Endowed by alumnus Allan K. Smith, Class of 1911, the Allan K. Smith Center for Writing and Rhetoric offers the Interdisciplinary Minor in Rhetoric, Writing, and Media Studies and writing courses taught by rhetoric and composition faculty, administers Trinity’s Writing Foundational Requirement, provides support services and special programs for students, faculty and the community as well as assesses and promotes writing at Trinity College. The Allan K. Smith Center for Writing and Rhetoric also houses the Writing Center where peer tutors help students perfect their writing skills. The Writing Center is staffed by peer tutors who participate in a 30-year-old Writing Associates Program.
The minor offer students the opportunity to develop expertise in writing for academic, professional, community, and personal purposes.
Experiential Certificates complement the core liberal arts experience with an integrated set of courses and immersive experiences that prepare students for their next steps after Trinity.
The peer tutors in The Writing Center provide help with all kinds of writing, from the first critiques assigned in first-year seminars to senior theses and admissions essays for graduate and professional schools.
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Dr. Alex Helberg, Visiting Assistant Professor in the Allan K. Smith Center for Writing and Rhetoric, has made an informative guide as to what A.I. Writing Software can and can’t do.
To help ease the transition to living and studying on an American campus, a pilot program introduced in fall 2019 in Trinity’s Allan K. Smith Center for Writing and Rhetoric connects first-year international students with mentors who provide academic and social support.
“Being a part of this project, and the course in general, has truly propelled my educational and professional interests,” says Eliza Terrell ’28. “This course has helped me connect my passions for journalism, visual storytelling, and community and city engagement.”
For its commitment to youth-driven service and youth development, Trinity College has received a $10,000 College Service Grant from The Allstate Foundation in collaboration with the Center for Expanding Leadership & Opportunity (CELO).
“English had always been a subject I enjoyed, and social justice was something I felt passionate about,” writes Eliana Rosen ’27. “The idea of combining two subjects I was interested in excited me.”
