Helping Students with Every Phase of the Writing Process
The 天美传媒 Writing Center values writing as a process of discovery wherein students can explore new ideas, create new knowledge, take risks, change their minds, and dwell in spaces of uncertainty.
Through the act of writing and revising, we encourage students to think critically and independently by asking questions and serving as sounding boards for peer writers. By engaging in conversation, student writers can test theories and discover new avenues of thought to bolster an argument or explore a hypothesis.
Our consultants are trained to help student writers find solutions and make decisions about how they communicate through writing. Ultimately, our writing center seeks to facilitate the growth, academic success, and self-discovery of all Stevenson students through a dialogical exploration of ideas and communicative choices.
What We Offer
Writing Consultant One-on-One Appointments
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Not sure what to expect during a session with a Writing Consultant? Our peer writing consultants can help students with every phase of the writing process, including:
- Understanding assignment guidelines
- Reading strategies and understanding a reading
- Finding and citing sources
- Brainstorming ideas
- Getting started on an essay
- Revising a draft
Drop-In Hours
No appointment is needed!
- Monday – Thursday, 5:00 – 7:00 pm
The Writing Center
Center for Student Success (Garrison Student Union, South Entrance)
Faculty Support
How The Writing Center Supports Faculty:
Writing Workshops – Partner with the Writing Center to create specialized workshops for your course.
Write-Ins – Switch up your classroom environment to help your students get some writing done.
Specialized Drop-In or One-on-One Consulting – Send us your assignments and instructions so that our consultants can become familiar with your content.
Presentations on the Writing Center for Your Class – Email us to schedule a time for someone to come to your class and provide a 10-15 minute introduction to what the Writing Center has to offer.
Meet our Writing Consultants
Jacob started working at the writing center the Fall semester of 2023 after serving as a volunteer during the fall of 2022. Jacob gained one-on-one tutoring experience in ENG222, and as a future Middle School ELA teacher, he has a wide breadth of experience working with students on their writing due to his field placements. Jacob decided to become a Writing Consultant because he thoroughly enjoys the experience of helping his peers. He is passionate about writing as a creative outlet and enjoys inspiring that passion in others as well. For Jacob, the best part of the job is seeing all the different kinds of interesting papers students bring in for consulting.
Lauren started working in the Writing Center in the spring semester of 2023. Lauren is an elementary education major with a psychology minor and specializes in Writing for Psychology (PSY201), education classes, and First-Year Writing classes. She also gained experience in Writing Consulting from taking ENG222 in fall of 2022. Lauren especially enjoys working with students on shorter, non-traditional writing assignments like emails, mini-paragraphs for brochures and pamphlets, and small information blurbs for websites. While Lauren is an elementary education major, she enjoys the challenge of working with college-level students, especially when it comes to working on grammar and organization in student essays. What Lauren loves about working in the Writing Center is meeting students who she wouldn鈥檛 have met otherwise, and helping students feel comfortable, heard, and supported. In addition to being a Writing Consultant, Lauren is in the Honors Program, the Service Scholars Program, and is a member of Kappa Delta Pi and Psi Chi. She is also the secretary for Stevenson鈥檚 chapter of Teachers of Tomorrow, serves as the Phi Mu Honor Chairwoman and the Phi Mu Chapter Representative for Fraternity and Sorority Life.
Logan started working in the Writing Center as a volunteer during the Fall 2023 semester. Logan is an English major with strong writing and proofreading skills as well as expertise as a Writing Consultant after training in ENG222. Logan also has professional experience in editing having worked for the Greenspring Review. Logan wanted to become a Writing Consultant based on their future goals for teaching. To Logan, the best part of their job is being able to help students feel capable and confident in their skills by helping them learn more techniques for organizing and communicating their writing.
Marisa began working in the Writing Center during the spring of 2024. During her freshman year she served on the Greenspring Review as an assistant prose editor and has progressed to the role of Prose Section Editor since September 2023. Marisa has served as a subject tutor for Math, Biology, and Chemistry and has served as the Organic Chemistry I PAL Leader since September. Her experience in science writing makes her an exceptionally versatile Writing Consultant in the Center. Marisa decided to become a Writing Consultant because she has always enjoyed reading and writing and wanted to help others improve their writing. Marisa is a Biochemistry major, she wanted to continue incorporating writing into her daily life, and working with the Writing Center and the Greenspring Review accomplished this goal. For Marisa, the best part of being a Writing Consultant is connecting with other students. She loves seeing people that she has worked with around campus and saying hi to them, outside of her role as Writing Consultant.
Nick began working in the Writing Center in 2024 after taking ENG222 and providing many volunteer hours in the Writing Center. Nick is a member of the Greenspring Review where he serves as an Assistant Prose Editor, editing writing submitted by fellow students. Nick wanted to become a writing consultant because his unique perspective helps other students. Having been on both sides of the tutoring session, he provides a perspective that is relatable to most students. The best part of the job is working with the same student multiple times.
Contact Us
Ashley Kniss
Associate Professor and Director of Writing
Department of English
akniss@stevenson.edu
Want to become a Writing Consultant?
If you are interested in becoming a writing consultant or have other questions or concerns, contact Ashley Kniss.