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Writing Center

Located in C-143

Hours of operation:
Monday - Thursday: 9 AM - 6 PM
Friday: 9 AM - 5 PM
Phone #: 317-6983 or 6984
Director: Steve Preston
ONLINE WRITING CENTER:
Submit papers for critique to
laura.shirley@darton.edu
Now Available! Online Guides for Help with Writing.
*** Assistance with Grammar, APA, MLA, and much much more! ***
Teacher's Guide to the Writing Center now Available.

MISSION

The Darton College Student Success Writing Center is designed to help non-learning support students develop the writing skills necessary to achieve success in college. Writing proficiently ensures success academically and in the workplace. The Writing Center staff is committed to providing constructive feedback throughout the writing process, utilizing an active learning approach that allows students to take complete responsibility for their success. The Writing Center will assist in all writing assignments for all academic disciplines, not just English writing courses.

WHAT SHOULD I BRING WITH ME?

  1. A copy of the assignment as given by your instructor.
  2. A printed copy of your rough draft
  3. A list of any specific questions you would like to ask, such as:
        Is my thesis clear?
        Do I have enough supporting details?
        Do I have effective transitions from paragraph to paragraph?
        Do I have enough information to document my sources correctly?

WHAT SHOULD I EXPECT FROM THE WRITING CENTER STAFF?

Please be aware that the Writing Center is not a drop-off editing service or a “fast food” stop for instant perfect papers. The staff at the Writing Center is here to assist you in focusing your writing, assist you with revisions, give constructive feedback, and tutor you in the proper ways of completing your writing assignment. You should allow ample time to work with the staff. Don’t come in 30 minutes before your finished paper is due to your teacher and expect to walk out with a perfect paper!

WRITING CENTER POLICIES

  1. All work submitted to the Center for review and critique MUST BE TYPED. Absolutely NO handwritten work will be evaluated.

  2. Work submitted to the Online Writing Center MUST be submitted as a Microsoft Word Document File Attachment. NO OTHER FORMATS will be accepted. Work submitted in other formats will either be deleted or returned uncritiqued.

  3. All submissions to the Online Writing Center MUST be e-mailed from a current valid Darton College e-mail student account. Any work submitted from non-College accounts (i.e. Hotmail, Yahoo, Gmail, etc) or non-enrolled student accounts will not be accepted. (We're sorry - we are unable to serve non-Darton College students.)

  4. All work will require a minimum 24-hour turnaround time (not including weekends or college holidays) The student will leave the work so it can be reviewed by staff. When student returns, he/she should plan on spending a minimum of 15 minutes discussing the paper with Writing Center staff.

  5. The Writing Center DOES NOT schedule appointments – all students are served on a strict “first come – first served” basis.

  6. Students should NOT “slide papers under the door” after the Center has closed for the day. The Writing Center will not be responsible for any papers that are not signed in according to our procedures. If any paper IS slid under the door and is found by Writing Center staff, it will be signed in as if it were checked in at 9:00 the morning it is found.

  7. Students should NOT expect to come to the Center on the day a paper is due and expect "rush" service because of the deadline....service in the Writing Center is on a strict first come-first served basis. The popular phrase “Poor planning on your part does not constitute an emergency on our part” applies. Students should not wait until the last minute; often, several revisions must be made before a paper is ready for final submission.

DOES THIS SERVICE COST ANYTHING?

The Writing Center is FREE! Come in and let us help you achieve your writing success today!

REGENTS TEST PREPARATION:

Preparation for the test is available free of charge in the Writing Center C-143.

NOTE: Preparation for students who are RE-TESTING is available in the Writing Lab (F-202) - Contact Roseanna Almaee for more information.

For more information on the Regents Test, go to http://www.darton.edu/programs/Humanities/regents.php

Responsible Department: Humanities - Writing Center
Program Contact: Steve Preston
Contact: Alan Zhang (web representative)