The Writing Center plays a vital role in achieving the educational goals of the University by helping writers clarify their ideas and their expression of those ideas. We can best fulfill that role when we understand instructors' assignments and expectations.
Consultants do not proofread, edit, or correct papers, nor do they supply language or ideas in helping students develop their topics; none of these contributions would advance the pedagogical objective of the Center. Our goal is to help students better clarify their thinking and articulate their ideas.
Consultants typically focus first on global concerns: addressing the assignment, organization, coherence, etc. We do, however, also assist with sentence level issues: grammar, mechanics, punctuation and proofreading strategies.
How We Can Help:
We can come to your class to provide a brief 10-15 minute informational talk that gives students an overview of our services and how we can help them succeed in your class.
We can assign a consultant to your course:
- to collaborate with you on developing and writing assignments to fulfill your pedagogical goals.
- to provide mini-workshops on writing-related topics, such as documenting and incorporating sources, plagiarism, or writing in your discipline.
- to conduct peer-review workshops.
Referrals:
Faculty are always welcome to refer individual students to the Writing Center for assistance. In addition, we provide a signed form as proof that the student participated in their session. Should you wish to refer an entire class to the Center, we ask that you first contact the Director: Justin Bain at (303) 556-6534.
Faculty Support:
The Writing Center endeavors to offer practical and theoretical discipline-specific support to faculty who teach writing and writing-intensive courses. To achieve that goal, we collaborate with other departments and programs in an effort to provide a comprehensive, consistent educational experience for all UCD students. If you would like more information or would like to receive support for your courses, please contact Writing Center Director Justin Bain at 303-556-6534. The Writing Center also maintains a small library on writing theory and praxis available to all members of the UCD community.
