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The Writing Center

Who We Are

Our Writing Associates are highly-trained Trinity students who work one-on-one with you on any kind of writing, from any class, at any stage of the writing process. Our goal is to not just help students produce better writing, but to help you develop your skills, and become a better thinker and writer.

We are committed to fostering the welcoming and collaborative community that is fundamental to a liberal arts education. If you write, you belong here!

ChatGPT and other AI writing tools make working collaboratively with peers more important than ever. Our Writing Associates offer human engagement with the writing process; they can help you overcome writer’s block, engage with challenging readings, develop your thinking, and encourage you as you find your authentic voice.

What We Do

We’re located in 115 Vernon Street, the English Dept. Building. You can make appointments using our on-line scheduling system, where you can schedule either face-to-face or online appointments, or you can simply walk in when we’re open. We’ll be happy to see you!

You can bring any kind of writing project, from FYSM projects to English literature essays to biology lab reports to urban studies projects. You can even bring visual work, like PowerPoint presentations or graphic design projects. And we welcome all kinds of writing from outside class, such as personal statements, application essays, and grant proposals.

Connect with a Tutor

Use your Trinity ID and password to log in to WCOnline. 

  • When you log-in the first time, you’ll be asked to respond to a few questions.
    • Required information noted by a red asterisk (*).
    • Optional: add your cell phone number and opt-in for text notifications
  • Once you complete the form, you’ll  be directed to the scheduling menu.
  • Click on “The Writing Center” schedule
  • Select a date and time for your appointment on the schedule
  • A form will pop-up with basic information about your class, professor and the topic(s) you wish to cover during your appointment
  • Select “Face-to-Face” or “Online” If you choose an online appointment, log back in to this website approximately five to ten minutes before the start of your appointment. Then, open this appointment and click “Start or Join Online Consultation.”
  • If you’d like to change between a face-to-face and online appointment, log back into WCOnline, open your appointment, and select the “Edit Appointment” button.

 

For Faculty–here’s a statement you can put in your syllabus and/or on your Moodle page which can help your students use The Writing Center:

Whether you are a first-year student in a first-year seminar, a second-year student taking a writing intensive course, a third-year student with a writing assignment to complete for a course in your major, or a senior with a long research paper to write, we are here for you. We even give feedback to graduate students working on thesis projects. If you write, you belong here.

Yes. We provide instructional guidance to help students learn to identify and correct their grammatical errors. In alignment with our educational mission, writing associates do not proofread students’ essays for them, but instead provide writing coaching to undergraduates in the following ways:

  • Identify patterns of grammatical error
  • Teach process-oriented strategies to find and correct errors
  • Suggest proofreading techniques
  • Work to instill the confidence students need to progress as writers
  • Suggest additional resources for studying grammar

"The writing associate helped me organize my essay. He helped me by guiding me as I created an outline and by helping me think through the entire writing process."

John '21

Additional Resources and Opportunities

GET IN TOUCH

The Writing Center

James Truman 115 Vernon Street, Room 109
Sundays 7:00-10:00 p.m., ET Monday through Thursdays 3:00 – 10:00 p.m., ET.
[email protected]