The SDSU Writing Center

        Hours: M-Th, 9-5; F, 9-4            Phone: 605-688-6559          Coordinator: Marilyn Brown  
        Location: Wintrode Student Sucess Center 201         E-Mail: 
SDSU.writing.center@sdstate.edu   

                          

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What the Writing Center Does and Doesn't Do

       

                   

                     The Writing Center Does:             

  • Provide encouragement and advice

  • Work with students at any stage of the writing process

  • Help students with all types of writing from brief assignments to research papers

  • Help students understand the principles of grammar and punctuation

  • Build students’ confidence as writers

 

          

The Writing Center Does Not:          

  • Condemn or ridicule a student’s writing

  • Tell students what to write                   

  • Write or rewrite papers for students

  • Proofread or edit papers for students