Writing Center
The SSU Writing Center offers a variety of resources to help undergraduate and graduate students develop their writing skills, and all services are free for SSU students. Writing Center administrative staff also assists faculty with improving their writing for instruction, supports Writing Intensive Curriculum (WIC) courses, and promotes both writing across the curriculum and non-academic writing.
The SSU Writing Center supports:
- Writers at all levels
- Work at any stage of writing from development to completion
- Academic, professional, community, and creative projects
- Written, visual, digital, and mixed media texts
You can learn more about our Writing Center tutors through their Writing Tutor Profiles.
Want to book your tutoring appointment now? Login to your Student Portal and then click on the LARC-WC Online tile!
You can see full instructions by visiting How to Make an Appointment. You can also call us or come by our front desk to ask about same-day tutoring, or to get help in making a future appointment.
Please note that for Fall 2024, we will offer almost all tutoring in-person, though we are offering some evening Zoom tutoring as well. In-person appointments are between 9:00am to 5:00pm Monday and Thursday, 9:00am to 7:00pm Tuesday & Wednesday, and 9:00am to 4:00pm Fridays.
Our Mission
The SSU Writing Center is committed to the University's strategic goals of promoting graduation, retention, and student success through inclusive support services.
Writing tutors work collaboratively with students helping them approach their writing tasks and develop their own writing process. They can work with students at any stage of the writing process, including breaking down prompts, brainstorming, writing thesis statements, outlining, polishing their final drafts, and more. They do not, however, provide editing and proofreading services, but can instead share techniques for doing their own proofreading. They can also help with writing projects from any class, from history to economics! We value the Writing Center as a safe, inclusive space for writers to find their voice.
Got more questions about our services? Check out our FAQs
I really appreciated having this resource this semester and I wish I had signed up for it when I first got to SSU. I felt supported and improved as a writer and student.
The tutor I worked with was very friendly, personable, and genuinely wanted to help me. Tutor mentioned good resources and helped me improve my writing.
I really enjoy the Writing Center at SSU. It’s very helpful and I appreciate all the tutors for all the hard work they put in.
Amazing tutors that helped me develop my writing skills in a more beautiful polished way while understanding structure and essay writing.