The Writing Center
The Merrimack College Writing Center assists writers at all levels of ability and promotes writing as a way of enhancing teaching and learning throughout the college. In the Augustinian spirit of concern for the intellectual development of the individual, the Writing Center’s primary goal is to enable writers to develop their abilities through individualized conferencing with knowledgeable peers and professionals who are themselves writers.
What can the Writing Center do for you?
The Writing Center can help you to grow more independent and confident in your academic, personal, and professional writing. You can get help in such areas as:
** choosing topics
** organizing writing projects
** solving specific writing problems,
from getting started to editing/proofreading
** developing effective revision strategies
** learning to use critical reading as a means to
perceptive writing
** developing research abilities
** creating your individual writing style
** managing group writing projects
** developing Power Point presentations
** developing skills in written English
if English is not your first language.
What resources can be found in the Writing Center?
** guides for writing academic papers
** guides for grammar and usage
** handbooks for writing in different disciplines
** guides for non-native English speakers
** computers for conducting electronic research
Who staffs the Writing Center?
** writing faculty
** professional tutors
** peer tutors from a number of disciplines
** writing fellows assigned to specific courses
Location: McQuade Library Room 320
Telephone: 978-837-5000 ext 4320
Director: Kathleen Shine Cain, Ph.D.
kathleen.cain@merrimack.edu
978-837-5273
Assistant Director/ Kathryn Nielsen-Dube, M.A.
ESL Specialist: kathryn.nielsendube@merrimack.edu
978-837-5000 ext 4318
Fall 2008 hours: Monday-Thursday 11 AM--3 PM
Sunday-Thursday 6--9 PM
The Writing Center will open for the semester on Sunday, September 14 at 6 PM. If you need assistance before that time, please either drop in to the Center between 11 and 3 Monday through Thursday, or e-mail Prof. Cain or Prof. Nielsen-Dube for an appointment.