Franklin & Marshall Writing Center

Writing Center Tutors 2024-2025!

No appointment?
No problem!

Visit the Writing Center's satellite location in the Student Support Hub (located in the basement of Harris)! We will be there Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday afternoons from 1 to 3 pm!

We look forward to working with you!

Welcome to the F&M Writing Center!
We look forward to working with you soon!
To book an appointment, please access our schedule at fandm.mywconline.com.

The Write-In is back, happening now! Join us in the Writing Center and/or Writers House!

Tutor Training 2022!

And our own Head Tutor Emerita Briana Krewson!
https://www.facebook.com/fandm/photos/a.141950626013/10159477416166014/

Briana Krewson '17 discovered her keen interests in medicine and sustainability measures as a Biological Foundations-Neuroscience major at F&M. After completing a Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship in Poland, she pivoted to pursuing a career as a doctor. She’s currently a third-year medical student at Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine and is in the process of deciding which specialty she wants to pursue for her residency as she works through her clinical rotations.

We asked her to talk about her career path five years out of College, how her classroom and extracurricular experiences shaped her evolving bedside manner, and why the willingness to say 'yes' to opportunities at F&M and beyond have been a difference-maker in her life.

F&M: How has your liberal arts education prepared you for what you are currently doing?

Briana: My liberal arts education from F&M has been fundamental in how I relate to my patients; my ease in communicating with my patients can be partially attributed to my training at F&M, where I learned how to be clear, direct, and concise while being compassionate and empathetic.

One of my two gap years between graduating from F&M and starting medical school was spent living abroad in Poland as a Fulbright English Teaching Assistant. I worked as a tutor at the F&M Writing Center, which was by far one of my favorite experiences during my time in Lancaster. That training prepared me for my role as an English teacher at a Polish university.

F&M: What brief advice would you give an admitted student who is considering attending F&M?

Briana: My advice to admitted students considering attending F&M is to take advantage of opportunities, to always say 'yes' (within healthy limits). The more you engage with your community, the more you’ll get out of your experience, no matter what phase of life you’re in. F&M brought me some of my closest friends and exposed me to passions that I didn’t even know I had. I’m forever grateful that I took a 'leap of faith' in myself, that I always tried, and that I always said 'yes!'

Congratulations to our own Head Tutor, Jeremy Ma**er, for winning the Jerome Irving Bank Memorial Short Story Prize!

https://www.fandm.edu/news/latest-news/2022/03/16/bank-prize-winner-jeremy-mauser-reflects-on-writing?_kx=

Franklin & Marshall – Bank Prize Winner Jeremy Ma**er Reflects on Writing Novelist Weike Wang, author of the PEN/Hemingway Award-winner “Chemistry,” spoke with students at recent craft talk and reading.

First in-person session since March 12, 2020!
So great to back home in Diagnothian Hall. Come visit us soon! Go to fandm.edu/writing-center for information on how to schedule an appointment

After 17 months away, we're so happy to be back home in Diagnothian Hall!
We're looking forward to meeting with you there!
Look for our schedule to go live sometime next week at fandm.mywconline.com!

Congratulations to head tutor Nina Kegelman '21 for being recognized as F&M's Student Employee of the Year!

A well-earned honor.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bd-E2HX5ofc

Honoring Earth Day, an F&M alum using language creatively, inspiringly, warningly. Thank you, Ellect.

Ellect x DJ Premier - Mother Earth Appeal (feat. Greta Thunberg) Written and performed by EllectProduced by DJ PremierFeatures Greta Thunberg's climate speech delivered at the United Nations.Original beat is from Gang Star...

Congratulations to tutor Marcela Pajares Berger ‘21 for winning the F&M English Department's Elisabeth Doreen Shaw Russell Award in Creative Nonfiction!

Today the staff met with learning support specialist Amy Faust from Student Accessibility Services to talk about neurodiversity and how we can better support tutees with learning differences at the Writing Center.

One of our favorite recommendations she gave was what's known as the Pomodoro Technique to avoid procrastination. There are a multitude of apps and websites which make use of this technique to help you stay on top of your work.

Of course, the Pomodoro Technique works even better when paired with regular Writing Center sessions, so give them both a try!

The Writing Center staff had a fun time last weekend celebrating and catching up with tutors from the class of 2020. It’s always so exciting to see where our tutors end up. We’re so proud of you all, and we can’t wait for the next time we can be together, play games, and eat M&M’s in person!

The Writing Center staff had a fun time last weekend celebrating and catching up with tutors from the class of 2020. It’s always so exciting to see where our tutors end up. We’re so proud of you all, and we can’t wait for the next time we can be together, play games, and eat M&M’s in person!

Make an appointment in time for finals!

Some motivation for the final week of Mod 3 classes 😎 We want to hear what you have to say, so make an appointment in time for finals!

Happy National Grammar Day from the Writing Center! To celebrate we have a few fun facts to share with you! If National Grammar Day reminds you that final essays are right around the corner, consider making an appointment on WC Online with one of our amazing tutors. We'd be happy to help you get a head start on your writing!

As the trees start to bloom and our days get sunnier, here are some helpful writing tips to keep in mind:

-The four seasons (spring, summer, fall, and winter) are common nouns – that means they do not need to be capitalized in writing!

-There is a meaningful difference between "weather" and "whether." While “weather” refers to our climate, “whether” is used to express alternative choices, such as “I need to decide whether I will study in Shad or go relax on Hartman Green.”

Questions? Please schedule a time to work with any of our tutors through WCOnline, and enjoy the warmer days approaching!

Happy First of March from the Writing Center Staff! As much as we’ll miss seeing Old Main and our very own Diagnothian in the snow, we’re excited for warmer weather. Regardless of the temperature, though, we encourage you to keep scheduling virtual appointments with our superb student staff!

Tutors gathered today for some Spoopy October pumpkin painting! Check out the new friends at Diagnothian Hall and wish our 3-year tutor Leilani Ly a happy birthday! 🥳👻

An article reporting on the F&M Writing Center's policy of using correct personal pronouns for visitors: http://www.praxisuwc.com/173-hopkins

17.3 Hopkins — Praxis This article proposes that by articulating their values, writing centers can have meaningful impact on issues of cultural significance: specifically, in this case, the use of correct personal pronouns. The article presents a study of one writing center’s policy of asking tutees for their personal ...