Connor Sengbush | csengbu1@uwsuper.edu
Students who are seeking to improve their writing, whether it be academic or creative, can spend thirty minutes of their time with a consultant through the University of Wisconsin-Superior’s Writing Center.
An appointment can be created online, and depending on the consultant, the appointment can be face-to-face, online, or both. Students can choose specifically what they wish to work on, from defining a thesis to documentation and citation.
Taylor Brockmeier, a student who majors in English and Writing, is one of the consultants from the Writing Center. She said that she has pretty much seen everything when it comes to the variety of subjects that students bring in and that many of them come from science and psychology courses and are not exclusive to just writing or English topics.
“When a student comes in, we don’t just see one specific thing,” Brockmeier said further on the variety of work she has helped with before, with most papers hovering around the line of academic vs creative, which Brockmeier said that creative pieces are more common in portfolios.
Eloree Hailu, another consultant, said the same, as academic pieces are more widely encountered by them, especially during the fall classes.
“It can be overwhelming with the amount of appointments we get, like last semester,” Hailu said.
When asked about what it takes to become a consultant, Hailu said that completion of the Academic Writing course with a grade higher than a B+ would allow them to submit a paper to the Writing Center’s director, which further submissions and work will determine if they are accepted.
Both Brockmeier and Hailu highly recommended the Writing Center to those who have not yet visited and offer to be an extra pair of eyes for those who need insight.
