WHAT WE DO: The Writing Center’s trained peer tutors advise and assist students at any stage of the writing process:
- Understanding instructions/prompts
- Generating ideas and ways to develop ideas
- Outlining and organizing
- Writing, expanding, revising, and/or copyediting a draft
We are a free service for all Drake students, including graduate students and those in professional programs.
HOW TO SIGN UP TO VISIT: We use Starfish for scheduling. Please go here to book an appointment with a tutor.
Appointments are approximately 30 minutes, and students can sign up for more than one session if they wish. They may also request that a tutor keep a regular time slot available for them if they would like to come in each week. If you cannot attend your scheduled appointment, please remember to cancel and reschedule.
WHERE WE ARE: The lower level of Cowles Library—please follow the signs. We offer hours daily, from mornings to late afternoon/evening (including weekends). Students with health concerns can request an appointment on Zoom.
FOR FACULTY AND STAFF: If you refer a student to the workshop or require all students to visit, please let us know via email (jeanette.tran@drake.edu). Ask students to bring their assignment prompt/instructions to the Writing Center, as well as any writing they have done so far. When students are referred, or required, to visit, the tutor will email you to let you know that your student has attended and briefly describe what work was done. When students attend on their own, we do not inform professors unless they specifically ask us to do so. Note: please contact jeanette.tran@drake.edu for instructions on how to ascertain if a student has attended a Writing Center appointment.
IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS please contact Prof. Jeanette Tran, Director of Writing (jeanette.tran@drake.edu).
We look forward to working with you this semester!
— Jeanette Tran, Associate Professor of English
