GRADUATE STUDENT INTAKE POLICY
Graduate students can schedule up to one tutoring appointment per week.
Intake: All graduate students who are interested in one-on-one tutorials must first meet with the Coordinator for Graduate Writing Support for an intake appointment. (Online or asynchronous appointments available.) These meetings help determine the best plan for tutoring and the best fit with a tutor. Please email gradwriting@uconn.edu to make an appointment.
Why? We implemented this policy to better serve graduate students because the Center is primarily designed for and staffed by undergraduates. Graduate writing projects are longer and more complex than those for undergraduates, and we want to make sure that any one-on-one tutoring is tailored to these challenges. Meeting with the Coordinator of Graduate Writing Support will help you find a good tutorial match based on experience and field of expertise. In addition, we can discuss other services offered by the Writing Center or other departments that might complement a tutoring plan.
TUTORIALS
Graduate students can meet with a writing tutor one-on-one at no cost but are required to first have an intake meeting (see above).
Tutoring sessions can address a range of issues. A meeting might focus on generating new ideas for your coursework, working on organization, clarity, variation, and other structural and stylistic matters in any genre of graduate and postgraduate writing, revising work for publication, and more. Please note, however, that the Writing Center is not a proofreading or copy-editing service. We can provide only minimal guidance in this area. Graduate writers who require copy-editing services are encouraged to hire an editor. You can email gradwriting@uconn.edu for a list of local editors for hire. These editors do not work for UConn, and they do charge fees.
When considering your particular needs as a writer, keep in mind the following options:
- Sessions can be scheduled for 30 minutes or 1 hour
- Online and in-person options are available
- You may schedule up to two sessions per week
- We also offer writing accountability sessions for graduate students, in which graduate students and tutors work together on their own individual writing, side-by-side, for a set amount of time to improve accountability and “mirror” good writing habits. (This option is available for in-person sessions only.)
To learn more, check out our page on how our tutorials work.
OTHER SERVICES
Students seeking further chances to develop their writing can signup for one or more of the seven graduate writing workshops offered throughout the semester. We also offer several other writing productivity services designed specifically for UConn’s graduate students, including Grad Student Writing Accountability Retreats (1-day retreats, 2-day retreats, and 3-day retreats).
David L. Evans
Coordinator for Graduate Writing Support
University Writing Center
University of Connecticut, Storrs
Office: Homer Babbidge Library, Level 2, Room 128
Email: gradwriting@uconn.edu