Writing Center

The Graceland University Writing Center provides a supportive environment and attentive assistance to students in any academic program and at any level of writing ability.  The Writing Center serves students' writing needs by acting as a resource for improving their particular writing assignments or the general quality of their writing skills.  Writing Center tutors function as experienced, interested readers who collaborate with students at any stage of the writing process to make them more effective and capable writers.

The Writing Center, located on the lower level of the FMS Library in Room 16, is open from 9 A.M. - 5 P.M. on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday; from 9 A.M. - 8 P.M. on Tuesday and Thursday; and 3 A.M. - 8 P.M. on Sunday.  On Wednesday evenings from 5 P.M. to 8 P.M., tutoring is available by appointment only. While we welcome walk-ins, we recommend  an appointment to guarantee an available tutor.  You may schedule an appointment by calling 5077 or 5078, by signing up on the schedule posted by the Writing Center door or emailing uhlenkam@graceland.edu or lsilver@graceland.edu. 

You may also schedule an appointment by logging on to the Writing Center Online scheduler. Go to Graceland Writing Center Online Scheduler, and click on, "If this is your first visit, click here to register an account".  Please fill in all the fields on the form and click on "Register". After registering, whenever you want to make your next appointment, you may log in to the Graceland Writing Center Online Scheduler find the correct date and tutor and make your reservation. If you would like to watch a video that shows how to establish an account, click HERE.

In addition to the face to face center on the Lamoni campus, the Graceland University Writing Center began offering an online tutoring option for distance education students in the summer of 2008. This option allows for two way voice and video (if both the center and the student have the proper equipment) and synchronous editing of a document. Distance education students can arrange an online appointment by emailing uhlenkam@graceland.edu. During the scheduled session, the student will upload the paper and the tutoring session will be similar to a face to face session. No additional software is needed for the student: just an internet-connected computer. This link goes to a document that discusses how the system should work.  I'll also provide a video demonstration, as well.