Here are some responses to that question from our current staff.
Greta S. started as a writing tutor in 2016 and has continued to work in the writing center since she graduated from CLC. She plans to start at Lake Forest College this fall.
When Your Puzzle Is Missing Pieces
By Jessica Gach
I cannot start thinking about my 16-week journey in ENG 260 and the Writing Center sixteen weeks ago. That is not enough. I need to start when my journey really started and no, I am not talking about the fall of 1988, when I started kindergarten. This journey started on January 19, 2021.
When I started my Legal Research and Writing course, I had no idea what I was getting into. At this point I had only written a handful of papers since graduating high school 20 years prior, and this was LEGAL writing which I had no experience in or even any idea what it was. Throughout the semester, I learned how different legal writing was versus English 121 writing and I loved it. It was research based; it wasn’t based on creativity or even my own opinion. It was based on fact, on historical cases and current cases, and current events. I felt like I found a part of myself (a puzzle piece if you will) in this class that I didn’t know was missing.
Continue reading “When Your Puzzle Is Missing Pieces”Peer Writing Tutor Program: 2019 – 2020
Do you enjoy writing and working with people?
Be a peer tutor in CLC’s Writing Center!
If you will be continuing your studies at CLC in 2019-2020*and have maintained at least a B grade point average, we encourage you to apply for a tutoring position with us.
*You must be enrolled in at least 6 credit hours each semester to work as a Tutor 1 your first year.
This Job Could Change Your Life
I don’t think there is a quantifiable answer for how much I’ve gained by becoming a peer tutor. -Jessica Cole
To say I am anything less than a completely different person from who I was 16 weeks ago would be a lie . . . this has made me closer to who I want to be in life. It introduced me to so many different types of people that I’d never met. It’s shown me no story is less than another and to not judge. -Anna Brunette
An Opportunity You Don’t Want to Miss
The CLC Writing Center hires peer tutors on an annual basis. Applications are made available
in May and interviews are conducted in June to choose the 15-16 students who will take part in the Peer Writing Tutor Program the next academic year. We reach out to instructors, asking them to recommend students in their classes that they think would make good tutors, but we also market this opportunity directly to interested student.
If you will be continuing your studies at CLC in 2018-2019* and have maintained at least a B grade point average, we encourage you to apply for a tutoring position with us. No matter what your major, working as a writing tutor will benefit you in a number of ways.
- Many studies have shown that tutoring someone else increases one’s own awareness and understanding of a subject.
- Tutoring gives you valuable work and academic experience
- Scholarship and admission committees and potential employers take this tutoring experience very seriously.
The most exciting part of becoming a tutor is the experience of working with others—student writers, other tutors, and the writing center staff. You’ll be joining a vibrant, teaching and learning community that will challenge you to grow both academically and professionally.
*You must be enrolled in at least 6 credit hours each semester. Continue reading “This Job Could Change Your Life”
Voices from the CLC Writing Center 