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THE Writing CenterEmail: [email protected] or [email protected]
Director's Email: [email protected] Social Media: Facebook Hours: Mon-Thu, 4pm-6pm; Thu-Sun, 7-9pm Eligibility: All Scripps College students Location: Humanities 232 See website for more details. Schedule an appointment here. |
Description:
The Scripps Writing Center operates under the supervision of the Director of the Writing Center, the Director of the Writing Program, and the Office of the Dean of Faculty. They offer students from all academic disciplines the opportunity to work on their writing by engaging in discussions with a knowledgeable peer tutor. Students at any stage of the writing process are welcomed, from a first-year student working on their first draft to a senior finishing their thesis.
While tutors do not proofread papers or revise assignments, the tutors do formulate appropriate questions to prompt students to interpret writing assignments, to reconsider ideas, to reconstruct the organization of their essays, and to reformulate the presentation and language of a paper. The Center is not intended for remediation or editing services, but tutors can provide instruction in usage, grammar, and punctuation.
Services:
The Scripps Writing Center operates under the supervision of the Director of the Writing Center, the Director of the Writing Program, and the Office of the Dean of Faculty. They offer students from all academic disciplines the opportunity to work on their writing by engaging in discussions with a knowledgeable peer tutor. Students at any stage of the writing process are welcomed, from a first-year student working on their first draft to a senior finishing their thesis.
While tutors do not proofread papers or revise assignments, the tutors do formulate appropriate questions to prompt students to interpret writing assignments, to reconsider ideas, to reconstruct the organization of their essays, and to reformulate the presentation and language of a paper. The Center is not intended for remediation or editing services, but tutors can provide instruction in usage, grammar, and punctuation.
Services:
- Workshops: The Writing Center sponsors a number of workshops in writing for Scripps students. Past workshops have included Approaching Your First College Paper, Thesis Development, Understanding the Research Process and Research Documentation, Creative Writing, Writing Essay Examinations, and Composing Resumes, Application Letters, and Fellowship Essays. If you are especially interested in having one of these topics presented again, have an idea for a workshop, or would just like to check when they will be offering workshops, contact Writing Center Supervisor Glenn Simshaw.
- Senior Thesis Buddies: The Writing Center maintains a special program for seniors working on the thesis. The program pairs a senior with a Tutor, and they work together throughout the semester, meeting either during regular Center hours or at a time arranged by the student and the Tutor. A typical session held at the Writing Center lasts 30-60 minutes, time devoted to organizing, developing, and composing the thesis project.
- Multilingual Writing Support: Professional Writing Associates Adam Novy, M.F.A., and Pam Bromley, Ph.D. work with students who are writing in English as an additional language, and they can help unpack US educational culture and college writing expectations, explore the interaction between sentence‐level language choices, content, and structure in written arguments, or discuss anything else you are interested in exploring.
- Support for Personal Statements: Professional Writing Associates Adam Novy, M.F.A., and Pam Bromley, Ph.D., offer support students working on fellowship, graduate school, or other application essays at any stage of the writing process.
- Research Support: Librarian Megan Donnelly, a Teaching and Outreach Librarian at The Claremont Colleges Library, can provide research help. This includes help with choosing an appropriate research topic, searching for sources, evaluating sources, and citing sources. Email Megan at [email protected] to make an appointment to streamline your research process!
