Since 1986, the Sweetland Center for Writing has trained and supervised a select group of upper-level undergraduates to serve as writing tutors for their peers. Peer Tutors come from a variety of disciplines and are trained to help fellow undergraduates of all skill levels with all parts of the writing process. Read the Peer Tutoring Program Mission Statement or learn how you can become a Peer Tutor!
Sweetland Peer Tutoring Center Hours and Locations
Spring 2012
May 7-June 18
(closed Monday, May 28, for Memorial Day)
G219 Angell Hall
Mon-Thurs 6-8pm
Sweetland Peer Tutors also staff the Online Writing Lab (OWL), where students can receive written feedback on their papers, and the new SyncOWL, which connects tutors and students for live writing consultations via Skype and Google docs. SyncOWL is closed for the spring and summer and will reopen in the fall. The OWL is typically open when classes are in session. Click here to learn more or see how to submit a paper.
Peer tutors can help students with every stage of the writing process, including but not limited to:
- understanding an assignment;
- brainstorming ideas;
- developing/improving a thesis;
- (re)organizing a draft;
- paragraphs development;
- tone/voice;
- clarity of expression;
- style;
- sentence structure;
- documenting sources;
- second language issues.
Please Note:
- Peer Tutors will not proofread papers and cannot help with take-home exams unless the instructor gives Sweetland written permission.
- Graduate students cannot visit the Peer Tutoring Center; they should make an appointment to meet with an instructor in Sweetland's Writing Workshop instead.
Candidates for the Peer Tutor Program must be nominated or recommended by a faculty member or GSI. To earn a nomination, students must demonstrate a strong command of the English language through their writing and verbal communication skills. Click here to learn more about the Peer Tutor Program.
