Writing Center Hours

Services Available

Undergraduate Level Writing Support

Meet with student tutors in the Writing Center for individual guidance during all stages of the writing process. Face-to-face meetings are preferred in order to encourage dialogue and shared learning. Appointments are suggested but not required. To schedule an appointment, visit our home page.

Graduate Level Writing Support

The Writing Center is proud to support all students on Marian University's campus and beyond, including our growing population of graduate students. Professional-level tutors are available to work with graduate students from all programs. To schedule and appointment with a professional-level tutor, visit our home page and select the link that most closely matches your grad program.

English Composition Lab and Writing Tutorial Instruction

For-credit classes are available for students who meet weekly with a dedicated lab hour instructor, available to all undergraduate and graduate students.

Professional Writing Support

Professional-level tutors are available to assist in developing manuscripts, assisting in navigating the publishing process, and working through other professional writing challenges. To schedule an appointment to work on professional-level writing, follow our scheduling link.

Faculty/Staff Writing Support

Professional-level tutors are available to assist faculty in revising course content, writing for scholarship, and other faculty/staff literacy tasks. To schedule an appointment to work on writing as a member of faculty/staff, follow our scheduling link.

Classroom Presentations

Students and staff are available for 10-15 minute classroom presentations on utilizing the services of the Writing Center as a routine part of the writing process.

Workshops

Throughout the semester, students and staff of the Writing Center offer a variety of workshops covering topics related to MLA/ APA formatting, personal statements, memoir writing, resumes, multimodal writing, and a variety of other topics. To learn about upcoming workshops, view our calendar. To request a specific workshop, schedule an appointment with an administrator to discuss adding a workshop to our calendar.

Writing Center Outdoors

When the weather's nice, tutors may hold impromptu sessions in the great outdoors. Typical spots include the central fountain, the EcoLab's outdoor classroom, and the terrace outside Alumni Hall. Follow us on Facebook and Instagram for notices about outdoor sessions!

Community Outreach

The Marian University Writing Center is open to the public and services are available to everyone. We are proud of our commitment to community engagement and public scholarship. We believe literacy, writing and education—formal or informal—play a vital role in working towards social justice and personal agency and writing centers have a central role within this effort. To this end, the Writing Center manages a number of off-campus writing support centers and works with a range of partners throughout Indianapolis to provide writing support.

Public Tutorials

Services are available to the public regardless of whether they are affiliated with Marian University. Community members can visit the Center by making an appointment, walking in, or emailing us a draft of their essay. The service is available for youth and adults of all ages for all types of writing. We routinely work with public, private, and home-schooled high school students, adults seeking professional advice, incarcerated and recently paroled individuals, and those who need other advice about writing.