Recognize the unique rhetorical situation of every writing task - that any piece of writing is addressed to a specific audience, for a specific purpose, on a specific subject, within a specific context.Understand writing as a complex meaning-making process, one that requires writers to develop strategies for generating, developing, supporting, and organizing ideas finding, evaluating, and integrating sources citing and documenting research globally revising for clarity, coherence, and concision and locally proofreading and editing for grammar, mechanics, spelling, and style.Students who utilize the University Writing Center will: At the UWC, everyone is a valued colleague in our culture of writing. We share with fellow writers the tools necessary to improve her or his writing process, while fostering interactions between peer learners that benefit both the writer and the writing consultant. We meet each writer where she or he is, with respect for individual learning styles. Our challenge as peer Writing Consultants is to collaboratively assist fellow writers in all stages of the writing process, from generating ideas to editing and proofreading. It is a skill every citizen needs, and a craft every student should hone.
Location: Jernigan Library, Room 217 UWC Mission StatementĪt the University Writing Center (UWC), we believe writing is more than just a tool.