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Writing Center

The Writing Center can help with your writing assignments

We are located in the Academic Success Center in Joan Weill Adirondack Library 208

The Writing Center is open Monday-Friday and some evening hours. The hours are posted on our door. You can drop in or make an appointment through Starfish with Renee Marleau. Appointments are available with the professional writing tutor, Karen Loffler or with a peer writing tutor.

Why Drop In?
Writing consultants help students to:

develop and organize ideas
strengthen basic writing skills
help with citing sources
help with wordiness and redundancy
expand a draft
develop skills in punctuation
improve sentence structures

Assisting students in their development as writers
Stop in and see us!

What you need to bring with you: the assignment, drafts you have started, ideas, and willingness to learn. Make sure to leave time to make revisions before the assignment is due.

Helpful writing links:		Jump-start your writing
OWL Purdue Writing tips that covers everything	Plagiarism Prevention Zone Tips on when to cite and how to avoid plagiarism	7 Steps To Better Writing
Citing Sources Link for general citing information	Plagiarism Power Point A self study guide to understanding plagiarism	5 Steps To Stronger Research Papers

Students retain ownership of their work and can choose to either accept or reject the suggestions. Writing Consultants are not editors, they are coaches helping you to improve your skills. Questions? Call the Academic Success Center at (518) 327-6047 or e-mail kloffler@paulsmiths.edu.