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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