Writing Center at Waynesburg University

The Waynesburg University Writing Center is a comfortable place for students to talk about writing and important ideas. To visit, you don’t have to be finished—or even started! Bring papers to us at any stage of the writing process, whether you have an assignment sheet or a final draft, for a personalized meeting with one of our writing consultants.

Our peer writing consultants study in a variety of majors, so that no matter the class, professor, or assignment, conferences are productive and helpful to student writers in understanding academic conventions in specific fields. The Writing Center’s primary goal is to share tools and techniques necessary for students to develop rich and varied writing abilities.

We are located in 204 Eberly, on the top floor of the library, just through a set of French doors. The Writing Center is a low-key, welcoming spot on the Waynesburg University campus where we believe that all writers need good readers. We’ll be waiting for you. At the Writing Center, we talk about:

Early stages: Planning and Organizing

• Understanding writing assignments and prompts
• Reading and analyzing text
  
• Understanding different writing genres
  
• Conceptualizing and brainstorming
  
• Planning and outlining
  

Middle Stages: Writing Quality and Development

• Developing presentations
• Structuring multimedia/multigenre projects
  
• Drafting and revising
  
• Composing more effective introductions and conclusions
  
• Expanding research techniques
  
• Building and refining support
  

Later Stages: The Finishing Touch

• Demonstrating effective editing techniques
  
• Strengthening grammar and syntax
  
• Checking paper and citation format
  
• Enriching writing