Instructional Leadership, emphasis: K-12 School Leadership (MEd)
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Writing Center and free writing support at NAU–Yuma

Free academic writing support includes help with assignment analysis, brainstorming, structure, content, organization, coherence, formatting, citation, grammar and punctuation.

Location: Room AC 151 (within the AC Computer Lab on the shared AWC/NAU-Yuma main campus)

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Mission at the Writing Center

The mission of the NAU–Yuma Writing Center is to empower NAU–Yuma students in all disciplines to become more confident, more effective writers.

Spring 2023 hours of operation

Tuesdays & Thursdays

9 a.m.–1 p.m.

  • Walk-ins and in-person appointments in the Writing Center (appointments take priority over walk-ins)
  • Appointments via Zoom or email

1:30–6:30 p.m.

  • Appointments via Zoom or email

Alternative appointment days/times are available for students who cannot meet during regularly scheduled hours.

How to make an appointment to work with a Writing Center Consultant

  1. Visit the Writing Center, call 928-317-7088, or send an email appointment request to NAUYuma.WritingCenter@nau.edu.
  2. Indicate whether you want an appointment via Zoom or email, or in person.
  3. Indicate the day and time you would like to meet.
  4. Include a phone number where you can be reached.

You should receive a reply within 24 hours on weekdays.

Please note

Using a phone for Writing Center appointments via Zoom is problematic and therefore discouraged. Students may use computers in the AC Computer Lab and/or borrow a laptop for an academic year if they need.

See details for more information about laptop loans and to fill out an online application.

What Writing Center Consultants do and don’t do

Writing Center consultants provide encouragement, tools and strategies to help students improve their own papers; however, consultants do not proofread, edit, or revise students’ papers or tell them what to write.

Consultants also help students learn to recognize and correct patterns of errors themselves, but students and faculty should be aware that not all writing issues can be addressed during a single appointment.

Consultants may recommend follow-up appointments in order to help students strengthen their writing skills over a reasonable period of time.