Shawnee State Writing Center

05/16/2024

We're open for the summer! Online only. Emails us at [email protected] to learn more or start working with a tutor!

A free peer tutoring service for all SSU students. Available online only for the Summer 2025 term. Email [email protected] to work with a tutor.

02/17/2023

We're open for spring from 10 to 5, Monday through Friday. We also offer Sunday evening online services from 4-7. Come see us in person or send us an email at [email protected].

09/21/2022

Having trouble with one of your papers? Writing can be hard--we get it. Come see us at the Writing Center on the first floor of the library in Room 120.

If you’re off campus, you can also hit us up at [email protected].

Whether you’re seeing our tutors in person or online, bring (or email) your assignment sheet, your draft, and a list of questions and/or concerns.

We are currently maintaining the following hours:
Tuesday 10AM - 5PM
Thursday 10AM - 5PM
Friday 11AM - 5PM
Sunday, 4PM - 7PM (online only)
These hours will expand to include Mondays and Wednesdays from 10 - 5PM during the last week of September.

03/15/2022

Hey, all--
The Silhouette staff has expanded the submission deadline to March 25. Spread the word!! We look forward to publishing your work.

01/18/2022

The Writing Center opens tomorrow, Wednesday, January 19. We will be operating in person for the Spring 2022 semester. Students who need peer tutoring are encouraged to stop by or email the Writing Center at [email protected]. Students should expect to remain present and engaged with their tutor through the duration of the session.

We will maintain the following hours this semester:
Monday, 10-5
Tuesday, 10 - 12 and 2-5
Wednesday, 10-5
Thursday, 10-5
Friday, 10-5
Sunday, 4-7

06/14/2021

The Writing Center opens on a limited basis today, June 14, at 2:30. This week, a student tutor will be available Monday through Friday from 2:30 to 5:30. Starting next week, student tutors will be available M-F from 10 to 5:30 and Sundays from 4 to 8. All sessions will be online through the end of summer.

Students who need peer tutoring should email the Writing Center at [email protected] for assistance with any part of the writing process. Students should also send their tutor their assignment sheet and expect to remain online and engaged with their tutor through the duration of the session.

12/04/2020

The Shawnee State Writing Center will remain open during finals week, December 6 - December 13, maintaining our usual hours:
Monday-Friday, 10 am -5 pm
Sunday, 4-7 pm

Students who need peer tutoring are encouraged to email the Writing Center at [email protected].

Happy Writing!

11/13/2020

Just a reminder--The Writing Center is operating entirely online for the Fall 2020 semester. Students who need peer tutoring are encouraged to email the Writing Center at [email protected].

09/01/2020

Hopefully, you’re all adjusting to your second week of fall semester.

The Writing Center opens today at 10:00 AM in an entirely online capacity. We will maintain the following hours this semester:
Monday - Friday, 10-5
Sunday, 4-7

Students who need peer tutoring at any stage of the writing process are encouraged to email the Writing Center at [email protected]. In order to ensure a productive online exchange, students should create a Gmail account to submit their writing projects through Google Docs. We also ask that they upload their assignment sheet or other relevant documents, as well as their assignment-specific questions and concerns when they request their tutoring session. Students should expect to remain online and engaged with their tutor through the duration of the session.

We look forward to meeting with you.

08/25/2020

The Purdue Writing Lab is an excellent resource for research and citation information, thesis statement instruction, and overviews of many of the papers students typically write as undergraduates. We highly recommend bookmarking their page. You can find it here:

The Purdue University Online Writing Lab serves writers from around the world and the Purdue University Writing Lab helps writers on Purdue's campus.

08/25/2020

Welcome to fall semester, everyone. The Writing Center will open during week two in an entirely online format. While we will replace face-to-face instruction with a few different online platforms for everything from peer tutoring to virtual classroom visits, we're confident in our ability to provide the same high quality writing assistance Shawnee State students have grown accustomed to receiving. To keep up with our most recent posts, please tap or click "like" on our page or visit our website at https://www.shawnee.edu/areas-study/clark-memorial-library/writing-center.

The Shawnee State Writing Center tutors help students in all majors improve their ability to write. We prioritize helping students learn how to tackle concerns such as revising, brainstorming, organizing, and understanding an assignment although we do address punctuation, grammar, and format

02/27/2020

The Writing Center will be closed for spring break Sunday 3/1 through Sunday 3/8.

We will open again at 10 a.m. on Monday 3/9.

Have a wonderful break!