Writing Center
The IIT Writing Center is now open for the Spring 2008 semester.
Location: Siegel Hall 232-233
Hours: Monday thru Thursday - 10 a.m to 4 p.m.
Appointments and Referrals
Students may use the sign-up sheets on the doors of SH 232 and 233 to reserve a specific time. When possible, the Writing Center also accepts students on a walk-in basis without an appointment. Faculty may also use a referral form to request that a student visit the center.
CAC writing consultants Apryl Jackson, Alison Keilty, and Halcyon Lawrence provide individual conferences for help with writing assignments in engineering and science courses, particularly
- Introduction to the Profession (ITP)
- C-Course (writing intensive)
- IPRO
Writing Center Director James Dabbert and writing consultant Gail Lehman provide help with writing assignments for both graduate and undergraduate students, whether they are native or nonnative speakers of English. Dabbert and Lehman are especially trained to work with students for whom English is a second language. Their one-on-one instruction focuses on the specific needs of the individual student.
Typically, a student takes a project or paper assignment to the center, where a consultant works one-on-one with the student to assist with the writing process:
- by helping to interpret the goals and requirements of the assignment
- by guiding the processes of information gathering, analyzing, evaluating, synthesizing, organizing, and documenting
- by helping to address "local" issues such as grammar, punctuation, spelling, etc.
IIT's Writing Center is supported by the Communication Across the Curriculum program and the Lewis Department of Humanities.