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About
The Farnham Writers' Center
- What:
Since 1984, the Farnham Writers' Center has been working with Colby
students, faculty, and staff on their writing. We are a free resource
available to all writers on campus. No matter how far along your paper
is, no matter the subject, we are qualified and anxious to talk to you!
We'll ask and answer questions about your writing, discuss your style
and technique, and encourage you to take a pro-active role in your own
writing. The Writers' Center also has a number of references on various
types of writing, writing across the cirriculum, writing theory and
pedogagy, and different styles of citation. Our Writers'
Center library catalog has more details.
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Who:
Twenty trained Colby students staff the Writers' Center. They range
from sophomores to seniors, and represent several disciplines, including:
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Administrative
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American
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Art
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Biology
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Creative
Writing
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Economics
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Education
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English |
Environmental
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French and Italian
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Government
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History
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International
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Psychology
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Philosophy
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If you'd like, you can request to work with a tutor who is majoring in
a particular subject. ALL the tutors, however, are trained in tutoring
ALL the disciplines, so you're guaranteed to work with someone who is
familiar with the expectations for writing in your particular discipline.
To learn more about who we are, check out our profiles.
All of the tutors who work in the Writers' Center undergo rigorous training
in our EN214 class, Tutoring Writing,
in which students combine tutoring theory with practice in preparation
for becoming Writers' Center tutors.
- Where:
Miller 9C, at the Roberts end of the Street (down the hallway next to
Miller 8).
- When:
We're open Monday through Friday, 9:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.; Sunday through
Wednesday, 7:00 p.m.-11:00 p.m.; and Thursday, 7:00-10:00 p.m. To find
out which tutors are working when you're making an appointment, take
a look at this
semester's schedule.
- How:
To guarantee yourself an hour-long tutorial, make an appointment by
calling extension 5290 (207-859-5290 off campus). Or if you're in the
area, just stop by--walk-ins are welcome!
- Why:
Every published writer has had at least one person give him or her feedback.
When other people read your writing, they can point to places for elaboration
or clarification, gaps in logic, or a problematic thesis--and then work
through these areas with you. The Writers' Center provides a second
(or third, or fourth...) review of your paper, and we'll talk you through
the process of refining and synthesizing your ideas, and then the fine-tuning
that makes a paper shine.
So
stop on by! We offer a great (FREE) service here at Colby.
We hope to see you soon!
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