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The Graduate Writing Center

The Graduate Writing Center . Emily Heady, Ph.D. Director, Graduate Writing Center. What Is It?. Established in 2006 as part of the Quality Enhancement Plan (QEP) Seeks to “improve graduate student writing”

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The Graduate Writing Center

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  1. The Graduate Writing Center Emily Heady, Ph.D. Director, Graduate Writing Center

  2. What Is It? • Established in 2006 as part of the Quality Enhancement Plan (QEP) • Seeks to “improve graduate student writing” • Spearheads cross-curricular efforts to train students to write better (and faculty to teach writing more effectively)

  3. Who Works Here? • Director: Emily Heady (holds B.A. in Spanish and English and M.A. and Ph.D. in English) • Assistant Director: Shelah Simpson (holds B.A. and M.A. in English; currently seeking Ph.D.) • Tutors: Five trained graduate students from various disciplines across the university • Library Liaison: Tyler Veak (holds B.A., M.A., and Ph.D. in philosophy; currently pursuing M.S. in Library and Information Science)

  4. Services for Students • One-on-one tutoring • ESL conversation practice • ESL reading groups • Citation help • Grammar help • Online aids

  5. Services for Faculty • Classroom presentations • Writing assignment assistance • Rubric writing • Workshops • Manuscript commentary • Online materials

  6. Web Resources • PowerPoints for classroom and personal use, including plagiarism prevention presentations • Worksheets for classroom and tutoring use • Quick-answer e-mail query link • See www.liberty.edu/graduatewritingcenter

  7. How To Contact Us • Come by Campus North 1877 to schedule an appointment. • Call 592-4727 • E-mail graduatewriting@liberty.edu

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