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Services for Undergraduate Students
Before you write, as you write, after you write
What We Do
The peer writing consultants work with you to:
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become a better writer
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communicate your ideas clearly
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think critically
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experience an audience as you write
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make deeper connections between class discussions, your reading, and your own observations and experiences
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see writing and the CFW as crucial throughout your time at UST!
How We Work
Your conversations with us are confidential and can last up to an hour. During a conference, we can help you understand an assignment, interpret assigned readings, brainstorm, develop your ideas, focus on your main point, and organize your paper.
We won't proofread your papers or help you "fix" your mistakes, and you can't drop off your draft to pick up later. Instead we'll ask you a lot of questions, beginning with your understanding of the assignment. And we may ask you to read your paper aloud. In these ways, we can see what makes sense to you and what may need more work. If you have concerns about your grammar and punctuation, we can give you strategies for editing your writing.
The peer consultant will help you become actively involved in the topic and your writing. Together you'll find out what needs improving and ways to improve it.
If you can gain extra credit for coming to the Center, please come prepared to work and not just to gain the credit!
Assistance for ESL
The Center for Writing provides important support for ESL students at UST. If you are having difficulty writing in English, there are several resources available to you at UST:
The Center for Writing (651) 962-5601 We can work with you individually on issues you face with the writing process. We do not have any special worksheets or workbooks, but prefer to focus on a particular assignment you're actually doing for a class.
Professor Suzanne Donsky, ESL Specialist in the Center for Writing (651) 962-5694 Professor Donsky has extensive experience teaching ESL students, specializing in English Studies. You can make an appointment to speak with her about particular papers you are writing. She also teaches special sections of English 111 and 112 especially for ESL students.
ELS Language Centers (651) 962-5990 This is a private vendor affiliated with UST (currently housed in the Summit Classroom Building on
Private tutors (651) 962-5602 The Center for Writing keeps a list of individuals interested in providing private, intensive tutoring. Contact the Director, Dr. Susan Callaway.
Useful Resources
We've found these sites indispensible in issues they address, and we update this list annually.
Purdue University Online Writing Lab (OWL)
The mother of all online resources, Purdue has concise descriptions of citation styles (MLA, APA), guides to writing research papers, as well as handouts on how to develop workshops and presentations.
Very user-friendly, covers writing in the humanities, social sciences, and sciences as well as grammar, transitions, and commas.
Excellent topics and sound academic advice.
Help for writers from researching to using sources to editing.
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Excellent advice on style issues, including word choices and sentence structures.
Clear explanations of how to document sources and use sources effectively.
