Writing Center
At the Writing Center, coaches work with students to support them in their writing and to help them improve skills in critical reading, written analysis, organization, use of sources, and grammar and syntax.
What We Offer
The Writing Center offers all undergraduate students free writing support through one-on-one tutoring, both in-person and remote.
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Monday - 9:15am to 5:30pm
Tuesday - 9:15am to 5:30pm
Wednesday - 10:00am to 8:30pm
Thursday - 9:15am to 5:30pm
Friday - 10:00am to 1:00pm -
To make an appointment:
- Come to the Writing Center: Hahne & Co., Suite 245
- Make an appointment through the Penji Scheduling app
- Call us at 973-353-5847
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Rutgers University-Newark Writing Center
Tutor Application
Hahne 245, 973-353-5849Please complete the following application and return to Marne Benson at marneb@newark.rutgers.edu
Name: ___________________________________________________________
Date: ___________________________________________________________
E-mail: ___________________________________________________________
Phone Number: ________________________________
Ok to text? ________________________________Grade in English 101: ________________________________
Grade in English 102: ________________________________Major: ________________________________
Minor: ________________________________
Credits completed: ________________________________
GPA: ________________________________
Name & email of first recommender: ________________________________
Name & email of second recommender: ________________________________
- What teaching, tutoring, and/or related experience or skills do you have?
- What are your interests and areas of expertise?
- Describe the qualities you possess that would make you an effective writing tutor.
- Describe a writing experience in one of your courses that was particularly instructive to you.
* Requirements for becoming a tutor:
- Have a 3.0 minimum GPA and have earned a minimum grade of B in both English Composition 101 and 102
- Provide the names of two professors we can contact for a recommendation
- Complete the Writing Tutor application
- Be willing to participate in three tutor trainings per semester
- What teaching, tutoring, and/or related experience or skills do you have?
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We are pleased to provide writing workshops to the greater Newark community. Join us on the second and fourth Thursday of each month for workshops in creative, personal, and civic writing.
For more information, please visit our website: Newark Writes!
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The Writing Center is the tutorial component of the Writing Program. For more information on the Writing Program, please click on this link.
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In cooperation with the Graduate School-Newark and the MSW program, we provide writing coaching to all School 26 and MSW students. A Writing Coach can support you by providing suggestions and feedback on areas like organization, research, sentence clarity, etc. (Please note that the coach cannot edit or proofread your work.) Writing coaching will begin for the fall semester on Monday, September 28, 2023 and will continue until Friday, December 15, 2023. We will work with you on numerous aspects of your writing, from time management to organization to sentence clarity! We are available to work with you via zoom or email for hour-long appointments.
To request an appointment, please email Marne Benson at marneb@newark.rutgers.edu.
Graduate School- Newark Students (School 26)
Coaching sessions are available at the following times. To request an appointment, please email Marne Benson at marneb@newark.rutgers.edu and indicate that you are a School 26 student.Tuesdays - 10-11, 11-12, 12-1, 1-2
Wednesdays - 2:30-3:30, 3:30-4:30, 4:30-5:30
Fridays - 8-9, 9-10, 10-11
MSW Students (School 19)
Coaching sessions are available at the following times. To request an appointment, please email Marne Benson at marneb@newark.rutgers.edu and indicate that you are an MSW student.Mondays, 3-4, 4-5
Tuesdays, 3-4
Wednesdays, 9-10, 10-11, 11-12, 12-1, 1-2, 2-3, 3-4