The Writing Center is an excellent place
to write or to go for feedback on any kind of writing. Located
in the basement of Forsyth Library (FL20), it features a
computer lab and trained writing consultants. Drop by or
call ahead for an appointment (628-4106) -- preferably well
before the due date of your paper. Beginning Monday, August
29, the Writing Center will be open the following times:
9:30am-5:00pm Monday-Thursday, 6:30pm-8:30pm Monday-Wednesday
evenings, and 9:30am-12:30pm Fridays. It’s
FREE. The FHSU Writing Center does not serve as
a proofreading service or guarantee perfect papers, but
tutors will help students work through their papers.
The Academic Success Program
also offers free writing assistance in Picken Hall
308. For Fall Semester 2005, peer tutors there
will be available Monday through Thursday, 8am-4:30pm and
Friday, 8am-12:30pm. Please call the following number for
an appointment: 628-4401.
For students in Virtual College courses,
Fort Hays State University has joined with an online tutoring
and academic support service, called SMARTHINKING,
to provide Web-based tutoring 24 hours a day, seven days
a week. While not a proofreading/editing service, SMARTHINKING
supplements the existing Academic Success Program
services by offering real-time online tutoring in a wide
variety of courses
Students wanting to utilize SMARTHINKING
should contact the Academic Advising and Career Exploration
Center (1-800-628-3478 or 1-785-628-5577) for login information.
For other questions Virtual College students may have, they
can visit the FHSU Writing Center Website (www.fhsu.edu/writingcenter)
and click on "Writing
Links," which offers a number of links to sites
that offer useful information on a variety of issues that
deal with writing.
