The Writing Center
3110 Coleman Hall
Eastern Illinois University
600 Lincoln Avenue
Charleston, IL 61920
Phone: (217) 581-5929
Hours: M-Th: 9-3 & 6-9; F: 9-1
Hours of Operation for Summer 2009
Four-Week Session: Monday, May 18 - Thursday, June 11
Days: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, & Thursday
Hours: 9 am - 3 pm
Closed from Monday, June 15 - Thursday, June 18
Six-Week Session: Monday, June 22 - Thursday, July 23
Days: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, & Thursday
Hours: 9 am - 3 pm
The Writing Center and the Goals of Writing Conferences
The Writing Center of Eastern Illinois University is a place where students can develop as independent writers and thinkers. We recognize that student writers come to the center with individual needs and individual writing processes, and we are committed to helping students from all disciplines, majors, and academic backgrounds at any stage of the writing process.
Writing Center consultants work with writers on a number of important tasks, such as these:
Understanding and analyzing writing assignments
Moving past writer’s block
Brainstorming topics and ideas
Revising for stronger content and adapting to audience
Developing focus and thesis statements
Organizing ideas and support
Developing evidence, examples, and supporting details
Revising for stronger development of and work with source materials
Guiding writers to effectively integrate source materials
Providing guidance on using citation systems
Offering assistance on how to effectively and ethically summarize, paraphrase, and quote source materials
Implementing strategies for strong paragraphing
Improving cohesion through transitions and organization
Revising for sentence-level clarity, precision, and emphasis
Creating sentence variety for emphasis and cohesion
Offering strategies for efficient and effective proofreading and editing
Helping students find their own process for proofreading and editing
Writing Center Workshops -- Fall 2009
An Introduction to the Writing Center for English Language Learner (ELL) Students
Date: TBD
Time: 4 - 5 pm
Location: 3110 Coleman Hall, the EIU Writing Center
Workshop Coordinators: Ashok Bhusal
Getting Started: Brainstorming Techniques That Improve Your Writing
Date: Wednesday, September 9
Time: 3:30 - 4 pm
Location: 3110 Coleman Hall, the EIU Writing Center
Workshop Coordinator: Donica Miller
Finding and Improving the Thesis Statement
Date: Wednesday, September 16
Time: 3:30 - 4 pm
Location: 3110 Coleman Hall, the EIU Writing Center
Workshop Coordinator: Mary Lieske
Prewriting and Citation Strategies (ELL Students)
Date: TBD
Time: TBD
Location: 3110 Coleman Hall, the EIU Writing Center
Workshop Coordinators: Ashok Bhusal
Grammar Check is Evil: How to Proofread and Edit Without the Techno-Crutch
Date: TBD
Time: 3:30 - 4 pm
Location: 3110 Coleman Hall, the EIU Writing Center
Workshop Coordinator: TBD
Source Reliability: How to Know Your Source is Credible
Date: Wednesday, September 30
Time: 1:30 - 2 pm
Location: 3110 Coleman Hall, the EIU Writing Center
Workshop Coordinator: Donica Miller
Drafting Strategies (ELL Students)
Date: TBD
Time: TBD
Location: 3110 Coleman Hall, the EIU Writing Center
Workshop Coordinators: Ashok Bhusal
Audience Awareness: Does This Count as Slang?
Date: Wednesday, October 7
Time: 3:30 - 4 pm
Location: 3110 Coleman Hall, the EIU Writing Center
Workshop Coordinator: Mary Lieske
Final Draft and Proofreading Strategies (ELL Students)
Date: TBD
Time: TBD
Location: 3110 Coleman Hall, the EIU Writing Center
Workshop Coordinators: Ashok Bhusal
Plurals, Possessives, and Pronouns: Fixing Common Mistakes
Date: Wednesday, October 21
Time: 3:30 - 4 pm
Location: 3110 Coleman Hall, the EIU Writing Center
Workshop Coordinator: Donica Miller
Pruning Your Paper: How to Minimize Wordiness
Date: Wednesday, November 11
Time: 3:30 - 4 pm
Location: 3110 Coleman Hall, the EIU Writing Center
Workshop Coordinator: Donica Miller
Preparing for Thanksgiving Break: Don't Forget to Write!
Date: Wednesday, November 18
Time: 3:30 - 4 pm
Location: 3110 Coleman Hall, the EIU Writing Center
Workshop Coordinator: Mary Lieske
Last Minute Crunch: The Basics of MLA Format
Date: Wednesday, December 9
Time: 3:30 - 4 pm
Location: 3110 Coleman Hall, the EIU Writing Center
Workshop Coordinator: Mary Lieske
