Writing Center FAQ’s
The Writing Center is a free service dedicated to helping students become more active learners and promoting critical literacy across the campus community. We can help students in any course, regardless of their level of experience, expertise or confidence as writers.
Any student, faculty member, or other member of the campus community can use the Writing Center.
Call 607-778-5632 or stop by in person to make an appointment.
We’re on the Ground Floor of the Library building, in room L-012.
Our professional tutors work with you one-on-one to address your individual needs with writing. We can assist you with any stage of the writing process such as brainstorming, drafting, organization, and citation.
We will talk with you about your assignment and the concerns you have about your writing. We will not lecture to you or do any of the work for you. Our goal is to guide you toward communicating effectively. Tutorials typically last 30 minutes. You and your tutor will only be able to address a couple questions in one half-hour session, so we encourage you to make several appointments for one assignment. Plan ahead!
You should bring your textbook, handouts on the assignment, written feedback from your instructor, any drafts or writing that you’ve done for the assignment, and specific questions you would like to discuss with your tutor.
The Writing Center offers online tutoring for students who cannot make in-person appointments. Learn more about online tutoring.