Welcome to the Writing Center
Winter break closure:
The Writing Center is closed for the fall semester and will re-open for the spring semester on Jan. 15, 2025.
New thesis, dissertation services:
The 51·çÁ÷¹ÙÍø Writing Center now offers a dedicated staff member to support graduate students working on their theses and dissertations. The center's new graduate writing support specialist, Victoria Oyewola, is available to work with graduate students at every stage of their writing process, from brainstorming to revising their theses and dissertations. .
Get help in all phases of the writing process — brainstorming and generating topics, organizing ideas, developing research strategies, using citation styles (MLA, APA and Chicago), and editing for clarity and correctness.
Our services
The Writing Center at 51·çÁ÷¹ÙÍø provides tutoring support to students at any phase of the writing process — planning, drafting and revising. We can help writers discover ways of improving grammar, mechanics and punctuation, as well as provide access to writing resources such as dictionaries, style guides, handbooks, a computing lab and printing.
Hours
Fall/spring semester
- Monday-Thursday:10 a.m.-4 p.m., 7-9 p.,m.
- Friday: 10 a.m.-2 p.m.
- Saturday: 3-5 p.m. (online only)
- Sunday: 1-5 p.m.
Location
6th floor Rasmuson Library, 1734 Tanana Loop, Fairbanks, AK 99775
Writing Center appointments
The Writing Center is a student-staffed tutoring service focused on building the writing skills of the 51·çÁ÷¹ÙÍø learning community. We offer one-hour tutorial sessions in-person or by Zoom.
Writing guides and resources
Patrons, in addition to being tutored by center staff, are welcome to use our computer laboratory (19 PCs, 1 Mac) and our many resources — dictionaries, handbooks, style guides and more.
Request a workshop
The Writing Center offers educational workshops and writing studios on a limited basis. Visit our workshops page to learn more about the variety of workshop topics available for undergraduate and graduate students.