Faculty and Staff Services
There are a variety of ways to integrate the Lumberjack Writing Center into your classroom and courses. You may also anonymously refer a student to us, and we’ll reach out to invite them to an appointment.
Collaborate on writing assignments
Set up a meeting with us to discuss how we can best collaborate on assignments, projects, and presentations, so that your students can improve their writing or get the most out of their writing sessions. This may look like writing an assignment collaboratively or requiring students to make a writing center appointment as part of their assignment.
Work with us to create the following types of assignments:
- Journals, including field-notes, research, or visual media
- Professional emails to professors, employers, or public audiences
- Progress rports
- Online blogs
- Proposals
- Artist profiles
Workshops & Presentations
We are excited to visit classrooms and share about LWC resources to expand our reach. We are also happy to provide workshops and resources to improve writing skills across the university.
LWC Overview
In roughly 15 minutes, we will familiarize students with the resources and support we offer, including:
- Our locations and hours
- Making an appointment or visiting drop-in hours
- How LWC can improve your writing (and academic success overall)
- Review-and-return services
- Dissertation and Thesis Appointments
- Enrollment in writing support courses, including ENG100 and ENG405
- Publishing their writing through our writing showcase
- Library resource guides
Writing Workshops
Writing workshops are tailored to the needs of the instructor, and can cover a variety of writing-related topics. These workshops typically run 15-30 mins and can be provided approximately once per semester per course. Popular topics include:
- Starting the writing process
- Integrating resources into your paper
- Specific formatting overview and practice (e.g. APA, MLA, Chicago, etc.)
- Paragraph structure
- Peer review sessions
LWC Overview or Writing Workshop Request
Tours
You can request onsite tours for your students to see our locations, learn about appointment scheduling and drop-ins. To schedule, email writingcenter@nau.edu or call us at 928-523-7734 at least three days in advance.
Writing Ambassador program
The Writing Ambassador program is designed to bring enhanced writing instruction and support to students across the disciplines. Writing Ambassadors are embedded in disciplinary writing intensive courses where they provide mini lessons and workshops, feedback on drafts, individual tutoring sessions, writing resources, and more, depending on the needs of the instructor and department. Writing Ambassadors are trained Writing Assistants with the Lumberjack Writing Center who have demonstrated excellence in supporting student writing. Faculty interested in having Writing Ambassadors in their courses should contact Alana Kuhlman, Lumberjack Writing Center Associate Director at Alana.Kuhlman@nau.edu.
