The Cedarville University Writing Center exists to help writers at all levels of proficiency from all academic disciplines develop effective writing skills. This development takes place primarily through one-on-one peer consultations that are adapted to individual writers' needs. Such consultations will be competent and timely; will occur in a comfortable, non-threatening atmosphere; and will address all writing projects in any stage of the writing process, from brainstorming to revision. These consultations focus primarily on the writing at hand, but the long-term goal for every session is to help each tutee become a better writer overall. Writing Center tutors do not correct students' papers but help writers recognize and correct their unique patterns of error. Additionally, tutors do not assess or grade writing; instead, the Center helps writers develop insight into each rhetorical situation. Ultimately, the Center's goal is to create better writers by blending service and collaboration-- a blend that at its core is wholly Christian.
