README FIRST: Introduction to the Writing Center Resource on WUinfo


	Welcome to the Writing Center Resource on WUinfo!

The Writing Center Resource on WUinfo is almost complete, but it
will undergo modifications regularly as we add, delete, and
shift files. We intend this section to provide information about
the Writing Center, located in 257 Morgan Hall, as well as
information for writers. We encourage you to make use of
the one-to-one free tutoring the Center offers to students and
community members to improve their writing abilities.

In addition to this file, we have included the following sections to
the WCenter Resource Directory:

Mission & Description of the Writing Center

Current Tutoring Times (updated each semester) & Tutorial Staff

Writing Resources:  with subdirectories containing files on

Organization & Development (Comparison-Contrast, Narration, Description
   Process Modes; Outlining; Transition & Coherence; etc.)

Mechanics (Commas, Apostrophes, Semicolons, Colons, Quote Marks, etc.)

Usage (Noun & Pronoun Reference Agreement, Tense Sequences, Articles,
   Prepositions, Countable and Uncountable Nouns , etc.)

Sentence Structure (Fragments, Comma Splices, Runons, Dangling Modifiers,
   Parallel Sentence Structure, etc.)

Diction and Style (Audience & Language, Connotation, etc.)

The Research Paper & Documentation Formats (MLA & APA Formats)

Test-Taking Hints (Focus: Writing Essay Exams)

Business and Organizational Writing (Resumes, Application Letters, Memos,
   Bad News Letters, etc.)

Handbook for Writing Consultants at Washburn (Guidelines for Writing Tutors)

Instructors' Writing Center Referral Memo Form (to let the Center know
  which areas the instructor would like the student to have help)

Writing Center Letter to Students

Writing Awards Contest Information (Categories and guidelines for the
  contest)


The Center, at 257 Morgan, offers tutoring during Spring, Summer,
and Fall during specific appointment times and drop-in times (no
appointment needed). See the Current Tutoring times section for
information about this semester's hours and where to sign up for
an appointment.

We in the Writing Center encourage you to contact us if you have
any questions.  Drop by 257 Morgan, call us at
231-1010, ext. 1441. Email: zzshel@washburn.edu

I would like to acknowledge the contributions of handouts from
the Purdue University Writing Lab, West Lafayette, Indiana, to
this resource section, and particularly thank Dr. Mickey Harris,
Director of the Lab and my mentor at Purdue, for allowing me to
use, adapt, and revise handouts from the Lab. Thanks also go to
Dr. Jeanne Halpern, formerly of Purdue, for her advice and
contributions concerning business writing, to Dr. Robert Stein,
English Department Chair at Washburn, for his support, and Mrs.
Sally Dyke, Department of English Secretary, for the endless
hours spent typing many of these files.

I also would like to thank Sue Jarchow Van Sickle and the Academic
Computer Center for their help and for the opportunity to provide
Writing Center information and handouts.


Roy A. Sheldon, Ph. D.
Associate Professor of English
Coordinator, Writing Center