Writing Center
Located in the Cushing Center for Counseling and Academic Support, Walton Hall 205
If you've ever said, "I wish someone else were available to look at this paper before I hand it in" or "I wonder if my writing will make sense to anyone else," then the Writing Center is for you!
At the Writing Center, writing assistants work with students in a personal, one-on-one environment, helping students improve writing basics such as punctuation, structure, and documenting sources. In addition, they identify areas of strength and weakness, and solve problems with written expression. The goal is to help students improve their writing skills and become more proficient in reviewing and revising their own work.
The goal of the Writing Center is to help students improve their writing skills and become more proficient in reviewing and revising their own work.
Access the Writing Center
Traditional Undergraduate Students
During the fall semester, the Writing Center will be holding live sessions in person daytime hours during weekdays and via Zoom evenings, both on an appointment basis, starting on September 7. To schedule a session, please make an appointment on our Google Calendar here and fill out this Google Form. You will receive more instructions in your appointment confirmation email. If you wish to schedule a regular weekly appointment, please contact John Nordlof (jnordlof@eastern.edu), the Writing Center Director, for more information.
Graduate and Non-Traditional Undergraduate Students
We offer help throughout the entire writing process, whether you’re on the first draft of a 10-page paper or the third draft of a writing response! To submit your paper for asynchronous feedback, please email a Word draft to euwrites@eastern.edu and fill out this Google Form. When using this service, please allow a minimum of 48 business hours (not including weekend hours) for the turn-around of an average-sized paper of seven pages or less.
To schedule an appointment via Zoom session, please email the Writing Center at euwrites@eastern.edu and fill out this Google Form. Our appointments are 30 minutes and are by request only during regular office hours, Mon-Fri 8AM-5PM or during our evening office hours, Thurs 7-9PM.
The Writing Center for Graduate and Non-Traditional Undergraduate Students also offers workshops each semester that are not recorded. For our full workshop schedule, please email us at euwrites@eastern.edu.
If you have any questions, please contact us at euwrites@eastern.edu, or contact John Nordlof (jnordlof@eastern.edu), the Writing Center Director.
Our Mission
The Eastern University Writing Center is committed to equipping students with lifelong writing skills and, accordingly, desires to facilitate student learning rather than merely to "edit" student papers. We have a knowledgeable, enthusiastic, and compassionate staff who enjoy talking to students about their ideas and writing. In fact, you can visit the Writing Center at any point in your composition process--from brainstorming to documenting sources to final editing!
