The Oberlin College Writing and Speaking Associates Program offers a dynamic space for students to think critically, be creative, and collaborate with their peers.
We are committed to providing students with opportunities to learn and work in ways that best fit their needs. Come visit us in the Academic Commons in the main library in Mudd Center!
The Writing Associate program curates a blog, the WA Journal , which serves as an archive for projects and papers written by students in the program.
To learn more about our program, explore the "More in This Section" drop down menu.
Questions? Contact:
Laurie McMillin, Director of Writing at Oberlin and Writing Associates Program Director Frances Purcell, Writing Associate Fellow
Writing Center
The Writing Center provides free drop-in writing consultation for students working on academic assignments for any class and on any topic. The center is staffed by student Writing Associates and welcomes all writers to a private one-on-one writing session throughout the semester.
Students can visit the Writing Center for a session at any stage of their writing process. Writing Associates can assist students early in their writing process by helping to clarify prompts and assignments, brainstorm ideas and topics, or develop research strategies. Writing Associates can also help students in the drafting and revising stage of their assignment by providing advice on paragraph organization, idea and argument coherence, among many other issues. Students at the end of the writing process can also bring in their papers for help in sentence-level corrections and editing for flow and clarity.
The Writing Center will remain open through the last day of reading period. The Writing Center is closed during fall break, spring break, Thanksgiving break, exam periods, winter term, and summer.
Hours
- 1–5 p.m., Monday through Friday
- 7–10 p.m., Sunday through Thursday
Fall 2018 Schedule
| 1–2 p.m. | 2–3 p.m. | 3–4 p.m. | 4–5 p.m. | 7–8 p.m. | 8–9 p.m. | 9–10 p.m. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunday | Closed | Closed | Closed | Closed | Carson Rebecca Lily Lulu |
Carson Rebecca Zach Gabi |
Carson Zach Nathan Gabi |
| Monday | Elijah Hayley Gabi |
Elijah Hayley Lily |
Lily Eli Lucas |
Lily Lucas Rebecca |
Alex Emily Will |
Alex Emily Eli |
Alex Eli Hayley |
| Tuesday | AJ Alex Eli |
AJ Alex Cora |
Cora Nathan Rehaan |
Cora Nathan Rehaan |
Emily Gabi Will Lucas |
Emily Gabi Will |
Carson Hayley Elijah |
| Wednesday | Hayley Myles Rebecca |
Hayley Myles Rebecca |
Bikalpa Myles Rebecca |
Bikalpa |
Bikalpa Emily Lucas |
Bikalpa Emily Zach |
Zach |
| Thursday | Will Eli |
Will Cecilia Lulu |
Cecilia Cora Nathan AJ |
Cora AJ Carson |
Cecilia Eli Myles Bikalpa |
Myles Lulu Zach |
Myles |
| Friday | Vanessa Lily Elijah |
Vanessa Lily Elijah |
Vanessa Cecilia Nathan |
Cecilia Nathan |
Closed | Closed | Closed |
Speaking Center
The Speaking Center is a pilot program launched in 2016 with the goal to support students in their speaking endeavors and instill a sense of confidence in their ability to communicate. We want students to become more conscious and conscientious speakers, and we seek to accomplish this through sparking a critical dialogue on campus that further develops student understanding of audience, purpose, and context, as it applies to both the academic and professional conversation.
To that end, we offer one-on-one Speaking Center sessions, where you are able to work with a trained peer Speaking Associate on all parts of the presentation process.
In addition, we offer a range of workshops throughout the year on speaking in both academic and professional settings, such as conference presentations or job interviews. If you are interested in this, contact Cortney Smith, csmith5@oberlin.edu for more details.
We will open for the semester starting in the second module, on October 30th.
Hours
7–9 p.m.; Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
Location
Writing Center Space off the Academic Commons next to the CIT office.