Writing center

The writing center

Concordia's writing center aims to create a nurturing and supportive environment where students come for assistance with all stages of the writing process. Tutors, recommended by faculty, are trained to provide positive, constructive feedback and to direct students to useful online writing resources.  

Tutors will not correct essays.  Instead, they offer guidance with all of the stages of the writing process:

• deciding on topics to write about, 
• gathering ideas and doing research, 
• drafting the material into an essay, 
• revising that material while paying close attention to the audience of the work and the purpose of the piece, 
• and developing skills and finding appropriate resources to become better editors of their own work.  

Face-to-face sessions 

During these sessions, students read their work out loud or listen as the tutor reads it to them.  Afterwards, the tutor and student discuss the strengths of the assignment, the areas in need of improvement, and strategies for addressing those areas. Arrange a face-to-face meeting by contacting us at academicresourcecenter@cune.edu or use the form on the right.  

Online sessions

During an online session, students discuss a draft of a writing project with a tutor, receiving feedback about strengths and areas in need of improvement. Arrange an online meeting by contacting us at academicresourcecenter@cune.edu or use the form on the right. Please note the available hours for those working at the writing center and the lead time needed to make arrangements for your meeting.

Resources for writers