Over the summer, the East Campus Writing Center relocated, doubling in size and allowing visitors and staff to enjoy a view overlooking the Wynn amphitheater and turtle pond.
The new location has allowed the staff to increase the number of student visitors and maintain a calm environment where students can receive writing help while fostering conversation. Meg Kyle, the resource coordinator for the Writing Center, hopes this new setting will increase attendance and motivate students to write more.
Writing Center staff writing coach Laci Corzo encourages embracing the center as a resource and compares it to a student’s best friend.
“Students are able to speak with someone, at no cost, who understands the writing process and can help you work through your thoughts, organize them and communicate them well,” Corzo said.
However, the Writing Center staff does not do the work for students. Rather, they help students find their voice.
“Helping people realize their potential and articulate their thoughts beautifully is an incredible process to be involved in,” undergraduate writing coach Emma Lee agreed.
With new director of the Writing Center, Jody Wiley Fernando, at the helm, the Center’s target goal for serving students is 10,000 appointments for the 2015-16 school year, which is 2,000 more than last year.
“The writing center was able to find mistakes that I either did not catch or did not know how to fix,” sophomore liberal studies major Jenny Matsuda said. “I tend to be wordy in the way I write, but they aided me in being able to make my writing more meaningful and concise.”
To make an appointment with The Writing Center, visit http://www.apu.edu/writingcenter/appointments/services/.
To connect with The Writing Center on Facebook, visit https://www.facebook.com/APUWritingCenter.
Writing Center Hours:
Monday- Thursday: 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.
Friday: 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Saturday: 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Walk in hours: Monday & Thursday 4 p.m. to 9 p.m.
All other days and times are by appointment only.