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Marquette Ott Memorial Writing Center The writing center offers peer tutoring to all Marquette students, staff, and faculty working on any and all writing projects.

The heart of what we do is meet with writers to talk, one-on-one, about writing in progress. You are welcome to bring anything from first year English papers to graduate theses, from history papers to personal statements for law school. No matter where you are in the writing process--even if you just don't know where to start--we can help. We see writers in 30- or 60-minute sessions, and we recommend that you schedule your appointment ahead of time when possible. During especially busy weeks of the semester, our schedule gets booked up several days in advance! Do you need to get more writing done but have trouble scheduling blocks of time? Do you find writing lonely and would you prefer to write in the company of other writers? Did you know that in a study conducted by Robert Boice, writers who wrote in regularly scheduled blocks (rather than waiting to feel inspired) produced three times as much text and reported enjoying writing more? Because many writers would benefit from more structure and less solitude as they write, we invite graduate student writers to participate in a new program being offered by the Ott Memorial Writing Center: graduate student writing groups. These groups are free of charge and will begin during the Spring 2012 semester. We hope to offer similar writing groups to faculty and undergraduates in future semesters. Call us at 288-5542 or go online at http://marquette.mywconline.com/ to schedule an appointment.

Want to be a writing tutor at the Ott? Come to an info session and learn more!
10/02/2026

Want to be a writing tutor at the Ott? Come to an info session and learn more!

Check it, Marquette University! The Ott Memorial Writing Center is on LinkedIn! Follow us and tell all your writing frie...
04/10/2026

Check it, Marquette University! The Ott Memorial Writing Center is on LinkedIn! Follow us and tell all your writing friends! Here's the link: https://bit.ly/OttLinkedIn

On Friday we celebrated the feast of St. Cuthbert! Thank you so much to everyone who celebrated with us, and special tha...
03/23/2026

On Friday we celebrated the feast of St. Cuthbert! Thank you so much to everyone who celebrated with us, and special thanks to for joining us! It was a wonderful event, and we appreciate all the support from individuals who made it possible! 🦦

It’s almost Friday, sneak a peek at some Ott Adventures!
02/26/2026

It’s almost Friday, sneak a peek at some Ott Adventures!

02/24/2026

Our UGAD (undergraduate assistant director) works really hard taking care of staff boding and mentorship of our new otters! We love spending time with them!

Announcing our FIRST EVER (annual?) National Marquette Day Alumni Gathering!When? Friday Feb 6th, 5-6:30pm (it's an open...
02/04/2026

Announcing our FIRST EVER (annual?) National Marquette Day Alumni Gathering!

When? Friday Feb 6th, 5-6:30pm (it's an open house, so come and go as you please)

Who? Ott alum and their family & friends; current Otters

Where? 240 Raynor (The Ott)

What? Nibbles & fizzy waters & brownies & Ott swag!
This is our first ever alumni gathering. We expect to be a small but mighty group--but we're excited to give it a try! We like to think of this as our "pilot" year, so spread the word to other alum friends.

It's an open house, so come and go as you please--but we'll plan to take a picture together around 5:45pm. We hope to see you there!

A note: Raynor is swipe card access only after 5pm, but we’ll station a current Otter by the door. If you’re still having trouble getting in, call the Ott (288-5542).

10/20/2025

Our otters are tutors you can trust!! Make your appointment today at marquette.mywconline (correction Fridays we close at 4pm not 9pm!)

10/14/2025

You might’ve seen our Otter around campus yesterday handing out some information on how to apply to be a Writing Center tutor!! Nominate yourself or others to be a tutor, nominations close tomorrow!!

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Milwaukee, WI
53233

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 9pm
Tuesday 9am - 9pm
Wednesday 9am - 9pm
Thursday 9am - 9pm
Friday 9am - 4pm
Sunday 12pm - 5pm

Telephone

414-288-5542

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