Frequently Asked Questions
- What services does WAC Offer?
- What Qualifies WAC Tutors?
- What Can WAC Do for Me?
- What types of writing samples can I bring to a tutoring session?
- What if I just have a quick question?
- One of the links on the website is broken. What can I do?
What Qualifies WAC Tutors?
WAC Tutors are undergraduates trained to assist others in all phases of the writing process, from planning and pre-writing to revision and editing. WAC tutors are selected on the basis of academic performance and demonstrated writing ability. Each tutor has participated in a semester-long training program focusing on composition theory, effective tutorial practice, and writing conventions of different styles. WAC employs approximately 30 tutors each year.
How Can WAC Help You?
WAC tutors are available daily to assist you with writing assignments. WAC Tutors also provide tutoring aimed at helping you recognize personal strengths and weaknesses in your writing so that you can begin to spot errors and correct them. Tutors are trained to help with:
- clarity of writing
- thesis statements
- development
- organization
- paragraphing
- sentence structure
- grammar
- word processing
- citing
- creating web pages/brochures
- online research
- online documentation
Tutors not only assist students in the writing centers but also help distance learners in Loyola's Off-Campus Learning Program (OCLP) and Loyola's Institute of Ministry Extenstion Program (LIMEX) via phone, fax, and email.
What Services Does WAC Offer?
WAC provides student with the opportunity to meet with trained writing tutors to discuss individual writing concerns. This is a place for the student as an artist/writer to work on his/her art. By discussing the work-in-progress with a trained tutor, the student will better be able to move toward developing the awareness and skills that will enable him/her to improve as a writer.
WAC serves Loyola students and faculty in several ways:
- Free tutoring in the WAC Writing Center (Bobet 100)and in other locations on campus
- Access to word processing and Internet
- Electronic writing classrooms
- Full-class tutoring services through our Advise/Revise program
- Workshops in writing, grammar, documentation, and research
- Writing resource library
- Opportunities for student internships
- Faculty "idea-exchanges"
- WAC Works, a student newsletter on writing-related issues
- Online tutoring
What types of writing samples can I bring to a tutoring session?
As emphasized earlier, WAC Tutors are there to guide you along any part of the writing process. We welcome you to bring ideas/questions, notes/outlines, rough drafts, finished drafts on any subject. Also keep in mind that it is very helpful to the WAC Tutors that you bring your teacher's directions/handouts, your textbook(s)/handout(s), and your notes about the assignment.
What if I just have a quick question?
We suggest you first try finding an answer to your question on one of the links listed on the "Resources for Writers" from our web page. Most often, you will find that a little extra research will avoid the trip. If you are unable to find what you need there, you are welcome to call the WAC Lab at 865-22. If no one is available to answer the phone, just email us at wac@loyno.edu, and someone will try to get back to you as soon as possible.
One of the links on the website is broken, who do I report it to?
If you come across a broken link or experience any problems or malfunctions on the website, please email us at wac@loyno.edu.
