Writing Center Team

Tutorials

The primary purpose of the Morgan State University Writing Center is to support undergraduate and graduate students from all academic disciplines to become more effective and confident writers and communicators. 

The Writing Center is located in the College of Liberal Arts.  We provide a wide variety of services to all members of the MSU community: undergraduate students, graduate students, online students, faculty, and staff.

Our tutors are trained to give you individualized attention on any and all types of literacy or communication activities, including writing and reading assignments and audiovisual presentations. From first-year students, to graduate students to faculty, and from composition papers to theses to PowerPoint slides, we can help make your writing more impactful. 

All sessions are free, and it's easy to make an appointment. We offer 30-minute and 45-minute appointments.  Simply email us at writingcenter@morgan.edu or call campus extension 4205 to request an appointment. 

We offer:

• Brainstorming sessions: individual, pair and team sessions
• Sessions to help you speak professionally & confidently: tips
• Speech: speed/enunciation and pronunciation
• Presentation-based writing
• Mock pitch deck presentation preparation and delivery strategies
• Reading critically: support + strategies
• Assignment decoding assistance
• Help with locating credible sources and avoiding plagiarism
• Summarizing vs. analyzing sessions
• Logical fallacy identification & avoidance assistance sessions
• Research & paper planning, drafting, & editing tips focused on language, organization, content, and know-how regarding citation and spelling conventions and other expectations
• Feedback: content, organization, & language: business technical, literary, employment, & other genres of writing
• Editorial assistance, and
• Instructional webinars: Please feel free to propose a topic and/or to request a class visit or a customized webinar by emailing writingcenter@morgan.edu

We recognize that oral, visual and textual or written communication are interconnected and that learning styles differ.  As such, many writers need to hear and/or to see ideas in visual format in order to write what they intend to communicate and/or to effectively revise their work).  Come see us!  Let's get on the same page!  Remember that your success is ours! 

Before an appointment, here are some steps you should take:

1) Schedule an appointment in advance of your assignment's due date.

2) Think about what you need from a session.  For example, list specific questions you have about your paper. 

3) Email beforehand what you would like us to review and bring with you a copy of your assignment or be ready to show the prompt via Canvas and bring any related notes, handouts, articles, or textbooks.

4) Bring any other writing you may have connected to the assignment, such as drafts, notes, free writing, journal entries, or peer review comments. 

Walk-ins are welcome. 

Please note that appointments are preferred and highly advised. 

Schedule a one-on-one session by sending an email to writingcenter@morgan.edu with your availability. 

We are located in room 106 of the Earl Richardson Library.   

Under the auspices of the Department of English and Language Arts, the mission of the Morgan State University Writing Center is to support undergraduate and graduate students from all academic disciplines to become more effective and confident writers and communicators. 

The Morgan State Writing Center provides a wide variety of services to all members of the MSU community: undergraduate students, graduate students, online students, faculty, and staff.

Our tutors are trained to give you individualized attention regarding any type of writing assignment. From first-year students to graduate students to faculty, and from composition papers to theses to PowerPoints, we can help make your writing shine! Tutorials are free, and it's easy to make an appointment. Just email us at writingcenter@morgan.edu  Typical tutoring sessions may help you with one or more of the following:

• Understanding  assignment prompts
• Identifying and addressing the needs of your audience
• Developing and organizing
• Finding good sources and avoiding plagiarism
• Revising your writing
• Solving grammatical problems

Before an appointment, here's some steps you should take

First, schedule an appointment in advance of your assignment's due date. Second, think about what you need from a session and make some notes.  For example, list specific questions you have about your paper. Third, bring with you a copy of your assignment sheet and any related notes, handouts, articles, or textbooks. Fourth, bring any other writing you may have connected to the assignment, like drafts, notes, free writing, journal entries, or peer review comments. 

Although we accept walk-ins, appointments are preferred.  Schedule a one-on-one tutorial session by sending an email to writingcenter@morgan.edu with your availability.