As a means to make the Writing Center more accessible to the college community, we encourage all faculty to inform their students about our services and to assist in the development of student writing at the college.

      At the beginning of each semester, you can arrange a classroom visit from a representative of the Writing Center by submitting a request for classroom visit form to the Center. A member of our staff will come to your class, introduce and briefly describe the services offered at the Center, and provide students with an information sheet and schedule of hours. Classroom visits take only a few minutes, and we have found that a visit from the Writing Center is an effective means of getting students to make a visit to the Writing Center. We encourage faculty to arrange for a classroom visit as early in the semester as possible.

      As a faculty member, you can refer students to the Writing Center by completing a referral form and asking the student to register at the Center with his/her form. It is important to refer students to the Center as early in the semester as possible because space for regular tutorial appointments is limited. You will then receive confirmation of a student's registration at the Center and a mid-term and final report from the student's tutor to keep you informed of your student's progress.

      The Writing Center offers a series of on-site and in-class workshops for students on a variety of topics: Preparing for the CPE, Writing for English 120, Writing about Literature, Grammar Troublespots, and Writing a Documented Essay/Research Paper, among others. You can review the topics for in-class workshops and submit a request form to schedule a workshop or workshops in your class. We try to accommodate as many requests as possible; however, we are limited in how many workshop instructors are available. For the schedule of on-site workshops, see the Reading/Writing Center home page: rwc.hunter.cuny.edu.

      At the Center's web page, you can also access the Writing Center's On-line handout file:a menu of handout materials available to all students, faculty, and staff at the college. Materials are available relating to The Writing Process, Grammar and Mechanics, Writing Across the Curriculum, The Documented Essay/Research Paper, and Business and Professional Writing. These materials are also available on hard copy at the Center.

      We look forward to working with you and welcome your suggestions.