Writing Center for the Access Campuses

The Writing Center for the Access Campuses provides one-to-one writing support to Fox Cities and Fond du Lac campus students, both in-person and virtually. We assist at all stages of the process, from brainstorming to making final revisions and everything in between. You can receive help with any type of writing assignment or project. We look forward to working with you!

If you have a draft, we will look at it with the assignment directions and provide feedback on the draft’s organization, clarity, thesis, and structure before commenting on punctuation, word choice, or grammar. Our comments will include a few higher order concerns and a few lower order concerns if there is time. If you don’t have a draft, we will help you understand the assignment and we will help you brainstorm and organize ideas.

Fox Drop-In TutoringRoom 1813

Mondays: 9-4pm
Tuesdays: 10-4pm
Wednesdays: 8-4pm
Thursdays: 10-11:30am
Fridays: 9-2pm

Fond du Lac Drop-In TutoringRoom UC-132
Mondays 9-3
Tuesdays 9-3
Wednesdays 9-3
Thursdays 9-3

Meet with a Tutor via Microsoft Teams
Schedule an appointment through Navigate with the writing center on your campus and you will receive directions on how to connect with the tutor over Teams at your appointment time.

Submit a Paper
Submit your assignment guidelines and your paper to this email, writingcenter-accesscampuses@uwosh.edu , and within twenty-four hours you will receive a reply from a writing center staff member with revision feedback.

 

Writing Center Workshops

The Writing Center for the Access Campuses holds half-hour workshops each week.  These workshops cover various academic writing topics, such as generating ideas, organizing ideas, integrating sources and documenting sources.

UWO–Fox Cities workshops are in-person every Wednesdays from 1:15–1:45 p.m. in room 1813, no registration necessary. 


UWO–Fond du Lac
workshops are in-person every Mondays from 12:45-1:15 p.m. in room UC-132, no registration necessary.

Fox Cities Campus Workshop Schedule

Academic Workshops Spring 2024

Wednesdays @ 1:15-1:45pm
Room 1813
no registration necessary

February 7 – How to Navigate Canvas
Canvas is the Learning Management System used with all classes at UWO. Learn how to navigate this ‘home base’ for your classes and find important course materials and information. Use Canvas to contact your instructor.

February 14 – Classroom Discussion: How to Speak Up
Did you know many people claim they would rather face death than speak in public? If class participation is a requirement in your classes and this is causing you anxiety, this workshop is for you. We discuss ways to overcome this fear and let your ideas be heard in your classes.

February 21 – College Writing, in a Nutshell
College writing can seem overwhelming or unclear if you have been out of school for a while or just feel unprepared for the level of rigor professors will expect. This workshop will provide an overview of what college writing should look like and how it can be approached.

February 28 – Email Communication and Etiquette, OMG!
Technology offers many avenues for communication, but there are grey areas as to what defines appropriate communication. This workshop will help you analyze your audience so that you can make decisions and use the suitable level of formality for your technology-based communication.

March 6 – Managing your Reading Load
Reading is a large and essential part of a college education, and many times it can seem overwhelming. This hands-on workshop will provide strategies to help you understand and retain college-level reading in an efficient way.

March 13 – Your Words or Theirs: Practice with Paraphrasing
Academic writing is a conversation between you and your sources. It is important to thoroughly integrate those sources into a paper while at the same time avoiding plagiarism. This hands-on workshop will provide methods for putting your source material into your own words.

March 20 – Documentation Superpowers: How to Cite Sources using MLA and APA Styles
The documentation of sources is an essential part of academic writing. It is important to be viewed as a credible writer so that readers will take your ideas seriously. This workshop will help you build your documentation skills, including APA and MLA styles and the 2016 revisions to the MLA style.

April 3 – Overcome Procrastination, Create Your Timeline
Many students acknowledge that one of the largest hurdles to overcome in college is procrastination. This workshop will help you create an intentional timeline so you can avoid this hurdle. Bring a recent assignment.

April 10 – Apply for Fox Scholarships
Did you know that there are valuable scholarships available exclusively for students attending UWO-Fox Cities? You only need to fill out one application form to apply for all campus scholarships. Awards are based on a combination of factors, including academic achievement, financial need, and areas of academic interest. The Writing Center and Academic Affairs Solution Center will help you get started with the application.

April 17 – (Again!) Apply for Fox Scholarships
Did you know that there are valuable scholarships available exclusively for students attending UWO-Fox Cities? You only need to fill out one application form to apply for all campus scholarships. Awards are based on a combination of factors, including academic achievement, financial need, and areas of academic interest. The Writing Center and Academic Affairs Solution Center will help you get started with the application.

Fond du Lac Campus Workshop Schedule

Academic Workshops Spring 2024

Mondays @ 12:45-1:15pm
Room UC-132
no registration necessary

February 12 – How to Navigate Canvas
Canvas is the Learning Management System used with all classes at UWO. Learn how to navigate this ‘home base’ for your classes and find important course materials and information. Use Canvas to contact your instructor.

February 19 – College Writing, in a Nutshell
College writing can seem overwhelming or unclear if you have been out of school for a while or just feel unprepared for the level of rigor professors will expect. This workshop will provide an overview of what college writing should look like and how it can be approached.

February 26 – Classroom Discussion: How to Speak Up
Did you know many people claim they would rather face death than speak in public? If class participation is a requirement in your classes and this is causing you anxiety, this workshop is for you. We discuss ways to overcome this fear and let your ideas be heard in your classes.

March 4 – Managing your Reading Load
Reading is a large and essential part of a college education, and many times it can seem overwhelming. This hands-on workshop will provide strategies to help you understand and retain college-level reading in an efficient way.

March 11 – Building a Strong, Well-formed Paper
Academic writing fits together like a puzzle: you have to think about how the body paragraphs support the thesis and how the evidence supports the main points. As a writer, all of these decisions and judgements are yours. However, this workshop will help you understand how to fit the pieces together.

March 18 – Mechanics and Grammar Tune-up
This workshop will help you boost your sentence-level writing by providing tools you can use to fix common mechanical malfunctions, such as sentence fragments, run-ons, and comma splices.

April 1 – Your Words or Theirs: Practice with Paraphrasing
Academic writing is a conversation between you and your sources. It is important to thoroughly integrate those sources into a paper while at the same time avoiding plagiarism. This hands-on workshop will provide methods for putting your source material into your own words.

April 8 – Documentation Superpowers: How to Cite Sources using MLA and APA Styles
The documentation of sources is an essential part of academic writing. It is important to be viewed as a credible writer so that readers will take your ideas seriously. This workshop will help you build your documentation skills, including APA and MLA styles and the 2016 revisions to the MLA style.

April 15 – Overcome Procrastination, Create Your Timeline
Many students acknowledge that one of the largest hurdles to overcome in college is procrastination. This workshop will help you create an intentional timeline so you can avoid this hurdle. Bring a recent assignment.

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Fox Cities Campus
1478 Midway Road
Menasha, WI 54952
(920) 832-2600