Spring Semester Hours
Beginning January 9
- Monday through Thursday: 7 am – 6 pm
- Friday: 7 am – 4 pm
- Saturday: 9 am – 2 pm
We are closed on all school holidays and non-class days, including (but not limited to):
- January 14 and 16
- February 18 and 20
- February 24
- March 2
- March 12 through 17
- April 5
- May 5
The last day to earn Writing Center credit is May 4. No credit will be given on Student Success Day (February 7).
Location
- W3280
- 651.779.3400
Online writing center
The on-line writing center is available through the MyCentury login
(choose D2L).
Resources
- Hardware: 35 PCs
- Software:
- Microsoft Office 2007
- Thompson Learning Keyboard Practice
- Reading Road Trip
- Grammar 3D
- Practice Exercises
- MLA Handbooks
- Assorted Reference Materials
- Century College English Handbooks
Procedures
- Sign in at one of the two designated computers using your Student ID. Remember to log out when you're finished in order to receive credit.
- Bring your writing--essay, paragraph, or workbook assignment.
- You may work independently, with other students, or with a consultant on your chosen writing assignment.
- Peer groups - Occasionally, peer groups work together on papers - editing, revising, or planning.
You may join one of these peer groups, or if there are no peer groups, you may start one.
Consultants
- Occasionally, a consultant may ask if you need help. They are there to assist you whenever you have a question or a concern.
- Consultants are available to discuss problems in grammar, mechanics, format, or style. Our consultants will not proofread your work, but
they can help you identify and/or correct weaknesses in your paper.
- It may take more than one session for a consultant to evaluate your work.
Guidelines
- Computers - our computers may be used for word processing or academic research. Students may also use available computer programs for practice exercises to improve their use of proper grammar and mechanics.
- Resources - You may use the available handouts to solve problems with the mechanics of writing or to work on specific areas of weakness in grammar and/or punctuation. You may also use our handbooks, dictionaries, and Roget's Thesaurus; however, these resources
must remain in the Center.
- After your visit to the Writing Center, allow yourself sufficient time to revise and edit your work before submitting it to your instructor.
- The Writing Center is a place for free exchange of ideas, so it can be noisy at times.
