Resources

Student resources

Style Guide Resources:

• Purdue University Online Writing Lab (OWL)
• American Psychological Association (APA)
  • Academic Writer by the American Psychological Association
  • APA Style Guide Overview (w/ sample citations - courtesy of Hackelmeier Library)
  • "The Basics of APA Style"
    
  • APA Blog (full of tips and research strategies)
  • Origins of APA
• Modern Language Association (MLA)  (Note: As of Summer 2016, the Writing Center now supports the MLA Handbook 8th Edition) 
  • "What's new in the Eighth Edition of MLA?"
  • MLA Style Guide Overview (w/ sample citations - courtesy of Hackelmeier Library)
  • MLA Works Cited Quick Guide & Tutorial 
  • MLA Blog (full of tips and writing strategies) 
  • MLA Template
  • Purchase MLA Handbook

Research Utilities: 

• Mother Theresa Hackelmeier Library Research Database
• EndNote Web (courtesy of Hackelmeier Library) 
• Online Citation Tools  (courtesy of Hackelmeier Library)

Digital & Multi-modal Composition (coming soon)

Faculty resources 

• Schedule a Writing Center Class Visit:
  Upon timely request, the Writing Center can send a small group consisting of one administrator and one or two students to lead a course discussion about writing center services. This can take place within the Writing Center itself, or in the reserved classroom space. Faculty can schedule a visit with an available administrator through our scheduling software. 
• Request an Embedded Tutor:
  Upon timely request, undergraduate peer tutors may be embedded with specific courses to provided targeted peer tutoring support. Use of embedded tutors is dependent upon tutor availability and schedule allowance. Please contact the Writing Center Director, Aaron Wilder, to request an embedded tutor.
• Writing Center Workshops:
  The Writing Center, upon timely request, can provide course or content-specific workshops on anything ranging from APA citation styles to getting your paper off the ground. Please contact the Writing Center Director, Aaron Wilder, to request a workshop.
• Writing Center Flyers:
  The Writing Center has created branded flyers describing our services and providing instruction on creating appointments. These flyers are most useful when combined with a syllabus section dedicated to encouraging students to use the Writing Center and a quick conversation on the first day of class or at the outset of an assignment. Flyers can also be slightly modified to include extra information pertinent to your course. Please contact the Writing Center Director, Aaron Wilder, to request a flyer.
• Recommend a student as a Writing Center Student Tutor:
  The Writing Center continually welcomes recommendations from Marian University faculty and staff regarding potential student employees. The Writing Center seeks qualified students from all majors. To recommend a student as a Writing Center Tutor, please contact the Writing Center Assistant Director of Community and Development, KC Chan-Brose.
• Dedicated Lab Instructor:
  The Writing Center, upon timely request prior to the academic year, offers the potential for Lab Instructors, or degree-holding professionals with at least 18 credit hours completed in a writing-related graduate program, to have dedicated time in their day specifically for students enrolled in a particular course. Students would be able to make hour-long appointments with an instructor who is informed on the expectations of the course and in communication with you to the extent that is necessary for the course. To request a dedicated lab instructor, please contact the Assistant Director of Operations, Tanisha Neely.