Our Philosophy
Our philosophy at the Writing Center is to help writers help themselves. What that
means is that we will not just proofread a paper. Our job is instead to help students
become better writers.
We help students:
• Get motivation to write
• Start an assignment
• Brainstorm
• Create a thesis statement
• Organize a paper
• Revise a draft
• Clarify an argument
• Integrate and cite research
• Understand and avoid plagiarism
• Document in MLA, APA, and Chicago Style
• Understand voice in academic writing
• Master grammar, mechanics, and punctuation