form.  Walk-ins are welcome as space allows.


Black Hills State University

LOCATION:
First Floor of E.Y. Berry Library
PHONE: 
642-6922
EMAIL:  
WritingCenter@bhsu.edu