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The Writing Center

Operating Hours

Day	Afternoon hours	Evening hours
Sunday	Closed	6-7:30 (walk-ins welcome) 7:30-9 (appointments only)
Monday thru Thursday	12-2 (appointments only) 2-4 (walk-ins welcome)	6-7:30 (walk-ins welcome) 7:30-9 (appointments only)
Friday	12-2 (appointments only) 2-4 (walk-ins welcome)	Closed
Saturday	Closed	Closed

By-Appointment Writing Consultations

Appointments occur within our regular operating hours as listed above. You can make an appointment with a particular tutor, if desired (see the staff list below for details). To secure an appointment, click the button below. Please arrive on time and bring your laptop and/or two printed copies of your essay.

BOOK AN IN-PERSON APPOINTMENT

Walk-in Writing Consultations

During walk-in hours, we serve students on a first-come, first-served basis. Please bring your laptop and/or two printed copies of your essay. View our walk-in hours above and plan accordingly.

Remote Writing Consultations

Email-based feedback is reserved for students in situations that prevent them from visiting us in person. To request remote help with a writing assignment, email your questions and/or draft to the director of the Writing Center, Shanna Wheeler, who will connect you with a writing tutor.

Writing Center Staff

Writing Tutors	Areas of Study/Experience	Shifts in Writing Center (Fall '23)
Alicia Goldenziel	Psychology, Education	Sun. 6-9 PM
Allison "Ali" Clemens	Biology, Chemisty, MLA	Tues. 12-2 PM
Alyssa Morgan	Corporate Communication, English, Psychology	Mon. 2-4 PM
BreAnna Schields	Criminology, Psychology, APA, MLA	Wed. 6-9 PM
Colt Walker	Astrophysics, MLA	Tues. 6-9 PM
Daniella Dodoo	Biology-Anatomy & Physiology	Mon. & Wed. 6-9 PM
Dominick "Dom" Philip	Economics, Philosophy, German, Chicago (Author-Date), MLA	Sun. 6-9 PM
El Rossman	English Literature, Creative Writing, Secondary Education, MLA	Tues. & Thurs. 6-9 PM Fri. 12-2 PM
Gray Kishbaugh	English Literature, Creative Writing, MLA	Mon., Wed., & Thurs. 6-9 PM
Madeline "Maddy" O'Connor	Psychology, APA, MLA	Tues. & Thurs. 2-4 PM
Melody Khalaf	Film and Video Arts, Studio Art, MLA	Mon. 6-9 PM Tues. 6-7 PM Thurs. 12:30-2 & 6-9 PM
Natasha Torres	Biology, Chemistry, Neuroscience	Tues. 7-9 PM Wed. 2-4 PM
Olivia Plotts	Biology, MLA	Mon. & Wed. 12-1:45 PM
Sarah Lanphear	Biology (Ecology), Creative Writing, MLA	Sun. 6-9 PM
Shanna Wheeler	Writing Center Director / Instructor of English & Communication	By appointment only; contact wheelers@lycoming.edu
Thatcher Gunnells	English-Creative Writing, Theatre	Fri. 2-4 PM

What to Expect

Good writers themselves, the writing tutors at Lycoming College have been trained to guide you through the writing process, from brainstorming to final revision. They do not take control of your work or [re]write your papers for you. Take advantage of the friendly advice they can provide at every stage of your writing project.

Please note that the Writing Center is not a proofreading and line-editing service; rather, it is an educational resource. So, if asked, tutors can watch for sentence-level error patterns (repeated issues) and draw the writer's attention to them in a helpful way, but proofreading and close line-editing is ultimately the writer's responsibility. We recommend that students take time to read their own essays out loud to catch errors.

Writing tutors will not know exactly what the professor is looking for or how they will evaluate your paper. (Always bring your assignment guidelines!) Also, writing tutors cannot guarantee you a higher grade on a given assignment; their goal, however, is to help you develop as a writer.

Come Prepared: Bring your laptop and/or two printed copies of your draft (if you've gotten that far), your assignment guidelines, any relevant materials, a mental list of what you're concerned about, and your patience.

Visit Reports: Every time you consult with the Writing Center, we send a brief report to your professor to show that you are making an extra effort to succeed (unless you indicate that you do not want your professor to be notified). In order for the check-in/check-out process to occur smoothly, remember to bring your college ID.

Word to the wise: Don't procrastinate on your writing projects! If you wait until the last possible minute to bring your paper to the Writing Center, you might not have enough turn-around time. Plus, we can get pretty busy at times.

Questions and concerns can be directed to Mrs. Shanna Wheeler, Director of the Writing Center (wheelers@lycoming.edu).

Are you struggling with a formal research paper?

Seek out a model paper to guide you! You can read sample student research papers in Schemata: Student Essays Across the Curriculum.

Other Writing Resources

• Snowden Library Research & Citation Help
• Online Writing Lab (OWL): Writing Resources from Purdue University