Student Success Center

For Students:

Writing Support at WSU Spokane provides:

• Advice and strategies for planning, organizing, drafting, revising, and editing any writing project.
• Assistance with grad school and job applications, writing samples, cover letters, statements of purpose, and other professional documents.
• Opportunity to learn and grow as a writer through one-on-one sessions focused on any aspect of your writing.
• Distance consultations through the Google Docs collaboration platform.

Use mywconline to make an appointment with the Writing Specialist.  You will need to create an account using your WSU e-mail address. For instructions, see WCOnline Instructions.

For students on the Yakima campus, please make a note in the comments field that you are requesting a distance consultation.

For Faculty:

Writing Support at WSU Spokane is also available to assist faculty with writing components in their courses through consultations on assignment and rubric design, in-class workshops, and other collaboration opportunities. A partial list of existing workshops is below:

Workshops and Seminars:

• Undergraduate Academic Writing Overview
• Introduction to Graduate Writing
• Crafting the Literature Review
• Working with Sources / Citation Review
• Argumentative Writing (NURS 427 Policy Letters)
• Professional Documents: Cover Letters, CVs, and Resumes

Please note that this list is always expanding and changing. To discuss developing a workshop to meet your course needs or to schedule a classroom visit, please contact Jack Downs (jmdowns@wsu.edu)

Additional Writing Support

Graduate & Professional Writing Center (at WSU Pullman)

• Email the GPWC at gpwc@wsu.edu to schedule a consultation.
• For more information, visit the GPWC Web site.

eTutoring

• This online tutorial program is available to all registered WSU students.
• Select “Western eTutoring Consortium,” and then “Washington State University System” from the drop-down menu.