The University Writing Center at Stevenson Towers South, Lower Level is a place for all writers at Northern Illinois University, undergraduates, graduates, staff, and even faculty, to talk about their writing with trained consultants, one-on-one. When you work with the consultants, you can....
Please bring the following
materials:
*****Attention
Group Project Clients *****
When coming to the center with a
group project, the entire group must attend to avoid plagiarism issues;
otherwise, we can only read and comment on the writing of those
present, making the session less productive than it could be. |
During the regular semester, we're open Monday -
Thursday from 8:00 am until 8:30
pm. During final's week, we are open Monday - Wednesday from
8:00 am until
5:00 pm and Thursday from During intersession, we will have limited sessions
Monday-Thursday from 11am until 4pm starting May 18th until June 11th. During summer session, we're open Monday, Tuesday, and
Thursday from 9am until 5pm, and Wednesday from 9am until 7pm starting
June 15th until August 6th. Now we have two locations that we're
super excited about! We're still located in Stevenson
South, Tower B, Lower Level during the regular semester, but for both intersession
and summer session, our library location will be the only location open. This Satellite
Writing Center is located in room 302 of the Founders Memorial
Library. To get to the Stevenson South Writing Center, take the Circle Left or Right bus, which leave the Holmes Student Center every five minutes). Orange and blue parking is available in lots across the street. Yellow, blue, and brown parking is available on Stadium Drive. We're #10B on this map of campus. Look at the left side of the screen for us. |
To make an appointment, call us at 815.753-6636 or stop by the lower level of Stevenson South B for an appointment. |
 We also offer help (for Northern Illinois students only, please) to writers who are unable to attend a session in person. The advice offered by our online tutors will be significantly more general in nature than what would be discussed in a face-to-face session, and rarely will a consultant address more than 3 pages of text. Writers should also plan for our turn-around time, which is currently 48 business hours. Most writers should try to plan face-to-face sessions with consultants in the Center if possible. Finally, we are unable to offer English 102, 103, 104, and 105 papers online help due to the process-based nature of those courses.Myspace
and Facebook questions
We have a MySpace Page and a Facebook Group for those quicker questions
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Plagiarism is a serious violation of NIU's academic integrity policy, and the University Writing Center is dedicated to helping writers avoid it. Check back for resources on recognizing and avoiding plagiarism. |
As great as our website is, the Internet is filled with other sources of information that writers may find useful. We've compiled some of them here. |
We're always looking for good writers and communicators to join our staff. If you're interested, have questions about consulting, or would like to request an application, click here for information. |
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