What to Expect When You Come to the Writing Center
In order to get the most out of your Writing Center conference, please read the following:
- You should Zoom in on time to conference appointments, ready to engage actively in the conference. Please upload a clean draft of your paper (and the assignment prompt, if applicable) to Google Docs. You can share the link in the Zoom chat at the time of your conference. Also, if the assignment asks to interpret or respond to a reading, please keep the reading near you for our conference.
- You should be able to explain what the assignment is and what you want to focus on in our session. We can help with general interpretations of assignment prompts, but if you really do not understand what your teacher is asking for, the best person to ask is your teacher.
- Our half-hour sessions are not designed to "get through" the whole paper or cover everything in one session. Instead, we want to help you focus on one or two writing strategies that you can apply to the rest of your papers. Please understand that the Writing Center consultants will not correct or edit your papers for you, but we will provide feedback for you to learn, work, and improve your writing.
- You should be receptive to new approaches and techniques.
- You need to understand that writing is an ongoing process, and that mastery develops gradually.
- If we reserve an appointment time for you and you don't show up, that is one half hour we could have been helping someone else, so please cancel if you cannot make your appointment. Missing an appointment three times without canceling disqualifies you from making further appointments at the Writing Center for the remainder of the semester. You can, however, come for a drop-in appointment. Excessive cancellations or rescheduling of appointments are subject to review and may result in loss of Writing Center services. Students are limited to one appointment per day, inclusive of drop-in appointments.
- Students with disabilities needing accommodations for tutoring sessions should first contact Student Disability Services (SDS) with the request. SDS and the Learning, Writing, and Speaking Centers (LWSC) will collaborate to meet the request.
- Any exceptions to the aforementioned guidelines must first be cleared by the Director of the Writing Center.
- For group papers, all members of the group need to be present for a session.
- Our hours of operation: are Mondays - Thursdays from 8 am - 8 pm; Friday from 8 am - 5 pm. Hours are subject to change during Finals Week and Summer Intersession.
The Learning, Writing, and Speaking Centers
Gleeson Library | Geschke Center | Lower Level G03
2495 Golden Gate Ave, San Francisco, CA 94117
Hours:
Monday - Thursday: 9 a.m. - 8 p.m.
Friday: 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Saturday - Sunday: CLOSED