Pikeville College - Academic Affairs - Writing Center

Writing Center

Located in the same space and working closely with the Tutoring Center, the Writing Center was established to provide support to the Writing Across the Curriculum program.

The mission of the Pikeville College Writing Center is based on the belief that clear and concise writing reflects the ability to think clearly and express thoughts precisely, something our students should demonstrate before they graduate. To that end, the Writing Center supports writing in all disciplines during all four years of college.

The Writing Center provides free tutorial service to students enrolled in any courses offered by the college and supports faculty with workshops, materials and ideas for writing assignments in content areas. With the help of peer writing consultants, students who come for help will be better writers, will have more confidence in their own abilities, and most importantly, will develop more positive attitudes toward writing. We then produce students who, as educated readers and writers, look for connections among all of their life’s pursuits and the world around them. With constant feedback from faculty and students, the Writing Center demonstrates on our campus the crucial position of writing in the academy.

Location and Information

The Pikeville College Writing Center, located in Allara Library 302, was set up in 1999 to support the Writing Across the Curriculum program. With the help of trained undergraduate tutors, students from any discipline can get help in writing. The center also provides materials and workshops for faculty. The Writing Center is open Monday through Friday on a drop-in basis, hours to be published each semester. Students requesting help may fill out a Tutor Request Form which identifies the areas for which they are seeking help; they may continue tutoring for as long as they need to. All abilities of writers receive help in the center. Students from all majors who work well with people and have A’s and B’s in their English sequence are invited to apply to become tutors. With the help of the Writing Center, students become better writers and develop more positive attitudes toward writing.