Undergraduate Student Resources
Connect with a Tutor
Meet the TutorsMake an Appointment
Writing tutors take walk-ins during their appointment windows in the Academic Success Center on the third floor of EMU’s library. However, because tutors are scheduled only for a limited number of hours each week, it’s best to make an appointment ahead of time.
You may meet with a tutor at any stage of the writing (or speech-making) process, whether that be trying to understand the wording of an assignment, getting support with paraphrasing, or revising a paper or speech. Each appointment lasts for a half hour and takes place in the Academic Success Center in the library.
Be prepared to show the tutor the instructions for your assignment.
Writing tutors have taken a course to prepare to work with you to gain confidence in your writing and become a better writer. They may ask you some of the following questions from the sixth edition of the Bedford Guide for Writing Tutors (2016):
- “What can I help you with?”
- “What assignment are you working on?”
- “Who is your audience?”
- “What are you writing about?”
- “Can you tell me (briefly) how you set up your argument?”
- “Can you tell me a little more about your writing process for this paper–how you started, how much time you gave yourself for research, and so on?”
Writing tutors will not:
- Complete assignments for you
- Edit or proofread papers for you
- Review papers outside of the half-hour appointment time
- Guarantee extensive aid on the day assignments are due.
Style and Citation Guides
- OWL at Purdue for APA documentation style
- OWL at Purdue for Chicago Manual of Style
- Chicago Manual of Style
