WE HAVE ONLINE APPOINTMENTS FOR WINTER 2021 STARTING JANUARY 4th!
The OWRC will have appointments available starting Monday,
January 4th. Our Winter Quarter hours are
Monday-Thursday, 9:30am-7:30pm and Sunday 3:30pm-7:30pm. Please schedule
appointments using the sign-up tab above.
All appointments are
online for Winter 2021.
Due to COVID-19, all appointments will continue to be online.
After booking an appointment through our sign-up
page, your tutor will email you a Zoom meeting at the start of
your appointment time. You will need to have Zoom installed to attend your
appointment. Instructions for downloading and using your Zoom account can
be found here.
Satellite site appointments
are now available!
All other OWRC services—including class visits, peer review
workshops, and open writing circles —are virtual only for
Winter Quarter 2021. Go through out tabs to learn more
about what these services look like.
We ask for your
patience and understanding as the OWRC adapts to a new model of
tutoring. There will be bumps along the way, but rest assured we are trying
our best to help you with your writing.
Who Are Our Tutors?
The OWRC has 35 graduate and undergraduate writing tutors. Our tutors represent over 20 different academic fields and speak more than 30 different languages!
To find a tutor in a particular academic field or who speaks a particular language, take a look at the tutor bios here for more information!
Appointments all booked? Need help after
7pm?
CLUE is the UW’s largest free drop-in tutoring service. They
provide tutoring for a variety of subjects, including Writing! CLUE is open
every night between 7 p.m. and 11 p.m. from Sunday through Thursday until
the end of the quarter. Their writing tutors come from a variety of
majors and disciplines and can help with any stage of the writing process,
from brainstorming to the final draft. They’re experienced in
providing support with anything from a class assignment, scholarship
application, major application and more. Find them here academicsupport.uw.edu/clue.
Targeted Learning
Communties: sign-ups open for Winter 2021!
Are you taking a reading- or writing-intensive class? Is English your second, third, or fourth language? Then consider joining the Targeted Learning Communities (TLC) program.The TLC program aims to support international and multilingual students as they navigate American classrooms and cultures. The program enables small groups of students to meet weekly for an hour with OWRC tutors. Together, they work to decode academic and cultural norms, practice language acquisition, and develop collaboration skills. Fill out this sign-up form by Saturday January 23rd! TLC is on a first come, first serve basis so sign up as soon as you can. More information here.