Writing Center

Location: The Learning Center, Seton Center (SET 156)
 
Contact Us: learning.center@msj.edu or 513-244-4202
 
Drop in hours for writing assistance spring semester:  Please see the schedule below.
 
Need Help? Request Writing Center Assistance through this web form. You do need to be logged into myMount to access the form.

Writing Center Appointments
are available in person and via zoom.  Please email us at learning.center@msj.edu or complete the form above to request an appointment. 
Online Consultations - by appointment only.
 

Here in the Writing Center, we focus on the process of writing rather than the product by helping nurture and guide writers through the intricacies and frustrations of this complex activity. We can provide individual consultation with students (and faculty and staff), no matter what stage of the writing process they may be in, and we are prepared to tackle any level of bewilderment! Bring speeches, cover letters, stories and poems, academic papers, personal essays, or any other kind of text you might need to produce. You'll get close, individualized feedback. Come prepared to be an engaged and active participant in the whole process.

This is because we are not an editing and proofreading service. We are guides, who will aid in the development of writing strategies that will help you become a more effective writer. Rather than passively watching someone “fix” the mechanics of your work, you are more likely to find yourself at the receiving end of a lesson that will teach you how to do it yourself. We hope to help you build upon your writing strengths, and we will provide a supportive environment in which you can take on and master the challenges that we identify together.

Procedures:

  1. Writing Center consultations are face-to-face (or via zoom). You can schedule an appointment by email or drop in while our writing consultants are scheduled (Fall and Spring Semesters).   Also, our extensive collection of writing-related books is always accessible. (Summer sessions by appointment only; please email learning.center@msj.edu)
     
  2. Consultations are collaborative. We work in partnership with you. As you read your paper aloud, explain your goals, and come to recognize your strengths and challenges, we will listen, ask questions, make observations, offer suggestions, and teach the lessons we feel you need to master.
     
  3. If you have a draft of your work, bring two copies, please! You don’t need to be at this stage to visit the Writing Center, however. Come ready to brainstorm and free-write, if that’s what you need.
     
  4. If you must cancel a scheduled appointment, that’s fine. Just please let us know 24 hours in advance, so that we can free up the space for others.  Students who do not cancel their appointments at least 24 hours in advance will be considered a "no-show".  Students with two missed appointments will need to meet with the Associate Director of the Learning Center in order to schedule further appointments that term.
     
  5. Because writing is a gradual and continuing process, we highly recommend ongoing consultation. Please come and meet with us on a regular basis.

Online Writing Center

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Guides to Writing

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ESL (English as a Second Language)

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Guide to the Writing Process

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