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FROM T H E WRI TI NG CENTER

DID YOU KNOW?
WRI TI NG CENTER As an Evergreen student you will declare your emphasis of study. YOU will customize your learning

to your emphasis through individual and group projects, presentations, individual learning
contracts, and your writing. Think of how you can draw connections through your work to your area
W HAT W E DO
of emphasis. Writing Center tutors can brainstorm with you on those connections and articulating
OUR MISSION IS TO SUPPORT them on paper.
EVERGREEN WRITERS OF DIVERSE If you have not declared an emphasis of study, or are not sure what your area of emphasis is yet,
ABILITIES AND IDENTITIES BY visit an Academic Advisor or faculty to assist you. Tutors can assist you in any stage of the writing
CULTIVATING CONFIDENCE, process to make your writing more effective. We are here to support you as you explore different
SKILLS, SELF-AWARENESS, AND writing styles and in discovering or refining your own unique voice.

AGENCY AT EVERY STAGE OF THE
WRITING PROCESS. THROUGH
PEER TO PEER COLLABORATION. DID YOU KNOW?
There are 18 Writing Center tutors. One of the tutors speaks French, Japanese, Spanish and English!
Another tutor has an associate degree in American Sign Language!
HOW TO MAKE AN APPOI N TMEN T

-REGISTER FOR WC ONLINE: WWW.EVERGREEN.MYWCONLINE.COM
How do you know which t ut or t o work wit h?
-MAKE YOURSELF AN APPOINTMENT WITH ANY TUTOR WITH AN OPEN TIME AVAILABLE
Most tutors have an online bio to help you get to know them and decide who might be the right
-LOG BACK INTO WC ONLINE A FEW MINUTES BEFORE YOUR SESSION BEGINS & CLICK tutor(s) for you. Are most comfortable with someone who has similar interests? Or do you want to
START OR JOIN SESSION
make an appointment with someone who?s writing and tutoring strengths align with your needs?
Here are some real examples of what you could learn from reading their online bios.

WRITING CENTER HOURS

MONDAY - THURSDAY: 12 PM - 8 PM About Me

FRIDAY: 12 PM - 5 PM You will learn the tutor?s name & gender pronouns. You might also learn where they live or grew up,
what they are studying and what their goals are. You may discover their interests in music, video
SATURDAY: CLOSED
games, art, trivia, or books (including comics). One tutor plays five different instruments!
SUNDAY: 12 PM - 5 PM

What Brings Me to Tutoring

You could learn about a tutor's own experiences with tutoring sessions and what drew them to
working at the Writing Center, or which genres or stages of the writing process they most enjoy
working on with other writers. One tutor loves writing about food and culture!
L EAH W I L KI N S

W RITIN G CEN TER COORDIN ATOR
What I Like About People
TACOM A CAM PUS
You might learn that a tutor likes to know what makes other people excited about writing, or that
they like meeting new people, or that they really enjoy helping and supporting others.