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discussion of WCs that act as "a means or locus of conducting community service"

video on the Indiana University Southeast Writing Center website, explaining the services they offer. Clever drawing as she explains.

From Praxis: "Writing centers are feeling the effects of budget reductions across higher education nationwide. Like other student services that don't offer credits or produce revenue, writing centers are particularly vulnerable to budget cuts. Community colleges, four-year colleges, and universities across the country are asking writing centers to make hard choices- choices that will affect consultant hiring, pay, and benefits as well as hours of operation, services, technological resources, and administration."

discussing circumstances under which WCs refuse to offer services to clients

a discussion of the methods of determining the percentage of students served/sessions filled; thinking about what makes a "good" level of service

a writing center receives funding from multicultural student services and is asked for information on students' race and degree status in exchange

a discussion of the last day of the semester services are offered

a discussion of services offered to faculty continues: http://lyris.ttu.edu/read/messages?id=21729331 continues: http://lyris.ttu.edu/read/messages?id=24154331

discussing offering tutoring services for students working on CVs

An extensive list of bibliographies on topics related to writing program administration

"Unnecessary Hangups" (in praise of using machine-based self-instruction or guided self-study tools when budgets don't allow for large tutoring staffs); report from a new WC; "Three Sources for Writing Lab Tutors" (on using funding from Veteran Affairs to provide services for veterans on the G.I. Bill); "Usage Study at BYU" (on identifying effective instructional materials); mailing list

discussing names that encompass all services

Links to all of the WAC Bibliographies on the following topics: Writing in the Disciplines Writing to Learn Program Design Faculty Concerns WAC in Two-Year Colleges WAC in the Schools WAC in the Disciplines WAC Assessment Pedagogy Writing Processes Writing Conventions Genre Research WAC and Writing Centers/Learning Centers Writing Fellows Programs WAC and Second-Language Writing Service and Experiential Learning Literacy Community Inquiry Technology Discourse Analysis Graduate Students

From abstract: ncludes recommendations for "tutor preparation and in-service training" that "emphasize less idealized, more pragmatic conceptualization of tutor roles and actions and focus on behaviors demonstrated as constitutive of success"

discussing how to manage student expectations of writing center services

This video was created by San José State University's Writing Center to promote the Writing Center's location, hours, purpose, and services.

Using the university's television station, members of Bloomsburg University spotlight the Writing Center by interviewing a professor about the center's location, services, and function for students of all disciplines.

The sign-up page for Commcenters, an international listserv for scholars and researchers interested in communication services in communication, writing, and multimodal communication centers. 

The Online Writing Lab (OWL) at Purdue University houses writing resources and instructional material, and we provide these as a free service of the Writing Lab at Purdue. Students, members of the community, and users worldwide will find information to assist with many writing projects. Teachers and trainers may use this material for in-class and out-of-class instruction.  This is a very widely used site for open access materials on writing. Includes materials on research and citation, teacher and tutor resources, subject-specific writing, job search writing, ESL, MLA and APA guides, etc.