{"id":5,"date":"2025-07-16T18:22:44","date_gmt":"2025-07-16T18:22:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/academic-support\/?page_id=5"},"modified":"2026-01-12T20:04:29","modified_gmt":"2026-01-12T20:04:29","slug":"writing-center","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/academic-success\/writing-center\/","title":{"rendered":"Writing Center"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"introduction block-container\" >\n    <div class=\"introduction__content\">\n    \t        \t<p class=\"introduction__copy\">Welcome to the Writing Center @ Mac!<\/p>\n    \t    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<p>The WC includes professional staff and peer writing tutors who offer individualized and collaborative support for writers and their texts throughout the writing process. Staff and peer tutors work with students on a variety of writing projects, including: essays for classes across the disciplines; capstone papers and honors projects; and personal statements and related application materials for graduate school, grants and scholarships, study away programs, employment, and other opportunities.<\/p>\n\n\n<section class=\"callout-feature-text block-container\" >\n    <div class=\"callout-feature-text__inner\">\n        <div class=\"callout-feature-text__container\">\n            <div class=\"callout-feature-text__feature-wrapper\">\n                <div class=\"callout-feature-text__feature-card\">\n                    <div class=\"base-lockup\">\n                                                                            <h2 class=\"base-lockup__heading\">Meet with a Writing Tutor<\/h2>\n                                                                            <p class=\"base-lockup__copy\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Click on the button to schedule an appointment with one of our writing tutors using our Slate scheduling tool.<\/span><\/p>\n                                            <\/div>\n                                            <div class=\"callout-feature-text__ctas\">\n                                                            <a class=\"base-cta-primary\" href=\"https:\/\/student.macalester.edu\/portal\/tutoring?tab=Home\" target=\"_self\">Meet with a Writing Tutor<\/a>\n                                                                                <\/div>\n                                     <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What to Expect When you Meet with a Writing Tutor<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>When you make an appointment for tutoring in the Writing Center, take note of the name of your tutor. You\u2019ll also receive a confirmation email with your tutor\u2019s name.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>If you are meeting with a peer tutor, you\u2019ll find that tutor sitting in Library 309 with a name sign on the table.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>If you have an appointment with one of our professional staff members, you can find them in the Writing Center\u2019s suite offices.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Bring your laptop and be prepared to share your document with the tutor. Your tutor will introduce themselves and ask where you\u2019d like to sit and what you\u2019d like to work on. The tutor will take cues from you about your priorities for the session and the way you would like to work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Writing Center Staff<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"454\" src=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/academic-success\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/635\/2025\/09\/Writing-Center-Staff-Fall-25-1-1024x454.jpg\" alt=\"Photo of Writing Center tutors and staff standing in front of library stacks.\" class=\"wp-image-587\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/academic-success\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/635\/2025\/09\/Writing-Center-Staff-Fall-25-1-1024x454.jpg 1024w,  https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/academic-success\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/635\/2025\/09\/Writing-Center-Staff-Fall-25-1-300x133.jpg 300w,  https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/academic-success\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/635\/2025\/09\/Writing-Center-Staff-Fall-25-1-768x340.jpg 768w,  https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/academic-success\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/635\/2025\/09\/Writing-Center-Staff-Fall-25-1-1536x680.jpg 1536w,  https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/academic-success\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/635\/2025\/09\/Writing-Center-Staff-Fall-25-1-2048x907.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Contact Information<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"card card-profile vcard tease tease-profile card-figure card-figure-left\" id=\"tease-373\">\n      <div class=\"card-figure card-figure-padded\">\n\t         <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Britt Abel\" style=\"width: auto; max-width: 100%\" src=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/academic-success\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/635\/2025\/07\/Abel_Britt_German-150x0-c-default.jpg\" \/>\n\t\t   <\/div>\n   <div class=\"card-body\">\n      <ul>\n         <li class=\"fn\">\n                           Britt Abel\n                     <\/li>\n         <li class=\"title\">\n            Associate Dean of Academic Success\n         <\/li>\n\t      \t                  <li class=\"email\"><a class=\"email\" href=\"mailto:abel@macalester.edu\" >abel@macalester.edu<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t   \t      \t\t  <li>651-696-6960<\/li>\n\t      \t      \t\t  <li>She\/Her\/Hers<\/li>\n\t            <\/ul>\n             \n         <\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"card card-profile vcard tease tease-profile card-figure card-figure-left\" id=\"tease-665\">\n      <div class=\"card-figure card-figure-padded\">\n\t         <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Em Buchanan\" style=\"width: auto; max-width: 100%\" src=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/academic-success\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/635\/2026\/01\/Em-Buchanan-150x0-c-default.png\" \/>\n\t\t   <\/div>\n   <div class=\"card-body\">\n      <ul>\n         <li class=\"fn\">\n                           Em Buchanan\n                     <\/li>\n         <li class=\"title\">\n            Writing and Academic Support Coordinator\n         <\/li>\n\t      \t                  <li class=\"email\"><a class=\"email\" href=\"mailto:mbuchana@macalester.edu\" >mbuchana@macalester.edu<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t   \t      \t\t  <li>651-696-6133<\/li>\n\t      \t      \t\t  <li>She\/Her\/Hers<\/li>\n\t            <\/ul>\n             \n         <\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"card card-profile vcard tease tease-profile card-figure card-figure-left\" id=\"tease-479\">\n      <div class=\"card-figure card-figure-padded\">\n\t         <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Jake Mohan\" style=\"width: auto; max-width: 100%\" src=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/academic-success\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/635\/2025\/08\/Jake-Mac-25-cropped-150x0-c-default.jpg\" \/>\n\t\t   <\/div>\n   <div class=\"card-body\">\n      <ul>\n         <li class=\"fn\">\n                           Jake Mohan\n                     <\/li>\n         <li class=\"title\">\n            Writing Support Coordinator &amp; Instructor\n         <\/li>\n\t      \t                  <li class=\"email\"><a class=\"email\" href=\"mailto:jmohan@macalester.edu\" >jmohan@macalester.edu<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t   \t      \t\t  <li>651-696-6015<\/li>\n\t      \t      \t\t  <li>He\/Him\/His<\/li>\n\t            <\/ul>\n             \n         <\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"card card-profile vcard tease tease-profile card-figure card-figure-left\" id=\"tease-525\">\n      <div class=\"card-figure card-figure-padded\">\n\t         <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Margie Banker\" style=\"width: auto; max-width: 100%\" src=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/academic-success\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/635\/2025\/08\/20240828_mac_0641-3-150x0-c-default.jpg\" \/>\n\t\t   <\/div>\n   <div class=\"card-body\">\n      <ul>\n         <li class=\"fn\">\n                           Margie Banker\n                     <\/li>\n         <li class=\"title\">\n            Department Coordinator\n         <\/li>\n\t      \t                  <li class=\"email\"><a class=\"email\" href=\"mailto:mbanker@macalester.edu\" >mbanker@macalester.edu<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t   \t      \t\t  <li>651-696-6042<\/li>\n\t      \t      \t\t  <li>They\/Them\/Theirs<\/li>\n\t            <\/ul>\n             \n         <\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The WC includes professional staff and peer writing tutors who offer individualized and collaborative support for writers and their texts throughout the writing process. 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