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Make an Appointment with a Peer Mentor

Monday-Thursday 10:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. Friday 10:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.               Sunday 2:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.

The Writing Center at Briar Cliff University offers students the following services:

One-on-one peer mentoring:  At any stage of the writing process, a student may schedule a conference with a writing center mentor who will assess the student's work according to the following areas:

  • content development

  • organization of ideas

  • tone

  • writing conventions

  • source documentation

 

Workshops: Writing Center staff members conduct writing workshops for students at various times throughout a given term.  Topics include, but are not limited to:
  • steps of the writing process:  prewriting, drafting, and revising.
  • traits of effective writing: content, organization, voice. 

Students will be able to apply skills learned in writing workshops across disciplines and for a variety of writing tasks.  Check for workshop dates and times on the BCYou homepage.  Click here to view a sample workshop.