Michigan Tech Writing Center

08/18/2021

Founded in 1975 as the Language Skills Lab, the Michigan Tech Writing Center has operated under various guises, but one thing has always remained consistent—for more than 45 years, we’ve been welcoming generations of Michigan Tech students from every program on campus into more emergent, reflective, socially conscious, and rhetorically grounded writing practice.
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Doors open Monday, August 30.
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Regular semester hours: Mondays-Thursdays 10am-7pm; Fridays 10am-4pm.
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Make an appointment at mtu.mywconline.com or visit us in room 107 of the Walker Arts & Humanities Center on the campus of Michigan Tech.

04/27/2021

It’s soon to be summer, we’ll all be out and about playing and getting sun burned, but there will still be work to get done. If you need help with any type of writing for any Michigan Tech summer class, we’ve got you covered, during both tracks A and B. Visit mtu.mywconline.com to make an online appointment from wherever your summer adventures take you.

04/09/2021

Our very own M. Bartley Seigel, tonight on stage at the Rosza Center for Performing Arts. Limited live tickets are still available (MTU students can attend for free). Live streaming is free for all!

Coming UP Verse: Remote Revivals in Poetry & Song is an evening of poetry and music, featuring poetry by Ashley M. Jones, M. Bartley Seigel, Tyler Dettloff, April Lindala, & Kimberly Ann...

04/06/2021

Concerns about plagiarism got you down? Whether you’re an undergraduate student working on a research paper or a distinguished professor trying to change the subject, the Michigan Tech Multiliteracies Center is here to help you navigate ambiguity with grace and dignity. Turn that writing frown upside down by making an appointment with one of our knowledgeable writing coaches today! Link in our bio.

03/19/2021

For professional wordsmiths and those simply hoping to make their daily correspondence more polished. Also, if you’re the former, I’d love to pick your brain about career stuff.

02/02/2021

Crossposting late, but yesterday was meet-a-MTMC-coach Monday on our Instagram page, wherein we featured Tucker Nielsen, a 4th year English major and writer/copyeditor for the Lode. Hometown: Howard City, MI
Q: Why is good writing important?
A: “Writing is a route for communication. It's necessary to continue spreading ideas and knowledge to others. It also holds power in declaration of laws and acts of war. Writing is also a delicate craft that, when done correctly, moves someone as much as a painting or music. Writing is the essence of humanity."

02/01/2021

Name: Brooke Snow (MTU ‘16, Civil Engineering)
Current Position: Civil Engineer 1, City of Elgin, IL
Q: Why is good writing important?
A: “I didn’t realize how much writing I would have to do in my profession until my boss dumped my first big project on my desk. A majority of my writing is for memos to the city’s council members explaining why we need this project. If I didn’t have the good writing skills I needed, I would never be able to paint the picture in non engineering terms for these people. It’s really easy to sit there and explain it in conversation, but when you have to condense it to a half a page to get your point across, it becomes quite difficult.”
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01/28/2021

Since 1975, we have welcomed Michigan Tech students from all disciplines, helping them effectively engage with emergent, socially conscious, multiliteracy practice. The MTMC provides students with free, peer to peer, collaborative assistance on multimodal writing projects of all kinds! While we’re online this semester, our physical center is on the first floor of the Walker Center.

01/28/2021

Name: M Bartley Seigel
Position: Associate Professor of Creative Writing; MTMC Director.
Q: Why is good writing important?
A: “Writing is a knife. In the hands of the skilled and unskilled alike, words cut to the bone. It would be best to handle that responsibility with some care, attention to detail, an ounce of skill, and a pinch of grace, lest we do great harm with our language.”