2008 Woodie Awards
Resource: Writing Center
Tanisha Mathis
Issue date: 9/11/06 Section: Holt News
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There are many resources on the Rollins College campus. Olin library, the Office of Career Services and academic advisors all deliver enormous services to the student body but, arguably, none of these resources can have a greater impact on a student's academic success than the Writing Center. Located in the Thomas P. Johnson Student Resource Center, the Writing Center has been a mainstay at Rollins for over twenty years.
The Writing Center is comprised of Rollins College students recommended by faculty and trained by professionals to assist Rollins students with the various stages of the writing process from brainstorming to the final editing stages.
Writing consultants do not spend their hour-long consultations with students telling them how to write the paper. The consultants make sure to not impose their views or writing styles on the students. They should be seen as an added resource in the writing process. It is a consultant's mission to give the student tools they can use to write not only their current paper but for future writing assignments as well.
In order to have a productive writing consultation, students should bring their assignment, a written copy of their paper, a writing utensil and what concerns they have regarding their assignment. Whether a student's visit is voluntary or required by a professor it is imperative a student enter with a positive attitude. A writing consultant is not a professor or a professor's aid. Their job is not to work for the professor but work with the student to help them become more comfortable with the writing process.
"The best writing is rewriting." said author E.B. White, well-known for his children's book Charlotte's Web. The best writing assignments are products of numerous rewrites. Writing is an ongoing process therefore students may have to visit the writing center on more than one occasion for the same writing assignment.
Rollins is a liberal arts college that strongly believes in the writing discipline. Whether a class is history, international affairs or even art history the chances are great that the student will be responsible for completing a writing assignment. For many Hamilton Holt students, their college attendance is preceded by a long absence from the world of academics. It is imperative that students do not linger through semester feeling lost about how to complete a writing assignment.
There is no need to struggle when there are approximately twenty warm and supportive students who are dedicated to helping their peers.
The Writing Center is open six days a week, Monday through Thursdays 10am-10pm, Fridays 10-4 and Sundays 4pm-10pm. The Writing Center's late weekday hours and Sunday availability makes it convenient for the Hamilton Holt student's unorthodox schedule.
If you have any questions regarding the Writing Center stop by the office or contact Pete Ives, Coordinator of the Writing Center at (407) 646-2245.
The Writing Center is comprised of Rollins College students recommended by faculty and trained by professionals to assist Rollins students with the various stages of the writing process from brainstorming to the final editing stages.
Writing consultants do not spend their hour-long consultations with students telling them how to write the paper. The consultants make sure to not impose their views or writing styles on the students. They should be seen as an added resource in the writing process. It is a consultant's mission to give the student tools they can use to write not only their current paper but for future writing assignments as well.
In order to have a productive writing consultation, students should bring their assignment, a written copy of their paper, a writing utensil and what concerns they have regarding their assignment. Whether a student's visit is voluntary or required by a professor it is imperative a student enter with a positive attitude. A writing consultant is not a professor or a professor's aid. Their job is not to work for the professor but work with the student to help them become more comfortable with the writing process.
"The best writing is rewriting." said author E.B. White, well-known for his children's book Charlotte's Web. The best writing assignments are products of numerous rewrites. Writing is an ongoing process therefore students may have to visit the writing center on more than one occasion for the same writing assignment.
Rollins is a liberal arts college that strongly believes in the writing discipline. Whether a class is history, international affairs or even art history the chances are great that the student will be responsible for completing a writing assignment. For many Hamilton Holt students, their college attendance is preceded by a long absence from the world of academics. It is imperative that students do not linger through semester feeling lost about how to complete a writing assignment.
There is no need to struggle when there are approximately twenty warm and supportive students who are dedicated to helping their peers.
The Writing Center is open six days a week, Monday through Thursdays 10am-10pm, Fridays 10-4 and Sundays 4pm-10pm. The Writing Center's late weekday hours and Sunday availability makes it convenient for the Hamilton Holt student's unorthodox schedule.
If you have any questions regarding the Writing Center stop by the office or contact Pete Ives, Coordinator of the Writing Center at (407) 646-2245.
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