The Writing Center offers free sessions
with peer tutors to discuss a piece of your writing—we enjoy working
with writers at any level and for writing in any course. We can assist
you throughout the writing process, from brainstorming and developing
ideas to revising and editing your papers. Check us out! How to Make a Writing Center Appointment
Where?
The Writing Center is located in the Center for Computing and Mathematics, room 105
When?
Spring Semester Hours Monday: 4-9pm Sunday/Tuesday/Wednesday/Thursday: 3-9pm Friday: 3-5pm
Questions?
If you have questions, please contact the Writing Center at Writingcenter@alb.edu or (610) 921-7540.
The Writing Center Coordinator, Rachel Liberatore, can
be reached at (610) 921-7854.
FACED WITH A PAPER? NEED SOME QUICK HELP? TRY OUR POINTERS FOR PERFECT PAPERS
What exactly is a thesis? How do you write one? The following site presents a lucid explanation of what a thesis is and what it isn't.
Learn about "mapping" with a thesis. Then follow the development of a thesis with an illustration. A printout gives you a useful form for your own paper.
Content in confusion?
Check this user-friendly site for a splendid outline about outlining. You won't find better material than this.
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Or subscribe to any of the other sites listed in "Building a Better Vocabulary." They'll also send mail faithfully, even if it's only a word to enrich your vocabulary.
Grammar gotcha?
There is no magic solution to grammar problems, but there is plenty of good help. If you know you make better progress with personal one-on-one instruction, come for grammar work with a tutor in the Writing Center.
"Proofreading is a pain," says the voice from Bemidji State University (Minnesota). Here are excellent general and specific strategies to ease the pain. Also advice you won't often find: "A Few Myths about Sentences or Things You Might Want to Unlearn to Help You Edit."
Let advice from Harvard inspire you to go beyond running spell-check as the final effort in perfecting your paper.
A guide to all stages of the research paper process at researchpaper.com.
Writing online?
For everyone who sits down at the keyboard to write, here's common-sense advice worth hearing. The page includes "netiquette" cautions like avoiding "flames" and "spam."
Faculty Resources
Please contact the center coordinator, Rachel
Liberatore, if you have any questions or would like to discuss the center. Here
is a statement you may add to a course syllabus:
How Can the Writing Center Help You With This Course?
The Writing Center can help you with the writing you do for any of your classes. The center’s peer tutors will work with you at any stage of the writing process, from developing and organizing ideas to revising and editing drafts. Rather than editing your work for you, writing tutors will actively engage you in meaningful conversations about your writing and help you learn new strategies.
Location: Computing and Mathematics Building Room #105 Appointments: You can view the schedule and make an appointment through our online appointment system: www.rich75.com/alb Appointments are recommended, but tutors will work with you on a drop-in basis as they are available. Bring: Please bring the writing assignment guidelines you received from your instructor as well as any related course materials. Questions?: For more information, contact writingcenter@alb.edu.
Info. for ADP (DSP/DCP) Students
Students in regular daytime courses on main campus are required to visit our center in person. However, students in the Accelerated Degree Programs (Degree Start Program and Degree Completion Program) have additional options. If you are in the DSP or DCP program, click here for a flyer with more information.
HISTORY
Since 1978, Albright College has supported its commitment to academic excellence by offering writing assistance across the curriculum. The service is free. Student tutors sponsored by the English Department work one-on-one with their peers in all aspects of the writing process, from the idea stage through the final draft.
This page was developed at Albright College
in the spring semester, 2002, by Patricia Hummel,
with the assistance of Rosemary Deegan and Barbara Anderson
and was given a design refresh in 2007.