About the Writing Center
The Saginaw Valley State University Writing Center encourages thoughtful conversations about communication, audience, and context, toward a more equitable and inclusive social future. The center offers space for peers to collaborate in considering how writing in any discipline or mode can be crafted and how communicative acts may be received, promoting essential inter-professional and communication skills.
We Offer
- One-on-one in-person and online conversations with Writing Center tutors
- Student-led workshops and presentations on communication-related topics
- Podcasting and media design equipment (Adobe Creative Suite) in our Writing Center media lab
- Speech delivery practice in our Writing Studio, a mock classroom with a projector, whiteboard, and seating for 24
We Recognize
- The raced, classed, and gendered history of traditional standard edited academic English
- Language organizes and classifies lived experience, shaping how individuals interpret and reshape the world
- Communication is a social activity practiced differently in different communities, sometimes with competing expectations
- Writers are well positioned to enact social change through communicative struggles over meaning and value
- Writing can occur through different modalities, including text, speech, and visual design
We Prioritize
- Supporting people at every stage of their writing process with thoughtful, honest conversations about writing and communication
- Equipping student employees with theoretical tools for thinking about writing and writing situations
- Encouraging & mentoring Writing Center staff in conducting Writing Center research, community outreach, and multimedia projects
CONTACT US.
Dr. Bill De Herder, Director
Zahnow 250C
wdeherde@svsu.edu
(989) 964-2486
Writing Center
Zahnow 250
writingcenter@svsu.edu
(989) 964-6061
Podcast
Z250A
wcpodcast@svsu.edu
