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"This statement responds to the growing educational concerns about plagiarism in four ways: by defining plagiarism; by suggesting some of the causes of plagiarism; by proposing a set of responsibilities (for students, teachers, and administrators) to address the problem of plagiarism; and by recommending a set of practices for teaching and learning that can significantly reduce the likelihood of plagiarism. The statement is intended to provide helpful suggestions and clarifications so that instructors, administrators, and students can work together more effectively in support of excellence in teaching and learning."

"A Free Guide to Writing Your Personal Statement" includes help with brainstorming and structure, in addition to how to write a personal statement as a narrative 

Position statements on graduate student writing center administration, two-year college writing centers, disabilities, diversity, and racism/anti-immigration/linguistic intolerance.

"For students, personal statements and application essays are among the most difficult and most important documents they will ever write. They are difficult because they require both introspection and polish, and important because the writer may literally be competing for tens of thousands of dollars in a huge field of outstanding candidates. A writing tutor who has provided guidance on more than a thousand graduate applications, Joe Schall advises you on how to be competitive but not cocky, informed but not formulaic, openly creative yet professional. As you consider ways to write your way into your future, count on this website to help you grow and thrive in the process."

CCCC's position statement on assessment, revised in November 2014

a handout from Carnegie Mellon's Global Communication Center that discusses thesis statement and topic sentence construction

a collection of mission statements see also: http://lyris.ttu.edu/read/messages?id=2105485 see also: http://lyris.ttu.edu/read/messages?id=24556440

a discussion on how to train tutors who have been previously taught that essays don't require thesis statements

The SWCA website offers information about  SWCA's mission statement, conferences, institutional members, calendar of events, board, past conferences, president's blog, awards, scholarships, journal, wc resources, news, jobs, cfp's, and elections.

Michigan State U. Writing Center's podcasts on citations, poetry, primary sources, resumes, and thesis statements.

[Submitted by the CCCC Committee on Best Practices for Online Writing Instruction] Online writing labs would be most interested in OWI Principle 14

On the International Writing Centers Association website, a SLATE statment, "The Concept of a Writing Center," by Muriel Harris, 1988.

website for Fresno State's Graduate Writing Studio. Page includes their statement of philosophy and links to handouts and power points.