A qualified staff is ready to assist students with specific writing issues, such as

• Starting papers

• Choosing a topic and writing a thesis statement

• Focusing and organizing ideas

• Arranging material in a logical pattern

• Structuring sentences and writing paragraphs

• Revising and editing drafts

• Finding supporting data and preparing bibliographies

• Taking notes and using documentation procedures

• Citing sources and avoiding plagiarism

• Special topics for non-native speakers of English

• Taking essay exams

• Grammar clinic

Note: Writing Center staff DOES NOT write, edit, or proofread student papers that will be submitted for class assignments; to do so would violate academic integrity standards. Tutors and coordinators, however, will use such papers to identify writing problems and help students correct their own work.