The Writing Center is a FREE tutoring service geared toward members of our traditional, undergraduate community at Shorter University.

While the Writing Center is not a proofreading service, we can help you with writing for any class by offering one-on-one tutoring sessions. During these sessions, tutors can help you understand writing or reading assignments, start the writing process, revise a draft in progress, or apply a teacher’s comments to subsequent assignments.

Tutors can identify areas of weakness, such as writing topic sentences, organizing paragraphs, using possessive and passive voice, using transitional techniques, and reaching effective conclusions.

The Writing Center does not guarantee a grade to any visiting student-writer, and therefore, tutors will not estimate what grade the paper should receive.

HOURS

*Please check SCHOLAR regularly for updated hours of operation.

LOCATION

You will find the WC in the Academic Resource Center, which is located in Sheffield Thompson 201.

FACULTY - STUDENT REFERRAL FORM

If you would like to refer a student to the Writing Center or Peer Tutoring, please click here for a referral form.

In addition, if you would like a Peer Tutor to visit your class to talk about the Writing Center, please email us (writingcenter@shorter.edu).

STUDENTS - DROP IN

Appointments are not necessary. Please stop by the Writing Center during the above hours and a Peer Tutor will gladly assist you with your writing needs. For additional information, please contact the Writing Center via email writingcenter@shorter.edu or call 233-7572. Tutoring sessions generally last 30 minutes.

Please bring a pen, paper, assignment, and/or a copy of your essay with you. If you have been given a referral form, please bring it to the appointment as well.