Writing Center Walk-in Hours
Closed March 14-23, April 18, and Finals Week
(no appointment needed)
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Spring Semester 2014
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
10-11:00 Gina
11-Noon Gina
N—1:00 Matty
N—1:00 Megan
N—1:00 Matty
N—1:00 Lauren
1-2:00 Josh
1-2:00 Megan
1-2:00 Tony
1:10-2:00 Susie
2-3:00 Beth
2-3:00 Stephanie
2-3:00 Beth
2-3:00 Beth
3-4:00 Lauren
3-4:00 Chelsea
3-4:00 Chelsea
3-4:00 Chelsea
4:00—7:00 pm
7-8:00 Tony
7-8:00 Stephanie
7-8:00 Stephanie
7-8:00 Gina
7-8:00 Jordan
8-9:00 Tony
8-9:00 Byron
8-9:00 Lauren
8-9:00 Byron
8-9:00 Josh
What the Writing Center offers
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help with any part of a writing assignment
advice on how to identify and target recurring
problems in your writing
resources: handouts, references, exercises
a friendly work environment
a good listener if you’d like to try out an idea
What you can bring to the Writing Center
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your assignment
a draft on paper or saved electronically if you'd like
to work with an assistant at our computer
your notes, outline, or pre-writing
your ideas and questions
We won’t proofread or grade
a paper for you, but we’re
happy to work with you on
your writing.
The Writing Center offers several services to the Otterbein community:
Writing Center Staff:
Tony Bishop, jun COMM
Josh Brandon, jun CR WRTG
Byron Brenneman, soph PR/MKTG
Chelsea Craine, jun MUSC ED/CR WRTG
Lauren Edmonds, jun EDUC ILA/SPAN/
CR WRTG
Beth Gier, sen MKTG/LIT ST
Stephanie Gnewuch, jun CHEM/MUSC
Megan Gray, jun PSYC/CR WRTG/MATH
Gina Heitkamp, jun NURS
Regina Kengla, Writing Center supervisor
Susie Long, sen ENGL lit/FREN/WGSS
Matthew Quinn, jun MGMT/MKTG/
COMM
Jordan Wherley, so EDUC/SPAN
Walk-in Hours (no appointment needed) We are available for walk-ins at the times
indicated on the schedule, and sessions are 50 minutes maximum, so we encourage you to
arrive at the beginning of the hour.
Appointments If you’d like to make an appointment, email us at
[email protected]. Appointments should be made at least 2 days in advance.
Choose a time that’s convenient for you, email us, and we’ll confirm that the time you
choose is available.
Email We invite you to contact us at [email protected] with short, specific
questions about your writing. We’ll respond to you within 48 hours, Monday—Friday. It is
important to keep in mind that
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We cannot read and respond to whole essays sent to us by email. If you would like to
discuss an entire essay, we encourage you to visit us in the Writing Center. Schedule
an appointment or stop in during our open hours.
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Questions sent by email need to be specific and focused. Examples of questions that
we can answer in response to your email:
Please take a look at my introduction. Does my thesis seem clear and functional?
How do I write a Work Cited entry in MLA style for a personal
interview?
Here is one of my supporting paragraphs. Are my quotations
incorporated and my in-text citations correctly formatted in APA style?
How do I footnote in Chicago style?
Writing Center
Library 2nd floor
Stairs