To meet with a Writing Partner in person or online, you will need to sign up for a WConline account. Use the “Register for an Account” link at the top left of the page. Note that if you’ve created an account to schedule appointments for a different service (Residential College Writing Tutors or the Academic Strategies Mentors), you’ll need to create a new one for the Writing Center.
Drop-in sessions with Writing Partners offer a low-stakes way to receive friendly but helpful feedback on your writing. Feel free to bring in your work at any point in the writing process, whether it’s barely an outline or a near-final draft. During fall and spring terms, drop-in hours are offered on the Poorvu Mezzanine at 301 York St., in Poorvu North on Kline Tower’s Concourse level at 219 Prospect St., and online.
During drop-in hours, Writing Partners are available on a first-come, first-served basis. A Shift Coordinator will be on duty to assist you, and, if you’re in person, complimentary snacks are provided to help fuel your work. Before seeing a Writing Partner, you will be asked to create an account on our WConline website if you do not have one already. Appointments last up to 45 minutes, depending on how many students are waiting to be seen.
Outside of our drop-in hours, students are encouraged to use the Poorvu Mezzanine at 301 York St. as a space to write, study, and relax.